http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new News, Resources, and Updates from Madison Public Library Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:37:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stop in and visit the library at Kids Expo next weekend! Kids Expo is happening at the Alliant Energy Center November 14 and 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The FREE event is a one-stop-shop for the community to learn about family-friendly events, businesses, nonprofit organizations, tourist destinations, programs, products ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/11/05/visit-us-at-kids-expo/ 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 ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/11/05/national-american-indian-heritage-month/ A picture is worth a thousand words, and what wonderful stories those pictures tell! On Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m., join Ginny Moore Kruse, Director Emeritus of the Cooperative Children's Book Center of UW-Madison (CCBC) in the James Watrous Gallery of the Overture Center for the Arts for a ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/11/04/picture-this-childrens-book-illustration-events-and-activities/ Wisconsin authors are teaming up with the Sequoya Branch Library and the Madison Public Library Foundation for a series of events to help you learn more about the Madison Community Foundation’s 2009 Library Endowment Matching Challenge Grant program. Meet some of your favorite local authors and hear about their latest ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/11/02/terese-allen-flavors-of-wisconsin-at-the-sequoya-branch/ 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 ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/11/02/tales-from-the-planet/ Publisher's Weekly has announced their take on the year's best books.  Find their picks at the library: The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes. Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon. Big Machine by Victor Lavalle. Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey. A Fiery Peace ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/10/30/pws-top-10-best-books-of-2009/ Send in your submissions today to the Wisconsin People & Ideas/ Wisconsin Book Festival 2010 poetry and short story contests and prepare to be showered with fame, fortune, and glory! Anyone can submit a short story or batch of three poems—anyone!  Both the poetry and short story contests are open to ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/10/29/fame-fortune-and-glory/ The Alicia Ashman Branch of Madison Public Library was the backdrop of an October 27, 2009, press conference announcing grants totalling $1 million to Madison and Milwaukee for advancing their solar energy development programs .  Mayor Cieslewicz, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Governor Doyle, and Tehri Parker of Midwest Renewable Energy ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/10/27/city-of-madison-receives-370000-for-solar-power-development/ First novels hold the promise and excitement of the unknown.  Will you discover the next Jane Austen or J.D. Salinger in the pages of a first novel?  Or maybe you'll find a new favorite author! Find lists featuring first novels for adults and youth reviewed in Booklist this past year, including ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/10/27/top-ten-first-novels/ Kylee Stoor received the third-annual Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship in September of 2009, at the Lakeview Branch of Madison Public Library. Kylee is currently employed as a Library Assistant at the Lakeview Branch.  Kylee is honored to be the recipient of the Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship for 2009. The library world, and ... http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2009/10/23/kylee-stoor-recieves-2009-elizabeth-moon-proctor-scholarship/