Members of the public are welcome to join us at this special reception to celebrate the 50 young authors who will be published in the 2025 WE READ Youth Voices Anthology! Authors will be able to pick up their copies of the new Anthology, enjoy treats, and a short program commemorating their achievement.
Following the WE READ Youth Voices Anthology author reception, you are invited to attend a youth-focused event hosted by the Wisconsin Book Festival beginning at 10am on the lower level of Central Library:
¡Quijóteres! is a bilingual, shadow puppet adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ lovable lunatic, Don Quijote de La Mancha. As a work interpreted by shadow puppets, it takes full advantage of imaginative settings and scenarios to emphasize the novel’s intensely comical depiction of the ridiculous, with all the clashes and crashes, valor and vomit, that have distinguished the Quijote as a funny book for more than four centuries. No registration is required for this free event. Learn more at wisconsinbookfestival.org
Read the 2025 WE READ Youth Voices Writing Contest's award-winning pieces and learn more about our wonderful community judges by visiting madpl.org/youthvoices
The WE READ Youth Voices Writing Contest is hosted in partnership with Forward Madison FC and the Wisconsin Book Festival. It is made possible thanks to the support of the Madison Public Library Foundation, Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation, Roots & Wings Foundation, the Friends of the Madison Public Library, Jane Doughty / David Wood, and David Hall / Marjorie Devereaux.