by comm.coordinator | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
We offer our deepest condolences to the Clovis-Carver Public Library, the city of Clovis, and the state of New Mexico as the community begins to heal. Public libraries accept and support community members and visitors without question and provide a space for...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
A letter from ALA President Jim Neal. Dear Members: Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is being affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and along the Gulf Coast. We are supporting the Texas Library Association (TLA) and Texas State Library as they work with...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Thank you to ALA Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) blogger Renee Grassi for the information that appears below. Don’t forget that Renee Grassi will be presenting a free Minitex webinar on “Developing Inclusive Library Services to Teens with...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider
Discussion sessions, table activities, camaraderie, and high-powered speakers! The WVLS Director’s Retreat is a bi-annual event that gathers all WVLS and neighboring directors in the same place for a day of learning, sharing, and inspiration. This event is open to...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Book lovers and others are invited to the first-ever Central Wisconsin Book Festival starting the evening of Sept. 29 and continuing through the evening of Sept. 30! The Marathon County Public Library is working with several community partners, including UW-Marathon...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Plenty of people are rocking eyewear today (August 21, 2017) with funky rectangular paper frames. In peak demand for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse in North America, these specs are all about protecting the peepers. As you probably know, it’s not safe to look at the sun...