Join us for this episode of WiLSWorld Shorts on Friday, June 12th at 1:00 pm CT! This one-hour panel explores what makes internship programs truly work, from both the student and host organization perspectives. Hear directly from graduate student interns and site supervisors who participated in the Recollection Wisconsin Digitization Initiative, a collaborative program that… READ MORE
WiLS Cooperative Purchasing is partnering with Amazon Business – and Wisconsin public libraries are the ones who benefit! Starting April 16th, WiLS Cooperative Purchasing participants gain access to a suite of exclusive Amazon Business benefits designed specifically for public libraries. We are hosting a live webinar on Thursday, April 16th, at 11:00 am CT, to launch the… READ MORE
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund helps turn bold ideas into real impact, offering grants of up to $5,000 for projects that support innovation, collaboration, and shared learning across member organizations. Now is the perfect time to start planning your proposal! The application period is open from April 6th through June 1st. The proposal form and reporting… READ MORE
“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street on reading Efrén Divided/Efrén dividido Join us for our next WiLSWorld Shorts, featuring Kirsten Cappy, Executive Director of I’m Your Neighbor Books, on… READ MORE
This meeting was held on February 27th, 2026, at 10:00 am online. You can watch the recording on the WiLS YouTube channel or view the slides. Every day, we see how our members care for their communities. Whether in conversations, at conferences, in local news, or in Ideas to Action proposals, we hear how libraries… READ MORE