Ashley Cedeño, Racine Public Library Who is your project reaching and how are you going about that? This project was intended to reach anyone and everyone! We especially invite autistic people, disabled people, those with mental illness and parents and their young children to use the room. Essentially though, community members of all ages and… READ MORE
Category: Ideas to Action
Ideas to Action: D.R. Moon Memorial Library Connects Amish and Mennonite Students to Library Resources
Elizabeth Miniatt, D. R. Moon Memorial Library Hello from Northern Wisconsin! My name is Elizabeth Miniatt and I am the director at the D.R. Moon Memorial Library, a small public library in Stanley, WI. We received a generous grant through the WiLS Ideas to Action fund in autumn of last year. Our project has the… READ MORE
WiLS Ideas to Action Fund 2020: Reflections from Recipients
In September 2020, the WiLS Board was thrilled to provide planning and financial support to seven WiLS members throughout the state to pursue innovative and collaborative projects. A key component of WiLS’ Ideas to Action fund is that recipients share their experiences and outcomes with our community in order to inspire ideas, improve services, and generally help move… READ MORE
WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Recipients
In our fourth year offering the Ideas to Action Fund, we received a record number of proposals: 36 of them to be exact, up from 21 the previous year. We appreciate everyone who submitted an application and we were inspired by all the great ideas! The WiLS Board is proud to support these exciting initiatives that exemplify… READ MORE
WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open!
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund 2021 application period is closed. Look for the next opportunity in Spring 2022! The Fund aims to encourage collaborations among WiLS members and with community partners, support innovative and exploratory new work within the Wisconsin library community, and seed the development of processes and resources that can be shared with… READ MORE