Thank you for visiting WiLS’ virtual exhibit hall booth!
This virtual booth reduces the amount of printed materials in our physical booth, saving both trees and time you have to spend hunting through your conference paperwork. Below, you will find all the information about WiLS that you need to know, and if you still have any questions or suggestions, email us at information@wils.org!
Don’t know who we are or what we do? Feel free to explore the rest of our website or take a peek at this overview of our work and our services.
🌸 Cooperative Purchasing Survey: We want to hear from you! If you participate in WiLS’ Cooperative Purchasing program, please take a few minutes to tell us how we are doing, how we can improve, and other products you’d like to see in our catalog.
🧑🌾 New vendors: This year, we added new vendor partners so it’s easier and cheaper for you, including Amazon Business, Newsreel, Lightbox Learning, ckbk, Symbaloo, and News-o-Matic.
🐞 Did you know? Our Cooperative Purchasing program is more than discounts. To save you time, we can obtain VPATs or other accessibility compliance information from vendors as well as student data privacy protection details, usage statistics, and technical support. We can also help resolve billing issues! Please reach out to the team at coop@wils.org if you need any help.
🌷 Documentation Lab: We have had an excellent response to this new service, and we currently have eight organizations working together to get their documentation organized and updated.
🌻 American Indian Library Association (AILA) Strategic Plan: We are honored to be working with AILA to help them craft and draft their five-year strategic plan. This community-driven process also included the development of mission, vision, and value statements.
🪴 Data Projects from the WiLS Community: Our members are asking and answering questions about their communities and services through the WiLS Data Classroom, and we are sharing what they learn for the good of all members. Read the latest update from Milton and Edgerton Public Libraries as they explore how to measure the impact of their programs.
Wisconsin Pubic Library Consortium (WPLC): Save the date for the 2027 Wisconsin Reads! The featured title is Tailspin by John Armbruster and the program will run from February 15th through April 14th, 2027.
🍎 Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC): Cost per circulation growth and Battle of the Books support! The consortium is growing their cost-per-circulation collection after a successful pilot and adding more Battle of the Books titles to support the program.
🍐 WISPALS: Resource Guides! As similar information needs and challenges come up, this consortium of technical college libraries is working together to create shared resource guides on topics such as artificial intelligence, accessibility, mentorships, and government information changes.
🍊 Recollection Wisconsin: The internship program continues to succeed! Since the inception of the RWDI internship program, Recollection Wisconsin has placed 21 students with 21 host sites to create and document 21 digital historical collections. Now, to plan to better meet the demand….
We are buzzing with excitement to present these 2026 Ideas to Action Fund recipients!
- Hamilton/SOTA I Elementary Schools (La Crosse), Threads of Stories: Hmong Culture Comes Alive
- Kaukauna Public Library, Juneteenth Celebration
- Milwaukee Intertribal Circle, Teaching Quill Wrapping in Milwaukee
- Pioneer Village Museum (Barron County Historical Society), Rural Learning Exchange
- Rosemary Garfoot Public Library (Cross Plains), Growing Community
- Spring Green Community Library, River Valley Happenings: A Spring Green Area Events Calendar
- Winding Rivers Library System, From Panels to Public Knowledge: Education Wisconsin Through Library Solar Monitoring Stations
- Wisconsin School for the Deaf (Delavan), Hands-On STEM Access: Expanding Learning for Deaf Students
Want $5000 to develop or scale up an idea that could benefit the whole community? Look for the next Ideas to Action Fund application period to open in April 2027!
🍅 Taco Tuesdays continue to dish out helpings of bite-sized vendor demonstrations that you can attend live or watch on your own time. Register to attend and receive the recordings in your inbox for any or all of them!
🥕 WiLSWorld Shorts: Libraries Supporting Small Business – Building Partnerships for Local Economic Development on October 28th at 1:00 pm CT! Join us for this virtual session exploring the essential role libraries can play in strengthening Wisconsin’s local economies and supporting entrepreneurial success, featuring Milwaukee Public Library’s Kristina Gómez and other speakers from the business community.
💐 WiLS’ 2027 Membership Meeting will be held virtually on Friday, February 26th, so save the date!
Our garden doesn’t grow if we don’t connect with our members!
Read the WiLS Community Chronicle and share with friends! Subscribe to the @WiLS newsletter and let us know your thoughts! Stay updated on WiLS Cooperative Purchasing to find good deals and new products for you and your colleagues! You can even follow WiLS on LinkedIn!
As always, reach out to any of the WiLS staff because we do really love hearing from you.