TOWN TOWN OF MADISON, NH - the Town of Madison

The Madison Library is a member of the Carroll County Library Cooperative, a group of arealibrarians that meets throughout the year to share ideas, training, and pursue cooperativeprograms and purchases. In 2011, libraries in CCLC were able to share expenses on the CareerCruising database for job seekers and post-secondary students, making it available for the firsttime to most area residents.The Madison Library, Madison Elementary School, Mustang Academy, and the MadisonRecreation Department cooperated on several programs in 2011. Mustang Academy studentsvisited the library each week during the spring and fall, and in the winter, the librarian visitedthe students, bringing new library books, games, and stories. Madison Elementary Schoolstudents visited the library during Read Across America week in the spring and signed up forlibrary cards. Madison Elementary also hosted a storytelling presentation by DuncanMacDougall of the Children’s Literacy Foundation on the day he brought 122 new booksgranted to the Madison Library. During the summer, the library invited children in MadisonRecreation’s Summer Program to visit the library once a week, and the children in the programattended several library-sponsored programs, including a live reptile program, a presentationon Rome by the Wilkinses, and a Summer Readers storytelling and book distribution by theChildren’s Literacy Foundation.Gifts and GrantsThe Friends of Madison Library purchased anew chair for the children’s room in 2011with funds raised at a Town Meeting bakesale. The chair—big enough for sharingstories—is a welcome addition, enjoyed bychildren and the adults who visit the librarywith them. The Friends once again provided$1,500 for book purchases and $495 forcomputer software expenses in 2011, fundsthey raise through membership dues and attheir Book Sale, held annually during OldHome Week.The Madison Library received a Pequawket Foundation grant in 2011 to fund materials for itsLocal History Preservation Project. In 2011, volunteers continued to organize and index thelibrary’s local history collection. Software and hardware were purchased as plans andprocedures were developed and tested for digitization of some of the collection. Workcontinues on this project, and additional volunteers are welcome.The New Hampshire State Library, through its Kids, Books, and the Arts grant program,provided partial funding for a live reptile program held in August. The Friends of MadisonLibrary provided the remainder of the funds needed. Over 70 people attended this popularevent.83