Madison Public Library Foundation & Madison Public Library Winter 2017–18 Newsletter

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Madison Community Foundation Funds Bubbler Outreach

Book Festival Membership Now Available

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Daniel Pink to Speak at Lunch for Libraries

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Citywide Friends Consider Online Book Sales

A child browses the Friends of Madison Public Library book sale shelves during the Wisconsin Book Festival in early November.

Community Shaping New Pinney Library Design

A community member learns about the new Pinney Library project at an October 16 open house.

This fall, community members had a chance to share their hopes and dreams for a new Pinney Library at a number of sessions.

Net proceeds from Lunch for Libraries comprise nearly half of the $120,000 in private funds needed to present a year of Wisconsin Book Festival programming.

Tickets will go on sale in January. Businesses interested in sponsorship and individuals who wish to purchase a table may call 608.266.6318 or email events@mplfoundation.org. Each ticket includes a pre-signed hardcover copy of When.

The fundraiser will be Thursday, April 26, at Overture Center for the Arts. Pink will discuss his latest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, which will be published in January.

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The new Madison Public Library support facility on Badger Road will be ready soon, and in it will be space for Friends of Madison Public Library groups to sort and store book donations as they prepare for their fundraising book sales.

Madison Public Library Foundation’s seventh annual Lunch for Libraries will feature Daniel Pink, whose nonfiction books about business, work FOR and behavior have made L IBRARIES him a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Pink’s TED Talk on the science of motivation is one of the 10 mostwatched TED Talks of all time, with more than 19 million views.

A discussion at the recent citywide Friends meeting centered on whether members should research the market value of used books donated for their sales so that more valuable titles could be priced higher or sold online to generate a greater profit. A computer could be available at the new facility to look up the book values.

“The Friends agree that when someone donates books to a library Friends group, they are doing so because they want to support that library, and the Friends feel it is their responsibility to make the most out of each donation,” said Friends President Nadine Pfotenhauer. “The reality is that looking up the value of books and selling them online is time-intensive.”

The Friends concluded that with resources for online evaluation and space to store more valuable books, it may become easier to invest the time and generate more book sale profits, which would go directly to the programs and support that the Friends provide for their respective library.

Executive Director Jennifer J. Collins

Newsletter Editor Amy Mertz

Contributing Writers Trisha Benson Tana Elias Carrie Gostomski

MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARIES Alicia Ashman 733 N. High Point Rd. Hawthorne 2707 E. Washington Ave. Lakeview 2845 N. Sherman Ave. Meadowridge 5726 Raymond Rd. Monroe Street 1705 Monroe St. Pinney 204 Cottage Grove Rd. Sequoya 4340 Tokay Blvd.

Goodman South 2222 S. Park St. Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St.

Madison, WI 53703

Storytimes that are part of the Community Liaisons project aim to break down language barriers for Hispanic, Hmong and other non-English-speaking communities.

centers. Each liaison will conduct up to 10 storytimes at the locations they have been paired with, working closely with classroom educators, children and their families. In addition, 12 Spanish-language storytime kits were developed to provide liaisons with an easily portable set of materials to take to each storytime.

Two upcoming events are open to the public: Fiesta de Frida!

• Hawthorne Library, Saturday, January 13, 10:30 a.m.–noon • Meadowridge Library, Saturday, January 13, 3–4:30 p.m.

Drop in and celebrate Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with songs, food and activities. Self-portraits created by students in Sandburg and Falk 4K bilingual classrooms will be on display. Special circle times at 11:30 a.m. (Hawthorne) and 4 p.m. (Meadowridge). Intended for preschoolers through second grade.

In October, an informal open house event focused on several topic areas such as early literacy, accessibility and inclusion, community spaces and library collections, with the opportunity for the public to share their big ideas for the new library and play with some design tools at stations throughout the library. OPN Architects, along with library and City of Madison planning staff, were on hand to answer questions about the project and lead discussions. At a second meeting on November 9, OPN Architects displayed preliminary floor plan concepts and listened to feedback from attendees.

The future Pinney Library will be located in the Ruedebusch Development & Construction’s Royster Corners mixed-use development at the intersection of Cottage Grove and Dempsey roads. Construction is expected to begin in 2018, with the opening in 2019. In addition to an expansion of more than 8,000 square feet, the library will include a larger meeting room; more study spaces; a special space designed to promote early literacy and learning through play for young children and their families; and an outdoor space. For project updates, visit madisonpubliclibrary.org/pinney.

201 W. Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 608.266.6318 mplfoundation.org info@mplfoundation.org

Newsletter Design Georgia Rucker

Creative Ways to Give

Donations Make Outreach to Non-English-Speaking Communities Possible At every Madison Public Library storytime, librarians who have been trained in early literacy techniques for children ages 0-5 share tips and model behaviors that any parent and caregiver can use at home with their child on a regular basis. The eight youth services librarians at Madison Public Library reach thousands of parents and caregivers each year, but there are still thousands more to reach. It is especially difficult for librarians to share messages about literacy with the Spanish language community and other non-English-speaking communities, as language can be a major barrier.

Funded by a Madison Public Library Foundation grant, the Community Liaisons project is a new way to reach out to those communities. Three liaisons have been selected and trained in early literacy techniques and strategies. They will work with library staff to offer programs in three Madison schools with bilingual or dual immersion programs, and several community organizations and daycare settings. Just launched in November, the program will continue through the remaining school year.

Liaison Kimchi Moda will serve the Hmong community through a partnership with Lakeview Elementary School’s new Developmental Bilingual Education program, while liaisons Barbara Alvarado and Rissel Sanderson will serve the Spanish-speaking community through partnerships with Falk and Sandburg elementary schools, as well as other partner organizations and daycare

$10K Alicia Ashman Estate Gift Bolsters Book Collections The Alicia Ashman Library received a $10,000 donation from the estate of Alicia Ashman, the woman whose name the west side branch honors.

Ashman, a longtime progressive activist and former president of the Madison Public Library Board, died in September 2016 at age 93.

Elected alderwoman of the 10th Ward in 1968, Ashman became the second woman to serve on Madison’s City Council. From 1968–1977, she served five terms as alderwoman, becoming a champion of public policy, and a strong advocate for the environment and gender equality.

Ashman’s legacy and desire to impact the city of Madison live on through generous gifts like this $10,000 contribution, which was designated by Ashman’s family. It will help to fund book collections — including book club kits, “Too Good to Miss” titles and adult books at Alicia Ashman Library over the next several years.

“We are so grateful to the family of Alicia Ashman for this gift,” said Pam Wittig, the librarian in charge of running the book club groups at Alicia Ashman Library. “Having funds to help purchase multiple copies of books for book club use is such a wonderful gift.

The ability to read and discuss a wider variety of books makes our book clubs more dynamic and enjoyable.”

The “Too Good to Miss” collection includes popular titles, as well as those that librarians feel deserve special attention. Making these titles readily available supports the library’s goal of equity because some library users don’t have access to a computer and have a harder time reserving the most popular items.

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Ways to Give at the Most Giving Time of the Year

Foundation Welcomes Six New Board Members

Madison Public Library Foundation recently secured $55,000 from Madison Community Foundation to bring Madison Public Library’s popular Bubbler makerspace program to 13 community centers throughout the city.

Madison Public Library Foundation often receives calls or emails, asking about the best ways to give in support of the library. The end of the year is when the foundation receives the most donations, so we asked some of our donors to share their stories about how they give. In some cases, there are tax or financial benefits to the donor.

Six new members recently joined the Madison Public Library Foundation Board of Directors.

Called Beyond the Bubbler, the effort will allow the library to guide community center staff in developing their own makerspace programs and kits while connecting them with local guest artists who can lead workshops or residencies.

Giving from IRA Required Minimum Distribution Eve Galanter discovered four years ago that she could make contributions to Madison Public Library Foundation through her required minimum distribution (RMD) from her individual retirement account (IRA).

“We’re focused on building up the skills, knowledge and confidence of the center staff in order for them to come up with a mission or vision around each of their maker programs,” said library Bubbler Assistant Carlee Latimer, explaining that Beyond the Bubbler is especially intended to reach underserved children and families.

Brian Squire, Elementary Program Manager at the Lussier Community Education Center on Madison’s west side, said maker events have proven so popular among the kids who attend after-school programming there that the center wanted to make it a signature part of its curriculum. He particularly likes that maker activities require creative thinking, and that they build excitement and confidence among kids.

Library employees work with community center staff at professional development and visioning sessions to help each of the centers plan a unique makerspace.

“Creating a maker space that fits us rather than having some blueprint or a cookie-cutter approach is really important to us, and we’re really excited to do this,” he said. Library staff are responsive to helping each center’s makerspace programming be unique and authentic to its community of users, he added, noting that about 90 percent of Lussier Community Education Center’s students are of color.

The center plans to build mobile maker carts that can travel throughout its spaces because there is not room for a dedicated makerspace, Squire said. One idea is a construction-deconstruction cart that would include tools, hardware, small electronic devices and other materials that could be taken apart or reassembled, depending on the maker’s inclination.

Madison Community Foundation is proud to fund vital assets — the library and community centers — as part of its 75th anniversary

grantmaking, said Tom Linfield, its Vice President, Community Impact.

“Enabling the Bubbler to share its expertise and ingenuity with youth across the community is exhilarating,” Linfield said. “Going far beyond drop-in outreach, this project will train community center staff and provide thousands of dollars of materials so that centers can provide ongoing, on-site makerspace programming. Madison Community Foundation’s hope is that we help Madison Public Library share its extraordinary work far beyond the walls of its downtown space.”

Most of the programs will launch throughout the first half of 2018.

To learn more about the Bubbler, visit madisonbubbler.org.

“This project will train community center staff and provide thousands of dollars of materials so that centers can provide ongoing, on-site makerspace programming.”

—Tom Linfield, Vice President, Community Impact Madison Community Foundation

Galanter

IRS rules mandate that individuals age 70-1/2 and older take RMDs from their IRA each year, regardless of whether the income is needed.

These annual withdrawals are subject to ordinary income taxes. By making a charitable contribution from an IRA, the individual can satisfy the RMD amount without reporting additional income.

Galanter inquired about the process for making the transfer of funds and found out that it was incredibly easy, she said. She chose a specific amount, then the funds went directly from her IRA to the foundation. “I never received them so they were not taxable income to me,” she said. “And at the end of the year, it was just a very simple process benefiting both the charitable organizations of my choice, as well as me, because this was not taxable income.”

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Donation of Appreciated Stock

Charitable Gift Annuity

Like many others, we make cash donations to various community groups throughout the year. But there are Tikalsky & Friedman a few organizations, such as Madison Public Library Foundation, that receive more substantial gifts. The easiest, and most thrifty, way to do this is by donating appreciated stock. Most important, a stock transfer maximizes the amount of our donation to the library foundation.

When one of the foundation’s donors made her estate plan, she decided to set up a charitable gift annuity to provide herself with an income stream while also supporting one of her favorite causes. When the donor — who requested to be anonymous — recently passed away, her charitable gift annuity resulted in $33,000 toward the foundation’s endowment fund.

When we choose a stock or fund that has appreciated, the full value goes to the foundation.

That full value is a charitable tax deduction for us. The original cost of appreciated stock — our basis — is a fraction of the current value, so our original investment cost is substantially less than today’s appreciated value.

The foundation makes the stock donation process especially simple. Stock donations are transferred to a foundation “pass-through” fund at Madison Community Foundation. The full value of the stock gift is immediately directed to Madison Public Library Foundation. Everyone receives prompt notification of the final value of the transaction. It couldn’t be easier.

— Al Friedman & Susan Tikalsky

Sheila Conroy is an attorney at Clark & Gotzler Attorneys at Law, where she works mainly on employment law and human resources matters.

She earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University and her law degree from the University of Michigan. She has served on the Girls on the Run Dane County Board of Directors, as well as the Advisory Board of Directors for the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Conroy lives in Madison with her husband and three daughters. She enjoys running, biking and a strong cup of coffee.

Noel Goeddel joined Isthmus Partners, LLC, last year. He moved to Madison in 1999 when he joined Holt-Smith Advisors, Inc. as an Equity Analyst. He earned his finance degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Goeddel serves on the foundation’s Finance and Nominating committees. He has also served on the board (Treasurer) at Tenney Nursery and Parent Center. He lives in the Marquette neighborhood with his wife, Beth, and two daughters, Lucy and Violet. In his free time, he enjoys coaching youth soccer and being outdoors.

A charitable gift annuity allows the donor to receive fixed, supplemental income payments each year until his or her death, at which time the income transitions to a charitable endowment — in this case, the foundation.

A charitable gift annuity also provides a tax deduction for the total gift amount in the year the gift is made, and each year thereafter.

Jeanne Grist grew up in Milwaukee, the ninth of twelve children. A graduate of Marquette University, she worked in community education and workplace health education in Milwaukee and Durham, N.C., before moving to Madison with her husband, Tom. She says she has enjoyed living and volunteering in the Madison community while raising five children. She has served on the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation board and on committees with the foundation, United Way, Madison Metropolitan School District, Schools of Hope and the Goodman Center. She enjoys running, biking, tennis and skiing, and recently became a certified yoga instructor. She is also a beekeeper.

Year-End Gifts Qualify for Match Younger donors and those who do not own stock can always make a one-time year-end gift to the foundation in the amount of their choice. The foundation recently received an anonymous matching gift of $50,000, which means that every gift made from now until Dec. 31 will double!

Making your gift online is fast and simple.

Visit mplfoundation.org/donate.

To learn more about ways to give, contact the foundation at 608.266.6318, email Dayna Long at dlong@mplfoundation.org, or visit mplfoundation.org and click on the Support menu.

Tell us a little about yourself. I grew up on a small farm an hour north of Chicago. I am the youngest of four. I graduated from the University of Illinois–Chicago with a degree in writing. I moved down to Florida when I was offered a job as a book buyer in Sarasota.

I wanted to be closer to family, though, so I accepted a position as a manager at Canterbury Booksellers in downtown Madison. Unfortunately, it went out of business in 2004, but at that time the library was advertising a new position for Administrative Services Manager, which I was happy to accept. I’ve been here ever since!

A membership program is now available for Wisconsin Book Festival fans, and it makes the perfect holiday gift for anyone who loves to read and attend author events.

FESTIVAL MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE:

TO PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP:

• a mailed membership pass and information packet outlining the perks

• Visit mplfoundation.org/donate

• r eserved seating for two at up to a dozen select festival events (advance reservation required)

• Give $100 or more and indicate “book fest member” in the Special Purpose field of the donation form

• t he option to purchase pre-signed books online in advance of select author talks

• Sit back and enjoy the holiday season without the stress of shopping mall crowds!

Membership proceeds allow the festival — presented by Madison Public Library, in partnership with Madison Public Library Foundation — to continue to offer year-round author events that are free and open to the public. Nearly half of the festival’s annual budget of $250,000 is raised through private donations.

Nadine Pfotenhauer likes to refer to herself as an R.N. — Retired Nurse — after a long career in nursing. She has lived in Madison since 1984 with her husband, and the couple has four children. Her love for the library began while she and her husband were raising and homeschooling their children. Pfotenhauer is a lifetime volunteer, having served as a Dane County 4-H leader, training club officers in using Robert’s Rules of Order and teaching them how to serve in their respective offices, and working in her church’s children’s ministry. She has volunteered with the Friends of Sequoya Library for 27-plus years. She also enjoys knitting and time with her small dog, a rescue from China.

Natalie Rew, CPA, is a Senior Manager at Wegner CPAs and leads the Government Audit practice. She previously spent 11 years working with national and regional audit firms where she managed the Milwaukee Public School District and Racine Unified School District audits. She spent six years on the Department of Public Instruction School Finance Services team. Rew earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University and her MBA in accounting at UW-Milwaukee. In her free time, she enjoys gardening.

Short Story: Meet Facilities Manager Mark Benno

Book Festival Membership — a Great Holiday Gift!

• a n invitation to an exclusive Wisconsin Book Festival launch event in August, where the four-day weekend schedule will be announced

John Icke worked for more than 30 years as principal owner of Icke Construction Co. Inc., third generation. Icke spent three years as the Executive Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Base in St. Louis, Mo., before returning to Madison. He is married, with three children and five grandchildren. He enjoys volunteering at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, golfing, biking and woodworking.

Icke belongs to the Downtown Madison Kiwanis Club. He served on the Madison Repertory Theater Board, the Central YMCA Board and the Memorial Union Building Committee Board of Trustees. An avid reader, he started the Madison and Kiwanis book clubs.

Thank you to the following departing board members: Rich Arnesen, Angie Brown, Nancy Carpenter, Barb Karlen, Jessica Mac Naughton and Pam Woodman.

Caliph Muab’El of Breaking Barriers Mentoring introduces nonfiction author Angela J. Davis (right) a recent Wisconsin Book Festival event.

Shanna Wolf/S. Photography & Styling

YOUR GIFTS’ IMPACT

Madison Community Foundation Funds Bubbler Expansion

How long have you worked at the library, and what is your role? I have been with the library since 2004. My role initially was to manage the library facilities and also to manage administration staff.

In 2015, I was reclassified to Library Facilities Manager, which shifted my responsibilities a little bit to managing facilities, supporting events at Central Library, and supervising maintenance, administration and event staff. The day-to-day work can be anything from helping staff on small projects (like repairs, carpeting, furniture) to serving on committees that help shape and design new libraries.

I’m also the main contact for the library with City Engineering for making sure our buildings remain safe and efficient spaces.

What is one of your most memorable interactions while working for the library? I remember in 2009, I gave a lot of tours of the old Central to various city policy-makers, and I felt that I was able to actually explain and argue why library staff and the public deserved a new, beautiful and safe Central Library.

What are your hobbies and interests? I am a huge Chicago sports fan, especially the Cubs. I also love reading, particularly 18th and 19th century European-focused works. I love this time period so much that the novel I published, This Wonderful Year, was actually set in the Napoleonic era! I also like to go out to all the fantastic restaurants in Madison, and I enjoy living in the Willy Street area, where I can explore and attend its various concerts and festivals.

What do you like to read? Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey series, along with historical fiction, especially sea stories like Horatio Hornblower.

What are two items on your bucket list? 1. I would like to travel to Paris and maybe speak a bit of my very bad high school French. 2. To sail on a tall ship (a large, wooden, traditionally rigged sailing vessel).

• Hawthorne Library, Saturday, January 13, 10:30 a.m.–noon • Meadowridge Library, Saturday, January 13, 3–4:30 p.m.

Liaison Kimchi Moda will serve the Hmong community through a partnership with Lakeview Elementary School’s new Developmental Bilingual Education program, while liaisons Barbara Alvarado and Rissel Sanderson will serve the Spanish-speaking community through partnerships with Falk and Sandburg elementary schools, as well as other partner organizations and daycare

Drop in and celebrate Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with songs, food and activities. Self-portraits created by students in Sandburg and Falk 4K bilingual classrooms will be on display. Special circle times at 11:30 a.m. (Hawthorne) and 4 p.m. (Meadowridge). Intended for preschoolers through second grade.

$10K Alicia Ashman Estate Gift Bolsters Book Collections The Alicia Ashman Library received a $10,000 donation from the estate of Alicia Ashman, the woman whose name the west side branch honors.

Ashman, a longtime progressive activist and former president of the Madison Public Library Board, died in September 2016 at age 93.

Elected alderwoman of the 10th Ward in 1968, Ashman became the second woman to serve on Madison’s City Council. From 1968–1977, she served five terms as alderwoman, becoming a champion of public policy, and a strong advocate for the environment and gender equality.

Ashman’s legacy and desire to impact the city of Madison live on through generous gifts like this $10,000 contribution, which was designated by Ashman’s family. It will help to fund book collections — including book club kits, “Too Good to Miss” titles and adult books at Alicia Ashman Library over the next several years.

“We are so grateful to the family of Alicia Ashman for this gift,” said Pam Wittig, the librarian in charge of running the book club groups at Alicia Ashman Library. “Having funds to help purchase multiple copies of books for book club use is such a wonderful gift.

The ability to read and discuss a wider variety of books makes our book clubs more dynamic and enjoyable.”

The “Too Good to Miss” collection includes popular titles, as well as those that librarians feel deserve special attention. Making these titles readily available supports the library’s goal of equity because some library users don’t have access to a computer and have a harder time reserving the most popular items.

Jeanne Grist grew up in Milwaukee, the ninth of twelve children. A graduate of Marquette University, she worked in community education and workplace health education in Milwaukee and Durham, N.C., before moving to Madison with her husband, Tom. She says she has enjoyed living and volunteering in the Madison community while raising five children. She has served on the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation board and on committees with the foundation, United Way, Madison Metropolitan School District, Schools of Hope and the Goodman Center. She enjoys running, biking, tennis and skiing, and recently became a certified yoga instructor. She is also a beekeeper.

Meet Our New Board Members

Creative Ways to Give

Book Festival Membership Now Available

Madison Community Foundation Funds Bubbler Outreach

IN THIS ISSUE

A newsletter from Madison Public Library Foundation

Natalie Rew, CPA, is a Senior Manager at Wegner CPAs and leads the Government Audit practice. She previously spent 11 years working with national and regional audit firms where she managed the Milwaukee Public School District and Racine Unified School District audits. She spent six years on the Department of Public Instruction School Finance Services team. Rew earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University and her MBA in accounting at UW-Milwaukee. In her free time, she enjoys gardening.

Thank you to the following departing board members: Rich Arnesen, Angie Brown, Nancy Carpenter, Barb Karlen, Jessica Mac Naughton and Pam Woodman.

Short Story: Meet Facilities Manager Mark Benno Tell us a little about yourself. I grew up on a small farm an hour north of Chicago. I am the youngest of four. I graduated from the University of Illinois–Chicago with a degree in writing. I moved down to Florida when I was offered a job as a book buyer in Sarasota.

I wanted to be closer to family, though, so I accepted a position as a manager at Canterbury Booksellers in downtown Madison. Unfortunately, it went out of business in 2004, but at that time the library was advertising a new position for Administrative Services Manager, which I was happy to accept. I’ve been here ever since!

How long have you worked at the library, and what is your role? I have been with the library since 2004. My role initially was to manage the library facilities and also to manage administration staff.

In 2015, I was reclassified to Library Facilities Manager, which shifted my responsibilities a little bit to managing facilities, supporting events at Central Library, and supervising maintenance, administration and event staff. The day-to-day work can be anything from helping staff on small projects (like repairs, carpeting, furniture) to serving on committees that help shape and design new libraries.

I’m also the main contact for the library with City Engineering for making sure our buildings remain safe and efficient spaces.

What is one of your most memorable interactions while working for the library? I remember in 2009, I gave a lot of tours of the old Central to various city policy-makers, and I felt that I was able to actually explain and argue why library staff and the public deserved a new, beautiful and safe Central Library.

What are your hobbies and interests? I am a huge Chicago sports fan, especially the Cubs. I also love reading, particularly 18th and 19th century European-focused works. I love this time period so much that the novel I published, This Wonderful Year, was actually set in the Napoleonic era! I also like to go out to all the fantastic restaurants in Madison, and I enjoy living in the Willy Street area, where I can explore and attend its various concerts and festivals.

What do you like to read? Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey series, along with historical fiction, especially sea stories like Horatio Hornblower.

What are two items on your bucket list? 1. I would like to travel to Paris and maybe speak a bit of my very bad high school French. 2. To sail on a tall ship (a large, wooden, traditionally rigged sailing vessel).

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Fiesta de Frida!

Madison, WI 53703

Two upcoming events are open to the public:

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Funded by a Madison Public Library Foundation grant, the Community Liaisons project is a new way to reach out to those communities. Three liaisons have been selected and trained in early literacy techniques and strategies. They will work with library staff to offer programs in three Madison schools with bilingual or dual immersion programs, and several community organizations and daycare settings. Just launched in November, the program will continue through the remaining school year.

Nadine Pfotenhauer likes to refer to herself as an R.N. — Retired Nurse — after a long career in nursing. She has lived in Madison since 1984 with her husband, and the couple has four children. Her love for the library began while she and her husband were raising and homeschooling their children. Pfotenhauer is a lifetime volunteer, having served as a Dane County 4-H leader, training club officers in using Robert’s Rules of Order and teaching them how to serve in their respective offices, and working in her church’s children’s ministry. She has volunteered with the Friends of Sequoya Library for 27-plus years. She also enjoys knitting and time with her small dog, a rescue from China.

Give now — all contributions matched through Dec. 31! Visit mplfoundation.org/donate

centers. Each liaison will conduct up to 10 storytimes at the locations they have been paired with, working closely with classroom educators, children and their families. In addition, 12 Spanish-language storytime kits were developed to provide liaisons with an easily portable set of materials to take to each storytime.

Noel Goeddel joined Isthmus Partners, LLC, last year. He moved to Madison in 1999 when he joined Holt-Smith Advisors, Inc. as an Equity Analyst. He earned his finance degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Goeddel serves on the foundation’s Finance and Nominating committees. He has also served on the board (Treasurer) at Tenney Nursery and Parent Center. He lives in the Marquette neighborhood with his wife, Beth, and two daughters, Lucy and Violet. In his free time, he enjoys coaching youth soccer and being outdoors.

John Icke worked for more than 30 years as principal owner of Icke Construction Co. Inc., third generation. Icke spent three years as the Executive Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Base in St. Louis, Mo., before returning to Madison. He is married, with three children and five grandchildren. He enjoys volunteering at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, golfing, biking and woodworking.

Icke belongs to the Downtown Madison Kiwanis Club. He served on the Madison Repertory Theater Board, the Central YMCA Board and the Memorial Union Building Committee Board of Trustees. An avid reader, he started the Madison and Kiwanis book clubs.

WINTER 2017/2018 SPRING 2016

Storytimes that are part of the Community Liaisons project aim to break down language barriers for Hispanic, Hmong and other non-English-speaking communities.

Sheila Conroy is an attorney at Clark & Gotzler Attorneys at Law, where she works mainly on employment law and human resources matters.

She earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University and her law degree from the University of Michigan. She has served on the Girls on the Run Dane County Board of Directors, as well as the Advisory Board of Directors for the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Conroy lives in Madison with her husband and three daughters. She enjoys running, biking and a strong cup of coffee.

SPRING 2016

At every Madison Public Library storytime, librarians who have been trained in early literacy techniques for children ages 0-5 share tips and model behaviors that any parent and caregiver can use at home with their child on a regular basis. The eight youth services librarians at Madison Public Library reach thousands of parents and caregivers each year, but there are still thousands more to reach. It is especially difficult for librarians to share messages about literacy with the Spanish language community and other non-English-speaking communities, as language can be a major barrier.

Six new members recently joined the Madison Public Library Foundation Board of Directors.

Erin Moore Photography

YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK

Foundation Welcomes Six New Board Members

Donations Make Outreach to Non-English-Speaking Communities Possible

Fiesta de Frida!

• Hawthorne Library, Saturday, January 13, 10:30 a.m.–noon • Meadowridge Library, Saturday, January 13, 3–4:30 p.m.

Liaison Kimchi Moda will serve the Hmong community through a partnership with Lakeview Elementary School’s new Developmental Bilingual Education program, while liaisons Barbara Alvarado and Rissel Sanderson will serve the Spanish-speaking community through partnerships with Falk and Sandburg elementary schools, as well as other partner organizations and daycare

Drop in and celebrate Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with songs, food and activities. Self-portraits created by students in Sandburg and Falk 4K bilingual classrooms will be on display. Special circle times at 11:30 a.m. (Hawthorne) and 4 p.m. (Meadowridge). Intended for preschoolers through second grade.

$10K Alicia Ashman Estate Gift Bolsters Book Collections The Alicia Ashman Library received a $10,000 donation from the estate of Alicia Ashman, the woman whose name the west side branch honors.

Ashman, a longtime progressive activist and former president of the Madison Public Library Board, died in September 2016 at age 93.

Elected alderwoman of the 10th Ward in 1968, Ashman became the second woman to serve on Madison’s City Council. From 1968–1977, she served five terms as alderwoman, becoming a champion of public policy, and a strong advocate for the environment and gender equality.

Ashman’s legacy and desire to impact the city of Madison live on through generous gifts like this $10,000 contribution, which was designated by Ashman’s family. It will help to fund book collections — including book club kits, “Too Good to Miss” titles and adult books at Alicia Ashman Library over the next several years.

“We are so grateful to the family of Alicia Ashman for this gift,” said Pam Wittig, the librarian in charge of running the book club groups at Alicia Ashman Library. “Having funds to help purchase multiple copies of books for book club use is such a wonderful gift.

The ability to read and discuss a wider variety of books makes our book clubs more dynamic and enjoyable.”

The “Too Good to Miss” collection includes popular titles, as well as those that librarians feel deserve special attention. Making these titles readily available supports the library’s goal of equity because some library users don’t have access to a computer and have a harder time reserving the most popular items.

Citywide Friends Consider Online Book Sales

Daniel Pink to Speak at Lunch for Libraries

This fall, community members had a chance to share their hopes and dreams for a new Pinney Library at a number of sessions.

The new Madison Public Library support facility on Badger Road will be ready soon, and in it will be space for Friends of Madison Public Library groups to sort and store book donations as they prepare for their fundraising book sales.

Madison Public Library Foundation’s seventh annual Lunch for Libraries will feature Daniel Pink, whose nonfiction books about business, work FOR and behavior have made L IBRARIES him a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Pink’s TED Talk on the science of motivation is one of the 10 mostwatched TED Talks of all time, with more than 19 million views.

The future Pinney Library will be located in the Ruedebusch Development & Construction’s Royster Corners mixed-use development at the intersection of Cottage Grove and Dempsey roads. Construction is expected to begin in 2018, with the opening in 2019. In addition to an expansion of more than 8,000 square feet, the library will include a larger meeting room; more study spaces; a special space designed to promote early literacy and learning through play for young children and their families; and an outdoor space. For project updates, visit madisonpubliclibrary.org/pinney.

A discussion at the recent citywide Friends meeting centered on whether members should research the market value of used books donated for their sales so that more valuable titles could be priced higher or sold online to generate a greater profit. A computer could be available at the new facility to look up the book values.

“The Friends agree that when someone donates books to a library Friends group, they are doing so because they want to support that library, and the Friends feel it is their responsibility to make the most out of each donation,” said Friends President Nadine Pfotenhauer. “The reality is that looking up the value of books and selling them online is time-intensive.”

The Friends concluded that with resources for online evaluation and space to store more valuable books, it may become easier to invest the time and generate more book sale profits, which would go directly to the programs and support that the Friends provide for their respective library.

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In October, an informal open house event focused on several topic areas such as early literacy, accessibility and inclusion, community spaces and library collections, with the opportunity for the public to share their big ideas for the new library and play with some design tools at stations throughout the library. OPN Architects, along with library and City of Madison planning staff, were on hand to answer questions about the project and lead discussions. At a second meeting on November 9, OPN Architects displayed preliminary floor plan concepts and listened to feedback from attendees.

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The fundraiser will be Thursday, April 26, at Overture Center for the Arts. Pink will discuss his latest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, which will be published in January.

Tickets will go on sale in January. Businesses interested in sponsorship and individuals who wish to purchase a table may call 608.266.6318 or email events@mplfoundation.org. Each ticket includes a pre-signed hardcover copy of When.

Net proceeds from Lunch for Libraries comprise nearly half of the $120,000 in private funds needed to present a year of Wisconsin Book Festival programming.

MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARIES Alicia Ashman 733 N. High Point Rd. Hawthorne 2707 E. Washington Ave. Lakeview 2845 N. Sherman Ave. Meadowridge 5726 Raymond Rd. Monroe Street 1705 Monroe St. Pinney 204 Cottage Grove Rd. Sequoya 4340 Tokay Blvd.

Goodman South 2222 S. Park St. Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St.

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Funded by a Madison Public Library Foundation grant, the Community Liaisons project is a new way to reach out to those communities. Three liaisons have been selected and trained in early literacy techniques and strategies. They will work with library staff to offer programs in three Madison schools with bilingual or dual immersion programs, and several community organizations and daycare settings. Just launched in November, the program will continue through the remaining school year.

A child browses the Friends of Madison Public Library book sale shelves during the Wisconsin Book Festival in early November.

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centers. Each liaison will conduct up to 10 storytimes at the locations they have been paired with, working closely with classroom educators, children and their families. In addition, 12 Spanish-language storytime kits were developed to provide liaisons with an easily portable set of materials to take to each storytime.

A community member learns about the new Pinney Library project at an October 16 open house.

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Storytimes that are part of the Community Liaisons project aim to break down language barriers for Hispanic, Hmong and other non-English-speaking communities.

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At every Madison Public Library storytime, librarians who have been trained in early literacy techniques for children ages 0-5 share tips and model behaviors that any parent and caregiver can use at home with their child on a regular basis. The eight youth services librarians at Madison Public Library reach thousands of parents and caregivers each year, but there are still thousands more to reach. It is especially difficult for librarians to share messages about literacy with the Spanish language community and other non-English-speaking communities, as language can be a major barrier.

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