Category: Friends of the Libraries

• Friends Book Sale: Enriched by the Generous Donation of Dr. Lewis Bosworth

  Posted on Mar 16th

  “As a linguist by training I thrive on language – from bits like sounds to syllables to words to sentences and more […]

• 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 […]

• Friends Book Sales in the Pandemic Era: October 20-23

  Posted on Oct 9th

  Like many other community events, the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries’ biannual used book sale was disrupted by the emergence of COVID-19 in […]

• Profile: Bill Reeder – Zoologist, Library Advocate, and Scholar

  Posted on Sep 23rd

  William G. Reeder’s interest in animals and natural history, as well as his love of old books and libraries, began in his […]

• Rare Book School Student Delves into Bookbinding History

  Posted on Jul 26th

  Dear Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries, Thank you so much for providing me with the opportunity to attend a Rare Book School […]

• Profile: John Neu, a True Friend of the Libraries

  Posted on Apr 15th

  Few collections at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries are as beloved and encompassing as The History of Science collection, currently housed in […]