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Celebrate the 9th Annual NIH American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month. The purpose of this month is to honor and recognize the original peoples of this land. Wisconsin’s history is rich and several American Indian areas of significance are located here. Featured historic properties in Wisconsin for American Indian Heritage Month 2009 include:
- Black Hawk Powwow Grounds, Jackson County, WI The powwow grounds, in Jackson County, Wisconsin, have been used as a ceremonial and social event center, as well as a dance-ring or powwow ground, since at least the late 1800’s and possibly well before.
- McCord Village, northern Wisconsin
Settled around 1890-1900 by Potawatomi, Ojibwe and related American Indians, the population of McCord was composed of inter-tribal marriages and offspring of Midewiwin and Big Drum societies from the Potawatomi and Ojibwe nations, and also some medicine people from the HoChunk and Menominee Nations.
- Saint Joseph of the Lake Church and Cemetery, Menominee, WI
Community center for the South Branch Menominee and a place for the preservation and continuation of their traditional life-ways.
For reading lists of American Indian fiction, American Indian videos, books about Native Peoples of Wisconsin, books by American Indian authors and illustrators, as well as selected internet resources, please refer to our American Indian Heritage Month web page.
November 5th, 2009
Molly
Tales from Planet Earth (TfPE) showcases environmental films from around the world in a three-day festival and several other community engagement events in Madison, November 6-8, 2009. This free festival of environmental film takes place primarily around downtown at MMoCA and First United Methodist Church, and on campus at Memorial Union, and the UW Cinematheque.
The theme for this year’s festival is Justice and the films are organized through four primary strands: Landscapes of Labor, Precious Resources, Strange Weather and In the Company of Animals. All events are free to the public. The complete schedule and map of theaters is available on the festival website.
Some films previously featured at the festival include Everything’s Cool, Flock of Dodos, MicroCosmos, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and The Return of Navajo Boy, all available at the library.
If you are looking for more environmental resources, visit Greening Our World, a list of library materials that focus on earth friendly living.
November 2nd, 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
Due to Pandemic H1N1 Influenza and concerns about the 2009/2010 flu season, the EBSCO Publishing Medical and Nursing editors of DynaMed™, Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC) and Patient Education Reference Center™ (PERC) have made key influenza information from these resources freely available. For continuous updates on the local, state and greater H1N1 situation, visit our H1N1 Resources page.
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
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.
Celebrate Ice Cream Month with a delicious recipe from the library! There are books that feature ice cream treats from cakes to vegan and dairy-free. Find a listing of all the new ice cream books available at the library on our Ice Cream booklist.
July 16th, 2009
Molly
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