The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund helps turn bold ideas into real impact, offering grants of up to $5,000 for projects that support innovation, collaboration, and shared learning across member organizations. Now is the perfect time to start planning your proposal! The application period is open from April 6th through June 1st. The proposal form and reporting… READ MORE
“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street on reading Efrén Divided/Efrén dividido Join us for our next WiLSWorld Shorts, featuring Kirsten Cappy, Executive Director of I’m Your Neighbor Books, on… READ MORE
This meeting was held on February 27th, 2026, at 10:00 am online. You can watch the recording on the WiLS YouTube channel or view the slides. Every day, we see how our members care for their communities. Whether in conversations, at conferences, in local news, or in Ideas to Action proposals, we hear how libraries… READ MORE
This edition of WiLSWorld Shorts was held on January 23rd, 2026. Feel free to watch the recording on our YouTube channel or view the slides! It might be cold outside now, but we’re dreaming of sunshine, story time under the trees, programs on the patio, and chalk art on the sidewalk! Join us on Friday,… READ MORE
At the conference, you will also find WiLS staff facilitating and presenting these sessions in collaboration with members. We’d love to see you among the attendees! Notable Reports Panel: Recent Library Trends, Data, and Discoveries Wednesday, October 29th at 11:00 am CT in Salon D Join WiLSians Sara Gold and Andi Coffin as they facilitate this… READ MORE