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In order to educate the community about the history and future of the Madison Public Library, the Madison Public Library Foundation has scheduled presentations of "The History of the Madison Public Library" to be shown at library branches this summer.

Join us for one of the presentations of this video, written and narrated by Stuart Levitan, to learn about the history of the Madison Public Library, and about how the Madison Public Library Foundation supports the library. The future of the library depends on individual support and community commitment - build your knowledge of this wonderful Madison resource at one of these presentation events.

• Monday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. at the Alicia Ashman Branch, 733 N. High Point Rd., 824-1780
• Thursday, July 16, 7:00 p.m. at the Hawthorne Branch, 2707 E. Washington Ave., 246-4548
• Thursday, July 23, 10:30 a.m. at the Pinney Branch, 204 Cottage Grove Rd., 224-7100
• Thursday, July 23, 7:00 p.m. at the South Madison Branch, 2222 S. Park St., 266-6395
• Friday, July 31, 12:00 p.m. at the Central Branch, 201 W. Mifflin St., 266-6350 *
• Tuesday, August 4, 12:00 p.m. at the Meadowridge Branch, 5740 Raymond Rd., 288-6160 *
• Wednesday, August 26, 12:15 p.m. at the Lakeview Branch, 2845 N. Sherman Ave., 246-4547 *

* Events marked with an asterisk are "Brown Bag Lunch and Learn" events - bring your lunch, and munch while you learn!

Contacts

  • Terrie Goren, 266-6318