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About Us
The Madison Public Library Foundation, a tax-exempt, private, non profit corporation, promotes and supports Madison’s library facilities, services and programs. Established in 1993, the foundation provides annual project grants, raises funds for capital projects, and promotes awareness of the libraries and their programs.
Meet the Board of Directors
The MPL Foundation Board of Directors meets quarterly throughout the year. Directors are elected at our Annual Meeting every October. The MPL Foundation openly welcomes nominations from people with a wide array of professional backgrounds. If you would like to become a member of the MPLF Board of Directors please contact the MPL Foundation office at (608) 266-6318 or Executive Director, Jenni Collins at jcollins@mplfoundation.org.
Al Friedman, President and Director
Jessica Mac Naughton, Vice President and Director
Richard Chandler, Immediate Past President and Director
Tom DeChant, Secretary and Director
Ted Crabb, Treasurer and Director
Theodore C. Widder III, Campaign Chair
Rich Arnesen, Director
Sheila Boothby Stevens, Director
Nancy Carpenter, Director
Michelle Kamin, Director
Judith Plaenert Olson, Director
Nancy Pandhi, Director
Jon Reneau, Director
Andrew Seaborg, Director
James Ruhly, Director
Robert Stroud, Director
Matt Weygandt, Director
Pam Woodman, Director
Janice Zmrazek, Director
Career Opportunities
Special Events Intern
Communications Intern
President's Messages
Public Involvement and Support
Welcome to our New Executive Director
Transition and Growth at the Foundation
Capital Campaign Success Stories
Do We Still Need Libraries?
Endowments - The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Outgoing and Incoming Presidents' Messages
Foundation Activities Abound
New South Madison Branch Needs Your Help!
Update from the Board
History and Overview
Meet the Executive Director
Meet the Library Director
Book Fest Coordinator
Contact Us
Governance
Support
Donate now via the City of Madison's secure server (credit card or ETF). Our goal is to make your on-line giving experience user friendly. You are now able to specify your contribution to the various Madison Public Library Foundation projects. Opportunities for contributing include: Annual Fund: Each year the Madison Public Library Foundation grants monies to enhance Library resources and programs. These gifts fuel our programs and offerings such as expanded collections, youth programs, electronic resources and more. Capital Campaigns: The Madison Public Library system strives to meet the challenges of continual improvement through the generosity of our donors. As we set new goals, you have the opportunity to dramatically affect the quality of life in your city, your neighborhood, and in your neighborhood library. Special Events: The Madison Public Library Foundation presents an annual event each Fall to highlight innovative talent in our community with proceeds benefiting Madison Public Library programs. Endowments: Some gifts have the power to ensure the well being of the Library for generations to come. The Madison Public Library Foundation endowments are designed to sustain our institution as our city grows. Consider contributing to an existing fund, or ask us about establishing one of your own. Every gift makes a difference. Thank you for your on-going support of the Madison Public Library Foundation.
Ways to Give
Online Giving
Celebration Gifts
Corporate Matching Gifts
Leave a Legacy
Endowment Funds
Why Have an Endowment Fund?
Capital Campaign Completed for South Madison Branch Library!
South Madison Endowment Fund established
General Endowment Fund
Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship Fund
Book Discussion Kit Endowment Established
Schewe Endowment Fund for Print Books
Pinney Branch and Hawthorne Branch Endowments Established
Lakeview Branch Library Endowment Established
Three New Endowment Funds Established
Planned Giving
How do you want to leave your legacy? Support the Madison Public Library with a planned gift. “It was easy to name MPL Foundation a beneficiary of my IRA account. My future gift will be for endowment, so that its annual earnings help the library every year for a very long time. That's the kind of legacy I want to leave” - Nancy McGill, Member of the Silas Pinney Society What are Planned Gifts? Planned gifts come in many shapes and sizes, and are often the best way for someone who loves the library to make a significant contribution. Some planned gifts are quite simple, like leaving estate proceeds in a will, or even making a stock gift during your lifetime. Other gifts take a bit more planning and expertise, like a charitable gift annuity or a gift of life insurance. The Foundation staff is here to help, and while we cannot provide tax or legal advice, we can work with you, your family, and your professional advisors to carry out your vision. How do they help? Planned gifts… - Enhance educational programs - Build collections - Support staff - Improve facilities - Invest in the endowment to insure the future livelihood of our libraries. The Silas Pinney Society, Dedicated to Planned Giving The Silas Pinney Society is a group that recognizes and honors those who have chosen to make planned gifts to the Madison Public Library Foundation. Mayor Silas Pinney was credited with the founding of Madison’s first free library in 1875, which was originally housed in City Hall. It’s easy to become a member – make a legacy gift that makes a long-term difference in Madison’s Public Libraries. Let us know of your intention to make a planned gift and become a member of the Silas Pinney Society. Call Jenni at our office: 608.266.6318 or email her: jcollins@mplfoundation.org
Planned Giving Brochure
Pinney Society Launched
Charitable Bequest
Charitable Gift Annuity
Other Planned Gifts
Remembrance Fund
What is the Remembrance Fund?
Tributes of Honor
Memorial Tribute
Remembrance Fund Donors
Donor Recognition
2011 Donors
Fall 2010 Annual Fund Contributors
Spring 2010 Annual Fund Contributors
South Madison Capital Campaign Donors
Remembrance Fund Donors
Thank You To Our 2009 Annual Donors
Conversation and Cocktails Event Sponsors
Sequoya Endowment Donors
Sequoya Capital Campaign Supporters
Donate Now
Volunteer
Central Library: Coming Soon
We’ve moved! All information on the Learning for a Lifetime campaign has moved to our campaign website, mynewlibrary.org. Learn more or Make a donation today! 
Book Club Challenge
Events & Programs
Past Events
Ex Libris: A Review of Beer & Chocolate
Bedtime Stories with Adam Mansbach
A Check-up for Your Will
Lunch for Libraries Photos
Ex Libris Volume II
Bookless
Lunch for Libraries
April Earth Day Events
Bookless in Pictures
Bookless Artists
Bookless Video Sneak Peek
City Employee Art Show
Backyard Bash, Goodman South Madison
Backyard Bash a Smash!
Retirement Planning
100 Years of Branch Libraries
Off-beat with Ben
Library Programs and Events
Press Room
In the News
Madison Public Library Foundation to Raise $100K for Wisconsin Book Festival
What's a "Bubbler?" Your way to learn, share, and create.
Foundation grants $15K for existing collections and new technology
Bookless in the News
Backyard Bash a Smash!
Madison Needs Some Divine Intervention
For People: Madison Public Libraries
Press Releases
Construction Begins on Madison's Central Library - March 27, 2012
Kris Turner Receives Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship - October 31, 2011
Beer & Chocolate Pair Up for Library Foundation Fundraiser - September 12, 2011
Sunday Hours Begin at Pinney and Sequoya Branch Libraries - Sep 7, 2011
Backyard Bash to Celebrate Goodman South Madison Library - September 6, 2011
Foundation Newsletter
Annual Report
Archives
Foundation Grants to the Library
Foundation grants enhancing collections
A Million for the Sequoya Branch Library
2011 Foundation Grant Announcements
Kia Vang Honored with the Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship for 2010
Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship Award Winner
Book Discussion Kit Endowment Established
Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship Fund
Manage Your Money with Morningstar
Book Kits Make Discussions Easy
Summer Library Program a Success!
Library Grants in 2008
Grants Received by Foundation
Goodstock 2008 Award
Madison Community Foundation Awards $200,000 for the New Sequoya Branch of Madison Public Library
Library Grant Awards
South Madison Literacy Program Expands
Grants for Job Assistance & Historical Preservation
LINKcat Catalog Update
$192,500 Received for Focused Collections
MGE and the Madison Public Library: Community Partners
Past Programs
Backyard Bash, Goodman South Madison
All About the Libraries - Spring 2011
Good Friends, Good Food and Toxic Danger...
Join us for "The History of the Madison Public Library"
Remarkable Creatures - A Remarkable Event
Art at the Library
Conversation and Cocktails Inaugural Event a Success
Conversation & Cocktails
2009 Conversation & Cocktails Recap
South Madison Events on November 14th
Conversation and Cocktails Event Sponsors
History of Sequoya Campaign
A Million for the Sequoya Branch Library
WE DID IT! Sequoya Endowment Campaign meets its goal
Celebration Continues for Sequoya Branch Library
The Perfect Celebration
David Maraniss - Sequoya Author Series Event
Sequoya Gift of Sound
Sequoya Branch Endowment Fund
Photo Gallery
The All-New Sequoya Branch Is Open
Sequoya Endowment Donors
Author Presentation Series
Madison Public Library: History and Future
Jacquelyn Mitchard Spoke at the Sequoya Branch
Spring Author Appearances Benefit Sequoya
Friends Name Community Room
Madison Community Foundation Awards $200,000 for the New Sequoya Branch of Madison Public Library
Elizabeth George
Kevin Henkes Appearance
Anne's Place
Stuart Levitan Appearance
Sequoya Capital Campaign Supporters
Capital Campaign Kickoff
Sequoya Branch Groundbreaking
David Maraniss Spoke on November 15
History of Goodman South Madison Branch
Goodman South Madison Branch Check Presentation
Christina Wagner Receives "I Love My Librarian" Award in NYC
Goodman South Madison Branch Celebrates Grand Opening November 9
Capital Campaign Completed for South Madison Branch Library!
South Madison Capital Campaign Donors
South Madison Endowment Fund established
Thanks to Goodman Foundation - South Madison Capital Campaign Reaches Goal
Friends Unite to Help South Madison
Libraries Change Lives
Sponsor a "Bank Book" to help South Madison Branch Library
Everyone is Pitching in!
South Madison Literacy Program Expands
South Madison Branch Capital Campaign Kicks Off
South Madison Branch Barometer
South Madison Backers -- Economic Hopes
South Madison Branch Patron Wishes
Updates on South Madison
Building the New South Madison Branch Library
New South Madison Branch Needs Your Help!
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New South Madison Branch March 27
Archived Annual Reports
RFPs
Book Club Corner
Welcome to Book Club Corner, a cozy nook of the foundation’s website for book clubbers and book lovers alike. Here you’ll find information on the library’s book club kits and reviews of book club favorites. Don’t forget to enter your book club in our quarterly drawing. You could win a Barrique’s gift card! Subscribe to our "Book Club Corner" eNews updates Stay informed about author related events, library resources for your book club, and ways that your group can support Madison Public Library. Be sure to check the "Book Club Corner" box after you enter your email. Sign up today! What’s your next read? Try a Book Club Kit! Madison Public Library makes choosing your book club’s next book easy by collecting donated and withdrawn copies of discussible books and packaging them in a canvas bag with discussion questions and information about the author. Head over to the library’s website for more information on the over 190 kits (and counting!). Sign up to be notified when new kits are added. Help build more kits! Donate used copies of books your group has read at any Madison Public Library location. Be sure to mention that they are for the Book Discussion Kits. Meet the Books 'n' Banter 
Books ‘n’ Banter began in 1995 on Madison’s east side, after breaking away from a book club that became too large. The smaller book club happily chatted about books without a group name until they registered for the Madison Public Library’s first Book Club Café in 1997. After batting around names, the alliteration of Books ‘n’ Banter stuck. The members, who each choose a month to select a book and host, live on the north and east side of Madison. What book are you currently reading? The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba What author would you like to have as a book club guest? How do we choose just one?! Julia Alvarez, Harper Lee, Margaret Mitchell, Jane Austen… If you could host book club anywhere, where would it be? Cape Town in January or Paris in spring If you could invite any person to join your book club, who would it be? Emily Auerbach, Eleanor Roosevelt, Warren Buffet, Katie Couric or Meredith Vieira Enter your Book Club! If you’d like to be entered in the drawing for next quarter’s newsletter, email newsletter@mplfoundation.org with a photo and brief description of your bookclub along with your answers to the questions above.
Book Club Challenge
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