by Amy Mertz | Feb 17, 2023 | Event, News
The Wisconsin Book Festival begins its spring season on Sunday, February 19, under the leadership of newly named Director Jane Rotonda. Rotonda joins the foundation staff with eight years’ experience at the nonprofit Wisconsin Public Radio, where she was most recently...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 14, 2022 | News, Newsletter
Madison Public Library Foundation said goodbye to longtime Executive Director Jenni Jeffress earlier this month and welcomed Conor Moran, formerly the Wisconsin Book Festival Director, to the organization’s leading position. Jeffress joined the foundation in 2010 at...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The Wisconsin Book Festival closed out the celebration of its 20th anniversary year with more than 60 events, mostly in person plus some virtual. It has been incredible to see the growth of the event in that time, particularly in the 10 years we’ve been hosting it...
by Amy Mertz | Dec 13, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The second Global Association of Literary Festivals (GAOLF) Conference invited and paid for a Wisconsin Book Festival representative to attend its November conference in Lagos, Nigeria, recognizing the festival’s excellence in promoting literature. Book Festival...
by Amy Mertz | Nov 28, 2022 | News
Madison Public Library Foundation’s Board of Directors has named Conor Moran the nonprofit organization’s new Executive Director. Moran’s background with leading and nurturing the Wisconsin Book Festival for nearly 10 years — combined with his deep passion for...
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