by mplf intern | Jun 14, 2020 | News, Newsletter
Alicia Ashman Library began offering curbside pickup service this month following a closure for renovations. The library’s curbside service and returns hours are 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon–5 p.m. Saturday. Alicia Ashman Library’s remodeling,...
by mplf intern | Mar 11, 2020 | News, Newsletter
As the 2020 presidential election quickly approaches, Madison Public Library continues to collaborate with the City Clerk’s office to promote voter registration, in-person absentee voting, and election day voting. Due to changes in voting procedures at the state and...
by mplf intern | Mar 11, 2020 | News, Newsletter
The 2020 U.S. Census begins April 1, and Madison Public Library has been working tirelessly to make sure Madison gets an accurate count of all who live here. For the last three months, multiple library branches have hosted census recruitment events, where recruiters...
by mplf intern | Jan 29, 2020 | News, Patron Stories
Students like Kazuyuki Negishi are proof that libraries are for everyone, and learning is lifelong. Within the last year, Negishi relocated to Madison from his home country of Japan. Since his move, he has been taking classes to learn English. Negishi frequents...
by mplf intern | Sep 18, 2019 | News, Newsletter
Click below to watch a video excerpt of Lunch for Libraries 2019 featuring best-selling novelist Celeste Ng in conversation with Madison author Chloe...
by mplf intern | Jun 25, 2019 | News
Madison Public Library leaders and OPN Architects staff, who serve on library’s design team for the new Pinney Library, identified numerous sustainability goals as they planned the Pinney space. One of these was to reduce heating and cooling loads on the environment,...
by mplf intern | May 24, 2019 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation will host two free workshops this year for those interested in estate planning and tax strategy. Attorneys Jennifer Hannon and Ryan Van De Hey of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., will lead “Estate Planning Primer: A Will, A Trust … What’s...
by mplf intern | May 22, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Research shows that lack of access to good books is a key reason why kids from low-income and disadvantaged families fall behind their peers in literacy skills. Children from such families typically own fewer books and other reading materials at home. Complicating...
by mplf intern | May 22, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Do you have fond memories of visiting a public library during your childhood? Signing up for a library card and choosing your own books were a rite of passage. But for many kids right here in our community, going to the library isn’t an option or can’t happen all that...
by mplf intern | May 22, 2019 | News, Newsletter
Tell us a little about yourself. I am a child of Hmong refugee parents. I love traveling and prefer to explore outside of the country more than within. I’ve been to Thailand, Mexico and Costa Rica, and expect to max out the pages of my passport with various other...
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