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Creativity and Arts Education Workshops Happening in April
The Creativity and Aging: Arts Education for Older Adults workshop is open to staff who work at a public library in Wisconsin. One person per library may register. The workshop will be offered twice; choose the session that works best for you: Thursday, April 4 9 am...
Wisconsin Author Project 2019
Finish the last touches on your novel. The 2019 Wisconsin Author Project will accept submissions April 1st through May 31st, 2019. Wisconsin residents who are authors of self-published adult or young adult fiction are invited to submit their work. One winner: Will...
Need Help Managing Your Email?
From Inbox to Completion: The Secrets to Successful WorkflowWednesday, March 27; 10 am1 contact hourIs your inbox overflowing? Is your work spilling onto every available surface? Do you want to get more stuff done in less time while looking effortless in the process?...
SSCS Conference Accepting Proposals
The WLA Support Staff and Circulation Services (SSCS) conference will be held Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Eau Claire. This one-day conference will be held on the Chippewa Valley Technical College campus in Eau Claire, and the theme will be “Help Yourself, Help Your...
Scholarship Opportunities for ARSL & WLA
In 2019, the Wisconsin Valley Library Service will offer four, $1,600 scholarships for directors or branch managers of a member public library to attend the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) Conference. The conference will be held in Burlington,...
WLA Conference Accepting Program Proposals
The 2019 WLA Conference Committee invites you to share your experience and creativity with the Wisconsin library community at our annual conference, to be held on October 8-11, 2019, at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in the Wisconsin Dells. We are seeking...
Want to Talk About Youth Services?
Looking to exchange ideas in Youth Services? Wanting to talk to other colleagues about youth spaces? The next YSIE Youth Services Meetup is set for February 14th at the Loyal Public Library from 11-2 pm. Topics (in addition to topics brought by attendees) will cover...
ALA Youth Media Awards Announcements Set for Monday, January 28
Are you excited for this year's book awards? Below is a link to watch the Youth Media Awards this Monday, January 28th. I have also included articles discussing books that are getting major attention for the award categories. Award Season and Collection Development in...
Record-Setting Year for Digital Reading
It was a banner year in 2018 in digital reading as 43,000+ OverDrive library and school partners around the world circulated over 274 million ebook and audiobook checkouts. We’ve seen consistent record breaking circulation numbers every year for some time, but this...
32nd Annual Children’s Book Fest Scheduled for March 5 and 6
The Children's Book Fest will be held March 5 and 6 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 135 E. Larch St., Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The church is a block away from Rhinelander Senior High School. The Book Fest will not have books for sale on site. ...
Big Opportunity for Small Libraries
Are you … Always thinking about new ways to engage your community with your library’s services? A big-picture thinker who can also manage minute details and get people excited about long-term projects? Looking for an opportunity to reinvigorate your library space to...
WLA Library Legislative Day is on February 12
Register now for Library Legislative Day, scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. There are three ways to register: Register online Use the PDF registration form to mail or fax your reservation to the WLA Office at 608-245-3646. Scan...
What I Wish I Had Known: Reflections of a Public Library Director
What I Wish I Had Known: Reflections of a Public Library Director (webinar) Thursday, Jan. 31; 1 pm (30 minutes) Presented by: Teresa Miniatt, Director D.R. Moon Memorial Library (Stanley, WI) .5 Contact Hours Starting out in library management is a learning and...
ARSL Conference Accepting Program Proposals
ARSL 2019 Conference: Tap Into Libraries! - Presenter Proposal Application We invite you to submit breakout session proposals for the 2019 ARSL Conference in Burlington, VT, Sept 4-7, 2019. PRESENTER DISCOUNTS: ARSL will provide a $100 conference registration discount...
Money Smart Week is March 30 – April 9
Action is required if you plan on making Kids Read part of the 2019 Money Smart Week campaign in your community. Supplies are limited. The 2019 Money Smart Week book will be Count on Pablo by Barbara deRubertis, which was chosen by a committee of librarians and...
Rethinking Library Programming
Rethinking Programming (webinar) Wednesday, Jan. 9; 1 pm Presented by: Heidi O’Hare, Director Tomahawk Public Library .5 contact hours Programming plays a large role in our libraries. It is a “material,” and personal justification in our budgets. How do we justify...
$2000 Youth Science/Math Kits Development Grant Available
The following information was posted on the YSS Blog, Youth Services Shout-Out, on November 26, 2018. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Ð Region 4 annually offers grants of up to $2,000 to Midwest area Public Libraries (including WI). The...
Graphic Novels and Manga
Virginia Roberts, Director of the Rhinelander District Library, and Steph Cherrywell, Teen Librarian for the Antigo Public Library, are Manga and Graphic Novel wizards. They recently spoke on these topics at the WLA Conference in La Crosse. They shared popular titles,...
Not Your Traditional Book Club
The following blog post, "Not Your Traditional Book Club," was featured on the AASL Website, written by Ronda Hughes, and posted on Nov. 2, 2018. Book clubs have been a staple in school libraries for years. Usually the same few students show up each time, because they...
What is BARD?
When I think of the word "bard," I think of Shakespeare. However, when it comes to libraries, BARD stands for Braille and Audio Reading Download. It is an internet-based service from the National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) that...