Posts filed under 'New Materials'
Publisher’s Weekly has announced their take on the year’s best books. Find their picks at the library:
The Publisher’s Weekly article includes full reviews of each of the featured titles.
October 30th, 2009
Molly
October is a good time for exploring monsters and creepy crawlies in a safe, not-so-scary way. Find books at the library to share with your kids that won’t leave them scrambling for the night light.
Our Not So Scary Stories for Kids list features classic monster books like Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, soon to be released as a major motion picture, and the empowering The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, a story about taking charge of your fears.
October 8th, 2009
Molly
If you have the need or desire to collect demographic data, you must try DemographicsNow Now! So easy to use–you can customize results by geography, choosing the area best suited to your needs. Established businesses, prospective entrepreneurs, business students, and anyone who needs to identify cultural patterns or sociological trends will benefit from this ultra flexible marketing tool. Listen to a 3 minute introductory webcast or be guided through more detailed search tips. Access to DemographicsNow is made possible through a Madison Community Foundation collection grant to the Central Library for small business and entrepreneurship. The database was chosen with the input of several area business and entrepreneur groups.
And there’s more! If you’d like to search both Madison Newspapers or the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, whether it’s for an article, an obituary, or just to browse a day’s events, you’ll find NewsBank to be just the ticket. NewsBank is an easy-to-use newspaper archive containing full text articles from the Wisconsin State Journal (1989- present), Capital Times (1989- present), and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1990-present). Updated daily, entries exclude advertisements, employment ads and classifieds. You’ll find detailed searching information here. Due to licensing restrictions, both DemographicsNow and NewsBank are only available to customers who visit a Madison Public Library and remotely to Madison residents with valid library cards. We are in the process of arranging access through the library’s wireless networks for those who want to use the database in the library but on their own machines.
These are the newest additions to the library’s extensive list of databases. Searching from home has never been easier.
October 7th, 2009
terrymc
Madison Parks is offering evening hayrides in Elver, Warner and Olin Parks this October and November. Each hayride trip is one hour: 30 minute ride, 30 minute campfire and ‘smores. The wagon, pulled by a tractor, will take your group on a scenic tour of the park.
In addition to the Madison Park Hayrides, the area is full of autumn activities. The Madison area hosts a variety of apple orchards, country hayrides, colorful changing leaves, corn mazes and pumpkin patches.
For a complete listing of area autumn activities, visit our Autumn Activities program page.
September 28th, 2009
Molly
Wisconsin Barns by Nancy Schumm-Burgess is just one of the new titles added to the Local Materials Collection at the Madison Public Library. This collection showcases books published by famous Wisconsin authors and books featuring Wisconsin events and attractions.
Visit the new Local Materials booklist for a complete list of the newest titles added to this collection.
September 22nd, 2009
Molly
Sometimes the best costumes are the ones you make at home. Get a head start on creating fantastic homemade costumes - from simple to super elaborate - with the many books available from the library.
Visit our Homemade Costumes list to find books and websites that will help you create glue and go costumes, costumes for babies and even something for your dog!
September 21st, 2009
Molly
It’s National Shameless Promotion Month, so why not toot our own horn? Libraries are great! And the library as a place provides endless fodder for reading material and discussion. Find a list of books and movies that celebrate the library and librarians, including Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat who Touched the World, currently in film development and starring Meryl Streep!
September 9th, 2009
Molly
Are you an Elvis Fan? Celebrate Elvis Week August 8-15 with some super biographies and juicy tell-alls about The King. Elvis Week is an annual gathering in Memphis of friends and fans from around the world celebrating Elvis’s life and career.
The library has books and documentaries about Elvis as well as music and movies starring The King. Find a list of Elvis books available at the library on our Elvis Week celebration booklist.
August 10th, 2009
Molly
August 3-7 is Psychic Week. This time is designated to utilize the power of the psyche to bring peace, find lost individuals, and concentrate “psychic power” on beneficial causes. The library has many books featuring characters that possess psychic powers including telepathy, clairvoyance and psychokinesis. Find a list of newer fiction titles with psychic characters on our Psychic Week Booklist.
August 3rd, 2009
Molly
The much-loved and highly coveted City of Madison Bicycle Maps are back in stock at the library, newly updated for 2009. The full-size maps include a downtown detail guide for one way streets and signals, tips for a safer ride and commute, information on registering your bike and Madison area bicycle organizations and causes. You can also download a PDF file copy of the entire map if you’re looking for a smaller version.
The library also has copies of the Dane County Map for Bicyclists, which includes a map and relative condition of rural roadways in the county for bicycling.
Free bike maps are also available at the locations listed on the transportation planning board site.
July 30th, 2009
Molly
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