by Amy Mertz | Nov 16, 2020 | News
We’re continuing our series of updates from staff members since they began working from home last spring. This month, we’re featuring Development Officer Michelle Johnson. Like a lot of people, I really leaned into cooking and baking over the summer. Kale...
by Amy Mertz | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ex Libris: Box Set Edition, the 2020 version of our 10th annual fall fundraiser, was a hit! Each box, available for pickup in early November, included: locally made beverages a certificate booklet redeemable for food and beverages from local businesses nonperishable...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 6, 2020 | Giving, News
Madison Community Foundation awarded two gifts to Madison Public Library Foundation in the last year to support collection items for elderly library patrons. The organization gave the foundation $5,000 from the Edna Walker Fund for the Elderly — a field of interest...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 6, 2020 | News
Madison Public Library’s Parent & Caregiver Work Group is thankful to five local teens who donated their time and creativity to provide Teen “Zoomsits” for library staff kids this year utilizing the virtual meeting platform Zoom. These teens stepped up to the...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 6, 2020 | News
The Wisconsin Book Festival’s celebration weekend is coming up October 15–17! Next weekend, the festival will live stream 16 free programs featuring authors in conversation with other writers and journalists, including several Wisconsin Public Radio personalities....
by Amy Mertz | Oct 6, 2020 | News
It’s been a long time since our staff at Madison Public Library Foundation have seen you — and since you’ve seen them! In the coming months, we’ll be sharing some updates from staff members about what they’ve been up to since they began working from home last spring....
by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | Event, News, Uncategorized
The Wisconsin Book Festival will present a wide variety of virtual author programs this fall, with the season’s signature celebration taking place Thursday–Saturday, October 15–17. The fall celebration will feature 16 events over three days, including: seven-time...
by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | Giving, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
When Wisconsin began its Safer at Home order in March, Madison Public Library Community Engagement Librarian and Madison Living History Project leader Laura Damon-Moore developed an oral history-focused project to document the pandemic’s impact on people’s lives....
by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
As local public health guidelines continue to restrict Madison Public Library operations, library staff are hard at work behind the scenes, preparing to respond once changes occur. While curbside service and returns, personal computer appointments and digital...
by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
The City of Madison’s Department of Civil Rights has adopted the Racial Equity and Social Justice Initiative (RESJI), which seeks to “establish racial equity and social justice as a core principle in all decisions, policies and functions of the City of Madison.” In...
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