by Amy Mertz | May 27, 2022 | Event, Giving, News, Newsletter
More than 600 library supporters attended Madison Public Library Foundation’s 11th annual Lunch for Libraries fundraiser on May 16 at Monona Terrace. The event featured hit podcast host and producer Guy Raz, who spoke about his book, How I Built This, which shares a...
by Amy Mertz | May 27, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
The Dream Bus will be making the rounds six days a week this summer! The mobile library, operated by Dane County Library Service and Madison Public Library, will bring books, movies, music, Wi-Fi service and more to the following locations on a weekly basis: Eagle...
by Amy Mertz | Mar 23, 2022 | Giving, News
When a library opens, it becomes a longstanding support to its community, with open catalogs of knowledge and resources available for everyone. But without a fund to sustain the library’s future, making improvements and other enhancements can be financially...
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 | 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...
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