This is a weekly digest of the best that’s come across our desks this week. If you have news about your library, upcoming events, or information you’d like to share, submit an email with “Digest” in the subject line to kilde@ifls.lib.wi.us. New and Updated Articles...
Congratulations on another annual report season successfully completed! Wisconsin Science Festival virtual kickoff party The 15th Annual Wisconsin Science Festival is coming up on October 16-26. Are you ready to start making plans for the fall? Just want to learn...
The Amery Area Public Library seeks an energetic librarian to lead its programming, services and outreach to adults. With a service area population of about 10,000, the library is located within a renovated multipurpose facility. It is part of the MORE consortium of...
Data Dashboard pilot extended to June 30, 2025 All library staff are encouraged to utilize this free tool! The dashboard includes over 35 data points from the Annual Report, as well as some customized calculations. All public library service data (as reported to DPI)...
New content on the IFLS Niche Academy We are working on populating the IFLS Niche Academy with webinars and tutorials. Just this week, we added several new webinars to the Customer Service and the Administration categories. Look for new resources on dealing with...
It’s group supply order time! It is time for the annual group supply order. Please return your order form by end of day Wednesday, February 19. Please refer to Sarah’s email from January 30, which included complete instructions and details. There are also some surplus...
What’s up with long Libby holds? Are you or your patrons wondering about long waits on Libby holds? NPR Podcasts recently posted a YouTube video-short about this issue: Why is your Libby hold taking so long? How can you be “in line” to borrow a digital...
This means spring is coming, right? Announcing FREE Gardening Webinars and Activities from nationally known and Wisconsin-based gardening expert and author Melinda Myers for all Wisconsin Public Libraries to use in 2025. Melinda hopes you can incorporate any or all of...
Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference The Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference is: a FREE 2-day conference for library workers in Wisconsin on January 22 and 23. Fourteen different high quality webinars on a variety of topics. Extra-fun to attend live, and also...
One of the most impactful things you can do for libraries: Library Legislative Day registration deadline is tomorrow We are lucky in Wisconsin. As a result of years of hard work and strategy at the state level we have bipartisan support in Madison for library funding....
In case you missed this: 2024 annual report info From TWAM: This week, my IFLS colleagues and I will begin compiling data for your libraries’ annual reports, with the goal of having as much data as possible pre-filled into your electronic forms once...
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....
