WiLSWorld Shorts
WiLSWorld Shorts are quarterly(ish), free webinars designed to be as accessible as possible for our members’ learning needs. These webinars connect all types of WiLS members to information about important issues, foster the exchange of ideas, and help our community form professional connections and collaborations to get work done and done well.
WiLSWorld Shorts 2023
- Friday, November 17th at 1:00 pm CT – The 36-hour Full-Time Work Week Experiment (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, October 13th at 1:00 pm CT – Social Work Principles in Libraries (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, September 15th at 1:00 pm CT – Meet the DPLA Digital Equity Project (watch the recording)
- Friday, March 24th at 1:00 pm CT – Book Challenge Hindsight: What You Wish You’d Known (no recording; contact information@wils.org with any questions)
- Friday, January 13th at 1:00 pm CT – Using Findhelp to Connect People in Need and the Programs That Serve Them (watch the recording or view the slides)
WiLSWorld Shorts 2022
- Friday, December 2nd at 1:00 pm – What WiLS Does (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, October 7th at 1:00 pm – Tell Your Library’s Story (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, August 19th at 1:00 pm – Reproductive Health and Library and Information Science (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, July 22nd at 1:00 pm – Outreach AND Engagement: How to Make Space for Both (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Thursday, May 12th at 1:00 pm – Plan, Practice, Perform: Pulling Off Virtual Events and Making It Look Easy (watch the recording)
- Friday, March 25th at 1:00 pm – Intellectual Freedom Refresher with the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (watch the recording)
Scroll down for previous years’ WiLSWorld Shorts.
By the Numbers
Shorts delivered: 33
Total attendees reached: 1823
How WiLS fuels this project
With our unique perspective on the state of the state’s libraries and cultural organizations, we help build skills and knowledge for our members by responding to common needs across organization types. Our infrastructure and relationships help us put together high-quality and free professional development experiences that are available to members no matter where they are.
WiLSWorld Shorts 2021
- Friday, October 15th at 1:00 pm – “Should we do (or keep doing) this?” Assessment and evaluation for strategic decision-making (watch the recording)
- Friday, September 17th at 1:00 pm – Using Slack for Your Team’s Communications (watch the recording)
- Wednesday, July 7th from 3:00 – 3:30 pm – Unpacking New Diversity Titles (watch the recording)
- Friday, June 11th at 1:00 pm – The Wisconsin Latinx History Collective (watch the recording)
- Friday, February 19th at 1:00 pm – Communication During a Crisis with Lisa R. Carter and Natasha Veeser (watch the recording)
WiLSWorld Shorts 2020
- Friday, January 17th at 1:00 pm – The Importance and Impact of Diverse Children’s Books with Dr. Krista Aronson (watch the recording)
- Friday, March 13th at 1:00 pm – Getting Started with Web Accessibility with Ashley Dzick (watch the recording)
- Tuesday, September 15th at 1:00 pm – Redesigning Library Spaces for Health and Safety with Kurt Zastrow and Stephen Gower, Demco (watch the recording or see the slides)
- Friday, October 16th at 1:00 pm – Virtual Group Engagement with Vicki Tobias and Andi Coffin, WiLS
- Recording
- Slides
- What are you missing about in-person meetings? A document we collaborated on during the meeting to brainstorm ways to replicate what’s sometimes lost in virtual environments
- An abbreviated list of resources
- A Virtual Meeting Engagement Checklist for the next time you are hosting a virtual event
- Friday, December 11th at 1:00 pm – Data Visualization in Excel 101 with Kim Kiesewetter, WiLS (watch the recording)
WiLSWorld Shorts 2019
- Thursday, January 17th at 11:00 am – Effective Library Advocacy with Connie Meyer and Scott Vrieze (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, March 1st at 1:00 pm – Mukurtu (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, April 12th at 1:00 – 2:15 pm – Five Steps to Better Online Privacy with Jessamyn West (watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, September 6th at 1:00 pm – Advocating for Digital Preservation (watch the recording, view the slides, or see the supporting resources list)
WiLSWorld Shorts 2018
- Friday, March 9th, 1:00 pm: Building Curiosity, Confidence, and Community Through Making (Watch the recording or view the slides)
- Friday, June 15th, 1:00 pm: Tableau Project Share (Watch the recording)
- Friday, September 7th, 1:00 pm: Open Educational Resources: The State of the State (Watch the recording)
WiLSWorld Shorts 2017
- Friday, March 10th, 1:00pm: Tool Tips! (View the recording)
- Friday, June 16th, 1:00pm: Open Access (View the recording)
- Tuesday, November 14th, 1:00pm: Information Literacy Misconception Study and Survey Findings (Register to View the Recording)
- Monday, December 11th, 1:00pm: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy with Cathy O’Neil. (This webinar was not recorded by request of the presenter.)