<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Library Photo of the Month&#8211;February 2017]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7238" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/library-photo-of-the-month-february-2017/img_0632/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463843343&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00080385852090032&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.274880555556&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.720802777778&quot;}" data-image-title="sauk city" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7238" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="sauk city" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg?w=600&amp;h=450 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0632.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Not far northwest of Madison lies the community of Sauk City, &#8220;where eagles soar&#8221; (more about those eagles in a minute.)</p>
<p><!--more-->The village public library is across the street from the Wisconsin River.  It&#8217;s a busy little place, doing its very best in a building, like most public libraries, that is too small for all they want to do. Though I&#8217;ve been there many times, it was closed the day I took these photos, so they are the best I could do.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7237" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/library-photo-of-the-month-february-2017/img_0629/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463843313&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00036496350364964&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.274955555556&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.720755555556&quot;}" data-image-title="sauk front door" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft  wp-image-7237" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=275&#038;h=206" alt="sauk front door" width="275" height="206" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=275&amp;h=206 275w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=550&amp;h=412 550w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0629.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px" /></a> <a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7236" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/library-photo-of-the-month-february-2017/img_0628/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463843302&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00048709206039942&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.274911111111&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.720725&quot;}" data-image-title="img_0628" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=1024" class="alignright wp-image-7236 " src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=275&#038;h=206" alt="sauk sign" width="275" height="206" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=275&amp;h=206 275w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=550&amp;h=412 550w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_0628.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px" /></a></p>
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<p>More about Sauk City, the library, and those eagles:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://saukcitylibrary.org/" target="_blank">Sauk City Public Library</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.saukcity.net/" target="_blank">Village of Sauk City </a></li>
<li><a href="http://ferrybluffeaglecouncil.org/events-calendar/bald-eagle-watching-days/" target="_blank">Bald Eagle Watching Days</a> (Each winter, bald eagles gather in the Sauk Prairie area due to a unique combination of factors.)</li>
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