Find resources at the library about African American history as well as featured programs and activities on our African American History Month page. You will also find local historical resources on the internet, tips on researching African American topics and local information pertaining to Madison and Dane County.
Add comment February 1st, 2010 Tana
Next week, we’ll be introducing two new e-newsletter booklists: Anime, Graphic Novels and Manga; and Art of the Picture Book. Both lists compliment Dane County Collection Grants from the Madison Community Foundation. Sign up to receive news about new additions to the collections, as well as upcoming events and items of interest.
Anime, Graphic Novels and Manga: Complimenting the Comics & Anime Collection, housed at the Alicia Ashman Branch, this newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the best new additions to the collection, hand picked by the librarian who selects graphic novels for the Madison Public Library. The first edition highlights noteworthy titles of 2009.
Art of the Picture Book: Complimenting the Art of the Picture Book Collection, housed at the Sequoya Branch, this newsletter highlights new additions to this collection of the finest in childrens’ book illustration.
If you are interested in receiving other email newsletters, please visit our Subscription Page to sign up for additional lists.
Add comment January 30th, 2010 Alicia
Madison Public Library will have a booth at Wisconsin Youth Company’s annual Celebrating Youth event at the Monona Terrace on Sunday, January 31. The event takes place from 11am - 5pm and is free to the public though donations are welcome.
Stop by to find out about upcoming library programs and pick up a Library Kidspages program flyer and a library tattoo or put your name in a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble bookstores and a Madison Public Library “Lilly” book bag. Hope to see you there!
Add comment January 28th, 2010 Tana
The League of Women Voters of Dane County, a non-partisan, community-based organization committed to “reconnecting citizens with government, enhancing voter participation, including all voices in civic life, and strengthening the democratic process through reform” has just released their 2010 Spring Election Candidates’ Answers. The League of Women Voters of Dane County is not printing Candidates’ Answers for the Primary Spring 2010 election. Read up on the primary election (February 16) candidates at the LWVDC web site.
Add comment January 28th, 2010 Alicia
The Dane County Job Service is holding a series of workshops at the Central Library aimed at assisting people get themselves ready for the job search. Called Diversify Your Approach to Employment, the workshops help you analyze your skills and market yourself in the best way possible for today’s job market. Sign-up for the classes online or call 266-6350. And, while you’re at it, register with the Job Center of Wisconsin.
Here’s the workshop schedule:
January 21 - 1-2:30 p.m. Diversify your Resume, 3-4:30 p.m. Marketing your Skills & Cover Letters
February 4 - 1-2:30 p.m. Transferable Skills: Identify Yours, 3-4:30 p.m. Develop a Formal Work-Search Plan
February 18 - 1-2:30 p.m. Diversify your Resume, 3-4:30 p.m. Marketing your Skills & Cover Letters
Add comment January 19th, 2010 terrymc
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, audiobooks and video for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Monday. Place holds on copies of the award-winning books available at the library:
distinguished beginning reader book - Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!: A Toon Book written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes.
- Louise: The Adventures of a Chicken written by Kate DiCamillo.For a complete list of winners and honors, visit the American Library Association press center.
*reviewed on MADreads.
Add comment January 19th, 2010 Molly
A FoodShare specialist from Second Harvest FoodBank Wisconsin will be on hand at many library locations to help you find out if you’re eligible and to assist you with the application process. Call (toll-free) for an appointment at 877-266-3635 or feel free to drop-in. The program is available to singles, families, students, seniors and disabled individuals with limited or fixed income.
At this time, the schedule is as follows. But check back–more dates will be added soon.
Bringing the following documents will help you complete the application and get benefits sooner:
Add comment January 19th, 2010 terrymc
January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day. This is a great opportunity to celebrate and learn more about our black and white friends from Antarctica. Refer to the library’s Penguin Awareness Day Booklist to find books and movies for kids and adults featuring these fun birds.
If you are looking for more resources that focus on penguins, Crayola.com has coloring sheets, crafts for kids and sample lesson plans to use in conjunction with Penguin Awareness Day.
Add comment January 19th, 2010 Molly
Meet award-winning author/illustrator team Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek at the Sequoya Branch Library on Sunday, January 24 at 1 p.m., where they will discuss writing and illustrating children’s picture books. Their most recent picture book, Birds (2009), delightfully bridges the gap between concept books and longer narrative stories for children, and was recently named a 2010 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. Henkes is the author of more than 25 books for children, including Caldecott Medal winner Kitten’s First Full Moon (2005) and several books featuring Lilly and other mouse characters, including Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (1996) and Julius, the Baby of the World (1989). Dronzek is a painter whose work has been exhibited nationally and an award-winning children’s book illustrator who previously collaborated with her husband on Oh! (1999).
This is an adult event, but older children are welcome to listen. The event is the last in a series of author events in support of the Sequoya Endowment Campaign through the Madison Public Library Foundation with assistance from the Madison Community Foundation. Through the establishment of the Sequoya Branch Endowment, Madison Public Library Foundation will be able to give earnings on the endowment to the Sequoya Branch Library on an ongoing basis for programs and resources.
The Sequoya Branch is also a recipient of a three-year Madison Community Foundation library collection grant dedicated to the Art of the Picture Book. In addition to adding to Sequoya’s fine collection of picture books (including Caldecott and other medal winners and honor books), a series of programs celebrating picture book art and artists are scheduled for this winter.
Art of the Picture Book: Making pictures in the style of Denise Fleming.
Children ages 5 and up use paper-making techniques to create pictures.
The Art of the Picture Book: Making pictures in the style of Eric Carle (two parts).
Kids age 5 and up will use paint to prepare papers (part one) that will be used to create the Eric Carle-style pictures (part two).
Sequoya Branch
Part One, February 13, 10-11 a.m. and Part Two, February 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m. - Call 266-6385 or register online beginning 1/30 for both parts.
Alicia Ashman Branch
Part One, March 30, 1-2 p.m. and Part Two, March 31, 1-2 p.m. - Call 824-1780 or register online beginning 3/16 to register for both parts.
Add comment January 16th, 2010 Tana
Is one of your intentions this year to work on a healthier you? SELF Magazine places Madison at #8 out of 100 in its November article, The Healthiest Places for Women. Madison was noted for having one of the lowest average body mass indexes, and cancer and disease mortality rates are about 15 percent lower than the national average. In addition, Madison women reported spending more time getting fit than any other city in the country.
Start 2010 off right and get fit by taking advantage of the City of Madison’s many beautiful cross country ski trails. Thirty kilometers of groomed trails await skiers in 6 Madison park locations. Trail difficulties range from easy to advanced. Don’t have your own skis? Rental skis are available at Elver Park and Odana Golf Course on the weekends.
A ski pass is required to use the facilities at Elver and Odana Golf Course. Fees are $6 for a daily pass and $24 for an annual pass. These passes are also good on Dane County Park trails. No pass is required at Owen Conservation Park, Turville Conservation Park, Monona Golf Course and South Cherokee Conservation Park, so you can ski for free at these locations.
Complete listings of ice skating, skiiing and sledding information are available online. Find more information about Madison winter fun in the latest issues of Madison Parks News and Madison Parks Magazine, and view a winter activities photography slideshow on flickr.
Add comment January 14th, 2010 Molly