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Ice fishing on Lake Wingra on a misty day.

Maybe for more than one reason. (And who did write that atrocious mining bill, anyhow?)

The Central Branch of the Madison Public Library has been closed for weeks now, awaiting the construction crews that will give it a complete overhaul. Ice and snow are piling up on the steps, the books are all gone, furniture and fixtures have been sold off and the Hieroglyph sculpture in the courtyard has gone into storage. An orange snow fence marks off the site, draped with a banner showing the new library and noting its opening in the summer of 2013. But tomorrow will be different.

The library opens for one day only -- for the Bookless event featuring numerous local artists, fun for the whole family, music and a whole lot more. That's tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 28.

This work of public art by artist O. V. Shaffer has stood in front of the downtown library since it opened more than 4 decades ago. It's a hammered copper sculpture called Hieroglyph. The library has been closed for renovation. and the sculpture put in storage. Not everyone likes the sculpture, but I've always been fond of it. Last I heard, it will go in the roof garden of the renovated library when it opens in the summer of 2013.

The library does open for one day only -- for the Bookless event featuring numerous local artists, fun for the whole family, music and a whole lot more. That's tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 28.

Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison -- love the way the lights dress up the place. As if someone put out holiday lights for the recall.