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March Programs for Teens
Chess & Game ClubLearn the art of chess and other games with the master of fun and strategy, Nick Allison. Tweens and teens ages 9-18 are welcome to join every Monday from 4:30-5:30 PM in the Community Room. Game supplies will be provided.Teen Action CouncilThe...
Try It Out Thursdays
This year, adult summer reading is all about stretching your brain, so we thought it might be good to let our patrons have the opportunity to try...
This Week’s Exploration Kit Additions
COGNITION IGNITION This kit has everything you need to understand how your control center works and tools to kick into high gear. There are books,...
The Library’s Lake
Librarians walked into a surreal atmosphere in the General Collection on Saturday morning: a lake of standing water, fed by a cascade between the...
EXPLORATION KITS! What next?
MIDDLE AGES - No, not the years between 30 and 60. Explore the crusades, King Arthur, monasteries, etc, with lively histories, folklore, an gripping...
Madison Library District Bids a Heartfelt Farewell to Lorna Smith
In 1987, a young mother named Lorna Smith began her work as the Children’s Librarian at the Madison Library District. In the nearly three decades...
Adults Now Get Kits for Exploration
Young library patrons have had a great time with their Discovery Kits for years. Soon, very soon, adult patrons will be able to enjoy Exploration...
Teens’ Top Ten Nominees Announced!
The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of...
Party for National Library Week
Come celebrate with us on Friday, April 15 starting at 7:00 pm in the Community Room. We'll have food, fun and prizes! Bring your friends! All...
A New and Improved Foreign Language Collection
In today’s world, odds are you know at least a few words in a language other than English, whether you picked up a few things from Dora the Explorer...
Tween Craft February 2016
Tweens ages 9 - 11 will cover a light-switch plate with their own design using washi tape on Thursday, February 25th at 4:00 in the Activity Room....
What are Fractured Fairy Tales?
A fairy tale might be the first story that you remember hearing as a child. That story might also be different from the stories that children are...
“Snowed Inn” by Kate Palmer, as enjoyed by librarian Vivian Milius
Snowed Inn by Kate Palmer My rating: 3 of 5 stars Three years have lapsed since Jayne watched Forrest board a plane and step out of her life....
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- Monday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
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- Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Closures in 2026
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- January 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 16 – Presidents Day
- April 4 – Building Maintenance
- May 23-25 – Memorial Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- July 3-4 – Independence Day
- September 5-7 – Labor Day
- October 3 – Building Maintenance
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- November 25 – Closing at 5:00 pm
- November 26-28 – Thanksgiving
- December 24-26 – Christmas
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve
- January 1, 2027 – New Year’s Day
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