Pinney Spotlight: The PlayLab

Pinney Spotlight: The PlayLab

What is the PlayLab? The PlayLab at the new Pinney Library will support and encourage early literacy through child-directed play, especially children ages birth to 5. The 435-square-foot space will feature a play area with open-ended play materials for children and...
Goodman South Madison Library Celebrates Renovations

Goodman South Madison Library Celebrates Renovations

Goodman South Madison Library marked the completion of its recent remodeling project with a reception and open house on May 28. View the event photo album on Flickr. Hip-Hop Architect Michael Ford, Engberg Anderson Architects, and local children and teens worked...
Summer Reading Program Launches

Summer Reading Program Launches

Summer is here, and that means it’s time for Madison Public Library’s Summer Reading Program! Children ages birth to 14 are encouraged to read throughout the summer to prevent the “summer slide,” or the learning loss that can occur when kids are out of school for an...

Lawton, Weatherby-Flowers Honored

Library Journal awarded Madison Public Library Neighborhood Library Supervisor Sarah Lawton the title of 2019 Mover & Shaker – Advocate. Lawton, who joined the library staff in 2013, received the honor for her role of library representative on the City of...

Whole Foods Bag Refunds Total $1,317.08

Whole Foods Market Madison selected Madison Public Library Foundation to receive grocery bag refunds in January, February and March from shoppers who brought their own bags to hold their purchases. The store’s One Dime at a Time program offers the chance for shop-...