After a record-breaking number of applications from 47 WiLS member organizations, our staff and Board are delighted to share with you the amazing projects that have been selected to receive grants from the WiLS Ideas to Action Fund in 2023! Clear Lake School District, Bringing Our History to Life Using traveling display cases, the project… READ MORE
In 2021, eleven mid-size Wisconsin public libraries formed the City Library Collective (CLC) to address common issues and use collective knowledge and experience to improve their organizations and services to their communities. The group was awarded an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant in order to collaboratively explore the concept of Libraries as Centers for… READ MORE
In September of 2022, Dr. Kelli Hughes Jones, Reference Librarian at Waukesha County Technical College, was awarded an Ideas to Action Fund grant to develop the project, Walking in Community: A Place of Our Own. At our annual Member Meeting in February 2023, Dr. Hughes Jones delivered a video update on the project and the… READ MORE
This meeting was held on Friday, February 24th. You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel. You can also view the slides. Libraries and cultural organizations are out there breaking down barriers every day, improving access to their spaces, programs, resources, staff, and professions! Even with limited resources and staff capacity, they are figuring… READ MORE
Save the date for WiLS’ next Member Meeting on Friday, February 24th at 10:00 am CT! We hope you’ll join us to hear what our library and cultural organization members have been up to in the last year and get an update on WiLS work in 2022 and looking ahead. Registration will be open soon!… READ MORE