This document provides information about the Madison Public Library system and its Goodman South Madison branch. It summarizes that the Goodman South Madison branch opened in 2010 with three times more space than the old location, including more computers, self-check machines, and dedicated spaces for children, families, and meetings. Statistics are given for checkouts, visits, internet use, and program attendance for 2012 for both the Goodman South Madison branch and the whole Madison Public Library system. The document describes various outreach programs, partnerships, and collaborations of the Goodman South Madison branch library.

1. MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
GOODMAN SOUTH MADISON BRANCH
MADISON, WISCONSIN

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. CHECKOUTS: 4,122,191
VISITS: 2,020,557
INTERNET USE: 682,034
PROGRAM ATTENDANCE: 98,534
Goodman South
Madison
CHECKOUTS: 223,287
VISITS: 187,988
INTERNET USE: 92,090
PROGRAM ATTENDANCE: 13,544
Madison Public
Library
2012: The Year in Numbers

6. Outreach Services Overview

7. Public Health Department - WIC
• Outreach grant provided by Madison
Community Foundation.

8. Job Club

9. Drop-in Animation Lab
With outreach to:
• Juvenile Denton
Center
• Centro Hispano
• Neighborhood
Centers

10. English for Families
• In conjunction with literacy network
• Funded by a grant from South Madison
Rotary Club.

11. Eat, Play, Bike

12. Summer Reading Club
• 476 registrants in 2012
• 85 events for children and
families
• 2282 attendance

13. Family Fun Nights

14. Family Fun Nights
• 1517 attendance
• 32 events since January
2012

15. One year anniversary: Backyard Bash

16. Inreach at the Library
Joining Forces for Families

17. 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

18. Collaborations with UW-Madison
Educational and Career Advising

19. Odyssey Project: An Educational Partnership
The 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.

20. Building Partnerships

21. 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!

22. Questions?