by Amy Mertz | Jun 14, 2023 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library’s third Rosemary Lee Civic Engagement Intern, Katarina Ampian, completed her three-month internship this past winter under the supervision of Library Planner Rynn Kerkhove. The internship is named after Lee, who died in 2015. She served on...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 14, 2023 | News, Newsletter
The Wisconsin Book Festival is taking a break from author events from mid-June to August to focus on selection of authors for the festival’s Fall Celebration in October. The Wisconsin Book Festival is accepting proposals for the 2023 four-day Fall Celebration (October...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 14, 2023 | News, Newsletter
Sequoya Library is home to a new BCycle station! Madison Public Library, Madison Public Library Foundation, and BCycle’s Community Pass Program is a great way to try out an e-bike there at no cost. The Community Pass Program allows library card holders to check out a...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 14, 2023 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation’s 12th Lunch for Libraries event on April 17 set records by grossing $108,000 and drawing more than 700 guests. The annual fundraising event at Monona Terrace Convention Center featured a conversation with best-selling author...
by Amy Mertz | Apr 21, 2023 | Giving, News, Patron Stories
Claire Titelbaum, a freshman at West High School, was raised with a deep love of books. Her favorites are Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, the Scythe books by Neal Shusterman, and The Giver by Lois Lowry. “I love the library because I love to read,” she says. “The...
by Amy Mertz | Apr 19, 2023 | Giving, News
A Madison Public Library Foundation grant covered expenses for five library staffers to attend the Joint Council of the Librarians of Color (JCLC) conference in St. Pete Beach, Fla., in February. The JCLC conference only takes place once every four years with the goal...
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