by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Two dedicated, longtime Madison Public Library Foundation board members completed their terms this fall. Christopher Hughes, Partner at Stafford Rosenbaum, served on the board for six years. Stafford Rosenbaum became involved with the foundation during the Central...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation’s board of directors was thrilled to welcome three new members in October: Brigid Elliott-Boger, Ray Mendez and Susan Goodwin. Elliott-Boger has lived in Madison and worked as an accountant for Baker Tilly US, LLP (formerly Virchow,...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Library Takeover is an opportunity to support communities to make their ideas happen at the library. Every year, Madison Public Library opens its doors to three teams of three to four people who take their ideas from the planning phase to execution. The teams...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
A group of donors is providing a $125,000 matching gift — the largest match ever for Madison Public Library Foundation — to encourage contributions to the organization’s annual fund this winter. The year-end campaign began on Giving Tuesday (November 29) and continues...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation said goodbye to longtime Executive Director Jenni Jeffress earlier this month and welcomed Conor Moran, formerly the Wisconsin Book Festival Director, to the organization’s leading position. Jeffress joined the foundation in 2010 at...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Support Madison Public Library Foundation and do your holiday shopping at the same time! Kendra Scott in Hilldale Shopping Center will donate a portion of each sale from 3–5 p.m. Sunday, December 18, to the foundation. Foundation staff will be at the store during that...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The Wisconsin Book Festival closed out the celebration of its 20th anniversary year with more than 60 events, mostly in person plus some virtual. It has been incredible to see the growth of the event in that time, particularly in the 10 years we’ve been hosting it...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The second Global Association of Literary Festivals (GAOLF) Conference invited and paid for a Wisconsin Book Festival representative to attend its November conference in Lagos, Nigeria, recognizing the festival’s excellence in promoting literature. Book Festival...
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