Goodman South Madison Library 150th Anniversary Party

Attend a party in the library this May. Our first location opened on May 31, 1875, and we're ringing in 150 years of library service in Madison with birthday cake, giveaways, and interactive activities for every age at all nine locations! 

At Goodman South Madison Library, you'll be able to: 

• Picture yourself at the library! Youth have been creating a scale model of Goodman South Madison Library and the finished design will be on display during the celebration. Attendees can get their photo taken and add a miniature version of themselves to the model. Learn more about the My Library/Your Library project.
• Get your face painted
• Compete in 150th Anniversary trivia for prizes
• Share your first library memory, what you love about the library, and your hopes for the library of the future by adding candles to our non-edible cake created by Artist-in-Residence National Velvet
• Get a library card
• Pick up a WE READ Map and bag to start your summer reading journey
• Enjoy historic photos

We invite you to attend our anchor event at Central Library, as well as other neighborhood library celebrations to get the full experience. 

150th Anniversary Parties are made possible thanks to the Madison Public Library Foundation.