by IFLS Staff | Jul 15, 2025 | Jobs
The Cadott Community Library is hiring for a 20 hr/week position at $13/hr. Minimum qualifications are a HS Diploma or equivilent, ability to lift 40-50 lbs, and ability to navigate stairs. An ideal candidate would have interest in children’s programs and...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 10, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Tip Jar When you borrow programming kits from Lend Items, please be sure to include time for transit to and from your library in your reservation. Systems send out your item on the day the reservation starts, and expect the kits to be back so we can get it ready to...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 3, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Happy fourth! WISCAT User Group Meeting Recording Available WISCAT User Group Meeting recording and slides are now posted on the WISCAT Documentation page. The video recording and slides from the June 17, 2025, WISCAT User Group Meeting are now available on the...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 26, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Wisconsin Science Festival & Bioblitz The 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival (WSF) will be held in our state on October 16-26, 2025. Again this year, the Wisconsin Water Library at UW-Madison is assisting the WSF to support libraries’ participation in the...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 23, 2025 | Passport
I’m enjoying the heat, activity, and long days of summer. Hoping for cooler nights this week, though! It seems like everything is working well with this year’s passport program. I’ve gotten a lot of requests for additional stickers and passports. If you share...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 20, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Courier best practices Please remind staff that put items in courier: Only use removeable tape when attaching paperwork to materials. We’ve received reports of regular tape being used, which can damage items. If an item includes paperwork, it is appropriate...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | Passport
We’ve got a nice slate of prizes this year. If you aren’t seeing a lot of your library users interested in the Passport Program, maybe a reminder and talking about prizes would encourage some folks to give it a try. It’s fine to accept email requests for a remote...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Why join Policy of the Month Club? You know that at their best library policies are living documents that are regularly reviewed and updated. Where to start? Enter Policy of the Month Club! It was created to offer busy directors and other library policy writers an...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 7, 2025 | Weekly Digest
If you feel like there’s really a lot going on, you’re not wrong! Happy summer, y’all! In case you missed it: ARSL’s grant email These grants were listed in ARSL’s newsletter from various sources: Community Heart and Soul grant Believe in Reading Courage Project Award...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 2, 2025 | Passport
I created a Staff-only entry form. Please use these for staff explorers, so we don’t have the prize mixups we had last year! Travis and Karen pointed out that the print version os instructions were the wrong document!! I’m sorry! The correct document is now linked in...
by IFLS Staff | May 29, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Apply Now! WiLS Ideas to Action closes June 2 The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund application period closes in just a few days! Through this fund, WiLS provides grants of up to $5,000 so WiLS members can bring their innovative and collaborative project ideas to life. The...
by IFLS Staff | May 22, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Scholarships and Grants The Wisconsin Library Association Foundation is accepting applications for a variety of scholarships and grants that support library science students and fund continuing education opportunities for WLA members. Applications are due June 15,...
