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Workforce Development Collaboration Workshop
If you are based in Northern Wisconsin, and your (or your organization’s) work intersects with workforce assistance efforts in your community, the Library Services Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (alongside other partners) are proud to be...
Public Library First Amendment Audits
What is a First Amendment Audit? When individuals or groups (“auditors”) film on government property to test their rights to film or enter a public space. Confrontational audits, or ones where government employees interfere with filming, are often posted online...
WVLS September Newsletter Now Available
The WVLS September Newsletter is now availble. Features include: WLA Conference Scholarships Available Public Library First Amendment Audits Minocqua Holds “Swiftie Night at the Library” MCPL “Makes a Splash” Withee Receives AED Schedule “Tally” Week in October...
WLA Conference Registration Open
The WLA Conference Committee is thrilled to announce that registration for the upcoming Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Conference is officially open! This is your opportunity to be part of an event that promises to be enlightening, inspiring, and empowering. We...
WVLS August Newsletter
The WVLS August Newsletter is now available! Features include: New Staff Member to Join WVLS Get Ready for Library Card Sign-Up Month Rhinelander Serves as Food Wagon Location Guest Feature: Library Offers Menstrual Products Crandon Completes Greenspace Project...
Registration Open for Tech Days 2023
Tech Days 2023 is a virtual webinar series held on September 12 and 13, where librarians can learn from top tech experts without having to travel. Tuesday, September 12: Artificial Intelligence and the Library: The Current Landscape: 10 - 11:30 a.m. Dealing with...
New Wisconsin Library Buildings & Spaces Project
The new Wisconsin Library Buildings & Spaces Project is live! Library staff and trustees may view these on-demand webinars and sign up for the accompanying LIVE Q&A Sessions taking place this month: Accessible & Inclusive Spaces - Mon. July 24, 12pm...
Recorded Webinar on Genealogy Now Available
The first WVLS recorded webinar for 2023 is now available. Julie Kinney, Adult Services Librarian for the Marathon County Public Library, presents on “Genealogy Basics with Ancestry.” At the completion of the webinar, attendees will be able to: - Identify family...
Technology Procurement Online Request Form Now Live
WVLS is excited to announce that libraries can now submit computer/monitor/receipt printer/barcode scanner purchase requests through an online form. Libraries can complete purchase requests at any time. WVLS staff will review, follow up, and begin the purchasing and...
WVLS June Newsletter
The WVLS June Newsletter is now available. Features include: Wisconsin Trustee Training Week Set for August 2023 WLA Conference Major Speakers Announced 10 Things to Know About: Tom Bobrofsky MCPL-Rothschild Holds New Program Rhinelander Pivots Programs Since COVID-19...
June Inclusive Services Update
Perhaps one of the most pressing issues at the moment is the rise of book banning, both in public and school libraries. Many challenged books are by and about members of the LGBTQ+ community. As part of their mission to make sure libraries are relevant to the...
May Newsletter Now Available
The WVLS May Newsletter is now available. Features include: Three Northern Library Systems Advocate for State Library Aid Using NoveList Plus to it Fullest Potential 10 Things to Know About MCPL’s Kitty Roesler Colby Holds Peeps Diorama Contest WLA Conference Call for...
May Inclusive Services Update
Welcome to May, though if you look outside you'd swear it was December! This update is jam-packed with inclusive stuff you can use and CE to be had. I've attached two articles from the latest Children and Libraries journal. Since May is mental health month, I thought...
WVLS April Newsletter
The WVLS April Newsletter is now available. Features include: Celebrate National Library Week 2023 New Staff Member at WVLS Spring Webinar Series Focuses on Racial Equity "Seed Libraries" Starting to Grow Registration Still Open for WAPL Conference Three Lakes Host...
April Inclusive Services Update
This is only one of the inclusive continuing education offerings this month. The Toward One inclusivity conference is right before WAPL and has two amazing days of content. WAPL also has a variety of sessions touching on inclusivity as well: Diversity, Equity, &...
2023 Summer Program Graphics and Templates
Use these images and templates as you wish. When using a template, FIRST make a copy and then make your edits. Need help? Send me an email at ahamland@wvls.org and I can make a set for you! Program Printables Outdoor Program Plans Low-Cost Program Plans All Passive...
Recorded Webinar on Customer Service Available
The third WVLS recorded presentation of 2021, "Top Tips for Online Presentations," is available. You can view it here. About this presentation: The last year and a half has turned library service (and our world) upside down. Libraries have been tested and have had to...
November Inclusive Services Update
I wanted to briefly talk about November themes you might be using this month and how you might want to rethink what has been used historically in the past. We just passed the Halloween season, a season that sees issues of cultural appropriation arise more frequently,...
October Newsletter Now Available
The WVLS October Newsletter is now available. Features include: Save the Date for Youth Services Workshop Antigo and Three Lakes Continue Grant Work 10 Things to Know About: Taylor Weinfurter Collaborations in Minocqua and Medford Safety Precautions at WLA 2021 Want...
Registration Open for WLA Conference
Mark your calendars! Registration is now open for the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) conference from November 16-19, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency and KI Convention Center. More information about the conference, including registration, and early and advance...
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