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Through The Campaign to Enhance Public Libraries, the SCLS Foundation raises funds for public libraries throughout our SCLS Community to expand their excellent services.

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President's Message

Holiday Gift Musings

Always on the lookout for a good read or a good gift, I receive daily emails about audiobooks and books “on tape” offered for low prices.  Yes, I know this is a bit obsessive, but I most often go looking for the books in the lists on Link and quickly hit the Reserve button.

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2025 SCLS Foundation Cornerstone 

 

Join us in honoring the

2025 Cornerstone Award Recipient

 

Martha Van Pelt

 

October 23, 2025

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 

Fireman's Park Pavilion

1049 Park Avenue

Columbus, WI 53925

 

The SCLS Foundation will also be honoring the 2025 Library Superheroes. 

 

Undercover Superhero 
Janet Gasser - Reedsburg

Go-To Superhero 
Jan Holmes - Sun Prairie

Community Superhero
Hilary Husom - Rio 

Volunteer Superhero 
Don Schnitzler - Marshfield
Peter Kaland - Columbus

 

We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 Cornerstone on Oct 23, 2025

Thank you to those who have donated to the SCLS Foundation in 2025

  • Carol Ainsworth
  • American Online Giving Foundation
  • Barbara Arnold
  • Susan Barthel
  • Lauren Blough
  • Robert Bocher & Mary O'Connor
  • Tina & Christopher Bolling
  • Jean Bonney
  • Charles Bunge
  • Dory Christensen
  • Phyllis Davis
  • Dawn Dennis
  • Tana Elias
  • First Business Bank
  • Nancy Foth
  • George Gay
  • Deborah Ginocchio
  • Gordon Flesch
  • Jane Grogan
  • Mridu Gulati
  • Ann Hamon
  • Dale & Nancy Hanaman
  • Colleen Hartung
  • Hausmann Group
  • Jaime Healy-Plotkin
  • Michael Heald
  • Svetha Hetzler
  • Mark Ibach
  • Clement and Kathleen Imhoff
  • Anne Iwata
  • Heather Kaarakka
  • Peter Kaland
  • Nancy Long
  • William Lothary
  • Larry Martin
  • Ronald and Deborah McCabe
  • David and Kathy Michaelis
  • Mark Miller
  • Mary Mullen
  • Frederick Nagle
  • David & Jill Nellis
  • James and Mary Nelson
  • Melinda & Skooter Nicholls
  • Larry and Katherine Nix
  • Heidi Oliversen
  • Kathryn Orenberg
  • Beth Palmquist
  • Gary Poulson
  • Thomas & Janet Pugh
  • Georgia Punswick
  • James and Beth Pusel
  • Ruth and Nicholas Royal
  • Barbara Sanford
  • Linda and James Schmitz
  • Allen & Suzanne Scoggan
  • Mary Struckmeyer
  • Baker Tilly
  • John and Willeen Tretheway
  • Tricor, LLC
  • Katherine Vigilante
  • William & Eleanor Voigt
  • Robert and Marcia Voss
  • Theresa Walske
  • Jennifer Way
  • Westring Construction LLC
  • Sharon Wolter
  • Tamaki Haase Wu
  • Mary Zimmerman