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...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 8, 2021 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Did your stock earnings skyrocket over the last 18 months due to investments in companies like Zoom and GOJO Industries, the manufacturer of Purell? Surging stock performance should prompt you to review your non-retirement accounts, which include mutual funds and...
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...
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