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There are several ways to stay on top of Madison Public Library Foundation news. Below, you’ll find a selection of recently published website articles that share the impacts of your gifts, as well as other Foundation news.

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Recently Featured In the Media

Screenshot of an Isthmus article announcing Roz Chast and Scott Simon among the headliners for the Wisconsin Book Festival’s 25th anniversary Fall Celebration, Oct. 15–18. A photo below the headline shows a stack of books by festival authors.

ISTHMUS (Sept 10, 2026) Roz Chast, Scott Simon among headliners for 25th anniversary edition of the Wisconsin Book Festival

Screenshot of a Cap Times article titled “What not to miss at the 25th annual Wisconsin Book Festival,” by Denise S. Robbins, dated Sept. 9, 2026. Below the headline, a photo shows attendees gathered inside Madison Central Library.

THE CAPITAL TIMES (Sept. 9, 2026) What not to miss at the 25th annual Wisconsin Book Festival

Screenshot of an Isthmus article titled “At last, the Imagination Center is opening,” announcing Madison’s first new library in 26 years will open Sept. 25. A large photo shows the nearly completed Imagination Center, a modern building with expansive windows and blue and green decorative panels.

ISTHMUS (Sept. 7, 2026) At last, the Imagination Center is Opening

Recently Published to Our Website

Library Page Jasicki Awarded Elizabeth Moon Proctor Scholarship

Madison Public Library Foundation Executive Director Jenni Jeffress presented Juli Jasicki, a Page...

Foundation Dollars Send Library Staff to BookExpo America

This summer, a team of four Collection Management Team librarians from Madison Public Library...