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 12, 2019 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Madison Public Library Foundation welcomed five new members to its board of directors this fall. Ariel Ford | Ford was born in Talladega, Ala., but finished high school in Madison. She earned her degree in elementary education with an emphasis on K-3. She retired from...
by Amy Mertz | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Nancy McGill fully understands the value that libraries bring to people’s lives. For many years, she was a librarian in specialty libraries, with a subsequent career in nonprofit fundraising that included volunteer work for library fundraising. “After I retired from...
by Amy Mertz | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Since 2002, Hasan Kaya has been a loyal Madison Public Library patron. Hasan’s parents brought him to his first local library, Sequoya Library, when he was 6 years old. His appreciation for libraries grew from there. “Libraries are an essential part of my life,” he...
by Amy Mertz | Apr 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Diane Grypp was raised with a deep love and appreciation for local libraries. Her mother was a librarian in Milwaukee for over 20 years and would lead storytimes for the younger patrons. Through her mother, Diane was able to experience firsthand the work that goes...
by Amy Mertz | Mar 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Carole Thomas, who served as a librarian in Boston for 28 years, says she loves Madison Public Library because she can get almost any book she wants, anytime she wants it. “I grew up in California in a very small country town, and the library was kind of a way to open...
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