T H E B I - M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E M I D D L E T O N P U B L I C L I B R A R Y

MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2015

May/June 2015 Volume 14, Issue 5

Every Hero Has a Story! Read & Earn Prizes: June 8-August 15!

Join us for special events, including

family concerts, firefighter and police

officer hero visits, book clubs, superhero crafts, mov-

ies, Minecraft, science workshops, magic, cooking, and

more! Check out our events calendar, visit our web-

site (www.midlibrary.org), stop by the Main Level Help

Desk, or call (608) 827-7402 for specific details.

Be Part of Something Really Wild This Summer at

the Library!

Each summer, participants in our Summer Reading

Programs have the chance to select prizes.

This year, children and ‘tweens have a unique

prize choice, called “Befriend an Animal.”

Through the “Befriend an Animal” prize, read-

ers have the opportunity to help improve ani-

mal habitats and enrichment programs, as well as ed-

ucation and conservation, at the zoo! When partici-

pants choose the “Befriend an Animal” prize, they will

be helping us befriend Lucky, a Black Footed Penguin

at the Henry Vilas Zoo. Each individual who chooses

this prize will get to sign a card to Lucky and will re-

ceive a trading card with Lucky’s picture on it, along

with information about Lucky.

The Bookworm The Bookworm

Many thanks to the sponsors of our 2015 Summer Reading Program!

Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream • Dane County Fair • Eugster’s Farm • Friends of the Middleton Public Library

Henry Vilas Zoo • Hubbard Avenue Diner • little om BIG om Yoga • Madison Mallards • Menchie’s Frozen

Yogurt • Middleton Community Garden • Middleton Sport Bowl • Noodles & Co.• Pump It Up • Roman

Candle Pizza • Schuster’s Farm • Scott’s Pastry Shoppe • Walter R. Bauman Aquatic Center

#TECHTHURSDAYS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS This Summer’s Media Maker Lab Classes JUNE 11TH – AUGUST 20TH

The goal of #TechThursdays is to give kids, ages 10-14, and adults skills they can use

to enhance their learning online and at home. These hands-on classes are for those

who are eager to use technology to create!

#TechThursdays for Kids 10am-noon

Jun 11 - Stop Motion Movies & Movie Creation

Jun 18 - 3D Drawing and Modeling

Jul 9 - Coding and Programming

Jul 16 - Creating/Editing Music and Songs

Jul 23 - Multimedia and Movie Editing

Jul 30 - Creating Graphic Novels

Aug 6 - Digital Storytelling

Aug 13 - Apps

Aug 20 - Blogging and Publishing

#TechThursdays for Adults 7pm-8pm

Jun 11 - Tech On the Go

Jun 18 - Google Apps and Opportunities

Jul 9 - Free Alternatives to Expensive Programs

Jul 16 - Learning Ideas & Resources for your Children

Jul 23 - Social Media and Blogging

Jul 30 - Online Safety for Families

Aug 6 - Organizing Photos Online

Aug 13 - Learning through YouTube

Aug 20 - Technology for Beginners

VISIT WWW.MIDLIBRARY.ORG/MEDIAMAKER FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

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EVENTS FOR ADULTS IN MAY & JUNE Scenes from To Kill a Mockingbird Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30 PM CTM presents scenes from Harper Lee’s classic novel, starring

Richard Ganoung as Atticus Finch. This special performance concludes our “Read Together Middleton-Cross Plains” community reading event. An encore performance will take place on Thursday, May 7th at 6:30 at the Rosemary Garfoot Public Library in Cross Plains.

4th Annual Dane County Libraries Team Trivia Night Saturday, May 9th at 7:00 PM Madison Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St.

Our fourth team trivia night benefiting Dane County public libraries and the Beyond the Page Endowment. Registration fee is $250 per team (up to 10 people) in advance or $300 the night of the event. For more information or to register your team, visit www.beyondthepage.info.

Getting to Know Medicare Wednesday, May 13th at 6:00 PM This class is designed to acquaint current and future Medi-

care Beneficiaries with the four parts of Medicare, as well as to equip them to navigate through the various insurance options. Presented by The Retirement Classroom.

Social Networking for Your Business Tuesday, May 19th at 6:00 PM Social networking can be a valuable tool for any small business. In this class, we will discuss the basics of Face-

book, LinkedIn and Twitter, as well as how to incorporate these mar-keting methods into your marketing plan in ways that save you and your employee’s time. Keep it simple, stay on track and let these new forms of marketing work for you! Presented by the Wisconsin Wom-en's Business Initiative Corporation. Registration is requested - please contact the WWBIC online at www.wwbic.com/classes or call 608-257-5450.

Strategies for Social Security and Retirement Income Wednesday, May 20th at 6:00 PM This class is designed to educate you on the varying meth-ods of filing for Social Security and inform you of strategies

that can be used to optimize it. The class will also provide a process one might use to calculate what their retirement income need is and introduce a few options on structuring income in retirement. Present-ed by The Retirement Classroom.

Book Discussion: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Thursday, May 21st at 10:00 AM Our monthly morning book group will be discussing Anthony Doerr’s bestselling novel about a blind French girl and a Ger-

man boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Author and Historian Jerry Apps Wednesday, May 27th at 7:00 PM Author, historian and story teller Jerry Apps returns to the Middleton Public Library to discuss and read from his latest book, Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist's Memoir, just pub-

lished this month by Wisconsin Historical Society Press. In Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist’s Memoir, Jerry Apps explores such topics as the human need for wilderness, rediscovering a sense of wonder, and his father’s advice to “listen for the whispers” and “look in the shadows” to learn nature’s deepest lessons.

Let’s Talk About Texts Book Discussion: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 PM The Craftsman Table & Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave in Middleton (2nd floor) Everyone is welcome to join us for our bi-monthly book dis-

cussion group at the Craftsman! This month we’ll be discussion Eowyn Ivey’s critically-acclaimed magical-realist novel, The Snow Child.

The Joy of Homebrewing Thursday, June 11th at 6:30 PM Ever wanted to know more about how to get from grain to glass, from fermentation to libation? Are you curious about homebrewing and wondering what it takes to brew your

own beer? Or are you an experienced homebrewer looking to swap tips, recipes, and tricks of the trade? Join us for this special presenta-tion as we explore the process of brewing beer! Ryan Browne from The Wine and Hop Shop will help equip you with beer-making know-how, as well as provide samples of raw ingredients (and even a few sips of the finished product!) Attendees must be 21+ to partake of samples.

Jaime Guiscafré: An Evening of Classical Guitar Thursday, June 18th at 7:00 PM Join us for an evening of classical and Spanish guitar with Emmy award-winning guitarist Jaime Guiscafré. Mr. Guiscafré has performed as a soloist and with ensembles throughout North and South America, Spain, and Italy.

As a member of the celebrated Latin American group Sotavento, he has recorded nine albums on Redwood Records and Discos Pueblo. Jaime resides in Madison, Wisconsin, where he also teaches at the Monroe Street Arts Center and MSCR. Refreshments will be served.

Seed Saving Workshop Wednesday, June 24th at 6:30 PM

Come and learn techniques for saving and storing seeds for next year from vegetable plants you are growing this year. This workshop is being offered in conjunction with Middleton Public Library’s Seed Li-brary, our first ever seed lending library where you check out seeds, plant them, and then return the seeds at harvest time! For more infor-mation, see the display next to the elevator on the library’s main level.

Adult Summer Reading Program starts Monday, June 8th. Summer Reading programs aren’t just for kids! Come to the lower-level reference desk and pick up your reading log to join our Adult Summer Reading Program. Read 40 hours and

become eligible for great prizes like Barnes & Noble gift cards, gift certificates and more! Completed reading logs must be turned in by Saturday, August 15. Open to all adults 18 and older.

Technology Classes Excel: The Basics Sunday, May 3rd @ 2pm Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool that helps you create spread-sheets to keep track of all kinds of numerical data simply and easily. Class participants will learn how to make a simple spreadsheet, create formulas to automatically update data, and more. Navigate LINKcat Sunday, May 17th @ 2pm Join us as we learn how to navi-gate our LINKcat catalog that we use here at the library! We will learn how to manage your ac-count and holds, search and browse the collection we have here in our library and in the South Central system, and more! Feel free to bring your own com-puter/tablet to make it more hands on. Excel: Beyond the Basics Tuesday, May 26th @ 7pm Interested in taking your Mi-crosoft Excel skills to a higher level? This course, designed for intermediate users, goes beyond the basics to help you get more

utility and efficiency out of your Excel use. Participants will explore advanced formulas and multiple spreadsheets, and will learn to create visual representations of data by using charts and graphs. Tweeting: An Introduction to Twitter Monday, June 8th @ 7pm Join us as we learn what Twitter really is, what tweeting means, and why you would want to use it! We will go through setting up an account, navigating our way through the website, and also talking about the app version for mobile phones! Connecting Professionally with LinkedIn Tuesday, June 23rd @ 7pm Online networking for your career can be easier than you think! Join us as we learn about LinkedIn, the professional social media tool that builds your professional identity online, helps you discover profes-sional opportunities, business deals, and new ventures. We will go through how to set up your account, and learn how to network online by using it.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fr iday Saturday

9:00 Friends Book

Sale 9:30 Bilingual Span-ish-English Storytime

1 9:00 Free

Comic Book Day! 2:30 Krafty Kids

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2:00 Excel: The Basics

3 All Day: May the

Fourth Be With You: Star Wars Origami 4:30 'Tween Yoga

4 9:15 Toddler Storytime

10:00 Toddler Storytime

6:30 CTM Presents: To Kill A Mockingbird

5 9:15 Mixed-Age Storytime

10:00 Mixed-Age Storytime

4:15 Social Justice Book Club: Speak

6 9:15 Baby & Tiny Tots

Storytime 10:00 Baby & Tiny Tots

Storytime 6:30 Dungeons & Dragons

7 9:30 Bilingual

Spanish-English Storytime

8 10:00

Friends Book Sale 2:30 Get Your Button On!

7:00 4th Annual Trivia Night @ Madison's Central

Library

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Mother’s Day

1:30 Chess Club

10 4:15 Teen Advisory Committee 4:30 'Tween Yoga

6:00 Read It and Eat Book Club

7:00 Friends of the Middle-ton Public Library Annual

Meeting

11 9:15 Toddler Storytime

10:00 Toddler Storytime

6:30 Library Board Meeting

12 9:15 Mixed-Age Storytime

10:00 Mixed-Age Storytime

6:00 Getting to Know Medicare

13 9:00 Friends Book Sale

9:15 Baby & Tiny Tots Storytime

10:00 Baby & Tiny Tots Storytime

6:30 Dungeons & Dragons 7:00 Geek Prom

14 9:00 Friends Book

Sale 9:30 Bilingual Span-ish-English Storytime

15 2:00 Movie &

Sing-Along: Mamma Mia

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2:00 Navigate LINKcat

17 6:00

4K Completion Celebration - 'Look

Whooo Finished 4K!'

18 6:00 Social

Networking for your Business

19 3:30 Kids Book Club: Amelia Bedelia

6:00 Strategies for Social Security & Retirement

Income 6:30 Creative Writing for

Adults

20 9:00 Friends Book

Sale 10:00 Adult Book

Discussion

21 9:00 Friends

Book Sale

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Library Closed Sundays until September

13th

24 25 10:00 Toddler &

Preschool Art 7:00 Excel:

Beyond the Basics

26 7:00 Author

Jerry Apps

27 9:00 Friends

Book Sale 7:00 Let's Talk About

Texts - The Snow Child

28 9:00 Friends

Book Sale

29 2:30 Garden

Storytime Party

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Memorial Day Library Closed

Middleton Public Library Phone: (608) 831-5564 Email: info@midlibrary.org Monday - Thursday 9am-9pm

7425 Hubbard Avenue Fax: (608) 836-5724 http://www.midlibrary.org Friday 9am-6pm : Saturday 9am-5pm

Middleton, WI 53562 TeleCirc: (608) 242-4700 midlibrary.org/facebook midlibrary.org/twitter Sunday (Sept-May) 1pm-5pm

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Book Sale

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Book Sale

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Children, Teen & Adult Summer Reading Program Begins!

7:00 Tweeting: An Introduction to Twitter

8 9:15 Toddler Storytime

10:00 Toddler Storytime

6:30 Library Board Meeting

9 9:15 Mixed-Age

Storytime 10:00 Mixed-Age

Storytime

10 9:15 & 10:00 Baby

& Tiny Tots Storytime

10:00 #TechThursdays for Kids

6:30 The Joy of Homebrewing

7:00 #TechThursdays for Adults

11 9:30 Bilingual Span-ish-English Storytime

2:00 Duke Other-wise Family Concert

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Friends Book Sale

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6:00 Family Yoga

15 1:00 Teen

Tie Dye

16 9:15 Mixed-Age

Storytime 10:00 Mixed-Age

Storytime 3:00 Community Heroes

17 9:00 Book Sale

9:15 & 10:00 Baby & Tiny Tots Storytime

10:00 #TechThursdays for Kids

1:00 Garfield Fans Unite! 7:00 #TechThursdays

for Adults

7:00 Guitarist Jaime Guiscafré

18 9:00 Friends Book Sale 9:30 Bilingual Spanish-

English Storytime 2:00 Movie Matinee:

Big Hero 6

19 2:30 Krafty

Kids: Pirates!

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Father’s Day

21 10:00 Musical Monday

2:00 Bug Out! Insects Up Close

6:00 Arts and MineCRAFTs

22 9:15 Toddler Storytime

10:00 Toddler Storytime

7:00 Connecting Profes-sionally with Linked In

23 9:15 Mixed-Age Storytime

10:00 Mixed-Age Storytime

6:30 Seed Saving Workshop

24 9:00 Friends Book Sale 9:15 Baby & Tiny Tots

Storytime 10:00 Baby & Tiny Tots

Storytime 6:00 Mock the Movie

25 9:00 Friends Book Sale 9:30 Bilingual Spanish-

English Storytime 2:00 Cake and Ice

Cream Making

26 2:00 David

Landau Family Concert

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6:00 Heroes: Kids Who Saved

the World

29 9:15 Toddler

Storytime 10:00 Toddler

Storytime

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Middleton Public Library Phone: (608) 831-5564 Email: info@midlibrary.org Monday - Thursday 9am-9pm

7425 Hubbard Avenue Fax: (608) 836-5724 http://www.midlibrary.org Friday 9am-6pm : Saturday 9am-5pm

Middleton, WI 53562 TeleCirc: (608) 242-4700 midlibrary.org/facebook midlibrary.org/twitter Sunday (Sept-May) 1pm-5pm

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TEEN EVENTS IN MAY & JUNE: GEEK PROM, MOCK THE MOVIE & SUMMER READING PROGRAM! Be Geeky!

Looking for an alternative to your school’s

prom? Join us for a Brain Bowl, spelling bee,

and a Rubik's Cube race at our Geek Prom on

Thursday, May 14, 7-8 pm! What do you

geek? Bring your geekiest obsession for Show & Tell,

prize for the geekiest outfit!

Sing! Write! Draw!

Watch a movie & sing along! Join us on Sat-

urday, May 16, 2-4 pm for a Movie Sing-

along—bring a CD with your favorite song &

do a lip synch following the movie! Teen art-

ists, writers, & photographers are invited to enter our

annual Teen Writing, Drawing, and Photography Con-

tests. Deadline for entries is June 29, suggested

theme: “Heroes.” See our summer brochures for more

details! (We are also looking for teen judges to help

judge the Writing Contest!)

Summer Reading!

Did you know we have Summer Reading

Programs for all ages? Our teen theme

for this year is “Unmask” with a Masquerade Ball as

our Finale! Teens are invited to try their luck with our

scratch off prize cards just for entering the Summer

Reading program. Create your goal of how much you

think you can read over the summer and get prizes at

your halfway and final goal. This year, there is the op-

tion to donate to First Book, a charity that provides

books to low-income families. (The funds the library

would have spent on a prize will be donated to this

charity, if you choose this option.) We also have lots

of other teen programs this summer—see our sum-

mer program fliers for information on Tie-Dye, Mock

the Movie (text comments to the big screen!),

Cake & Ice Cream Making, and many other pro-

grams that were suggested by teens!

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

- Benjamin Franklin

You may have heard that the Middleton Public Library

is undergoing a Building Feasibility Study. “Why?”

you may ask. The short answer is “long term planning

for the future.” It’s about determining the best way to

maximize current facilities for the next 20 years. The

idea behind a Building Feasibility Study is to take a

big picture look at how facilities are being used, not-

ing information-seeking pathways and their shifting

needs, visitor traffic patterns, scanning the industry’s

future trends, paying attention to demographic

changes, examining the structure, and creating an ef-

ficient, affordable and flexible plan to accommodate

the service needs for a long time. What that plan will

look like is yet to be determined. Right now, we’re

still in the Information Gathering Phase.

To be honest, it’s a monumental task that requires a

commitment of time and energy. It can’t be accom-

plished in a vacuum, but is best achieved through

feedback from various stakeholders and orchestrated

by professionals. That’s why the Middleton Public

Library Board of Trustees hired a local architectural

firm who has a great deal of successful experience

working with public library projects (such as the Vero-

na Public Library). To date, the process has involved

public listening sessions, public online surveys, and

crafting a list of future library service trends, a strate-

gic objectives list, and a collection

analysis matrix. The next phase in-

volves a structural analysis and a

Block and Structure Design Work-

shop.

These are exciting times for libraries. New and rapidly

changing technologies, the proliferation of digital in-

formation in various formats, such as wearable tech-

nology, adaptive technologies and makerspaces, have

changed the way people learn and communicate.

Likewise, these advanced technologies have changed

the way libraries function and interact with patrons.

This shift, along with a focus on community engage-

ment, has led to a broadening of library roles from

the traditional role of developing the collection,

providing reference desk assistance, conducting in-

struction sessions, and presenting programs, to in-

clude technology based programs, STEAM based and

experiential programming and outreach services. In

order to remain relevant to the residents of Middleton

and its surrounding area, it is critical that we integrate

these dynamic offerings and advanced technologies

into our plans for future library services.

Updates will be published on our website at

www.midlibrary.org/feasibility. We encourage

everyone to visit the website and to send suggestions

to me at pamela@midlibrary.org.

T H E B I - M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E M I D D L E T O N P U B L I C L I B R A R Y

Middleton Public Library Board Members Angela West Blank, Library Board

President; Jeremiah Tucker, Library

Board Vice President; Lisa Helmuth,

Library Board Secretary;

Kathy Olson, Library Board Council

Liaison; Christopher Clay, Joan Gill-

man, Anne Irish, Deborah Smith,

Steve Soeteber

Middleton Public Library

7425 Hubbard Avenue

Middleton, WI 53562

(608) 831-5564

www.midlibrary.org

info@midlibrary.org

Open to Serve you:

Monday - Thursday 9am-9pm

Friday 9am-6pm

Saturday 9am-5pm

Sunday (Sept-May) 1pm-5pm

The Friends of the Middleton Public Library wishes to thank all members for supporting the library, including these corporate sponsors:

• AERIE Preferred Financial Group • AJ Sue Consulting LLC

• Atterbury, Kammer & Hagg, S.C. • Bristled Boar Saloon

• Burman Coffee Traders • CPU Solutions

• Cress Funeral & Cremation Service • DoTopia

• Goben Cars • Gordon Flesch Co. • Greenway Station

• Hubbard Avenue Diner & Bakery • Madison Community Montessori

School • Mary Browning, Stark Realty • McLellan Orthodontics

• Murphy Desmond S.C. • Network Cabling Solutions

Smokey Hollow Campground • State Bank of Cross Plains

• Summers Christmas Tree Farm • The UPS Store of Middleton

• Wussow Chiropractic

All Programs at the library are funded by the Friends of the Middleton Public Library.

THANK YOU!

This summer, the Middleton Public

Library is going outside where chil-

dren are movin’ and a groovin’,

splishin’ and a splashin’…..that’s the

Splash Pad of course! Located at

6300 Mendota Avenue in Lakeview

Park, this free outdoor water playground is filled with

brightly colored water features that appeal to kids of all

ages.

So if you’re cooling off at the Splash Pad or simply taking a

break from the sun, make sure you visit the Middleton Pub-

lic Library at Lakeview Park to get a library card, borrow

books, or sign up for the Summer Reading Program. Those

brave enough can even show off their super awesome hula

hooping skills!

• Thursday, June 18th from 12-2pm

• Friday, July 10th from 1-3pm

• Saturday, July 25th 10-12pm

• Thursday, August 6th from 3-5pm

For more information about these park visits, please call the

outreach librarian at (608) 827-7417. Splash Pad library

visits will be rescheduled or cancelled in the event of rain or

severe weather.

WE’RE MAKING A SPLASH!

The Friends of the Middleton Library would also like to thanks the sponsors from our "Night At The Library" Event:

Dr Brian S. Mclellan • HEARTLINE THEATRICALS, LLC.

SCOTTS BAKERY • COSTCO • ORIENT EXPRESS

METCALFE'S • BLOOM BAKE SHOP HUBBARD AVENUE DINER & BAKERY

GIO'S GARDEN ART EXHIBIT Budding artists from Gio’s Garden will display their artwork

throughout June and July in the Stairwell Gallery located at

Middleton Public Library. Gio’s Garden is a therapeutic res-

pite center for children with disabilities ages birth through

6 years old. Families receive up to 6 hours per week of res-

pite care at no charge to the family. Along with the respite

program, Gio's Garden also offers individual therapy, parent

resources and extended care camps

throughout the year. In "Art and Music"

Extended Care Camp, children will explore

the spectrum of emotions while creating art

and music. The art that the children create

will be on display at the Middleton Public

Library's Stairwell Gallery in June and July.