Madison Public Library Adjusts Operations

Madison Public Library Adjusts Operations

With Madison Public Library’s services often changing based on the current public health orders, here is a breakdown of what’s available as of early December. New Service Hours New operating hours at all locations are 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mondays–Fridays, with Saturday...
Pinney Library Attains LEED Gold Status

Pinney Library Attains LEED Gold Status

The U.S. Green Building Council announced last month that City of Madison Engineering achieved LEED Gold certification for the new Pinney Library. USGBC created LEED to measure and define what green building meant, and to provide a roadmap for developing sustainable...
Dream Bus Adapts Winter Service

Dream Bus Adapts Winter Service

The Dream Bus is partnering with Madison School Community Recreation (MSCR) sites and community centers to make bimonthly book drops at 23 locations throughout the City of Madison this winter. MSCR school sites will make books available to its students enrolled in...
Libraries Play Important Role in Election

Libraries Play Important Role in Election

Madison Public Library played a valuable role in the general election. It assisted the City of Madison Clerk’s Office by providing many of its locations for voter registration, early voting, absentee ballot dropoff and polling places. The Dream Bus mobile library also...
Goodman South Madison Gains Two New Librarians

Goodman South Madison Gains Two New Librarians

Two new librarians joined the staff of Goodman South Madison Library this year. Farrah McDaniel, Community Engagement Librarian An Arkansas native who spent most of her youth and teen years in Ohio, McDaniel (pictured above, left) graduated from the University of...
Book Festival Averaging 175+ Attendees per Event

Book Festival Averaging 175+ Attendees per Event

The Wisconsin Book Festival presented 68 author programs in 2020 — seven in person, and the remainder virtually via Crowdcast — to engage readers in our community and beyond. More than 11,500 people attended events throughout the year, with an average of more than 175...
Making Justice Programming Ramps Up

Making Justice Programming Ramps Up

Madison Public Library’s work with at-risk and court-involved teens through the Bubbler’s Making Justice program has made significant headway since the summer, with weekly virtual workshops for teens at the Dane County Juvenile Detention Center. These workshops...