by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
A message from foundation board President Susie Younkle In the nearly six months since the pandemic began, my family has sorely missed visiting Madison Public Library. We’re all big readers, especially our kids, and are frequent patrons at Sequoya and Monroe Street....
by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | Giving, News, Uncategorized
Visits to the Dream Bus are different in the time of COVID-19, but the joy the bright purple bus brings to five Madison neighborhoods is still the same. “The kids in these neighborhoods know (about the Dream Bus) by now, and they are the best at spreading the word,”...
by Amy Mertz | Aug 27, 2020 | Giving, News, Uncategorized
The Bubbler’s Making Justice program, which engages at-risk and court-involved teens, had to suddenly halt all of its in-person programs in March due to the coronavirus. Teen Services Librarian Jesse Vieau, who coordinates the program, said he and fellow team members...
by Amy Mertz | Aug 12, 2020 | Giving, News, Uncategorized
Did you know the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law in March includes provisions related to charitable giving? For those who don’t itemize deductions, the act offers a $300 above-the-line deduction...
by Amy Mertz | Aug 12, 2020 | Giving, News, Uncategorized
Are you participating in a book club that meets virtually or outdoors, and in need of free materials? Book club kits are now available for curbside pickup at Central Library! Each kit features multiple copies of a particular title, plus suggested discussion questions....
by Amy Mertz | Jul 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Madison Public Library and City of Madison leaders are facing incredibly difficult decisions during the pandemic as they propose cost-cutting measures for the upcoming year’s city budget. Each city department and entity was asked by the Mayor’s Office to cut 5 percent...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 12, 2020 | Giving, News
MADISON, Wis. (Wednesday, June 10, 2020) – For the second year in a row, the Wisconsin Book Festival earned a prestigious $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant, part of the organization’s Art Works II category, will support the festival’s...
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...
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