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Add comment May 14th, 2008
and everything came to a halt the day Kurt Cobain died? Did you come of age when grunge music was big and oversize flannel shirts and Doc Martens were the uniform for both boys and girls? If you were born between the years of 1965 and 1977, consider yourself a part of Generation X.
Generation X thinking has oft been characterized as cynical, frustrated, disenchanted and lacking a sense of identity. Gen Xers are also better educated than previous generations, the first highly technologically adept generation, more media-savvy, individualistic and self-reliant. If you want to know more about what makes a Gen Xer tick, check out our Generation X booklist. We’ve put together a list of books, plays, stories and poetry available at the library that epitomizes this generation.
Add comment May 13th, 2008
Surprise your mother with a cake baked from scratch in honor of Mother’s Day. The library has a collection of cake books that will guide you through the entire process, from baking to decorating. Bundt cakes, chocolate cakes, coffee cakes, cheesecakes, and more - there are books with recipes that will satisfy every sweet tooth.
Add comment May 9th, 2008
Did you know that the Dane County Circuit Court, in coordination with the Dane County Bar Association and the UW Law School offers legal assistance programs for the public?
One such program is the Dane County Small Claims Assistance Program (SCAP). Volunteer attorneys who are members of the Dane County Bar Association assist with forms and procedures related to small claims court and provide referrals to community resources. SCAP is a free service available one day per week at the Dane Co. Courthouse, Tuesdays 9:00 to 11:00 AM. For more information, please call 608-266-4311.
Some new titles pertaining to small claims available to check out from the library include:
In addition, the Dane County Legal Resource Center has compiled a list of low-cost legal assistance in Dane County and the library maintains a legal resources page, too, for more information.
Add comment April 29th, 2008
In recent days, U.S. warehouse retail chains have limited how much rice customers can purchase as prices rise. The price of wheat is also rising and the cost of groceries in general is climbing at an annual rate of about 5% this year. How does global food inflation affect what we will eat in the future and what can we do about it now?
Read the full story in the Los Angeles Times and search for other news articles about the food supply in the library’s ProQuest newspaper index online. Continue your research at the library with these titles:
Add comment April 24th, 2008
The Local Materials area of the Central Library contains materials about Madison, Dane County & Wisconsin history. Recently added books to the collection include:
To find more books in this collection, visit the Local Materials area on the first floor of the Central Library, just around the corner from the Circulation Desk.
Add comment April 21st, 2008
The Academy of American Poets has come up with a list of 30 Ways to Celebrate Poetry during National Poetry Month.
Some examples include:
Or check out a book of poems from your library!
Add comment April 10th, 2008
As you might have heard, the library is offering free access to the Morningstar investment service on a trial basis through May 31. The trial, with significant public input, will help us determine if Madison library users find the Morningstar service useful.
From time to time, Morningstar publishes reports on investing and finance. Recently, they’ve published “How to Invest During an Economic Slowdown,” which you can download or read online for free as part of our online trial. The report features:
The Morningstar trial was generously funded through a grant from the Madison Public Library Foundation.
Add comment April 7th, 2008
If you use OverDrive electronic books, you may have some problems on Saturday, April 5 from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Regularly scheduled maintenance on this database will be occurring, and access may be intermittant.
And VERY GOOD NEWS - OverDrive will offer some access to iPod users sometime this year. Read more about it in a recent Library Journal article. We’re not sure what it means, yet, but we feel it’s movement in the right direction and we’ll be sure to keep everyone posted on our web site.
Add comment April 3rd, 2008
The 10th Annual Wisconsin Film Festival takes place this year from Thursday, April 3 to Sunday, April 6, 2008. We’re proud to announce that a student film from the Lakeview Library will be shown during the “Young Visions and Voices” screening on Sunday, April 6th at 11:30 a.m. at the Monona Terrace Convention Center (not during the “Wisconsin Student Short Films” on Saturday, April 5th as previously posted). For a complete listing of Film Festival events, ticket information and theater locations, visit wifilmfest.org.
If you are looking for films from previous festivals, the library system owns a sampling of past Wisconsin Film Festival films; for a complete list, see the Wisconsin Film Festival’s Archives.
To find other new films available to check out at the library, visit LINKcat: Don’t Miss Lists. Lists featuring award winning films as well as new features, special interest and foreign language films are updated monthly.
NOTE: the date and time of the Lakeview Library Student Film being shown during the Film Festival has been updated.
1 comment March 28th, 2008