Ex Libris 2025

You're invited to participate in our Ex Libris online auction! You do not have to be a guest or in attendance at our Ex Libris fundraising event on November 7 to bid or to win.

Choose from a wide variety of items, including gift cards to local businesses, special experience packages, beer, wine and spirits, and more.

All proceeds support Madison Public Library in its efforts to help community members and library users connect with services and resources, interact with others, and find the tools they need to be informed, inspired, and engaged in their own communities.

Win Items in an Instant!
See something you've just got to have and don't want competition? Choose the Buy Now purchase option. You won't waste any time watching your item and outbidding others. Plus, for every Buy Now purchase you make, you'll receive an entry into a drawing for a pair of tickets to Ex Libris in 2026!

New in 2025: We're featuring two auction items that strictly benefit the library, so you can also use the Buy Now to support the library more directly if you like. Check out the Library Love category to learn more.
(To preserve the tax deductibility of contributions made through the Library Love category, Buy Now purchases in that category will not be eligible for the ticket drawing.)

Based in Wisconsin, Madison Public Library Foundation mobilizes the Madison community to continuously improve, promote, and support Madison Public Library. Our work fuels literacy, opportunity, and lifelong learning through equal access to free resources. 

Charitable donations, corporate sponsorships, grants, fundraising event support, and other generous investments from the community help us build better libraries every day. Those collective gifts allow us to take the library beyond city funding to a new level of excellence designed to reach the whole community – because libraries are for everyone!