WVLS Newsletter
WVLS publishes a monthly newsletter that includes:
- WVLS system announcements
- Continuing education opportunities
- Member library news
To suggest a feature, please email Jamie Matczak at .
Current Newsletter
- WVLS Offering Scholarships to IUG Conference
- Learning LEGO Express Ready at Withee
- Guest Feature: Silent Book Club
- Brewster Discusses Role at WVLS
- Elevator Library Skills Series: Elevator Speeches
- New Guideline for WVLS Email Subject Headings
- Don’t Forget to Register for “Wild Wisconsin” Sessions
2020 Issues
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
No April 2020 Newsletter Due to COVID-19
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
2017 Issues
Newsletter 24 December 21, 2017: Virtual Reality, Neillsville, Collection Development: Diversify Me! and Diverse Books and BadgerLink
Newsletter 23 December 8, 2017: Library eBooks Now Shown in Google Search Results, Network Neutrality, Marketing Kit From OverDrive, MCPL Rothschild
Newsletter 22 November 22 2017: PLSR Focus Groups, Wisconsin State Law Library: A-Z topics, Gilman
Newsletter 21 November 8, 2017: Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment, Tomahawk, Website Services
Newsletter 20 October 26, 2017: DPI Launches Internet Safety Website, Withee and Thorp, Canva For Nonprofits
Newsletter 19 October 12, 2017: Teen Read Week, IEEE Grant: Science Kits for Public Libraries, Neillsville, Magazines in BadgerLink
Newsletter 18 September 29, 2017: Banned Books, Libby Features, Crandon
Newsletter 17 September 13. 2017: Banned Books Week, National Library Card Sign-up Month, WVLS Director’s Retreat, Three Lakes, Survey Week
Newsletter 16 August 25, 2017: Libby App Launch, PLSR Regional Meetings, Central Wisconsin Book Festival, Three Lakes and Rhinelander, Solar Glasses After the Eclipse
Newsletter 15 August 11, 2017: Read Aloud 15 Minutes, Aspen Institute Action Guide 2.0, Neillsville, WPLC Year in Review
Newsletter 14 REVISED July 28, 2017: LearningExpress Library, Medford and Tomahawk, Get Your Library Ready to Code: Libraries Ready to Code ALA Grant
Newsletter 13 July 13, 2017: Always-Available Audiobook Collection Added to Wisconsin’s Digital Library, Create Annual Report Brochures in LibPAS, Abbotsford, Rib Lake and Rhinelander at Youth Services Institute
Newsletter 12 June 23, 2017: State Bar of WI Offers Programs, New WVLS Website Launches July 5th, Programs at Rhinelander and Minocqua, The Wisconsin Senior Guide
Newsletter 11 June 9, 2017: Announcing the New Libby App from OverDrive, 2017 Fall WVLS Fall Continuing Education Calendar, Cataloger’s Retreat, Trustee Training Week, T.B. Scott Free Library: Solar Array Community Project
Newsletter 10 May 26, 2017: Summer Reading Program, Wisconsin Digital Projects Toolkit, Loyal, Withee and MCPL Wausau, Cyber Security Threat: WannaCry
Newsletter 9 May 9, 2017: Collection Development Web Series: Adult Selection Tools, Upcoming Conferences
Newsletter 8 April 28, 2017: WVLS 2017 ARSL Conference Scholarship, Congratulations Colby Public Library and Rhinelander District Library
Newsletter 7 April 13, 2017: WPLC: Wisconsin’s Digital Library, Programs at Medford and Colby, All-American Total Eclipse, Dia! El dia de los ninos!
Newsletter 6 March 30, 2017: Rhinelander District Library “Coding Together, learning Together” scholarship, Courier Resources, Programs at Thorp
Newsletter 5 March 9, 2017: OverDrive: Big Library Read, PLSR, Programs at Minocqua, Design Resources
Newsletter 4 February 24, 2017: Technology Update Emails, Teen Tech Week, Programs at Abbotsford and Three Lakes, Collection Development, 2017 Library Legislative Day Wrap Up
Newsletter 3 February 8, 2017: Picture: V-Cat, Fake News Resources, Early Literacy Kits, Grant, Scholarship: Coding Together, Learning Together, Programs at Abbotsford and Colby
Newsletter 2 January 24, 2017: Youth Media Awards, WVLS 2016 Year in Review, Guns in the Library, Harry Potter Book Night at Medford
Newsletter 1 January 6, 2017 Annual Report: WVLS Annual Report Team, Annual Report Resources, Fake Microsoft Pop-up, PLSR, Legislative Listening Sessions in WVLS Libraries
2016 Issues
Newsletter 12 2016 Happy Holidays: Year End Checklist, Tax Season Tools, WVLS Courier Best Practices Video, Juno’s Book Club: Rib Lake Public Library, Referendum Passes! Demmer Memorial Library, WVLS Spring CE Calendar Announced, Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference 2017
Newsletter 11 December 6, 2016: OverDrive Marketing, UW-Milwaukee Workshops in Libraries on Adult Programming, PLSR, Cyber Monday Mug Making-Neillsville Public Library
Newsletter 10 November 15, 2016: Thankful, WVLS Team Reports on the Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference, Congratulations Alice Sturzl, WISCAT License, OverDrive Training
Newsletter 9 November 2, 2016: Election Resources, Sierra Server Move, WVLS Youth Services Workshop, Libraries Transform: Legislators @ WVLS Libraries
Newsletter 8 October 17, 2016: PLSR Presentation, New OverDrive Website, Tech Training for Librarians, Magazines in Badgerlink, November is National Novel Writing Month
Newsletter 7 October 3, 2016: OverDrive Website Update, Annual Survey Week, Teen Read Week, Senator Moulton and Representative Bernier visit Thorp
Newsletter 6 September 20, 2016: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten App, Door Counter Grant, WVLS Innovation and Collaboration Grant, Banned Books Week and Dealing with Material Challenges, Minocqua Public Library: Badgerlink Library of the Month
Newsletter 5 September 7, 2016: WIFI Mobile Hot Spot, Workshop: Cyber Sneakers, Connected with WVLS, Book Ninjas
Newsletter 4 August 26, 2016: Library Campaign Institute Webinar Series,The Purposed-Based Library, 2016 WVLS Tech Services Survey
Newsletter 3 August 10, 2016: OverDrive Magazines Ends, PLSR Information, SLJ Teen Live Virtual Conference, Makerspace Kit Fairs
Newsletter 2 July 26, 2016: Ebsco Discovery Service Training, Fall WVLS CE Schedule, Small Business Saturday, Wisconsin Trustee Training Week, National Library Card Month, Computer Skills Course
Newsletter 1 July 13, 2016: Social Media & Summer Reading, NTC in Best Colleges in 2016, Pokemon Go!