TThanks to Colleen at Chippewa Falls for reminding me that 2013 is that beloved literalist Amelia Bedelia’s 50th Birthday! Her publisher has come up with some suggestions for a party, you can see the resources here. But I bet a lot of you have even better ideas! What are you going to do to celebrate??
If you missed the SLP workshop last week due to scheduling problems, bad weather or illness (all three came into play!), watch this blog in the next few weeks for updates about the program!
NOTE: This blog post was written by Nicole Witt, Youth Services Coordinator at D.R. Moon Library-Stanley, based what she learned from the UW Madison iSchool's Continuing Education course Sustainably Grow Your Summer Library Program. Nicole was able to attend this...
Advocacy updates Here’s a piece about IMLS funding cuts by WPR. The written article has more information than the radio piece. Small Wisconsin libraries might be hit hard as Trump targets federal funding - WPR Statewide advocacy campaign organizers are working...
Shake up at IMLS There’s a lot going on right now, and it can be a little overwhelming. I’ll start with what we know. The Executive Order states that IMLS must be reduced to its "statutory functions.” It also requires that “non-statutory components and functions...