by Amy Mertz | Dec 18, 2024 | Giving, News, Newsletter
At the end of the year, many people are taking stock of what’s important to them. Take a few minutes to read some of the heartwarming comments donors left when supporting the library through online gifts this year: We found a $100 bill on the ground. It seemed right...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 17, 2024 | News
New to our newsletter is Lost in the Stats, a recurring feature in each edition that will highlight interesting library-related numbers — from item checkouts to programming impact. This issue lists titles of the most popular borrowed books, eBooks, and audiobooks*....
by Amy Mertz | Sep 17, 2024 | Giving, News
Roots & Wings Foundation — a family foundation launched in 2020 by Epic CEO and founder Judy Faulkner and her husband, Gordon — recently gave Madison Public Library Foundation a multiyear grant totaling $360,000 to support early literacy programs and resources at...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 17, 2024 | Giving, News, Uncategorized
Madison Public Library Foundation recently gave Madison Public Library a $500 mini-grant to support a reorganization of the library’s Spanish and bilingual (English/Spanish) World Language Collection materials. The World Language Collection includes books, movies,...
by Amy Mertz | Sep 17, 2024 | News
Jacqueline “Jacquie” Kociubuk recently joined the Madison Public Library Foundation office through the 2024–25 Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship program. Over the next nine months, Kociubuk will be researching the history of Madison Public Library as it prepares to...
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