by IFLS Staff | Feb 10, 2023 | digest
Supply order due Feb 24 If you didn’t get the email with all the details and the form, contact Kathy at setter@ifls.lib.wi.us. (Reminder from the Marketing Committee: this might be a good time to order swag for Explore MORE Passport prizes.) On the IFLS calendar...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 2, 2023 | digest
Library Love Story: we broke 100 stories this morning! Keep ‘em coming! Any love stories I receive by the end of the weekend will go to Madison with us. Continue to use the Library Love Story tool if it’s helpful for you and your staff as a way to collect user...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 26, 2023 | digest
Are you going? It’s not too late! It’s the second day of the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference. These are nationally recognized and local experts and you get to go for free! It’s not too late to register. If you miss a session, don’t worry. Recordings will be...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 19, 2023 | digest
End of the OverDrive app The OverDrive app will sunset at the end of April 2023. This change will simplify how you promote your digital collection, train your staff, and support your users. In the weeks before the OverDrive app sunset, current in-app messaging will be...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | digest
Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference: Did you know? It’s free! (Thanks for support from all 15 Wisconsin Library Systems, and the Public Library Team from the WI Department of Public Instruction with funds from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.) You can...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 5, 2023 | digest
It’s a big one this week. Thanks for reading the whole thing! The Library Love Stories are starting to come in! Keep them coming! Take a peek at responses on the google spreadsheet. If you want to add a story, use the form. Staff AND the public are encouraged to use...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 22, 2022 | digest
Hello colleagues! IFLS staff wishes you a warm and cozy holiday. New on the website Checklist: Preparing for Materials Challenges at Your Library This four-step checklist, created by IFLS staff and located near the top of the Challenge Support & Intellectual...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 15, 2022 | digest
Libraries in the News! (ed. note: cool!) Ellsworth On December 8, 2022, Mike Benoy (computer engineer and library volunteer who teaches the Robotics program at the Ellsworth Public library) and Caroline Herfindahl (Ellsworth Public Library Youth Services Librarian and...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 7, 2022 | digest
IFLS Intellectual Freedom Working Group Are you passionate about Intellectual Freedom and interested in making sure that the public libraries in our system have the support they need to prepare for and face challenges? Consider volunteering for the IFLS Intellectual...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 1, 2022 | digest
Talking to each other There are a lot of good ways to communicate with each other in our system. Here’s a breakdown. IFLS and MORE email lists These email lists are maintained by IFLS staff, and are the way you send group emails to a particular audience. I share this...
by IFLS Staff | Nov 18, 2022 | digest
Squeaking this under the wire before the weekend. Also, your friendly Weekly Digest editor will be stuffing herself with all the delectable treats, so there will be no Digest next week. Happy Thanksgiving and stay warm, y’all! Spread the news, please! Deer Park Public...
by IFLS Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | digest
Hello! This week’s packed! Governor Evers Visits Cumberland While visiting the Mainstreet Bounceback Grant recipients in Cumberland on Tuesday, October 18, Governor Tony Evers toured the Thomas St. Angelo Public Library. The staff informed the Governor of the...
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