by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Thanks to an anonymous donor, all contributions to Madison Public Library Foundation’s annual fund between now and December 31 will qualify for a 100 percent match! Donations to the annual fund support Madison Public Library’s collections, programs, services, employee...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2019 | Giving, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Leo loves fonts and wants to design them someday. Zoey likes to explore careers and new materials in the Spotlight Station. Amy enjoys building small cardboard houses for her dolls. Jaycob likes to build and take apart technology. These third-graders at Madison...
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. ...
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