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
Category: Services & Projects
Reflections on a Year with the Curating Indigenous Digital Collections Project
“I have learned so much about Tribal sovereignty, ethical archival work, and collaborative practices throughout the course of the last year, and I am so grateful to WiLS and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community for allowing me to learn and grow in this field.” by Kelsie Flack My year-long fellowship with WiLS and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, which… READ MORE
Participate in the Next Small Library Strategic Planning Cohort
Registration for the 2023-24 cohort is closed. The next opportunity to participate in the Small Library Strategic Planning Cohort will be in summer/early fall of 2024. Are you looking for an efficient, cost-effective, and manageable way to make a strategic plan with your small library and community? WiLS is pleased to announce that we have… READ MORE
Apply Now for WiLS 2023 Ideas to Action Fund!
Do you have a project that needs a boost? Are you dreaming up a service you’d like to develop but don’t have funding? Through the Ideas to Action Fund, WiLS provides grants of up to $5,000 so libraries and cultural organizations can bring their project ideas to life. The program aims to encourage partnerships and collaborations among… READ MORE
Ideas to Action: Walking in Community
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