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Our newsletter is published three times a year: in May, September and December. Click below to read our digital newsletter PDF, or click on an individual story of your choice. To subscribe to our print newsletter, please send us a message with your name and address.

Save the Date: Lunch for Libraries with Tommy Orange
Best-selling novelist Tommy Orange will be the featured speaker at Madison Public Library Foundation’s 2024 Lunch for Libraries fundraiser on...
Bubbler’s “Our Town Everywhere” Portrait Collection Growing
Our Town Everywhere is a unique portrait-making project led by Madison Public Library’s Bubbler program. Throughout the past year, the project has...
Community Weighs in on Imagination Center
Madison residents had the opportunity to view current designs of the northeast side Imagination Center at Reindahl Park and provide feedback on the...
Foundation Raises $30,165 for Digital Collection
Giving Tuesday, a day to celebrate generosity and charity, was November 28. This year, a family with a passion for audiobooks provided the...
Epilogue Circle Gift Celebrates ’60s-Era Sequoya Library Assistant
A former Madisonian whose mother was a Sequoya Library staff member in the 1960s and 1970s has joined Madison Public Library Foundation’s Epilogue...
Library Tours Provide Valuable Insights for Foundation
In the past several months, Madison Public Library Foundation staff have dedicated time to visiting each of the nine Madison Public Library...
Library Director to Retire in February
Madison Public Library Director Greg Mickells will retire in early February after 11 years of leadership, the library announced recently. Mickells...
Foundation Supports Library Staff for 30th Year
This summer marked Madison Public Library Foundation’s 30th birthday, and there are a variety of accomplishments to celebrate! Since its founding in...
Intern Leads We Read Programs on Dream Bus
This past summer, Madison Public Library employed Making & Learning Intern Holly Wergin, who traveled on the Dream Bus as part of the We Read...
Library Seeks Ideas for Strategic Plan
Madison Public Library is seeking community input through September 30 to help guide a new three-year strategic plan for library service. Interested...


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