by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library’s Black, Indigenous & People of Color Affinity Group held an anniversary networking party at Goodman South Madison Library to celebrate one year since it was founded, and to thank speakers and others the group worked with throughout the...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Newsletter
As we near the end of 2021, we’re reflecting on a great year for the Wisconsin Book Festival. We were so excited to host some events in person and are looking forward to continuing with more in-person programming in 2022. We hosted 73 virtual and in-person events...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation’s 11th annual Ex Libris fall fundraiser returned to an in-person format on November 5. About 400 guests sampled local food and beverages from 31 area tasting partners, including restaurants, caterers and breweries. The event — which...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation’s board of directors has a new President and two new members whose terms began in October. Heather Clefisch will serve as President, taking over for Susie Younkle. The foundation also thanks departing board members Allen Arntsen and...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Marketing Specialist Liz Boyd recently did a ride-along with the Dream Bus staff. We asked her to share her experience with our donors. I’ve been promoting the Dream Bus on social media for more than a year, and I really wanted to get a better...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Thanks to a $242,000 National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Madison Public Library will be able to effectively measure its programs’ impact and serve as a model for other U.S. libraries to do the same. ...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2021 | Giving, Newsletter
All gifts made to Madison Public Library Foundation through December 31 will double, thanks to an anonymous donor who committed a match of $80,000! Annual fund donations boost literacy and lifelong learning for Madisonians in the form of collection items, technology...
by Amy Mertz | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Each semester, Madison Public Library Foundation hires interns who gain communications, event planning and nonprofit development skills. We’d like to introduce you to Kyle Engels (pictured above, right), our fall Communications Intern! Kyle is a talented writer who...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 15, 2021 | Event, Giving, News
Garth Beyer, owner of Garth’s Brew Bar on Monroe Street, opened his establishment in 2019 and has been donating a tasting session to Madison Public Library Foundation’s Ex Libris fall fundraiser silent auction ever since. He also wrote his business plan at the...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 15, 2021 | Giving, News
Madison Public Library Foundation issued the 2021 Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship to Rakayah Johnson, a Central Library Page who works in Technical Services. Johnson, who grew up in DeForest, Wis. and has worked at the library for five years, is pursuing an early...
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