by Amy Mertz | Sep 7, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library is accepting applications through October 1 for Library Takeover, a program created to support communities to make their ideas happen at the library. The hope is that by providing space, time and resources for community members to host their own...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 7, 2021 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library is seeking young writers in the Madison area! Have a story to share? Pen a tale with the theme of “teamwork” and submit it for the We Read: Youth Voices Writers’ Contest for a chance to win a $500 prize donated by Madison Public Library...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 7, 2021 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Gifts to Madison Public Library Foundation are helping Madison Public Library’s Parents as First Teachers program, coordinated by the library’s Youth Services team, expand to reach hundreds more families throughout Dane County. The library is collaborating with...
by Amy Mertz | Jul 15, 2021 | News
At Madison Public Library Foundation, we love having the opportunity to welcome interns each semester! Our organization believes strongly in providing learning opportunities for young people who want to learn how nonprofits operate, and our staff appreciates the...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 10, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
For the third consecutive year, the National Endowment for the Arts granted the Wisconsin Book Festival $10,000 to help cement its reputation as one of the top literary festivals in the country. The grant will allow the festival to attract and host award-winning...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 10, 2021 | Event, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Madison Public Library is offering several new ways for local residents to participate in We Read/Nosotros Leemos — its year-round, all-ages community celebration of reading — this summer. We Read programs will move outdoors with grab-and-go mini-maker kits created by...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 10, 2021 | Event, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Madison Public Library welcomed more than 4,000 eager patrons through the doors of its nine locations on May 24 as it reopened its facilities to the public for the first time since mid-March 2020. “I found out that the libraries were opening again on the 24th, which...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 9, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
This spring, the City of Madison authorized Joseph Lee & Associates, LLC, to provide architectural, engineering design and construction administration services for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park, which will be located near the intersection of East...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 9, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
The Madison Public Library Foundation board of directors worked with a strategic planning consulting agency this year to develop new mission and vision statements, identify core values and set strategic goals for the next three years. MISSION | Mobilize the Madison...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 9, 2021 | Event, Giving, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Madison Public Library and Madison Public Library Foundation will sponsor a bicycle in Madison BCycle’s Art Bike Program, which aims to raise awareness for and bring attention to important causes in our communities. The BCycle Art Bike Program will have 28 bikes and...
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