Public, academic, and school libraries across Wisconsin and the country highlighted the importance of freedom of choice in what we read during Banned Books Week, October 5th-11th. Organized in 1982 in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA), Banned Books Week was created in response to a sudden increase in the number of book challenges… READ MORE
We are very excited to share the awardees for this year’s Ideas to Action Fund! The WiLS Board and staff had very hard decisions to make, sifting through intriguing and important ideas proposed by a record-breaking 64 public, academic, and K12 libraries as well as cultural and tribal organizations. We are honored to see the… READ MORE
Since 2022, the Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC) has hosted the Reach More Readers Challenge, a friendly competition between WSDLC-member school districts with the goal of (re)introducing students to the digital materials available to them year-round, encouraging and empowering them to continue reading all summer long. This competition is simple: Library staff at WSDLC… READ MORE
by Laura Damon-Moore One of the great privileges I have in working at WiLS is coordinating the Small Library Strategic Planning Cohort. I came up in small-town libraries as a youth librarian and assistant director, and so it means a lot to me personally each year when I get to attend the cohort’s Capstone meeting… READ MORE
Libraries and cultural organizations are powerful institutions in their communities and make a powerful partner for solving big problems. Our access to information, our ability to distinguish good information from bad, our ability to educate, our community networks, and the trust we’ve built with patrons and partners are critical assets we bring to… READ MORE