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
WiLS vendor partner Scholastic has announced that, effective July 30, 2026, the following products will be retired: TrueFlix ScienceFlix Scholastic GO! WiLS has already started the process of managing this change on behalf of current subscribers: Any subscriptions set to begin or renew after July 30, 2026, will be cancelled. If your institution has already… 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
Are you looking for affordable ways to increase your data skills and confidence? Are you unsure what to do with all that data you’ve collected at your organization? Are you looking for strategies to create compelling data-informed stories for different stakeholders? We are currently putting together our third cohort of the WiLS Data Classroom, and… READ MORE