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Masking is encouraged but not required in Madison Public Libraries according to current guidance from Public Health Madison & Dane County. Read more.
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Madison Public Library has made it easier to use your preferred name in our library systems.
City Launches Guaranteed Income Research Program to Support Low-Income Families
Join Deep Thought the Lyricist for an open mic in Mural Alley behind Hawthorne Library
Editors from the Wisconsin State Journal will be at Goodman South Madison Library on June 29 at 5PM to hear from the local community
Hawthorne Library (2707 E. Washington Ave.) was closed Tuesday, June 14 to a power outage. All programs for the day were canceled.
Madison Public Library will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 12-4pm at Penn Park.
Four Madison Public Libraries - Alicia Ashman, Lakeview, Pinney, and Sequoya - will host free live music on June 21st as part of Make Music Day.
Join Diane Nilan on June 13th at 6 pm for a reading and discussion of her book Dismazed and Driven: My Look at Family Homelessness in America.
Hear from James Patterson about his new memoir on June 15th with the Wisconsin Book Festival. The event is free and all attendees will receive a free copy of James Patterson by James Patterson.
As of April 1, some magazine titles that used to be available in Flipster have moved to Overdrive Magazines. Looking for your favorites but not sure where to find them? We created a list of some popular titles and where to find them. You can access titles like Essence, Better Homes & Gardens, Elle, National Geographic, The New Yorker and many more!