This is the mid-point report, written by Community Engagement Librarian Ellen Ward-Packard, for Lake Geneva Public Library’s 2023 Ideas to Action project, Leaves and Sheaves: Papermaking for Art and the Environment. This project is connecting books, history, recycling, and plant foraging with a hand papermaking project that encourages sustainable thinking and innovative adaptations of traditional… READ MORE
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Introducing the Academic MyWiLS Orientation Toolkit
We are pleased to share our Academic MyWiLS Orientation Toolkit with members of the WiLS Cooperative Purchasing program. Designed for both new members and those in new positions, the Toolkit provides an overview of services provided through WiLS as well as information on our subscription management portal, MyWiLS. You can use the Toolkit to track your… READ MORE
Congratulations to the Data Classroom Graduates!
WiLS is proud to announce our first cohort of Data Classroom graduates! The cohort members spent the last six months engaged in library-centric data and research training and recently completed their final showcase to highlight their work. We were so impressed, we wanted to share it with our members, too! The Data Classroom experience is… READ MORE
WiLSWorld Shorts: From Local to Statewide – Amplifying Your Community’s History With Recollection Wisconsin
Recollection Wisconsin connects cultural heritage institutions – libraries, archives, historical societies, and community organizations – statewide to preserve, promote, and facilitate access to Wisconsin’s rich history through collaboration and infrastructure. By providing both a unified portal to partners’ historical collections and a wide variety of support services for creating those collections, Recollection Wisconsin increases awareness of… READ MORE
Meet the TALK (Text and Learn for Kindergarten) Program
TALK (Text and Learn for Kindergarten) is a program that delivers early learning activities several times per week via text messages to caregivers of children under 6, in either English or Spanish. Based on Every Child Ready to Read, TALK activities build pre-literacy skills starting from birth, such as hearing letter sounds, building hand muscles and dexterity,… READ MORE