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Check out information about previous Library Takeover events.
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… digital literacy classes to low-income individuals who live permanently in the U.S. Lussier Community Education … related to broadband, WiFi, and device access, as well as digital literacy, workforce skills, and older adult …
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Learning to Grow into Our Second Act: Preparing to be Older and Wiser is a six-week series taking place at Sequoya Library that examines how older adults can navigate the challenges of mature…
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… of the end of life, and how we can use tools to ensure a well-lived and satisfying “Second Act.” The sessions will be … the senior citizen club. This program is part of the Live Well @ Your Library initiative. Learn more about wellness opportunities at the library at madpl.org/live-well . … Growing into Our Second Act …
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The Best | Very Good | Good
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… which books are going to be talked about most this summer. Well over 200 books were mentioned. The best of the best are … of their new London billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, as well as that of Shelly Carpenter, the wildly popular …
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Middle Grade Titles | Middle Grade Short Stories Collections | Popular Middle Grade Horror Authors | YA Titles
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… vampires, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng is sent to live with her aunt and cousin in Maryland, but the aspiring … childhood friend, but she soon realizes all is not well at Lovelace House and must unravel its secrets before … one extended Cherokee family across the centuries and well into the future as they encounter predators of all kinds …
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What did you learn in school today, dearlittle child of mine?What did you learn in school today, dearlittle child of mine?I learned that war is not so badI learned about the great ones we have hadWe…
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… articulated what she believed must be done for children as well as identified the functions of the library's collection … materials. Providing war-related pamphlets and books, as well as much needed "escapist literature," was among the many … at Gisholt's local tool manufacturers? Qualifications may well be met by earnest application to a book from the …
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Find out about Madison's neighborhoods, community organizations, local history, and more.
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… including a full collection of Wisconsin Blue Books, as well as materials from all University of Wisconsin campuses …
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Madison Public Library uses the Language Access Plan, breaking down linguistic barriers for all visitors.
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… of the Language Line program, patrons can now access live interpretation services in over 240 languages, including … equipped with two sets of headphones to initiate a live interpretation session through the Language Line app on … Plan has helped Madison Public Library in other ways, as well. The City provides free translation services to City …
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… non-fiction books, and history periodicals as well as thousands of historical documents, including photos. … including a full collection of Wisconsin Blue Books, as well as materials from all University of Wisconsin campuses …
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January - March 2025 Issue
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… addict, and murderer. Bayard, Louis. The Wildes . This well-researched novel, about the life of playwright Oscar … in the late 18th century to study with the witches who live there; in the present day, her grand-niece, also … her Nigerian father and her English mother, is sent to live with her English family after her mother and little …
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… when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic … Wrong. Miles has a secret. He's actually Spider-Man. Well not THE Spider-Man but A Spider-Man. Pretty much the … Halloween costume, and girls. Did we mention girls? Ok well maybe just one girl. But when Miles accidentally …
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Kaypimi Kanchik | We Are Here: Honoring Indigenous Migration Stories and Celebrating the Kichwa Community in WI, is a Library Takeover event planned for Saturday, April…
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… This team is passionate about migration and identity, as well as sharing historical insight into the indigenous Kichwa …
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… airships, Anlei must summon the courage to be the hero; to live the life she has always dreamed of. 2019 Secrets of a … get in trouble--as two desperate young women know all too well. Cinder Marissa Meyer As plague ravages the overcrowded … the old house is having a strange effect on the women who live there, especially Miranda's own mother. Miranda studies …
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"Instead of going to Paris to attend lectures, go to the public library, and you won’t come out for twenty years, if you really wish to learn." - Leo Tolstoy, authorIn celebration of the 125th…
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… public education, with an implicit recognition that well-presented information is likely to attract patrons. The … the entire 1906-1907 lecture series are presented below as well as several lecture topics from the years 1908 to1914: … assistance. Many patrons today, and probably in 1944 as well, are reluctant to ask any reference questions to …
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Pandemic Fiction | It’s the End of the World: Government Gone Wild, Genetic Engineering, and More Messed-Up Societies | After the Apocalypse: Climate Change, Nuclear Fallout, and More Ways…
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… from deadly disease-carrying ticks. Those within the zone live safe lives in a society controlled by a common fear. Few … crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to … a hereditary trait that causes her to feel others' pain as well as her own, flees northward from her small community and …
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… But what impact does this have on physical and mental well-being through their teens and beyond? It's an … Hannah doesn't want to be a hero - she just wants to be well. But what does "well" even look like? It's Hannah's first year away at …
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… in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF), updated in 2024, as well as a list of links on their Community Resources web page … about local food pantries and free meal sites, as well as nutrition program information, including FoodShare …
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October - December 2015 Issue
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… the globe, focusing on the members of the expedition, as well as the indigenous peoples they met on their trip. …
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July - September 2023 Issue
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… struggling with the loss of his wife and children, as well his memory, is called upon to assist in the … affair. Downloadable audiobook Halperin, Hanna. I Could Live Here Forever . In this star-crossed love story, a lonely … 36 years of marriage, an Indian-American woman decides to live her own life and divorces her husband, causing confusion …
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The Madison Writing Assistance program, run through UW Madison Writing Center, partners with the Madison Public Library to offer writing assistance to residents of all ages in the Madison community.…
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… including many Madison Public Library locations as well as various neighborhood centers - and served nearly 300 …
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Community health organizations and reputable resources for health and medical information
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… visit our assistance calendar . Related Resources Live Well @ Your Library Reach your wellness goals through our …
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In April 1999, I asked Linda Olson, Head of Children's Services for the Madison Public Library (MPL), if there was anything noteworthy going on in the library. I'd been performing storytelling…
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… Ann Michalski, Reference and User Services Coordinator, as well as the anniversary celebration coordinator. Ann was …
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It’s no secret that it takes extraordinary effort and preternatural talent to achieve coveted, competitive positions at top universities, internships, or sports leagues. (Who you know and how much…
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… seats come available to rarely, it might be considered well night impossible to win a spot and even less likely to … hip-hop tuba—i.e., everyone--would find it a great read as well. … We could all use a little more tuba in life …
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This photo exhibit is designed to capture the multinational character of children who have come to Wisconsin in successive waves of immigration throughout the state's history. By focusing…
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… was already a natural home for American Indian children as well as early English, Irish, French, German, Scandinavian … came over with their families in increasing numbers, well into the next century. This photo depicts a family … included high taxation and land mortgage foreclosures as well as poor working and living conditions. Crop failures in …
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April - June 2015 Issue
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… Vanessa Stephens and her sister, Virginia Woolf, as well as the lives of their writer and artist friends known as … It tells the story of six families, mostly unhappy, who live together in an apartment building. Smith, Ali. How …
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