by Jamie Matczak | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
Have you looked into the Wisconsin Author Project? Interested in serving on the committee to select the winner? Read on! Wisconsin libraries are helping local authors get the recognition they deserve for writing great books. This year’s contest kicks off on...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
The AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation (SPLC) is pleased to announce the publication of the Public Library & School Library Collaboration Toolkit. This toolkit is the result of a three-year collaborative effort with...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 17, 2018 | Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
The Wisconsin Valley Library Service (WVLS) is offering a competitive grant to a member library to develop and implement a service for their community that is both innovative and collaborative. The relevant aspects of the grant and, ultimately, of the new service...
by Jamie Matczak | Apr 12, 2018 | Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized, Youth Blog
Talk, Read, Sing and Play with children every day. Each of these activities plays an important part in early brain development. The U.S. Department of Education states: “However, many families lack access to the types of resources that can help them make the most of...
by Jamie Matczak | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
Thank your partners, spread the good word about libraries, have fun and inclusive activities, and use your social media and local news resources. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association...
by comm.coordinator | Mar 6, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Uncategorized
I believe libraries should offer feisty, sassy, attention-grabbing programs for adults all year long. Not only is it the mission of Libraries to serve all ages, promote life-long learning and literacy, library program attendees and users become natural library...