by Jamie Matczak | May 18, 2020 | Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
On April 24, 2020 the Wisconsin Department of Instruction finalized a three-year, statewide contract for Beanstack, an online reading challenge platform and mobile app, with the assistance of Wisconsin Valley Library Service as fiscal agent. This statewide contract is...
by Jamie Matczak | Jan 21, 2020 | Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
This year’s Children’s Book Fest will be held on March 10-11 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 135 E. Larch Street in Rhinelander. Agenda: Tuesday Evening, March 10 Information and Registration (1.5 CE credits for CCBC Book Talk)...
by Jamie Matczak | Jan 15, 2020 | Youth Blog
The first YSIE (Youth Services Information Exchange) Meet Up of 2020 will be held from 12:30 – 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Marathon County Public Library Athens Branch. The branch is located at 221 Caroline St. in Athens, WI. The following topics will be...
by Jamie Matczak | Oct 24, 2019 | Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
Now that summer reading season is over, it’s a great time to tend to your youth collection. Below is a brief overview of weeding, collection audit and assessment, and purchasing tools. Where do I start? Create Lists/Weed Use Create Lists in Sierra to find youth titles...
by Jamie Matczak | Jul 8, 2019 | Youth Blog
Join thousands of librarians on August 8 for the eighth annual SLJTeen Live! virtual conference without leaving the comfort of your home (or reference desk). This free, daylong event will feature high-profile and up-and-coming YA authors talking about their latest...
by Jamie Matczak | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
Twenty-five participants were recently selected from a large pool of applicants for the Wisconsin Youth Services Development Institute, representing 14 of the 16 regional library systems. WVLS will have three representatives participating in the Institute, which runs...
