by IFLS Staff | Jul 3, 2024 | digest
This week’s digest is sneaking in before the holiday. Happy Independence Day Eighty-three years ago, Franklin Roosevelt proposed these Four Freedoms: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear. We can still aspire to this vision...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 19, 2024 | digest
No Weekly Digest next week See you again on July 3. Try streaming services, let us know what you think Last month’s e-resources survey identified streaming video and news sources as the top two areas of interest. For the next two weeks we’ve created two e-resource...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 13, 2024 | digest
New! New puzzle competition kits (email from Katelyn) WVLS has recently added some new items to the LendItems catalog, and I wanted to call your attention to their puzzle competition kits. I recall there being some interest among libraries about sharing puzzles to...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 13, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
Contents: New Lend Items Kits Scholarships Available to Attend ALSC National Institute Collaborative Summer Library Program—Free Virtual Author Presentations Survey about Teen Anti-Book Ban Programs Return of the Blog New Lend Items Kits Our neighbors and partners the...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 6, 2024 | digest
Note from Reb: You’re awesome I’m hearing so many great stories about the start of summer at many of our libraries. Love that! So while you’re socked-in busy with the start of summer, I thought I’d remind you that you are remarkable. Thanks for all you do. Act...
by IFLS Staff | May 30, 2024 | digest
Tip Jar! Open Meetings Law: Walking Quorums – Beware! Be sure to educate your boards on walking quorums, which can happen easier than you think. Example: Gandalf is willing to put on a firework display for a library SRP kickoff but needs board approval for cost...
by IFLS Staff | May 23, 2024 | digest
Tip Jar! Open Meetings Law Part II: When is a gathering of board members considered a board meeting? (from Katelyn Noack) Example: Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry are all on the library board and they are friends. It’s Pippin’s birthday and they’re having a BBQ at Sam’s...
by IFLS Staff | May 16, 2024 | digest
Is it just my imagination, or do the weeks go faster as the days get longer? Summer solstice is in just over a month. Zoom! Calling ALL Wisconsin Public Library Staff & Trustees! (ed: I got this from multiple sources this week, so please consider it important!)...
by IFLS Staff | May 9, 2024 | digest
Tip Jar What is strategic planning, and why is it important? It is a process that helps your library set priorities, focus energy and resources, ensure that your library and your stakeholders are working towards common goals, and assess and adjust your library’s...
by IFLS Staff | May 2, 2024 | digest
Tip Jar Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Remember to check the Notes section of the ILL paging slips for any extra information about the request, like a specific due dates, courier routes, or mailing instructions! Does your library have a display policy? If not, consider...
by IFLS Staff | Apr 24, 2024 | digest
Spring Delivery Study: May 13-17 The worksheet and instructions form were redone and have a new look, but all the information collected is the same. If you have any questions or something is unclear, reach out to Katelyn (noack@ifls.lib.wi.us). Please share this...
by IFLS Staff | May 10, 2023 | digest
Not much to share this week! Send your news, announcements and other info by end of the day on Wednesdays to be included in Weekly Digest. Coming up on the IFLS calendar Build Skills & Take Action to Stand Up for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Wed May 17th...
