This quarter, WiLS spotlights the important work of Pa Ja Yang, who, along with Andy Draheim, created the Libraries in Bloom initiative. In an interview conducted over email with WiLS Library Strategist and Consultant Laura Damon-Moore, Pa Ja shares about Libraries in Bloom, including her hopes for its future and an invitation to engage with… READ MORE
In Fall 2019, WiLS began a cooperative agreement with the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to mentor a cohort of ten small, rural, and tribal libraries around the country awarded grants for community memory projects. This summer, as they head into the home stretch of their grants, cohort members have shared short presentations… READ MORE
We are pleased to share that the coordinators of the Internet Librarian Conference – being held this year on October 26-28 in Monterey, California – are offering a registration discount to WiLS members! Get $200 off your conference Gold Pass or $150 standard full conference registration by using code 21WILS when you register or use this direct link to… READ MORE
Our Board is one of the most important ways we grow and improve our services to our member community so thank you to each member representative who took the time this spring to vote! We are honored to welcome these two new faces to our Board on July 1st: Jennifer Gurske Program & Technology Manager… READ MORE
As a member of the Admin and Cooperative Purchasing teams, my main responsibilities are in helping administer WiLS’ many goings-on and working with the public and K12 cooperative purchasing subscription process. That’s a long-winded way to say I push a lot of buttons, enter a lot of numbers, and send a lot of emails! On… READ MORE