Pinney Library Attains LEED Gold Status

Pinney Library Attains LEED Gold Status

by | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Newsletter

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...
Libraries Play Important Role in Election

Libraries Play Important Role in Election

by | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Newsletter

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

by | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Newsletter

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

by | Dec 11, 2020 | News, Newsletter

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...