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Madison Public Library and the Wisconsin Film Festival partnership.
Last updated 2 months 2 weeks ago
… Guests can see trailers of this year’s films and learn about the ins-and-outs of the Festival with Festival staff. …
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… their own, analyze the results, and make data based claims about the success of their hands-on library programming that …
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Book list
Note: Many of these movies have been released on DVD time and again, with varying extras and language offerings via subtitle. We've linked below to the listing with the most DVD copies. If the list…
Last updated 4 months 2 weeks ago
… Goblet of Fire Christmas Movies You Might Have Forgotten About The Family Stone The Preacher's Wife Black Nativity …
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Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… style interviews with top-quality children's app makers. About the Podcast Carissa's App Picks Listen on YouTube …
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Kids app
If you've been following my reviews for any amount of time, you know that I'm a big fan of the Sago Mini apps because they feature open-ended play and are perfectly suited to younger users but still…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… but I am pleasantly surprised. Instead of being all about teaching discrete skills with only one right answer, … picture that kids can understand or at least be curious about). Activity areas might include super short videos about a related topic (different each time you scroll past!) …
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Last updated 3 months 2 weeks ago
… Discussion 10:45am–11:40am Hear from Indian-Americans about their experiences. Food Demonstration and Sampling …
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Essential: True Stories of Unseen Work was an opportunity for essential workers to share their stories from the pandemic and beyond. People from all walks of life were invited to attend and share a 5…
Last updated 3 months 2 weeks ago
… 4-6pm at Lisa Link Peace Park. "We want this event to be about unseen or underappreciated work, so people can share …
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Nonfiction author Melissa Stewart delivers another great book, highlighting some of the mini-est mammals on earth. This book is set up as a visit to an exhibit at the natural history musuem,…
Last updated 2 months ago
… this book showcases ten tiny mammals with a paragraph about each one and a highlighted tiny tidbit - did you know that a lesser hedgehog tenree weighs about the same as a softball? Every few pages the animals … to be corralled back. With each new animal that we learn about, the book asks, "is this the mini-est mammal of all?," …
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Last updated 4 months 1 week ago
… campaign. 2.) We want to hear from you! Tell us about a neighbor who made you smile, a co-worker who’s making …
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And this librarian LOVES Leo. These two companion board books about lovely Leo and his parents are complete joy. Follow Anna McQuinn's lilting rhyme about all the favorite things that Leo does with…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… this librarian LOVES Leo. These two companion board books about lovely Leo and his parents are complete joy. Follow Anna McQuinn's lilting rhyme about all the favorite things that Leo does with his mom and … laugh at these familiar activities, inviting conversations about all the things they LOVE to do too and always end with …
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What is your library worth to you?
We know you value the services and resources provided by your public library, but just how much are those services worth? How much would you pay out-of-pocket if…
Last updated 3 months 2 weeks ago
… page. You also will have the option to share some stories about your library use and why you believe the library is …
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Hurricane Season, a novel about the unexplained murder of a "witch” in a bottomed-out Mexican village, as told by several unreliable narrators, does not have paragraphs. If this is a deal breaker,…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Hurricane Season , a novel about the unexplained murder of a "witch” in a bottomed-out … Well, maybe they all did. Hurricane Season isn’t as much about murder as it is about conditions that foster it. With loping urgency and …
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I love a good book-ish book, and this stunningly illustrated picture book biography does not disappoint.
Accompanied by mixed media illustrations, this book tells the story of the Augusta Baker,…
Last updated 2 months ago
… at the Univeristy of South Carolina, we learn about her passion for stories and her support of educators, … recommend reading (and re-reading) this book to learn more about this important figure in library history. Backmatter … Scott King Illustrator Book Award Honor Book. Read more about all the 2025 ALA Youth Media Award Winners here . … An …
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Unusually for me, I was reading two non-fiction books concurrently, this one and The Taste of Empire. Like that one, this one is good, interesting and also about more than the title suggests.
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… . Like that one, this one is good, interesting and also about more than the title suggests. Yes, it is about Billie Jean King but it is more than that. The author … So, there was lots I did not know, esp. regarding Title IX about how much, and yet how little, it has changed sports. It …
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Last updated 3 months ago
… making, exhibitions, and community-wide events. Learn more about the Bubbler and all the programs it offers on the …
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Last updated 4 months 1 week ago
… it is “actually hard to do”. TeJah’s favorite part about working at the library is being around people. Her …
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… Camping, Dungeons & Dragons, Stargazing, and learning about the Tree of Life. Residency Theme: Nature is for …
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The Wisconsin Digital Archives is a growing collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of Wisconsin State Government. The collection contains state documents from…
Last updated 1 month 1 week ago
… Digital Archives is a growing collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of Wisconsin … this resource to find out: How can I look at statistics about Wisconsin schools, transportation, or wildlife? Where … or state agency budgets? What studies have been done about broadband, high-speed rail, homeland security, and …
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Madison Public Library staff have created a database of online educational and enrichment resources for kids and families, from at-home project ideas to author storytimes.
For quick…
Last updated 4 months 1 week ago
… out the CDC's tips and resources on how to talk to kids about COVID-19. … … Online Resources for Kids and Families …
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Kids app
A news app specifically designed for kids. Each day, 5 new articles are posted with topics ranging from human interest (it's right before Halloween as I'm writing this review and today's top…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… as I'm writing this review and today's top story is about a candy maker) to world news (there's also an article about the presidential election in Argentina). When you … word game similar to "hangman" or answer trivia questions about events that happened on this date in history. Kids can …
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Librarian's Picks
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… new requests right now, you can submit any feedback about the service to us by filling out the contact form on …
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Whenever We're Closed...
Last updated 3 months 2 weeks ago
… Visit the City's Holiday Schedule page to find out about other City service closures. … … Location Closings …
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I often read a fair amount of reading (understatement) over holidays and vacations but for this most recent bout of holiday days off I topped myself. Mostly because it's just been so darn cold! What…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Goodreads and I couldn't agree more. I think I first heard about this one from a Tweet several months ago and I … My other title in this vein is Jojo Moyes' new book about that indomintable Louisa clark, Still Me . I'll admit I was skeptical about this one. Did I really need to read the further …
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Seventh-grader Wesley Wilder is thinking about a lot of things. For example, her Upper Skagit community and heritage, which she loves being part of as much as she can. Then, there's the school…
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… Seventh-grader Wesley Wilder is thinking about a lot of things. For example, her Upper Skagit … citizen of the Upper Skagit tribe, We Still Belong is about a strong, kind, creative person who also sometimes feels unsure, makes mistakes, and is nervous about things. In short, she is the sort of relatable …
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This has been on my to-read list for about three years and I FINALLY got to it. Now I'm kicking myself for not getting to it sooner. I read it in about a day because it was such a fascinating subject…
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… This has been on my to-read list for about three years and I FINALLY got to it. Now I'm kicking myself for not getting to it sooner. I read it in about a day because it was such a fascinating subject and the … what it means to be creative. We've all heard the trope about the "crazy, intense artist", but Forney helps us sift …
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