1/29/2025 @ 1:15 PM - Delivery Delay: The following libraries are delayed; Clear Lake, Cumberland, Glenwood City and Turtle Lake. All libraries should still receive delivery.
Library Love Story is ready to go! Library Love Story is our annual advocacy project. We collect testimonials from library lovers and present them to our elected officials at Library Legislative Day (Feb 11 this year). Here’s a link to the Library Love Story form....
Staff News WLA election results Congratulations to Katelyn Dubiel (IFLS) and Nick Andrews (Elmwood) for being elected to serve our state on WLA’s Wisconsin Small Libraries board, and to our soon-to-be IFLS staffer Jackee Johnson for her election to the Technical...
The Bloomer Public Library is seeking a creative, outgoing, and motivated individual to join its team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about library service and working with the public. The Programming Coordinator is a full-time position with benefits. The...
Grants and scholarships Apply now for ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to help build neighborhood connections! This one seems a little more geared towards slightly larger libraries, as the grant this year will support two libraries’ work...
Thing #1 New MORE Support Specialist at IFLS Jackee Johnson, currently ILS Administrator at Northern Waters Library Service, has been hired as the new MORE Support Specialist. Jackee’s start date will be January 6, following Kathy Setter’s retirement....
Libraries Transforming Communities: Applications for Round 3 are Now Open! Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant offering is open to small and rural libraries to increase the accessibility of facilities, services, and...
Tomorrow in Bloomer: Wisconsin Author Open House Tomorrow Bloomer’s public library is having an author open house from 2-5 pm, featuring 12 Wisconsin authors. They will be reading excerpts from their books while we enjoy cookies, cocoa and coffee. Throughout the...
Barron County residents support their libraries Last Monday the Barron County Board of Supervisors voted to reinstate the 78% reimbursement for Barron County libraries. Residents expressed strong support of libraries, and library workers offered clear explanations of...
CORRECTION: there will be no budget vote at the next MORE Directors Council meeting. The calendar entry has also been corrected. End of year tech purchasing The cutoff date for computer purchases for this year is December 1. Brad sent out a reminder with costs and...
Reminder! Delivery study is next week! Questions go Katelyn at dubiel@ifls.lib.wi.us. Friends of the Library Grants for Small and Rural Libraries United for Libraries and Penguin Random House will award grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000) to support libraries...
Help update and grow Book Club kits It isn’t news that book clubs are hot, but it might be news that your local public library is very involved in those book clubs. Many school and public libraries purchase multiple copies of a title and circulate them as a book club...
