Madison Public Library - Pinney — Attraction in Madison

Great place for books and periodicals to catch up on those book of the month club requests. A great selection, from primary-early learners through bestsellers and adult novels. Also a good locale for special programs for seniors and children, as well as the occasional guest speaker. Finally, do your patriotic duty and VOTE. Only need a valid driver's license or photo ID to vote. In and out in under 10 minutes, and the voter volunteers are very nice, and helpful. Almost forgot, you can even get seeds for native plantings for your apartment veranda in BIG pots (prairie plants put down deep roots and eventually will die regardless, in even 10 gallon pots, but usually not before flowering!). But better to plant them outside where adequate rain and shine will make natural beauty and more flowers in a year for some, and 2-3 yrs at most for perennials(remember those deep roots, takes a while to plunge 3-6 ft down & produce flowers after that effort). Seeds are complimentary from Land and Water Resources Dept, Dane...

Stopped by the public library on Cottage Grove Rd on 06/26/2017 to make some copies of a resume. The front desk referred me to the resource desk for copying assistance where I was greeted by an employee named Robin. I don't even know if there are words to describe how professional, patient, respective and pleasant Robin was. Recognizing that I did not know the difference between a copy machine and a bowling ball, Robin walked me through the entire process; even taking a 5 minute break to allow a rude and impatient patron to get her copying done so she could get to the post office before 5:00. True testament and refreshing to know that exceptional people like Robin, (while hard to find) still do exist. My complements to the individual(s) who hired her!!

To Management: Please see that this communication finds its way to Robin's personal file and is taken into consideration during her next...

Just an informational note: The Interim Pinney Library at 211 Cottage Grove Road is located at the former Ace Hardware location across the street from the old Pinney Library. The Interim location does not have meeting room space, but you can find other meeting spaces in the surrounding area.

The site of the old Pinney Library is being redeveloped, and our new library at Royster Corners is not yet ready for us to move in. We have moved to an interim location for a year until the new library is ready.

The present location, in April of 2019, is the THIRD spot where this library has been; so when they move into their "new digs" in 2020, that will be their FOURTH location since the library of my youth, back...