Spring 2014

FOUNDATION NEWS

On January 8, over 200 neighbors celebrated the launch of Pinney Library’s new early literacy initiative, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. Funded by a $3,700 grant from the foundation, this free program promotes reading to newborns, infants and toddlers while encouraging parent and child bonding through reading.

The kickoff included Madison figures like Mayor Paul Soglin, Michelle Li of WISC-TV, and city police and firefighters reading stories nonstop for five hours. By the end of the event, 112 children had joined the new program.

“1000 Books Before Kindergarten emphasizes that year-round reading is essential for children to build the vocabulary awareness and pre-reading skills they need to enter kindergarten ready to learn,” said Lesley Kircher, youth services librarian at Pinney Library.

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Readathon Kicks Off Early Literacy Program at Pinney Library

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In the program, families sign up and track their child’s reading. For every 100 books read, children receive a sticker. After finishing 1,000 books, children earn a free book.

“1,000 seems like a large number, but for a newborn baby that enters the program, reading only one book a day for that baby’s first five years makes an incredible difference in the child’s readiness for school,” said Pinney supervisor Sarah Lawton.

Pinney will serve as the pilot location for this program with plans to expand it to all nine libraries. In the meantime, families from all across Madison can sign up at Pinney Library or on the library’s website.

Ex Libris Volume III: Better With Beer Raises $39,000

Nearly 400 guests tasted their way through 20 of Madison’s favorite breweries and eateries at Ex Libris Volume III: Better with Beer, held on November 1. The foundation’s third annual beer tasting fundraiser took a new twist this year, challenging local restaurateurs to create menu items made with popular craft brews.

Attendees enjoyed music from The Oak Street Ramblers and bid on fun and tasty silent auction items.

The first annual bottle cap raffle even made one lucky guest the winner of “Beer for a Year,” courtesy of The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.

Many thanks to the sponsors, tasting partners and donors who helped make this year’s event the biggest and most successful yet, netting $39,000 for the library’s buildings, collections and programs.

A toddler gets up close and personal with “Where The Wild Things Are.”

Next Door Brewing Co. preps pumpkin custard made with their Sevex ale.

Madison Ald. David Ahrens entertains a captive audience during the Readathon.

Alice Tillett and Bill White say “cheers” to Madison Public Library.

Adam Skibley wins “Beer for a Year” from the Great Dane.

Q: How can I incorporate the Madison Public Library Foundation in my estate plan?

A: There are many ways to leave a legacy that benefits Madison’s libraries both immediately and well into the future. The simplest way to make a planned gift is by including the foundation as a beneficiary in your will. These gifts can help support the library’s current needs or can be designated to one of the foundation’s many endowments to support the library far into the future. These endowment funds, managed by Madison Community Foundation, continue to grow as they accrue annual earnings over time, ensuring a strong future for our libraries. Charitable gift annuity’s (CGAs) provide a unique planned giving option that can benefit both you, as the donor, as well as the foundation. To create a CGA, you make a tax-deductible gift of cash or another asset to MCF who, in turn, pays you a fixed yearly sum for the rest of your lifetime. Any funds remaining in your CGA can be used to create a new fund or added to one of the existing endowment funds that benefit the Madison Public Library Foundation.

Later in this newsletter, you’ll read about the Mohaupt Fund for the Sequoya Branch Library, a great example of how a CGA can be used to support the library. In 2004, Alvin and Ruth Mohaupt established a CGA that led to the creation of an endowment in 2011 that has been supporting Sequoya library’s programs and collections since.

While the foundation cannot provide tax or legal advice on the many ways to make planned gifts, we can work with you, your family, and your professional advisors to carry out your vision. If you have already included the foundation in your plans, please let us know so that we can recognize you as part of our Silas Pinney Society.

Learn more about planned giving on our website, or give us a call any time.

Inquiring MindsYour Questions

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Madison Public Libraries• Alicia Ashman 733 N. High Point Rd.• Hawthorne 2707 E. Washington Ave.• Lakeview 2845 N. Sherman Ave.• Meadowridge 5740 Raymond Rd.• Monroe Street 1705 Monroe St.• Pinney 204 Cottage Grove Rd.• Sequoya 4340 Tokay Blvd.• Goodman South Madison 2222 S. Park St.• Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St.

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Jessica Mac NaughtonFoundation President

I contribute to the Madison Public Library Foundation because our libraries bring together people from all corners of our community and provide an incredible array of learning opportunities. Libraries helped launch my own love of learning, and I’m proud to pay it forward by investing in this critical community resource.Anne Lucke

Angie Brown

I contribute to the foundation because I want to do my part to make sure that Madison has a world-class library system.

Lau Christensen

My wife and I support the Madison Public Library Foundation because it makes Madison’s libraries great rather than merely good. The foundation’s sole purpose is to enhance the facilities, services, and programs of our libraries, which are treasured assets in our community.

Dick Goldberg

All benefit from a contribution to our public library - rich, middle class or poor. It is moving beyond a base of books and research resources to serve as well as a vibrant community center, and even a place of help and guidance for the disadvantaged. It serves us all, and helps build a sense of connection and community.

Marnie Hulan

I give so that all of the children in Madison can continue to have access to a neighborhood library and all of its programming, in order to spark in them a love for reading.

I have been visiting the Madison Public Library since I was a little girl growing up in Madison. The evolution of the first small library downtown to the new library is absolutely fantastic. Libraries are the heart of the community as both a place of learning and exploration as well as a meeting place to discuss the important issues of the day.Kathleen Woit

Book Club Corner:Meet Book Bags

Book Bags is one of two book groups affiliated with Tempo, a peer-to-peer organization of Madison’s women leaders. Since the group has been meeting for over a decade, the origin of the name Book Bags has been “lost in the sands of time,” but Tempo’s other group name, NFL, is known to stand for non-fiction lovers. Both clubs meet monthly in members’ homes and hold one joint meeting every January.

What book are you currently reading? The BookThief

What author would you like to have as a book club guest?Ann Patchett If you could host book club anywhere, where would it be? Provence If you could invite any person to join your book club, who would it be? Jane Hamilton

The Book Bags

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Ellen Esser Bequest Fills Library Shelves With Children’s Books

In 2008, when Ellen Esser left $11,500 to the Madison Public Library Foundation in her will, she had one request: that her donation be used to purchase children’s books. Now that Central Library is open, its vastly expanded 10,000-square-foot children’s area is getting an infusion of new materials.

So far, the youth services department has used the funds to purchase audiobooks, the 2014 World Book Encyclopedia set, and books about LEGOs and outdoor adventures with more to come.

According to Ellen’s cousin, John McDermott, she never shared the motivation behind her gift.

“Having no children of her own, it’s reasonable to believe she wanted to give kids something she wasn’t able to do as a parent by sharing her love of reading,” he speculated.

“Whatever the incentive, her contribution was in keeping with the way she lived, by doing for others in an unassuming way.”

A mom and daughter peruse the growing children’s collection at Central Library.

“Her contribution was in keeping with the way she lived, by doing for others in an unassuming way.”

2013 Endowment Funds Expand Collections for All Ages

Each year, proceeds from the foundation’s endowment funds ensure a perpetual stream of income to support Madison Public Library in a variety of ways. Here are a few examples of how endowment funds supported your libraries in 2013.

“Too Good to Miss” collections for adults“Library services continually evolve, but books are still at the core of who we are,” said Susan Lee, who oversees collection development. “The experience of holding a book in your hand just can’t be replaced.”

In 2013, the Print Books Purchase Fund produced $4,300 to help the library embark on new projects like establishing a “Too Good to Miss” collection at Monroe Street.

These displays offer extra copies of high-demand items that are immediately available. Molly Warren, the curator of these collections, describes them as “a nice way to reward patrons who visit the library in person.”

Graphic novels and popular teen titlesEstablished by Alvin and Ruth Mohaupt using Charitable Gift Annuitys (CGAs), the Mohaupt Fund generated $3,800 that was used to purchase graphic novels and teen titles at Sequoya.

“The graphic novel format has gained critical acclaim over the past 20 years, but our collections still have huge holes,” said graphic novel selector Barbara Segal. “The Mohaupt Fund gave us an awesome collection of new titles and classic stuff. I’m sure that many readers were delighted, and not just at Sequoya.”

Mondo readers for growing mindsGoodman South Madison used $1,180 of its endowment fund earnings to purchase Mondo readers to supplement the Madison Metropolitan School District’s curriculum.

“We want kids to be able to continue working on their reading skills, even when they’re not in school,” said branch manager Michael Spelman.

Pinney, Hawthorne, and Monroe Street libraries have also added them to their shelves.

Endowment proceeds help create new collections like “Too Good to Miss.”

In 2013, the Mohaupt Fund helped Sequoya buy more in-demand teen titles.

Congratulations to the Book Bags!They’ve won a gift card to Barriques.

If you’d like to be entered in the drawing for next quarter’s newsletter, visit us at mplfoundation.org/book-club-corner.

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Timothy Gavin

Charles & Joyce Grapentine

Larry & Sharon Sperling

Marina Haan

Katie Hayden

Jeanne Heller

Amanda Hingst

Helen Horn & Ralph Petersen

Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

Donald & Maureen Kind

Karin Kolb

Curtis Kubly

Aimee & Micah LaDousa

Jennifer LaMontagne

Terry & Peggy Larson

Joanne & Bob Lenburg

Mary Litzer

Jerry & Carol McAdow

Richard McCoy

Special Project or PurposeThe foundation thanks all donors who contributed in 2013 for a special project or purpose.

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Andrew & Cara Moll

Francis Power

Patsy Ragland

Robert & Constance Roden

Jane & Douglas Roughen

Don & Barb Sanford

Andreas & Susanne Seeger

Barbara Showers

T.J. & Mary Sobota

Guy & Eileen Somers

Henry Steinberger & Gail

Jacob

Stuart Strumpf

Bradley & Sheri Sutton

John & Marika Suval

Karl Teuber

Edward & Jan Vidruk

Paula Wick

Dean & Lauren Rosen Yeazel

Sansun Yeh

Robert Zank

Di Zhu

TributesThe foundation recognizes those who made gifts in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one.

Anonymous in memory of James A. ConwayMildred Albrecht in memory of Norman AlbrechtVicki Alexander in memory of Bea Van EssElizabeth Barrett in honor of Eloise BarrettMolly Belt in memory of Josephine BoslerNiles & Linda Berman in honor of the grandson of Linda & David MaranissLarry Black & Barb Roeber in honor of Barbara A. BesadnyCatherine Buege in memory of Dennis BuegeCapitol Neighborhoods in memory of Wilbur KolarChiu-Chuang & Jei-Yee Chou in memory of Eyleen ChouJanice Christensen in honor of Leslie ChristensenJames Clum in memory of Cynthia M. ClumTerry Cohn & Michael Johns in honor of Pamela AlsumDarcy Crews & David Hill in memory of Ann Brauer KennedyEllen Crummy in honor of Molly McDevittBill Cudlipp in memory of Kate CudlippSteward L. Davis in memory of Charlotte Steward DavisMargaret DeVault in memory of M. Vere DeVaultMr. & Mrs. John J. Doll in memory of David B. MageeDaniel & Sandra Eater in memory of Daniel B. EaterBarbara Eggleston in memory of Gerald G. EgglestonBruce Ehlke in memory of Jackie Ehlke

Maureen Ellsworth in memory

of Linda S. VandenBerg &

Mary K. Thompson

Laurie Elwell & Rick Niess in

honor of Al Friedman

Janet Emmerich in memory

of Paul Emmerich

Ray & Mary Evert in memory

of Martha H. Jordan

Laurie A. Farnan in memory

of Ida Farnan

Kay Fitzgerald in memory of

Kathleen Fitzgerald

John & Catherine Frey in

memory of David Schwab

Violet Geishirt in memory of

Kenneth Geishirt

Amie Goldman & David

Gunderson in honor of Lucie

Gunderson

Zorko Greblo in memory of

Cornelia Greblo

Lisa Grueneberg in memory

of John Johanneson

Margaret Harrigan & Richard

Ross in memory of Lois

Harrigan

Darin Harris & Dawn

McCluskey in honor of Ellie

& Alexa

Rudolph & Ilse Hecht in honor

of Eva Hecht

Julia Heusinger in memory of

Steven J. Heusinger

Steven Hopkins in memory of

Frances M. Hopkins

Kay Jarvis-Sladky & Robert

Sladky in honor of Judith

P. Olson

Ja-Ja Howe in honor of

Brinnan Shaffer

Kurt & Nancy Kaczmarek

in memory of Eugene

Kaczmarek

Alfred Kadushin in memory

of Sylvia Kadushin

Roberta Lynn Keller in

memory of Kathleen Keller

Amanda Kemnitz in memory

of Alice Delwiche

Ronald & Barbara Klein in

memory of Joel Kobrin

Marilyn Knutson in memory

of John K. Knutson

Lewis Koch in memory of

Richard F. Koch

Darlene Kriesel in memory of

Joanne E. Hertel

William & Maxine Ladwig in

memory of Debra Wilcox

Johnson

Phyllis Lathrope in honor of

all the children

Dorothy Leon in memory of

Maurice D. Leon

Library Media Fund in honor

of Julie Weis

Library Media Fund in honor

of Peggy L. Ellerkamp

Stewart Macaulay in memory

of Jackie Macaulay

Nancy & Lee McAdams in

memory of Patricia Stoffel

Barbara McCall in honor of

Allen Arntsen

Anne McCambridge in

memory of Linda Courchaine

Francis & Kay McGuire in

memory of Felicita McGuire

& Mary Jane Gordon

Michael Meton in memory of

Harvey & Josephine Meton

Middleton Family Foundation

in memory of Scott Schultz

Sue Milch & Wilt Sanders in

honor of Laurie Swimm

Mark & Nancy Moore in

memory of June Erickson

Duane & Elaine Neitzel in

honor of our grandchildren

Lois Nelson in memory of

Evelyn Scott

Mary Neumann in memory of

George O. Neumann

Diane Nienow in honor of

Delores Buenger

Kriss Ostrom in memory of

Otto Zerwick

DHP in honor of Eleanor

Cautley

Thomas Pellino in memory of

Teresa A. Pellino

Claire Peters in memory of

Arthur Peters

Lonna Peterson in honor

of Elspeth Gordon & Mary

Gordon

Lori & Steve Ploetz in

memory of Adeline Jahn

Martin Preizler in honor of

Lynn Preizler

Ruth Rand in memory of

Frederick A. Rand

Rita Mae Reese in honor of

Hawthorne Library

Mary Reisch in memory of

Mary Fowler

Carol A. Rickey in memory of

Vilas L. Rickey

Jules Rosenthal in honor of

Tracy & Gregg at Sequoya

Library

Barbara Ryder in memory of

Edward K. Ryder

Barbara Samuel in memory of

Tom Lamm

Joan Schmit in honor of

Becky Buckman

William Schwab & Leslie

Grant in memory of Bernard

Schwab

Robert Schwartz Family in

memory of Sara R. Schwartz

Karen Shevet Dinah in

memory of Faith Meissner

Macke

Kenneth & Kelly Sidikman in

memory of Hazel Pfister

Carl & Elizabeth Silverman in

honor of Ollie Ashman

June Spencer in memory of

Stan Spencer

Nancy Spitzer & Thomas

Tompkin in memory of Anne

Vandenburgh

Ernest Spring in memory of

Elinor A. Spring

Jeremy & Amanda Stein in

honor of Emily Minerath

Stewart Family in memory of

Evelyn V. Burke Weible

Adrian Stransky in memory of

Dorothy Stransky

Jean N. Sumi in memory of

Janet M. Johnson

Virginia Swingen in memory

of Eldred M. Swingen

Rob Tanner & Maria Sadowski

in honor of Madison Public

Library’s Librarians

Judith Thompson in memory

of Rebecca & John Phillips

Ruth Tsotsis in honor of

Natalie & Erica Somerson

Whisenant Family in memory

of Louise Boughton

Barbara Wiesner in memory

of Marcia & Robert Poull

Patricia June Woicek in

memory of Barbara A.

Witzeling

Lore Wahl in honor of D.M.

Wahl

Patricia Wilker in honor of

Wilker & Turner Bayer

Patty Witte in honor of

Rebecca Bull

Barbara Wolfe in memory of

Alta Pulvermacher

Kathleen Woit in honor of

Tripp Widder

Clarice Wortzel in memory of

Arthur I. Wortzel

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Learning for a Lifetime: The Community Campaign for a New Central LibraryPlease visit mynewlibrary.org/donor-list for a full list of all who have donated to Learning for a Lifetime.

Laureate

$1,000,000 or more

Helen Matheson Rupp Estate

Historian

$500,000-$999,999

Madison Community

Foundation

W. Jerome Frautschi

Foundation

John E. Wall Family &

DEMCO, Inc.

Poet

$250,000-$499,999

Diane Endres Ballweg

Mary P. Burke

Lau & Bea Christensen

The Evjue Foundation, Inc.,

the charitable arm of

The Capital Times

Madison Gas and Electric

Company

Cheryl Rosen Weston &

The Douglas Stewart

Company, Inc.

Author

$100,000-$249,999

Anonymous (2)

A. Paul Jones Charitable Trust

Sandra Bass

Friends of the Madison Public

Library

Dick Goldberg & Lisa Munro

Irwin A. and Robert D.

Goodman Foundation

Marvin J. Levy

Jack Lussier

Pleasant T. Rowland

Foundation

Webcrafters-Frautschi

Foundation

Biographer

$50,000-$99,999

Anonymous

American Family Insurance

American Girl’s Fund for

Children

Arntsen Family

Andrew & Anna Burish

Sherry & Doug Caves

CUNA Mutual Foundation

John & Jeanne Flesch

Hovde Properties, LLC

Kelly Family Foundation

Nimick Forbesway Foundation

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Tripp & Nancy Widder

The Wolman Family in

memory of Anne Wolman

Wordsmith

$25,000-$49,999

Mary & David Anderson

L’Etoile and Graze courtesy

of Dianne Christensen

Courtier Foundation, Inc.

First Business

Sara Guyer & Scott Straus

John & Karen Icke

J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.

Charles & Sally Miley

Fred & Mary Mohs

Stephen D. Morton

Judy P. & Jim Olson

Oscar Rennebohm

Foundation Inc.

Tom & Karen Ragatz

Carol & Jim Ruhly in memory

of Velma & King Ruhly

Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation, Inc.

Urban Land Interests

David Wood & Jane Doughty

in honor of Mary N. Doughty

& Ann E. Wood

In memory of Otto & Rose

Zerwick

University Research Park Inc.

Editor

$10,000-$24,999

Anonymous

American Transmission

Company

Richard Arnesen

Associated Bank

Charles & Elizabeth Barnhill in

memory of Phyllis Barnhill

Sue & Ellis Bauman

Bell Laboratories

BMO Harris Bank

Philip & Helen Bradbury

Capitol Bank

Rick Chandler & Heidi Pankoke

Mildred & Marv Conney

Dan & Pat Cornwell

Barbara & Ted Crabb

Tom DeChant in memory of

Marie DeChant

DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.

Andrew Clarkowski, Tana

Elias, Irena and Stefan

Clarkowski

Epic

John & Coleen Flad

Susan Tikalsky & Albert

Friedman

Friends of Sequoya Library

Carol Froistad

Marc & Eve Galanter

Margie Devereaux & Dave Hall

Lee & Rosemary Jones in

honor of Elisabeth A. Jones

Joseph Krupp & Diana Grove

Stu Levitan in memory of his

parents, David & Judith

Barbara Widder-Lowry &

Paul Lowry in honor of

Tripp Widder

Rich & Mary Lynch

The Madison Concourse

Hotel and Governor’s Club

Hal & Christy Mayer

Tom & Nancy Mohs

WISC-TV

National Guardian Life

QBE Foundation

Quarles & Brady LLP

Rajesh & Deepika Rajaraman

Jeff & Judith Raymond

Blaine & Kim Renfert

In honor of Lily Sandholm

State Bank of Cross Plains

Stone House Development

Thomas E. Terry

Dorothy & Robert Troller

US Bank Foundation

Barbara Williams

Pam & Clint Woodman

Woodman’s Food Markets

Nancy Pandhi & Alex Young

Publisher

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous

The Vukelich-Austin Family

Sally & Tom Basting

Anne Bolz

Jim & Libby Bradley

Bradshaw-Knight Foundation

Angie & Rich Brown

Bradley A. Cantrell & Patrick

G. Flanagan

Nancy & Chuck Carpenter

Colony Brands, Inc.

Anne & Tim Connor

David & Janet Daniel

Susan Denholm

Barbara Dimick

The Fiore Companies

John & Linda Hughes

Anne T. Iwata, Family, &

Friends in Memory of

Darren M. Stucker

Michelle Kamin

Barbara Karlen in honor of

Barb Dimick

Krupp General Contractors, LLC

Dolores Lillge

Anne Lucke in memory of

Marcie Madden

Jessica & Scott Mac Naughton

Magic Pebble Foundation

Judy & Paul Moriarty

Murphy Desmond Lawyers

Peter Ostlind

The Navarre Family

Dean & Orange Schroeder

Stark Company Realtors

Lou & John Stolzenberg

Mary & Rob Stroud

Google Community Grants

Fund of Tides Foundation

Dr. Bob & Susan Titus

Michael Verveer

Michael & Ann Waidelich

Royce Williams & Family

Anne Zellhoefer

Reader

$1,000-$4,999

Anonymous (5)

Anonymous in honor of Jenni

Collins

Anonymous in memory of

H. Eleanor Meloy

Anonymous in memory of

Gertrude Herman & William

L. Williamson

Anonymous in memory of

Oscar & Bertha Smithback

Anne Arnesen

Richard & Elizabeth Askey

Chris & Carma Atkinson

Juliet & William Aylward

Baird Foundation, Inc.

Mark & Jennell Ballering

Linda Ciofu Baumann

Angela Podevels & Tami Belden

Mark E. Benno

Niles & Linda Berman

Rebecca M. Holmes &

Bennett J. Berson

Michele Besant & Julie Chase

Norma & Michael Briggs

Frank Burgess

James Cain & Miriam Simmons

Tom & Patty Carroll in

memory of Janet G. Roth

Jennifer & Martin Chiaverini

Carissa & Jay Christner in

memory of Bridget Zinn

Peter Clark

Carol Cohen

Jenni & Chris Collins

Tim & Martha Coughlin

Robert & Sally Ann Cox

Karen & Alan Crossley

Nora Cusack & Brent

Nicastro

Romeo Dais

Tom DeChant & Paul Gibbler

Carla & Michael DiIorio

Dines, Inc.

Dudgeon-Monroe

Neighborhood Association

Robert Duecker

John & Monica Dyar

James L. Eggler

Dick & Judy Ela

Ken & Marge Engelman

Ann L. Falconer

Karen Faster

Judy & Gordon Faulkner

First American Title-NCS

Nelson & Ann Flynn

Grant & Sarah Frautschi

John Fritsch & John Cannon

Jac & Edye Garner

Marc & Christine Gartler

Mark & Erica Gehrig

Amy Gilliland

Edward & Sara Gleason

Sue Goldwomon & Arlene

Zaucha

Peter & Laura Gottlieb

Paul Grossberg & Dean

Ziemke

GTECH

Sally & Lee Hansen

Paul D. Harrison in memory

of Carter & Georgia Harrison

Peggy Hedberg

Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.

Susan Dentinger & Mark Hill

Lois Hindhede in honor of

Lakeview Library volunteers

Penny Hubbard

Charles & Marnie Hulan

Steven M. Jacobson, M.D.

Johnson Bank

Rosemary Johnson

Jane Jorgenson

Amy Kaster

Ashley Kerst

Charles & Valerie Kime

Mary C. Knapp

Larry M. Kneeland

Laurie Koenecke

Mary & Scott Kolar

Judith & Marc Kornblatt

Donald Lamb

Howard & Judith Landsman

in honor of Tom DeChant &

David Wallner

Deanna Letts

Janet & Jay Loewi

James Luckow

Katharine Lyall in honor of

Kate Morrison

Dan MacDonald, John Van

Note, Tim Umland & Greg

Paradise, in honor of Tripp

Widder

Madigan Family

Greg Markle & Sor Kuan Goh

Guy & Marilyn Martin in

memory of Helen Martin &

Lina Spaulding

Barbara Marwell, in memory

of Gerald Marwell

Rod Matthews & Marie Sieker

in memory of William E. &

Katherine T. Sieker

Nancy A. McGill

McGladrey LLP

Lisa Mettauer in memory of

Marie B. Warner

Bernice L. Schapiro Shafer

Fund

Monroe Street Library League

Dipesh Navsaria & Rania

Huntington

Norman Bassett Foundation

Allan & Eleanor Odden

Lawrie Kobza & Peter

Oppeneer

Tamara Packard & Renee

Herber

Greg & Sheree Paradise

Jane Pearlmutter & Stephen

Scheibel

Christopher L. Pesl in

memory of Lolitta J. Pesl

Richard Linster & Patty Prime

Louise Purdy

Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach

Barbara Rex

Rippe Keane Marketing

Peter Ritz & Carrie Macklin Ritz

Louise S. Robbins

James & Jane Roeber in

memory of Orrilla Blackshear

Karl & Marilyn Rudat

Karl & Melissa Scholz

E.G. & Barb Schramka

John & Mary Schroeder

Naomi Chesler & Dan Sidney

Deb Neff & Kurt Sladky

Wrede (Bud) & Melissa Smith

Florian & Louise Smoczynski

Eileen & Guy Somers

Sheila Boothby Stevens

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Learning for a Lifetime: The Community Campaign for a New Central Library Continued ...

VolunteersThe foundation recognizes these individuals for lending their time and talents in 2013.

Summit Credit Union

Howard Sweet & Jamie

Warren

Lori Smetana & Jeffrey

Swiggum

Sven & Julia Sykes

Harvey & Barbara Temkin

2013 Board Members

Jessica Mac Naughton,

President

Tom DeChant, Vice President

Al Friedman, Immediate Past

President

Jon Reneau, Secretary

Michelle Kamin, Treasurer

Theodore Widder III,

Campaign Chair

Richard Arnesen

Angie Brown

Nancy Carpenter

Richard Chandler

Lau Christensen

Ted Crabb

Dick Goldberg

Marnie Hulan

Anne Lucke

Judy Plaenert Olson

Nancy Pandhi

James Ruhly

Andrew Seaborg

Sheila Boothby Stevens

Robert Stroud

Susan Titus

Matt Weygandt

Kathleen Woit

Pam Woodman

Janice Zmrazek

Committee Members

Sari Judge

Jane Pearlmutter

Melissa Selinger

Suzanne Swift

Emily Wixson

Learning for a Lifetime

Campaign Cabinet

David Maraniss,

Honorary Chair

Tripp Widder, Chair

Allen Arntsen

Susan J.M. Bauman

Jim Bradley

Andrew Burish

Dave Cieslewicz

John Icke

Nancy Mohs

Peter Ritz

Orange Schroeder

Ex Libris Committee

Lainie Barber, Co-chair

Marnie Hulan, Co-chair

Barbara Arnold

Sybil Better

Nancy Carpenter

Tom DeChant

Kurt Goetzka

Sharon Goldsmith

Megan Jackson

Silas Pinney SocietyThe Silas Pinney Society, founded in 2012, honors those who make planned gifts of all kinds, from estate proceeds to life insurance gifts.

Anonymous

Norma Denbrook

Dick Goldberg

Leo J. Groth Estate

Mr. & Mrs. Roland J. Krogstad

Nancy A. McGill

Helen Rupp Estate

Barbara Samuel

Ellyn M. Satter

Orange Schroeder

Elizabeth Shema

Susan & Bob Titus

Linda VandenBerg Estate

Ms. Kathleen Woit

Tenney Lapham

Neighborhood Association

George & Catherine Tesar

Judith Thompson in memory

of Rebecca & John Phillips

Natalie Tinkham

John & Carol Toussaint

Anne Traynor

Christina Wagner in memory

of John Ohliger

David Wallner & Anne Katz

Fred & Eleanor Wertz

West Bend Mutual Insurance

Whole Foods Market

Barbara Wich in tribute to

John & Margaret McClung

Patricia Widder in honor of

Tripp Widder

Kathy Jo Williams

J. Wills

Hal & Shirley Winsborough

Kathleen Woit

Ching Wong & Fred Murray

Jaime Zimmerman in

memory of Polly Zimmerman

Janice Zmrazek

Sarah Linn

Carol Prochaska

Amy Thomas

Susan Titus

Lunch for Libraries

Committee

Nancy Carpenter, Chair

Libby Bradley

Kris Bruns

Sara Butler

Sue Denholm

Nancy Doll

Martha Vukelich-Austin

Catherine Zdeblick

Foreword Gala Committee

Angie Brown

Nancy Carpenter

Heather Clefisch

Becca Curran

Tom DeChant

Eve Galanter

Erica Gehrig

McKenzie Glynn-Zdrale

Annie Levihn

Lisa Loup

Janet Nebel

Eleanor Odden

Dana Olson

Farrah Slinger

Sheila Boothby Stevens

Pam Woodman

Foundation Office Support

Viletta Arneson

Marilyn Brown

Elizabeth Crom

Shirley Droste

Kathy Fahey

Bruce Frudden

Judy Kimball

Pat Layne

Lois Nelson

Judy Plaenert Olson

Sheryl Popuch

Carol Sawyer

Karen Shawkey

Elaine Stevens

Barb Williams

Office Support volunteers Viletta Arneson and Barb Williams.

City and library leadership celebrate the grand opening of Central Library with a “Wild Thing.”

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EventsCheers to the following for making our 2013 events such a success.

Ex-Libris In-Kind

Banzo

Maurice & Sybil Better

Blackhawk Country Club

Bradbury’s

Brew Your Own Magazine

Nancy & Chuck Carpenter

Carpenters’ Farm

Cha Cha Beauty & Barber

Children’s Theater of Madison

Collectivo Coffee

Craftsman Table & Tap

Discovery World Museum

Doubletree by Hilton Madison

Douglas Art & Frame

Driftless Studio: Nature

Gallery & Gifts

Fontana Sport Specialties Inc

Hawkwind, LLC

Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek

Heritage Tavern

Hop Head Beer Tours

Iona

Angela Johnson

Karben4 Brewery

Knitting Tree

Little Luxuries, Inc.

Madison Ballet

Madison Opera

Madison Symphony Orchestra

Mustard Girl All American

Mustards

Oakcrest Tavern

Office of the Mayor

Osteria Papavero

Restaurant Muramoto

Rocky Rococo Restaurants

Stonehaus Farms

Studio Melt

Texture Salon & Spa

The Ina Co.

The Soap Opera

Vintage Brewing Company

Wine and Hop Shop

Wingra Boats

Wisconsin Distributors LLC

Wisconsin Historical Society

Ex Libris Sponsors

5NINES

The Capital Group

Tana Elias & Andrew

Clarkowski

First Choice Dental Group, S.C.

Megan Jackson

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.

Ex Libris Tasting Partners

3 Sheeps Brewing

Ale Asylum

Bloom Bake Shop

Brasserie V

Capital Brewery

Capital Tap Haus

The Coopers Tavern

DB Infusion Chocolates

Furthermore Beer

The Great Dane Pub and

Brewing Company

Hinterland Brewery

House of Brews

Merchant

New Glarus Brewing Company

Next Door Brewing Company

One Barrel Brewery

Potosi Brewing Company

Steenbock’s on Orchard

Tipsy Cow

The Underground Food

Collective

Lunch for Libraries Sponsors

Eliot & Sara Butler

Driftless Studio: Nature

Gallery & Gifts

Mohs, MacDonald, Widder,

Paradise & Van Note

Smith & Gesteland, LLP

The Suby Group

UW-Madison Office of

University Relations

Foreword Gala In-Kind

Absolute Audio, LLC

American Printing Company

Barriques

Candinas Chocolatier Inc.

Circolo Catering/Pasqual’s

Clary’s Old Fashioned

Gourmet Popcorn

Death’s Door Spirits

Fearing’s Audio-Video-Security

Goodman’s Jewelers

Heid Music

pc/nametag, inc.

Pepsi-Cola of Madison

Studio Jewelers Ltd.

Pam & Clint Woodman

Foreword Gala Sponsors

Alliant Energy

American Family Insurance

American Girl

Sean Amick & Steve Rzepka

Annen Roetter, LLC

Arntsen Family

Associated Bank

BMO Harris Bank

Capitol Bank

Celebrations Entertainment

Rick Chandler & Heidi Pankoke

Circolo Catering/Pasqual’s

Cricket Design Works

CUNA Mutual Group

Tom DeChant & Paul Gibler

Endres Manufacturing Co

Event Essentials

Fearing’s Audio-Video-Security

Foley & Lardner LLP

Albert Friedman & Susan

Tikalsky

Friends of the Madison Public

Library

Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier

Amy Gilliland

Godfrey & Kahn

The Great Dane Pub and

Brewing Company

Group Health Cooperative of

South Central Wisconsin

Sara Guyer & Scott Straus

J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.

Mary & Scott Kolar

Madison Gas & Electric

Foundation, Inc.

David & Linda Maraniss

Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle,

Ltd.

Michael Best and Friedrich LLP

Mohs, MacDonald, Widder,

Paradise & Van Note

Monona Plumbing and Fire

Protection, Inc.

Allan & Eleanor Odden

Overture Center Foundation

Nancy Pandhi & Alex Young

pc/nametag, inc.

Leah Pentz

Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.

Potter Lawson, Inc.

Jon & Julie Reneau

Jim & Carol Ruhly

St. Mary’s Hospital

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Stone House Development

Mary & Rob Stroud

SVA Certified Public

Accountants, S.C.

The Burish Group

The Capital Group

UW Health & Unity Health

Insurance

Wall Family Enterprise

Matt & Haley Weygandt

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.

Tripp & Nancy Widder

Wipfli LLP CPAs and

Consultants

Woodman’s Food Markets

Lunch for Libraries: Off-beat with Ben planning committee members.

The Madison Public Library Foundation is thrilled to share that New York Times best-selling mystery author Nevada Barr will be the featured author for the third annual Lunch for Libraries on April 24.

Nevada will discuss the newest book in her Anna Pigeon series, Destroyer Angel, scheduled to be released on April 1.

Photobooth fun at Foreword. Foreword dessert table.

LIBRARY NEWS

Friends Book Store Grows in New Central Library Location

Previously tucked away in a corner of the second floor, the Friends Book Store has reopened in a prominent location on the first floor of Central Library. Since moving, the book store has expanded hours, recruited more volunteers and even hired its first employee, book store manager Kathi Kemp. She likes the new location because it’s a more inviting space, “just like the rest of the new library.”

The shop sells a myriad of gently used books, CDs and DVDs alongside maps, records, framed prints and other donated items. Proceeds are granted back to the library to enhance collections and programs in a wide variety of ways.

“You can’t beat the deals,” says Kemp. “We have beautiful books on every topic – children’s stories, art, history, cooking – for only two dollars.”

The volunteer-run book store is working toward its goal of operating whenever the library is open, and staff are eager to train new people.

“We’re always looking for more volunteers!” Kemp said. Interested volunteers can find more information on how to sign up at friendsofmpl.wordpress.com.

Book store manager and volunteer coordinator Kathi Kemp.

Library Hosts Workshops on Health Insurance Marketplace

Librarians nationwide have been on the front lines of helping Americans navigate the Affordable Care Act. Locally, trained public health staff have partnered with 24 public libraries in Dane County to answer questions and help Dane County residents enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Upcoming workshops include: Friday, February 21, noon-3 p.m. at Sequoya Library

Monday, March 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Pinney Library

Monday, March 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Goodman South Madison Library

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Lois Lowry Kicks Off Wisconsin Book Festival Events for 2014

It was standing room only on the third floor of Madison’s Central Library as more than 450 people turned out on a Friday night to hear Newbery-winning author Lois Lowry speak at the first Wisconsin Book Festival event of 2014.

“You know it’s a successful event when hundreds of kids come with their families and their own copies of the book for signing,” said Wisconsin Book Festival Director Conor Moran. “We were so pleased to be a part of bringing Lois Lowry to Madison.”

This event, presented by Curtains Up and Children’s Theater of Madison, previewed CTM’s upcoming production of Lowry’s beloved novel, The Giver. Lowry read from her book before taking questions from the audience, and CTM actors performed scenes from their upcoming play. The Giver runs February 15 – 23 at the Overture Playhouse.

Fans of all ages lined up to have their books signed by Lois Lowry.

Mark Your Calendars!

The 2014 Wisconsin Book Festival will be held October 16-19.

In the meantime, don’t miss these upcoming events: Michelle Wildgen presenting on Bread and Butter, Central Library, February 26, 7 p.m.

Erica Janik presenting on Marketplace of the Marvelous, Central Library, March 5, 7 p.m.

Lois Lowry reads from The Giver.

From the Director’s DeskThank you, staff!

2013 was an especially eventful chapter in the 139-year history of Madison Public Library with the opening of Central Library and new programming initiatives like The Bubbler and Wisconsin Book Festival. Among the

most dedicated of our supporters through it all have been the 240 employees of Madison Public Library.

From maintenance workers to librarians, nearly everyone on staff has been touched by the Central Library project in the past two years, from working with colleagues in the branches to planning for and promoting the new library. The nearly 100 Central Library staff members have worked especially hard in the last two years to make the new library a reality, and all of our staff have played an important part in the new library’s success.

Staff members also stepped up to contribute financially, collectively donating more than $72,000 to the Central Library capital campaign. Apart from Central, library employees are always among the supporters of foundation fundraisers and other initiatives. I think it shows the level of commitment and engagement of our staff that so many choose to give back to the library to help ensure its success.

It is this level of enthusiasm for the library’s mission of providing free and equitable access to cultural and educational experiences and promoting ideas, creativity and community connection that have me looking forward to another successful year and the many exciting projects ahead.

LIBRARY NEWS

Friends to Match $10K for Meadowridge Campaign

Scherrer Construction Company, Inc.’s bid for the Meadowridge Library expansion was approved by the Common Council on February 4 with construction scheduled to begin in early March. In addition to city funding, the Madison Public Library Foundation has pledged to raise $100,000 in private donations to cover a portion of capital expenses and seed an endowment fund for the branch. To encourage gifts to the campaign, the Friends of Meadowridge Library group has pledged to match gifts dollar for dollar up to $10,000.

“Donations to this campaign will help create a vastly improved neighborhood center for reading, learning, meeting and sharing,” said Rob Stroud, Meadowridge Fundraising Campaign chair. “And equally as important, these funds will allow us to establish a self-sustaining source of income to help the library thrive in years to come.”

To date, the campaign has raised over $31,000, 30 percent of the overall goal.

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The Madison Public Library has teamed up with WYOU to give the public television channel a new lease on life. Run solely by volunteers and sustained by donations, WYOU was about ready to close its doors. Knowing that the new Central Library had a fully equipped media lab, Mayor Soglin connected WYOU’s Barbara Vedder with library program director Trent Miller, and an innovative new partnership was born. “WYOU is all about making and sharing content, which is exactly what we’re trying to do with library programming,” said Miller. “The library provides people with the tools they need to create their videos, and WYOU provides the expertise and the platform to share it.” According to Vedder, not having to worry about rent has allowed WYOU to focus on growth opportunities. “I see it opening up a whole new world serving the people in the community,” she says. “This will bring in so many different people, thoughts and expressions for us to share.”

WYOU Finds a New Home in Central Library

WYOU teams up with the Madison Public Library.

Gregory MickellsDirector of Madison Public Library

The library has become a place for WYOU to create and store content, as well as hold events, like its Party at the Library on January 29, which celebrated WYOU’s new era in the library and fostered community conversation about WYOU programs. Keep an eye out for a film-making workshops in the Media Lab this spring featuring WYOU instructors.

Plans for the new Meadowridge include a fireplace, more computers, and a community kitchen.

Central in Numbers

In the first four months it was open, Central Library has seen:

· 152,335 visits

· 14,859 program attendees

· 1,726 meeting room uses

· 67,756 computer uses

That’s 27 percent more visits, 11 times as many program participants, 10 times as many meeting room uses, and 32 percent more computer uses than the old Central Library!

The Madison Public Library Foundation is proud to announce that it has successfully completed its campaign for a new Central Library. Due to competitive pricing and contained construction costs, the project came in under budget and the foundation benefited from the savings with a projected credit from the City of Madison of $285,000. This allowed the foundation to seed a new endowment fund specifically for Central Library. This new fund will be held at the Madison Community Foundation and when pledge payments are complete, the fund will be approximately $100,000.

A big thank you to all of you who helped make your new library a reality!

Year-End Gifts Complete Central Campaign, Initiate Endowment

Central Library’s new spaces and innovative programming initiatives like this 3D printing demonstration in The Bubbler have dramatically increased program participation.

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