by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation recently learned that philanthropist John “Jack Lussier, who died in 2018, left a nearly $1 million charitable trust gift to support future library endeavors. The dollars received in 2018 and 2019 will be directed to the foundation’s...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library celebrated another summer of reading! Nearly 5,700 children participated in this year’s Summer Reading Club. With the help of our Bubbler Making & Learning interns, children who completed the program were invited to end-of-summer reading...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 12, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
With fewer taxpayers itemizing their deductions due to the federal tax law changes last year, giving to Madison Public Library Foundation from an IRA has become increasingly popular. If you’re older than 70 ½, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) of...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 11, 2019 | Giving, News
This summer, a team of four Collection Management Team librarians from Madison Public Library traveled to New York City for 2019’s BookExpo America. A grant from Madison Public Library Foundation’s annual fund made this professional development opportunity possible. ...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 18, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
A recent gift from the David I. “Larry” Sperling family is supporting health programming at Meadowridge Library. In particular, the contribution funded informational sessions and free basic health care screenings led by community health care worker Sheray Wallace. The...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 3, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
A $6,000 Madison Public Library Foundation annual fund grant fueled the creation of a cooperative business program at Madison Public Library. The library partnered with the Madison Cooperative Development Coalition (MCDC), the City of Madison’s funded initiative to...
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