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In the spirit of Public Services Recognition week, we’d like to thank the many people who use our library. You keep us very busy!
We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff for a job well done. In addition to the people you see every day when you visit the library, there are many more employees that keep library service running smoothly. Our staff select, order, purchase, catalog, label, deliver, and repair the 1.1 million items in our collection, and we work with libraries throughout the South Central Wisconsin area and beyond to share our materials for your benefit. Other staff keep the sidewalks clean, the bathrooms working, the carpet vacuumed, the books shelved, and the holds filled. Still more staff take programs and resources out into the community, working with other city agencies, nonprofit groups, neighborhood associations, local businesses, and funding sources to share library resources with those learning to read, looking for jobs, or wanting to learn more about practically any subject.
And if a library visit isn’t exciting enough, there’s always the Public Services Recognition event on Wednesday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join Mayor Dave Cieslewicz at noon on the steps of City Hall, or stop by the first block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. near the Capitol to meet representatives from the Police Department, Fire Department, Metro Transit, and the Streets Department, and some of their equipment.
Public Service Recognition week is a time to help every citizen become more aware of the ways, both direct and indirect, that public services improve the quality of their lives. It is also a chance to highlight our accomplishments, to raise awareness of the good work City employees do every day, and to express appreciation for those efforts. The week offers an opportunity to celebrate the importance of contributions made by Madison’s public servants.
May 7th, 2008
Recent news coverage of developer T. Wall’s proposed new Central Library is generating lots of questions. The proposal outlines a nine story mixed-use building at the corner of Mifflin and Fairchild streets and includes a new library on several floors. On Thursday, May 1, the Library Board agreed to go forward with a Request For Proposal (RFP) to begin the process of accepting proposals for purchasing and building on the current site. There will be five Library Board members on the committee to review the proposals submitted.
In the meantime, we are also beginning the interior construction of the expanded Sequoya Library, and in the beginning stages of building a new South Madison Library in the Villager Mall. It’s a busy time for the library. To help you - and us - keep track of all the changes, we’ve created a new page with updates about current or proposed library building projects. It also includes some demographic and library data the Library Board is using to plan for future library use and buildings. Stay tuned! Or, subscribe to the Check It Out email newsletter to receive regular updates of library news and events.
May 5th, 2008
Sábado, 3 de Mayo de 2:00 a 4:30
¡Acompáñenos en una tarde de narración de cuentos en español e inglés - comida, música, premios, juegos y más! *GRATIS*
Saturday, May 3rd from 2:00 to 4:30
Join us for stories in Spanish and English - food, music, face-painting, games, prizes and fun! *FREE!!!*
South Madison Branch Library, 2222 South Park Street, 266-6395
April 30th, 2008
Madison Public Library will be at the Día de los Niños celebration this Saturday, April 26, at Union Sport Club, 155 Braun Rd. Oregon, Wisconsin from 9 a.m. to noon.
Join us at the festival for a variety of activities: activities for children, informational tables staffed by social service organizations, and more.
El Día de los Niños is sponsored by Joining Forces for Families.
April 25th, 2008
The official Request For Proposal for an architect for the build-out of the new South Madison Library closes shortly and we expect planning for the Library, as part of a new building also housing the Urban League and Planned Parenthood, to begin soon. During a recent public meeting about the second phase, involving redevelopment of the current Atrium space, questions arose as to why the Library will be located in a building on Park Street, separate from the main Villager tenants.
All along, we believed the Southside needed and, more importantly, warranted a new state-of-the-art South Madison Branch Library. It was time that the Southside had its turn at a new facility – it deserved better than a rehabbed space in the new Villager. For a whole range of programmatic, operational and aesthetic reasons, including the fact that we will pursue LEED certification for a new green building, locating the Library on the first floor of a new mixed-use space on Park Street proved to be the best option available – for both the library and the community.
This prominent Park Street library location makes a statement about the City’s commitment to the community – at the same time, it provides convenient access for people in the neighborhood and a welcoming presence off the Beltline as part and parcel of a new Park Street corridor, and invites users from the surrounding region to visit this community-supported destination.
The actual Library entrance will not access directly off Park Street; instead, it will most likely be oriented toward the prominent Atrium entrance, providing easy and safe back-and-forth access for people using both buildings. Other concerns about user safety and traffic noise, expressed at the recent public meeting, will be addressed during the design phase. Also, as planning and development proceed, the Library and its architects will be seeking regular input from people in the neighborhoods, in the form of both community meetings and individual suggestions, for this much-needed new South Madison Branch Library.
April 7th, 2008
There are two upcoming Digital TV information sessions at the library:
Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m. - Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., 266-6300
Monday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. - South Madison Branch, 2222 S. Park St., 266-6395
More information about the transition to digital TV is available at the Library’s web site or www.DTVanswers.com
March 3rd, 2008
Beginning March 3, the Hawthorne and South Madison Branches will be open more hours each week. Each branch will be open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
February 15th, 2008
Due to extreme weather, all Madison Public Library locations will be closing at 4 p.m. today. We hope to reopen tomorrow for regular open hours, but will post any updates here.
Even before we close, we recognize that returning library books or picking up holds are not top priority in winter storm weather. If you were unable to pick up a hold or return an item on time due to weather, please let us know. Our staff will do their best to credit any late charges or to replace lapsed holds - for today, and all days affected by exceptional weather.
And now is a good time to remind you that:
- any item returned to any book drop before we open is considered returned the previous day.
- you can renew most items online at http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org (choose “LINKcat”) or via Telecirc at 261-9851. Items must be renewed by 10 p.m. on the day that they are due.
- you can call us or email us or chat online with a librarian if you have a question.
For more closing updates see the City of Madison news releases and the Channel3 web site, or watch your local news.
February 6th, 2008
By law, television stations nationwide must switch from the old method of transmitting TV signals known as analog to digital television (DTV) on February 17, 2009.
There several steps viewers who receive free local broadcast signals may take in order to guarantee they are ready for the switch: purchase a converter box, purchase a TV with a digital tuner or subscribe to a paid service. Converter boxes, which allow an analog TV to accept a digital signal, will be available in 2008 and the government is providing a voucher program to offset the cost of these boxes.
Geoff Shields of WMTV (NBC 15) and Al Zobel, Kevin Harlan and Steve Zimmerman of WKOW TV (ABC 27) are all part of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Digital TV (DTV) Speakers Bureau, a nationwide public education campaign which aims to ensure that all television viewers will be prepared for the February 2009 transition. Over the next year and a half, the Speakers Bureau will reach about one million people directly at over 8,000 engagements across the country. As part of this consumer education initiative, the WMTV and WKOW TV representatives will present information about the DTV transition to the Madison community at different branches of the Madison Public Library and to other groups across Wisconsin. The DTV Transition programs are scheduled:
- Tuesday, January 15 at 7 p.m. - Pinney Branch, 204 Cottage Grove Road, 224-7100
- Thursday, January 31, 7 p.m. - Sequoya Branch, 513 S. Midvale Blvd., 266-6385
- Monday, February 4, 6:30 p.m. - Hawthorne Branch, 2707 E. Washington Ave., 246-4548
- Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m. - Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., 266-6300
- Monday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. - South Madison Branch, 2222 S. Park St., 266-6395
More information available at the Library’s web site or www.DTVanswers.com
January 14th, 2008
Join us on Friday, December 28 from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the South Madison Branch for a sharing of Kwanzaa.
Learn about this simple, beautiful holiday and how you, your family and neighbors can celebrate together. Presenter Fabu has celebrated Kwanzaa as a single University student in Madison, with her family, and with her Memphis community. She will share with her South Madison neighbors just how wonderful and meaningful Kwanzaa is. Register online or call 266-6395.
December 26th, 2007
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