This webinar was held on Friday, November 17th at 1:00 pm CT. The recording can be found on our YouTube channel and you can find the slides, with links to the materials referenced, here. In early 2023, an article on the 4 Day Week Global movement caught the attention of the WiLS Staff Development team. A growing body of research… READ MORE
Summer is in full swing and WiLS staff is tearing through some fabulous books! Do you have an opening on your summer reading list? Here are a few recommendations from us to you! I just finished The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater knowing little about it except that it has been widely challenged in schools… READ MORE
On September 15, 2023, at 1:00 pm, Celeste Contreras, community ambassador to the Milwaukee Women’s Art Library, and Derek Webb, head of archives at UW-Milwaukee Libraries, joined us for WiLSWorld Shorts to teach us about their DPLA-funded Digital Equity Project! You can find the recording on our YouTube channel. Since November 2022, the University of… READ MORE
Thank you to all who voted in our recent election! We are delighted to welcome these two new members to the WiLS Board in July. Michelle Byholm, Librarian, Chequamegon School District Michelle has been a librarian in the northern part of Wisconsin for over 20 years. During that time, she has worked with at least… READ MORE
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