Understanding Our Impact
The generosity of our donors can be felt across all 14 Milwaukee Public Library locations and at hundreds of community partner sites. These partners value the tremendous impact made by the Milwaukee Public Library, a trusted institution that is instrumental in inspiring lifelong learning—from instilling an early love of reading for children and providing assistance for job seekers, to matching older adults with the right reading materials in large print, audiobook downloads, and so much more.
Learn how your support helps make an impact during this interview with MPL Foundation Executive Director Ryan Daniels and Friends of MPL Board President Shannon Sweek. Thank you to Jill Economou and Ellenbecker Investment Group for helping to spread the message about the importance of the library in our community!
Lifelong Learning
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation is an important partner in building and strengthening skills for literacy: your donor support helps Milwaukee Public Library provide a wide range of lifelong learning programs that span from babies learning pre-literacy skills to seniors learning how to face the challenges of aging.
Neighborhood Stability
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation helps to build strong neighborhoods: your donor support helps to strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods with safe, welcoming, and functional community spaces at the library that serve Milwaukee families, workforce, businesses, and homebuyers.
Workforce Readiness
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation helps prepare a workforce that is literate, knowledgeable, and skilled: the foundation supports job seekers, entrepreneurs, and businesses with programs and services that provide education, certification, computer classes, business databases, and programs at the Library.
21st Century Innovation
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation is an important partner in Innovation: the foundation helps provide technology, maker spaces, and creation stations in multi-use flexible spaces including a kitchen at the library—designed to support emerging technology and build pathways to new skills.
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