Category: Wisconsin Book Festival

• The Friends sponsor Jarrett Adams for the Wisconsin Book Festival

  Posted on Nov 9th

  AIRED ON C-SPAN2 DECEMBER 12 | WATCH IT HERE Redeeming Justice (Convergent Books, Sept 2021) is not just the title of his […]

• The Friends introduce Nikki Giovanni to Kick Off the Wisconsin Book Festival

  Posted on Oct 19th

  When Friends board member Debra Shapiro introduced poet, activist, mother, and professor Nikki Giovanni on October 15, 2020, it was a tremendous […]

• Promoting Partnerships

  Posted on Nov 5th

  Partnerships, both on and off campus, continue to be a priority for the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries. Teaming up with other libraries […]

• Caroline Fraser, author of Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder comes to Madison on September 27

  Posted on Sep 12th

  The Friends’ annual Schewe Lecture, in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival, is pleased to announce 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser— […]

• What’s in a Friends Book Sale?

  Posted on Nov 1st

  The scene is a bustling one: people come from all over the region to snap up bargains, discover new treasures, and stumble […]

• Tim Tyson speaks to issues of race and politics

  Posted on Aug 30th

  Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 28, 2017.  The Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries is pleased to host author and former UW-Madison […]

• Wisconsin Book Festival

  Posted on Sep 13th

  Join the Friends at the Wisconsin Book Festival! During this fall’s Festival weekend we will be sponsoring four events that will be presented as part […]