by Amy Mertz | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Newsletter
Best-selling novelist Tommy Orange will be the featured speaker at Madison Public Library Foundation’s 2024 Lunch for Libraries fundraiser on Tuesday, April 23, at Monona Terrace Convention Center. Orange is well known for his acclaimed debut novel There There, which...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Newsletter
Our Town Everywhere is a unique portrait-making project led by Madison Public Library’s Bubbler program. Throughout the past year, the project has sparked connections, conversation, and collaborative creation in libraries, parks, and other community spaces. “We’re...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Newsletter
Madison residents had the opportunity to view current designs of the northeast side Imagination Center at Reindahl Park and provide feedback on the project during a virtual public input session on November 6. The meeting was hosted by three of the four project...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 15, 2023 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Giving Tuesday, a day to celebrate generosity and charity, was November 28. This year, a family with a passion for audiobooks provided the foundation with a $15,000 matching gift to encourage donations to the library’s digital collection. With the support of our...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 14, 2023 | Giving, News, Newsletter
A former Madisonian whose mother was a Sequoya Library staff member in the 1960s and 1970s has joined Madison Public Library Foundation’s Epilogue Circle by leaving a percentage of his estate to the organization. Keith White, who lives in Port Townsend, Wash., says he...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 14, 2023 | News, Newsletter
In the past several months, Madison Public Library Foundation staff have dedicated time to visiting each of the nine Madison Public Library locations to get a behind-the-scenes tour, meet librarians and other staff, and learn more about each neighborhood library. This...
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