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WLA Conference Call for Program Proposals
EXCITE. INVITE. IGNITE. Libraries promote growth, education, diversity, and community and campus engagement; continuously striving to better their communities and all those they serve. The 2018 WLA conference, Excite.Invite.Ignite., is an opportunity for us to share...
STEM/Maker and Diversity and Collection Development Workshop Opportunities Available
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will offer two distinct professional development opportunities for library staff working with school-age youth at Hotel Marshfield on Monday, May 7 and Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Wisconsin public library and public school...
Adult Programs: Be Feisty
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...
Municipality Magazine Highlights Wisconsin Libraries
The February 2018 issue of The Municipality features Tweets full of library love from library users, articles describing how libraries are serving as community centers with specific examples, and testimonies from Wisconsin Library Association Executive Director Plumer...
Teen Talk: Teen Tech Week is March 4-10
Teen Tech Week is coming up. Let’s talk about how to get the word out and create interactive passive programs, and how to get the word out to teens. YALSA’s Teen Tech Week The Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) Teen Tech Week is when libraries make the...
#WisconsinLibrary: Our advocacy voices are louder when we sing together
WVLS and IFLS are partnering to share several tools with you this year based on the Libraries Transform campaign and toolkit for you to use right away or adapt to what you would like. Examples are: ready-made infographics, social media shares, table tent templates,...
American Library Association Announces 2018 Youth Media Award Winners
DENVER– The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. A list of all the...
Media Literacy Webinar in April
The Ins and Outs of Media Literacy Thursday, April 5; 1-2:30 pm Presented by: Lindsay Schmidt, Technology Librarian Jeff Rand, Adult Services Librarian La Crosse Public Library; La Crosse, WI 1.5 CE credits (this webinar will be recorded) Fake News. Fact Checking....
Free Webinars from the iSchool
A free webinar series courtesy of The Information School (iSchool) at UW-Madison begins later this month. Anyone can register for the webinars, and all speakers are Information School alumni. All webinars will take place on Tuesdays at 12 p.m. CST. For more...
Reporting on the Past and Shaping the Future
Stay tuned for resources on how to put your numbers to work.... infographics! video! fortune tellers! Public Library and System Annual Reports: a Must Do! It's that time of year. All public library directors should have received "invitation" messages delivered by...
Webinar on Marketing Library Programs
Marketing Library Programs for Increased Impact (webinar) Tues. Feb. 27; 1 pm Presented by: Sam Helmick, Public Service Librarian Burlington Public Library; Burlington, IA 1 CEU Increase your library’s impact by empowering patrons to contribute to the library...
Youth Media Awards and the Best of the Best
Mark your calendars for February 12th at 8 a.m. to watch the Youth Media Awards live as the Caldecott,Coretta Scott King, Newbery and other awards are presented for the best materials for youth from 2017. Each year the American Library Association honors books,...
Save the Date for WAPL
What does Renew mean to you? Resume (an activity) after a year’s review of all things learned at the last conference? Re-establish (a relationship) those connections made from the last conference? Repeat (an action or statement) proven ideas and share them with...
Inclusive Services Institute
The Wisconsin DPI Public Library Development Team is proud to announce the inaugural Inclusive Services Institute. The Inclusive Services Institutes is a professional development and workgroup opportunity for Wisconsin public library and regional system staff who are...
Rhinelander Children’s Book Fest & WVLS Grassroots Gathering 2018
Calling all Wisconsin librarians, teachers, parents, and the public interested in learning about the best books for young people! You are invited to attend the 2018 Children’s Book Fest and WVLS Grassroots Youth Services Gathering, a two-day conference held March 6-7...
New Year, New Read
Whether you choose to make them or not, January is commonly associated with resolutions. Since resolutions often include improving your health, reconnecting with friends, and taking on new goals and challenges, January is also a great time of year to start a book club...
Summer Reading Resource Roundup!
Calling all librarians serving youth! IFLS and WVLS are working together to compile a "Best of the Best" list of resources YOU use to create your library's summer reading programs. This resource list will be shared with yourselves and youth librarians across...
New Teen Services Competencies and 2018 Webinars
Check out the newly released Teen Services Competencies! The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, released new teen competencies late in 2017. The new document includes 10 competencies that are intended to...
Ten Reasons Libraries Are Still Better Than the Internet
By Marcus Banks | December 19, 2017 American Libraries photo credit “Thanks to the internet, we no longer need libraries or librarians.” You most likely hear some variation on that theme pretty regularly. Sixteen years ago, American Libraries published Mark Y....
Operation Get the Books Out
Are you in need of a December boost? Here are a few ideas from the Simi Valley Public Library in California. Mix up your December routine, reinvigorate your library team, and use your fun efforts as an opportunity for advocacy of all library services. Read the...