We are entering the holiday season. It’s a time of food, family and fun. Unfortunately, for some of us, it can also be a time of increased anxiety and depression. We may be told by the media to eat,...

What is NaNoWriMo you ask? NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month, celebrated each year in November. It was created in 1999 as a project to get people to try creative writing. People were...

Students occasionally ask us librarians about resources we might have to help improve a general skill such as writing, grammar, spelling or reading comprehension. Sure, we have many books that can be checked...

Did you know the Student Computer Help Desk is located right in our wonderful new Truax Library? Come on up and check it out! As the fall semester kicks into full gear, we’ve answered lots of questions,...

Welcome students! Come on up to the top of the Gateway at Truax and explore your ultra-hip, brand new library! Stop in for a visit, take a look around, and discover why the library and library commons...

Many of us are beginning to feel the weight of winter. It has certainly been a long, cold, snowy one. Cabin fever is setting in, and we are ready for a change of season! Rest assured, there is good news...

A quick look around is enough to show the seasons are changing. The trees are displaying a beautiful palette of hues ranging from bright yellow to crimson red. Students are trading in flip-flops for boots...

Spring in Wisconsin:  In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion? Badgers basketball was not the only “madness” that occupied conversation and thoughts during March, but Wisconsin heat waves and earthquakes...

Most of our students know that Madison College includes regional campuses in Reedsburg, Portage, Fort Atkinson and Watertown. But did you know that we also have libraries at each of those locations?...

Kelley: Hey, we have to get our annual Oscar column done. Did you download the free Oscars app from the Academy on your iPad? It’s pretty slick. There’s a lot of multimedia information about the nominees,...

The start of a new year is traditionally a time for resolutions. Each year we promise ourselves that this is the year we’ll exercise more, drink less, eat the recommended five servings of fruits and...

The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970.  The founder of this observance, which has since evolved into an annual event of global reach, was Wisconsin’s own Gaylord Nelson. Nelson was...