by Amy Mertz | Apr 16, 2020 | Giving, News
All Madison Public Library locations are closed, but library staff are working hard from home to make sure that patrons can still access a wide variety of library resources. Almost immediately, the library shifted from physical to digital resources in mid-March....
by Amy Mertz | Mar 26, 2020 | Event, Giving, News
Two weeks of Pinney Library grand opening events that began with a gala on February 29 and culminated with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 12 attracted more than 2,000 community members to the new space, located in the Royster Commons building on...
by Amy Mertz | Mar 11, 2020 | Giving, News, Patron Stories
Susan Policello knew dedicating a bike rack outside the new Pinney Library was the perfect way to honor her 97-year-old father, Donald H. Korn. As the doors of the new library prepare the open to the public for the first time, we look fondly at Pinney’s past and...
by Amy Mertz | Feb 28, 2020 | News
The new Pinney Library opened Thursday, March 12! Local media were very interested in the new facility, which is double the size of the previous library. Click below for all the articles and news clips. Friday, March 13, 2020News 3 Now/Channel 3000 – Pinney Library...
by Amy Mertz | Feb 19, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
The new Pinney Library is for everyone — even the tiniest of patrons, and their caregivers. The PlayLab at Pinney Library promotes early literacy through child-directed play for children ages birth to 5. PlayLab programming will encourage community support and family...
by Amy Mertz | Feb 18, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
UW-Madison Art Department Professor Tom Loeser (pictured above, left) recently completed an artistic seating area for the new Pinney Library that was constructed from ash trees decimated by the emerald ash borer infestation. Titled Pair of Perches for Pinney People...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Thanks to an anonymous donor, all contributions to Madison Public Library Foundation’s annual fund between now and December 31 will qualify for a 100 percent match! Donations to the annual fund support Madison Public Library’s collections, programs, services, employee...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Leo loves fonts and wants to design them someday. Zoey likes to explore careers and new materials in the Spotlight Station. Amy enjoys building small cardboard houses for her dolls. Jaycob likes to build and take apart technology. These third-graders at Madison...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation recently learned that philanthropist John “Jack Lussier, who died in 2018, left a nearly $1 million charitable trust gift to support future library endeavors. The dollars received in 2018 and 2019 will be directed to the foundation’s...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library celebrated another summer of reading! Nearly 5,700 children participated in this year’s Summer Reading Club. With the help of our Bubbler Making & Learning interns, children who completed the program were invited to end-of-summer reading...
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