Check out this adorable apology to the library

📕 Overdue Library Book Sparks Adorable Confession

• The Madison Public Library posted a heartfelt handwritten letter from a young patron of Monroe Public Library. The young reader had moved out of town and mailed back the book along with the letter, apologizing for the late return.
• “I am very, very sorry for how late my book is,” the reader wrote. “I promise to try to be better about returning books on time.”
• Library officials said they appreciated the return, but noted that Madison Public Library doesn’t charge fines for late returns, only if books are permanently lost or damaged.

🏫 Is Support Softening For $607M School Referendums?

• In 38 days, the Madison Metropolitan School District will ask voters to approve two referendums totalling $607 million. In the past 30 years, the district has had a success rate of 13-3 in getting referendums approved.
• But comments at recent school board meetings suggest the district might have a harder sell this time. The size of the amount, the largest funding request ever put forth by the district, has even some longtime supporters of public education asking questions. [WSJ]
• Note: The Madison Public Schools Foundation is a sponsor of City Cast Madison.

💬 Governor, Students Call For UW to Meet With TAs

• Gov. Tony Evers and UW-Madison’s student governance organization have backed a call from a campus labor organization representing teaching assistants for regular, voluntary meetings with administrators over workplace concerns.
• State law prevents the Teaching Assistants Association from collective bargaining as a labor union. So, the group has opted for a “meet and confer” approach, in which the university would sit down voluntarily with the group.
• So far, the university has rebuffed those requests to meet. Officials say they prefer to deal with student and staff concerns through the campus’ shared governance groups like the Faculty Senate and Associated Students of Madison (ASM). [WKOW]

Meet Fuzzy! Fuzzy had a tough start in life as a mangy, disheveled puppy in Knoxville, Tennessee. But she now happily resides in Madison, where she charms everyone with her big blue eyes and sweet demeanor. But the sight of someone riding a Harley will bring out her animal instincts. Vroom vroom!