by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation said goodbye to longtime Executive Director Jenni Jeffress earlier this month and welcomed Conor Moran, formerly the Wisconsin Book Festival Director, to the organization’s leading position. Jeffress joined the foundation in 2010 at...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | Giving, News, Newsletter
Support Madison Public Library Foundation and do your holiday shopping at the same time! Kendra Scott in Hilldale Shopping Center will donate a portion of each sale from 3–5 p.m. Sunday, December 18, to the foundation. Foundation staff will be at the store during that...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The Wisconsin Book Festival closed out the celebration of its 20th anniversary year with more than 60 events, mostly in person plus some virtual. It has been incredible to see the growth of the event in that time, particularly in the 10 years we’ve been hosting it...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The second Global Association of Literary Festivals (GAOLF) Conference invited and paid for a Wisconsin Book Festival representative to attend its November conference in Lagos, Nigeria, recognizing the festival’s excellence in promoting literature. Book Festival...
by Amy Mertz | Nov 28, 2022 | News
Madison Public Library Foundation’s Board of Directors has named Conor Moran the nonprofit organization’s new Executive Director. Moran’s background with leading and nurturing the Wisconsin Book Festival for nearly 10 years — combined with his deep passion for...
by Amy Mertz | Nov 3, 2022 | Event, Giving, News
The Dream Bus, Madison Public Library and Dane County Library Service’s library on wheels, is making weekly stops at 14 locations around Madison and Dane County this fall through Dec. 23. Visit the Dream Bus page for the current schedule. It will be off road...
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