MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARYGOODMAN SOUTH MADISON

BRANCH MADISON, WISCONSIN

Madison Public Library

• Urban – population served: 231,916.• Percentage of population that speak a

language other than English at home: 14.2%.

• Main Library Plus 8 Neighborhood Branches.

Madison Public Library

Vision

Madison Public Library: your place to learn, share and create.

Mission

Madison Public Library provides free and equitable access to cultural and educational experiences. We celebrate ideas, promote creativity, connect people and enrich lives.

Goodman South Madison Library opened in October 2010. It was formerly located across the parking lot. The new library includes:

• three times the space of the old library• twice as many computers• self-check and open holds• dedicated space for children and

families• meeting and study spaces

A new neighborhood library

CHECKOUTS: 4,122,191VISITS: 2,020,557

INTERNET USE: 682,034

PROGRAM ATTENDANCE: 98,534

Goodman South Madison

CHECKOUTS: 223,287VISITS: 187,988

INTERNET USE: 92,090

PROGRAM ATTENDANCE: 13,544

Madison Public Library

2012: The Year in Numbers

Outreach Services Overview

Public Health Department - WIC

• Outreach grant provided by Madison Community Foundation.

Job Club

Drop-in Animation LabWith outreach to:

• Juvenile Denton Center

• Centro Hispano

• Neighborhood Centers

English for Families

• In conjunction with literacy network• Funded by a grant from South Madison

Rotary Club.

Eat, Play, Bike

Summer Reading Club

• 476 registrants in 2012• 85 events for children

and families• 2282 attendance

Family Fun Nights

Family Fun Nights

• 1517 attendance• 32 events since

January 2012

One year anniversary: Backyard Bash

Inreach at the Library

Joining Forces for Families

Inreach at the Library

Goodman South Madison hosts over many community partners throughout the year, connecting neighborhood residents to needed social services including:

• Second Harvest Food Assistance• Joining Forces for Families• VITA Tax Assistance• Writing, Job and Computer Assistance• UW Madison Continuing Education Assistance• Porchlight Shelter Services

Collaborations with UW-Madison

Educational and Career Advising

Odyssey Project: An Educational PartnershipThe UW-Odyssey Project

changes lives for adults near the poverty level. Now in its tenth year, this inspirational project has empowered more than 250 low-income adults to find their voices and get a jumpstart at earning college degrees they never thought possible. Graduates of the program have journeyed from homelessness to UW-Madison degrees, from incarceration to meaningful work in the community.

Building Partnerships

Community Partners

Literacy Network

MATC (Madison Area Technical College)

Dane County Parent Council (Head Start)

Friends of Goodman South Madison Branch Library

Centro Hispano

UW Madison

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corp.

…. And many more!

Questions?