Go Fishing at The Library
This summer you can go fishing at your local
Madison Public Library and make a gift to the library at the same time.
During the month of July, you will find "wish bowls" containing
"wish fish" at the Central Library and all seven branches. You
may go fishing at the wish bowl and either purchase a specific item for
the library or make a general donation to buy children's library materials.
This special fund-raiser is being sponsored by the library and its Friends
groups.
"We have targeted the library materials budget because we have seen
a steady drop in funds," says Library Director Barbara Dimick. "In
1991, the materials budget was $839,000 and in 1995, it was $728,00 - a
15 percent decrease even before inflation is factored in."
The library buys children's materials in many different formats, including
books, magazines, tapes, videos and compact discs.
Please stop by your local Madison Public Library during the month of July
to "go fishing at the wish bowl." Your gifts to the library will
help us better serve Madison's children. Contact Mary Knapp for more information
at 266-6359.
GIVE BLOOD
The American Red Cross, Badger-Hawkeye Blood Region will be opening a new,
permanent blood donation center in the M.A.R.C. -East Building at 3939 Lien
Road. The center will begin its operations on Tuesday, June 4 and will be
open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays,from 4-7 pm and Saturday mornings
from 8 am-Noon.
This new blood donation center will offer donors on Madison's East side
and Eastern Dane County a convenient opportunity to give blood. The goal
for the center will be to have at least 25 people successfully giving blood
per day. The blood given at the east side center will contribute to the
daily need of 720 pints in the Badger-Hawkeye blood region.
For more information or to make an appointment to give blood, please call
the Red Cross at
233-9300, ext. 357.
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Gates of Heaven Celebration
Transportation and Planning
The Good, Bad, and Ugly
President's Report
Weaving 25 Years
"In Alder Words. . ."
Eye on the Hood
The New Isthmus Garden Club
Assembly Report
Alder's Addendum - Flooding
Neighborhood Safety TIPS
Focus on Flood Fashions
Public Service Announcements