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Breaking Bread with Refugees

Join us on Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm at the First Congregational Church of Madison to hear refugees tell their personal stories. Speakers from IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services) and Cityseed’s Sanctuary Kitchen will also share their stories of helping new arrivals to our area. A delicious sampling of food made by a local Syrian refugee will be served!

Topically Ted: A Lecture Series Inspired by the Loves and Life of Ted Mallory was started in 2017 in honor of beloved Madison resident and friend of the library,  Read more >

Holiday Toy and Book Drive

The library has partnered with the Madison Police Department to collect toys and books for children in need. Please bring your donations to our temporary location at 1250 Durham Road during library business hours from December 5 – 31, 2019. Thank you!

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Wondering why you have to wait so long for certain e-books?

Macmillan Publishers has recently introduced a “1-copy only” embargo of all their new e-book titles for the first 60 days of publication. Not only do libraries pay more for e-book titles than other e-book users, but library patrons will also now have to wait longer to read certain e-books. We are so sorry for the negative impact this may have on our library users. Please click the post link if you would like to learn more.

Text Messaging Service Now Available

With the Shoutbomb text messaging service, you can use your mobile phone to receive text notices about holds that are available, items that are due soon, and overdue items and fines. You can also send a text to renew an item and add multiple library cards to one phone. Follow the link in this post to sign up.