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WLA Library Legislative Day is on February 12

WLA Library Legislative Day is on February 12

Register now for Library Legislative Day, scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. There are three ways to register: Register online  Use the PDF registration form to mail or fax your reservation to the WLA Office at 608-245-3646. Scan...

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Update on Gale Courses Usage

Update on Gale Courses Usage

Usage and enrollment of Gale Courses is off to a strong start for WVLS member libraries. Gale Courses went live and were made available to library customers on November 1. Here are some statistics from November 1 - December 21: 240 Enrollments 998 Total Course Logins...

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ARSL Conference Accepting Program Proposals

ARSL Conference Accepting Program Proposals

ARSL 2019 Conference: Tap Into Libraries! - Presenter Proposal Application We invite you to submit breakout session proposals for the 2019 ARSL Conference in Burlington, VT, Sept 4-7, 2019. PRESENTER DISCOUNTS: ARSL will provide a $100 conference registration discount...

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Money Smart Week is March 30 – April 9

Money Smart Week is March 30 – April 9

Action is required if you plan on making Kids Read part of the 2019 Money Smart Week campaign in your community. Supplies are limited. The 2019 Money Smart Week book will be Count on Pablo by Barbara deRubertis, which was chosen by a committee of librarians and...

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Rethinking Library Programming

Rethinking Library Programming

Rethinking Programming (webinar) Wednesday, Jan. 9; 1 pm Presented by: Heidi O’Hare, Director Tomahawk Public Library .5 contact hours Programming plays a large role in our libraries. It is a “material,” and personal justification in our budgets.  How do we justify...

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$2000 Youth Science/Math Kits Development Grant Available

$2000 Youth Science/Math Kits Development Grant Available

The following information was posted on the YSS Blog, Youth Services Shout-Out, on November 26, 2018.  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Ð Region 4 annually offers grants of up to $2,000 to Midwest area Public Libraries (including WI). The...

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Graphic Novels and Manga

Graphic Novels and Manga

Virginia Roberts, Director of the Rhinelander District Library, and Steph Cherrywell, Teen Librarian for the Antigo Public Library, are Manga and Graphic Novel wizards. They recently spoke on these topics at the WLA Conference in La Crosse. They shared popular titles,...

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Not Your Traditional Book Club

Not Your Traditional Book Club

The following blog post, "Not Your Traditional Book Club," was featured on the AASL Website, written by Ronda Hughes, and posted on Nov. 2, 2018. Book clubs have been a staple in school libraries for years. Usually the same few students show up each time, because they...

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What is BARD?

What is BARD?

When I think of the word "bard," I think of Shakespeare. However, when it comes to libraries, BARD stands for Braille and Audio Reading Download. It is an internet-based service from the National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) that...

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“Wild Wisconsin” Registration Now Open

“Wild Wisconsin” Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference. The conference will take place on January 23-24, 2019. The Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference is a ​state-wide virtual conference developed by the Nicolet Federated Library System and...

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WVLS Innovation & Collaboration Literacy Grant

WVLS Innovation & Collaboration Literacy Grant

To support literacy for all library users of Wisconsin Valley Library Service member libraries, a $20,000 grant will be provided to partnering WVLS libraries to create a space in their libraries where families can talk, read, sing, write, and play together. Libraries...

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Weeding Wisdom from WLA

Weeding Wisdom from WLA

From the Popular Materials Weeding for the Small and Medium Library WLA 2018 session presented by Angela Noel (Brodhead Public Library) and Jennifer Bernetzke (Schreiner Memorial Library). How do you know it is time to weed? Are you storing items? (e.g. children’s...

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Gale Courses: The Word is Out

Gale Courses: The Word is Out

Live: November 1, 2018 74 enrollments 152 course logins 4,967 minutes spent in class In the past 11 days, WVLS member libraries have shared out information regarding Gale Courses in social media shares that included the link to access Gale Courses, submitted press...

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WVLS Adult Services Summit

WVLS Adult Services Summit

The WVLS Adult Services Summit was held on Thursday, November 1. The event was well-attended by librarians throughout WVLS who work in adult services. Below are some of the resources and ideas that evolved from the day. Program Ideas Music in the Stacks (Merrill),...

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WLA Conference Recap: Podcasting

WLA Conference Recap: Podcasting

What was the title of a session you attended? Podcasting Our Way to Better Leadership, by Mary Wilkins Jordan, of the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE). What two things are you taking away that you heard or do you think are most important? Mary emphasized...

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MLA Conference Update

MLA Conference Update

WVLS staff member Anne Hamland attended the Minnesota Library Association Conference on Oct. 11 and 12 in St. Cloud, MN. Below are some notes from the sessions she attended.  Libraries in Laundromats Libraries Without Boarders has a mobile library that fits into 4...

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WLA Conference Recap: Podcasting

WLA Conference Recap: Advocacy Toolbox

What was the title of a session you attended? Advocacy Tool Box for Friends and Trustees (Thursday 11 AM), a panel with Bill Wilson, Kathy Pletcher and Shannon Schultz. What two things are you taking away that you heard or do you think are most important? Libraries...

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Gale Courses Launches Next Week

Gale Courses Launches Next Week

We had a great turn out on Tuesday, Oct. 16, for the Gale Courses Launch Workshop. If you were unable to attend, the recording can be found here:  https://youtu.be/_hmGC1wIb3k We strongly encourage someone on your staff to watch the training or at least take a look at...

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