From May 13-15, 2026, Tribal librarians, archivists, museum professionals, language workers, Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, and cultural heritage practitioners gathered in Waaswaaganing (Lac du Flambeau), Wisconsin, for the 19th Culture Keepers Convening. Hosted by the Gikendaasowigamig (House of Knowledge) Ben Guthrie Lac du Flambeau Public Library and George W. Brown Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center,… READ MORE
WiLS is proud to applaud these graduates of the third cohort of the WiLS Data Classroom: Ashlee Kunkel, Director, Milton Public Library Beth Krebs-Smith, Director, Edgerton Public Library David Dowling, IT Engineer, Prairie Lakes Library System Emily Kornak, Director, Lake Geneva Public Library Joe Davies, Director, Burlington Public Library Justin Keberlein, Branch Manager, Kenosha Public… READ MORE
by Beth Krebs-Smith, Library Director, Edgerton Public Library In 2019, I suffered a kidney bleed that could have cost me my life had I not gotten to the emergency room as quickly as I did. The cause? Extremely high blood pressure that I didn’t know I had. I was not a regular visitor to my… READ MORE
Have you ever found yourself scrambling to find a copy of a specific policy, task procedure, or even the office copy machine’s user manual? Is there a lot of information stored in one or two staff members’ heads that should be written down somewhere? If this sounds like your organization, then this WiLS pilot service… READ MORE
At WiLS, we are enthusiastic participants in the library ecosystem, including as mentors to new professionals and as mentees who have so much to learn from our community. Here, WiLSians Jen Chamberlain, Sara Gold, and Rebecca Rosensteil share their experiences:… READ MORE