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Mount Horeb Library Event with attendees looking at Skype projected on screen

Skype Author Visit with Tara Westover

"It is so great to hear from the author, to ask questions and interact. It takes reading a book to another level of understanding."  Mt. Horeb Public Library

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Author Visit: Collected Works of Meg Medina

“I was able to take a small crew of kiddos downtown yesterday to hear young adult author Meg Medina speak! Meg talked to us about the importance of finding our One True Story: the story we will spend our lives telling.

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Actors perform in front of the Rosemary Garfoot Public Library tree mural

From Page to Stage with Forward Theater

“I attended my first 'Beyond the Page' event tonight.  This is a wonderful opportunity to engage in conversation about drama and prepare to view the play."  Rosemary Garfoot Public Library Event

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A writer addresses the audience at DeForest Public Library

Hidden Voices: African American Voices In Wisconsin

“Beautifully presented, enlightening talk by three local writers on the African American writing experience & history.”  Madison Central Public Library Event

Beyond the Page is a permanent endowment held by the Madison Community Foundation that annually funds humanities programming in all Dane County libraries- forever.

Banned Books Week

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Keynote speaker: Amanda Jones. Sept 24th 7pm | Central Library. Wisconsin Book Festival (logo). Book cover: That Librarian by Amanda Jones.

Celebrate the freedom to read in the Dane County public libraries. Banned Books Week is Sept 22-28, 2024 but we have events through mid October. Learn more here.

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