LIST: With heat here, public cooling locations open up around the region

July 18, 2019 1:46 PM

Stephanie Fryer,

Posted: July 18, 2019 1:46 PM

Updated: August 31, 2021 11:35 AM

by Stephanie Fryer

Communities all across southern Wisconsin are opening up public locations where people can go to cool down in response to our recent hot and humid weather.

Here is a list of some of the places open in our region.

DANE COUNTY
Click here to see the full list on Dane County’s website.

The Beacon
Porchlight Men’s Shelter
Salvation Army Women’s and Family Shelter
The Salvation Army of Dane County

LIBRARIES
Belleville Public Library
Black Earth Public Library
Cambridge Public Library
Cross Plains Rosemary Garfoot Public Library
Deerfield Public Library
DeForest Area Public Library
Fitchburg Public Library
Madison Public Library – Central
Madison Public Library – Alicia Ashman
Madison Public Library – Hawthorne
Madison Public Library – Lakeview
Madison Public Library – Meadowridge
Madison Public Library – Monroe Street
Madison Public Library – Pinney Branch
Madison Public Library – Sequoya
Madison Public Library – Goodman Sounty Madison
Marshall Community Library
Mazomanie Free Library
McFarland, E.D. Locke Public Library
Middleton Public Library
Monona Public Library
Monona Public Library
Mount Horeb Public Library
Oregon Public Library
Stoughton Public Library
Sun Prairie Public Library
Verona Public Library
Waunakee Public Library

COMMUNITY CENTERS
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County – Allied Family Center
Meadowood Neighborhood Center
Elver Park Neighborhood Center
Lussier Community Education Center
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County – Taft
Bridge Lake Point Waunona Neighborhood Center
Neighborhood House
Bayview International Center for Education and the Arts
Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
Goodman Community Center
East Madison Community Center
Vera Court Neighborhood Center
Kennedy Heights Community Center
Warner Park Community Recreation Center
Deerfield Community Center
Cambridge Community Activities Program
Theresa Terrace Neighborhood Center
Jewish Social Services of Madison
Madison School and Community Recreation
Packer Community Learning Center
Center for Resilient Cities

SENIOR C ENTERS
West Madison Senior Center (Newbridge)
West Madison Senior Center (Sawyer Terrace)
Madison Senior Center
Verona Senior Center
Monona Senior Center
Oregon Area Senior Center
Mount Horeb Senior Center
Area Agency on Aging of Dane County
The Colonial Club
Waunakee Senior Center
Sugar River Senior Center
Stoughton Area Senior Center

YOUTH CENTER
Cambridge Area Youth Center
Marshall Area Community Youth Center
McFarland Youth Resource Center
Middleton Youth Center
Mount Horeb Youth Resource Center
Oregon Youth Center
Stoughton Area Youth Center
Sun Prairie Youth Center

MADISON

Madison-area homeless shelters have issued a weather exception due to extreme temperatures. From Tuesday until Monday, shelters will not turn anyone away even if they’ve already reached their limit on stays at the facility. However, space is limited and shelters are not able to offer space to all families requesting. Shelters are working with Friends of the State Street Family to find solutions for families denied space.

ADAMS COUNTY
Adams County Library
Adams County Community Center
Gundersen Moundview Hospital
Rome Town Hall
Lester Public Library of Rome
Corner Pump

COLUMBIA COUNTY

COLUMBUS
Columbus Senior Center
Columbus Public Library

LODI
Lodi City Hall
Lodi Women’s Club Library
Lodi Area EMS
Reach Out Lodi

PORTAGE
Portage Municipal Building
Portage Public Library

WISCONSIN DELLS
Kilbourn Public Library
Wisconsin Dells Municipal Pool

VILLAGE OF CAMBRIA
Cambria Community Room
Jane Morgan Memorial Library

VILLAGE OF DOYLESTOWN
If anyone is in need of a cooling center call the Columbia County Dispatch Center non-emergency number (608) 742-4166 Extension 1 and the Fire Department will be notified.

VILLAGE OF FALL RIVER
Fall River Village Hall

VILLAGE OF PARDEEVILLE
Pardeeville Village Hall
Angie William Cox Library
Pardeeville EMS Building

VILLAGE OF POYNETTE
Poynette Public Library

VILLAGE OF RANDOLPH
Randolph Village Hall
Hutchinson Memorial Library

VILLAGE OF RIO
Rio Community Library

VILLAGE OF WYOCENA
Wyocena Community Center/Library

IOWA COUNTY
Arena Fire/EMS Station
Barneveld Library
Dodgeville Library
Cobb Public Library
Dodgeville United Methodist Church
St. Anthony & Philip Parish

ROCK COUNTY

BELOIT
Beloit Grinnel Senior Center
Beloit Memorial Hospital
Beloit Public Library
Salvation Army

CLINTON

Clinton Public Library
Clinton Senior Center

EDGERTON

Edgerton Hospital and Health Services
Edgerton Public Library

EVANSVILLE

Creekside Place Community Center – Evansville
Eager Free Public Library – Evansville

JANESVILLE

Blackhawk Technical College – Janesville
Gifts Men’s Resource Center – Janesville
Hedberg Public Library – Janesville
Janesville Mall
Janesville Senior Center
Mercy Health System-Hospital – Janesville
St. Mary’s Hospital – SSM Health – Janesville
The Salvation Army – Janesville

MILTON

The Gathering Place – Milton
Milton Public Library

ORFORDVILLE

Orfordville Public Library
Orfordville Village Hall

BRODHEAD

Brodhead Public Library
Brodhead City Hall
Brodhead Police Department

OVERNIGHT SHELTERS IN ROCK COUNTY
The Sparrows Nest – Beloit
Gifts Men’s Shelter – Janesville
House of Mercy – Janesville

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