The Youth Services Section of WLA is sponsoring two bus trips this fall to exciting, new or newly remodeled libraries. Our first trip will be Tuesday, September 13, with a tour of several libraries in the greater Madison area. This tour will have a special focus on early learning activities and environments and teen areas, but the tours will include all areas of the library. These tours will be of interest to childrens services and teen librarians, directors, Friends and trustees who may be considering a new building project or remodeling project, and library school students. A description and itinerary is listed below.
The cost of the Madison tour will be $20 with an optional $9 for lunch (or bring your own). Space is limited so register early. Confirmations will be sent.
Traveling by bus is an efficient and cost effective way to see these libraries, rather than visiting them independently. The staff at the libraries will be available for the tours and to answer questions. The bus trips help people avoid the hassles of traffic, parking and getting around in unfamiliar cities. Visiting with other librarians is not only fun, but others often spot interesting things you might miss on your own. It’s a chance to see 4-5 different libraries in one day.
Car pooling to the starting location will be facilitated by the Youth Services Section. Registration deadline for the Madison tour is August 31st and for the Twin Cities tour, September 22nd.
For more information, visit the registration site or contact Barb Huntington at (608) 831-5418, barbhunting@gmail.com or Jill Lininger at (262) 636-9255 or Jill Lininger.
Click here for registration (you will need to login to MemberClicks to register)
WLA reserves the right to cancel the tours if minimum numbers are not met.
Greater Madison Area Trip, Tuesday, September 13th
This is the schedule for the bus tour:
| 8:45 | Meet at the Fitchburg Library, 5530 Lacy Road, Fitchburg |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Tour Library |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Travel to the Goodman South Madison Branch Library, 2222 S. Park Street, Madison |
| 10:20 – 11:15 | Tour Library |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Travel to the Sequoya Branch Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd., Madison |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Tour Library |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Travel to the Middleton Public Library, 7425 Hubbard Street, Middleton |
| 12:45 – 1:30 | Box lunch (or bring your own) at the Middleton Public Library |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Tour Library |
| 2:30 – 2:50 | Travel to the Verona Public Library, 500 Silent Street, Verona |
| 2:50 – 4:00 | Tour Library |
| 4:00 – 4:20 | Travel back to the Fitchburg Library |
The tour will start at 9:00 a.m. at the brand new Fitchburg Public Library, which opened on June 29th, 2011. The innovative youth and teen areas have created a great deal of excitement. http://fitchburgcitylibrary.com/
The second stop will be the Goodman South Madison Branch Library on Park Street. This new library opened near its old location, but in a new building, in 2010. The activity room is used by teens at set program times and includes a huge wall mounted tv for gaming. www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/goodman-south
The Sequoya Branch Library on Tokay Blvd. in Madison will be the third library on the tour. The new building opened in 2008. The library has many “green” building features and has an urban feel throughout. A recent addition to the library was a set of wall-mounted early literacy learning materials. The library has a teen area. www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/sequoya
The tour will stop for a box lunch at the Middleton Public Library and then tour the building that was remodeled in 2004. The youth area renovation included innovative seating and a re-designed story room. The teen area includes features such as booths, neon lights and a bearded dragon lizard. http://midlibrary.org/library/
The final stop will be the Verona Public Library, which opened in 2006. The design of the youth department included a play castle and the teen area has interesting seating and board game tables. www.veronapubliclibrary.org.
