by Amy Mertz | Nov 17, 2023 | News
“Over the last 10 years, a different Madison Public Library Foundation staff member has shared a favorite Thanksgiving recipe each year. We’ve put this collection together so you can find them all in one place as you plan your meal. We wish everyone a safe...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 19, 2023 | Giving, News
Madison Public Library Foundation awarded the 2023 Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship to Melissa Ernst, a Library Assistant in Youth Services at Central Library. With previous experience at Epic Systems and as a Library Assistant at Sequoya Library, Ernst’s interest...
by Amy Mertz | Oct 19, 2023 | Giving, News
In celebration of the foundation’s 30th birthday this year, we’re looking back at important moments in our history. One of these was the opening of Alicia Ashman Library in 2000 — a project that set a new private fundraising benchmark for public libraries in Madison....
by Amy Mertz | Oct 19, 2023 | Giving, News
If you’re at Central Library this weekend for the Wisconsin Book Festival or any other reason this fall, head down to the Children’s Area on the lower level to see Double-Deckerondack, a beautifully handcrafted seating area created by local artist and...
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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