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...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 15, 2021 | News
In a Madison Public Library Board meeting on October 7, board members decided to seek support to amend the City of Madison’s 2022 operating budget to expand Monroe Street Library hours from the current three days of service per week to five. The cost of...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 10, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation is sponsoring Madison BCycle’s new Community Pass Program that will enable riders to use their Madison Public Library card to access one of over 300 electric bikes. While bike checkouts from a BCycle station or mobile app typically...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 9, 2021 | Event, News, Newsletter
The Wisconsin Book Festival is gearing up for the fall kickoff to its 2021–22 programming season, with a hybrid approach for author events — some virtual and others in person. In-person events will take place on Saturday, October 23, during the annual fall celebration...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 8, 2021 | News, Newsletter
The Dream Bus has been busy this summer! With approximately 500 checkouts in June and nearly 800 in July, it has been making many stops around the city. Some of the most popular locations are Allied Learning Center, LLC, Kennedy Heights, Sandburg Elementary, Lussier...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 8, 2021 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Did your stock earnings skyrocket over the last 18 months due to investments in companies like Zoom and GOJO Industries, the manufacturer of Purell? Surging stock performance should prompt you to review your non-retirement accounts, which include mutual funds and...
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