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Category: WiLS Events

Building Successful Student Internships: Lessons from the Recollection Wisconsin Digitization Initiative

April 3, 2026 WiLS staff

Join us for this episode of WiLSWorld Shorts on Friday, June 12th at 1:00 pm CT! This one-hour panel explores what makes internship programs truly work, from both the student and host organization perspectives. Hear directly from graduate student interns and site supervisors who participated in the Recollection Wisconsin Digitization Initiative, a collaborative program that… READ MORE

Posted in Digital Projects, Learning Opportunities, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!, WiLS Events, WiLSWorld Shorts

Ask Us Anything! A WiLS Ideas to Action Fund Q&A Session

WiLS Ideas to Action Fund Logo, a lightbulb, and words, "Bringing Your Ideas to Life."
March 20, 2026 WiLS staff

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 5th. The proposal form… READ MORE

Posted in Ideas to Action, Ideas to Action 2026, Learning Opportunities, Membership, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!, WiLS Events

WiLSWorld Shorts: Navigating “Unkind Times” with Immigrant K-12 Literature

WiLSWorld Shorts Navigating "Unkind Times" with Immigrant K-12 Literature, two children read to one another, Friday, April 17th, 1:00pm CT
March 13, 2026 WiLS staff

This webinar was held on Friday, April 17th. You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel or view the slides. “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… READ MORE

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Things You'll Like!, WiLS Events, WiLSWorld Shorts

WiLS 2026 Membership Meeting: Caring for Our Communities

WiLS 2026 Member Meeting on Friday, February 27th at 10:00 am CT Featuring libraries working to care for their communities
January 22, 2026 WiLS staff

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

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Member News, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!, WiLS Events

WiLSWorld Shorts: Take It Outside! Creative Library Programming in Outdoor Spaces

December 2, 2025 WiLS staff

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

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Member News, Things You'll Like!, WiLS Events, WiLSWorld Shorts
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