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 | 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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