by Amy Mertz | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Support Library Card Signup Month by encouraging someone you know to apply for a card! Tell them to visit Madison Public Library staff at the Madison Night Market at State and Gilman streets from 4–8 p.m. September 8, and at the Forward Madison FC soccer game on...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 9, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library will begin to offer Birding Backpacks for checkout, thanks to a Madison Public Library Foundation grant and a gift from the Feminist Bird Club – Madison Chapter. This past spring, the Feminist Bird Club joined the Great Wisconsin Birdathon to...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Local naturalist John C. Newman has been named the first Naturalist-in-Residence at Madison Public Library, through which he will lead a series of events, walks and workshops this fall. The goal of the Naturalist-in-Residence project is to encourage the Madison...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 9, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library’s We Read program, which celebrates the joy of reading, featured a wide assortment of fun library events and activities throughout the summer. In June, each of the nine libraries, along with the Dream Bus, hosted We Read bookmaking programs. The...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 9, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library’s Making Justice program recently brought teaching artists to teen participants at the Dane County Juvenile Court Shelter Home for an inaugural shoe design residency. Artist Carlos Eduardo Gacharna worked with a teen participant from a previous...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Book Discussion Kits for UWMadison’s Go Big Read 2022-23 selection, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith, are now available at Madison Public Library. A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 8, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation issued $110,000 in grants to Madison Public Library to cover the costs of new self-check machines at Sequoya, Meadowridge and Goodman South Madison libraries, and replacement materials for Central Library’s collection. The three...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Fifty authors are on the lineup for the Wisconsin Book Festival’s 20th anniversary fall celebration October 13–16 at Central Library. Their work spans the literary genres, from fiction and nonfiction to poetry and more. “We’re delighted to be able to celebrate the...
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