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
Join us for the latest edition of UW-Madison’s iSchool Tech Crash Courses as we consider best practices for implementing AI at work, copyright considerations, and implementing AI policy. Hear from practitioners in the field in five webinars as they offer practical guidance, critical insights, and real-world examples. Whether you’re just beginning to explore generative tools,… READ MORE
Attending the 2026 Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) Conference on behalf of WiLS and the Culture Keepers Collective in Spokane, Washington was, as always, both professionally and personally meaningful. I attended once before as a student in 2019, so this was my first time as a WiLS staff member. What strikes me… 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