The WiLS Cooperative Purchasing team is pleased to announce a new vendor partnership with Newsreel. Newsreel is an award-winning daily news source built for libraries and schools. Every weekday it publishes dozens of stories written and checked by journalists, and each one comes with a quiz, a poll, and a listening option. It was named… READ MORE
WiLS is excited to share our 2026 Cooperative Purchasing Services Survey with program participants! This survey is an opportunity to provide valuable feedback to the Cooperative Purchasing team. The survey helps us assess current services and plan for new ones. We anticipate that the survey will take less than ten minutes to fill out. We’d… READ MORE
September means back to school, and we are excited to welcome both returning and new Library Media Specialists. To ease the transition back to work, we have created this handy K12 Back to School Guide. From how to handle outstanding subscriptions to information about other learning and collection opportunities, this guide should provide all the… READ MORE
In July, we welcomed Marcy Cordova to the WiLS team as our new Cooperative Purchasing Specialist. We couldn’t be more excited to learn from the wisdom she has gained during her many years in K12 schools and libraries, and she has already taught us so much. Here is a little more about Marcy, from Marcy:… READ MORE
This article is part of a new WiLS series, Products in Practice, in which we highlight how our members are using products they purchase through WiLS Cooperative Purchasing, with support from our vendor partners, to improve information service to their students, patrons, and community members. This edition, authored by Andrea Bloom, Founder of ConnectWell, features… READ MORE