by Leah Langby | Jun 27, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids
Happy summer! I hope it is mostly happy to have your libraries bustling with activity and excitement about programs and more! I know it can also be an overwhelming time, and sometimes behavior from teens (and others) can be one of the tricky parts to manage. I got...
by Leah Langby | Jun 20, 2025 | Learning Loop
Both Darien Becker (Prescott) and Judy Kraetke (Park Falls) took the four-week online UW Madison iSchool course The Next Chapter: Programs and Services for Older Adults with instructor Angela Meyers this spring, and both wholeheartedly recommend the class to...
by Leah Langby | Jun 2, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids, Learning Loop
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW Madison iSchool Course: Playing Around: The Library’s Role in Playful Learning for Young Children. Nikki was...
by Leah Langby | Jun 2, 2025 | Learning Loop
Thanks to Florence LaBeau, the children’s librarian in Woodville, for sharing these three take-aways from sessions she attended at the WAPL Conference in May. Florence received a scholarship from IFLS, made possible with funding from the Wisconsin Department of...
by Leah Langby | May 28, 2025 | Learning Loop
Guest post by Kristina Kelley-Johnson, Director, Somerset Public Library. The library received scholarship funds from IFLS (through IMLS) to follow up another inservice training at their library. Small Steps, Big Shifts: What DEI Training Sparked in Our Library...
by Leah Langby | May 22, 2025 | Learning Loop
Thanks to Jessica Dunn from the Colfax Public Library for this post. Jessica received a scholarship from IFLS (with IMLS funding) to participate in an eight-week class from the UW-Madison iSchool, Desk Ready. This eight-week class, “Reference Desk Ready,” was through...
by Leah Langby | May 20, 2025 | Learning Loop
Britta Rice from the Friday Memorial Library in New Richmond attended the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Conference this spring, thanks to a grant from IFLS, provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction using funds from the federal agency...
by Leah Langby | May 16, 2025 | Learning Loop
NOTE: This post is from Nora Allen from the Friday Memorial Public Library in New Richmond. She attended the 2025 WAPL Conference with grant funds provided by IFLS, thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with funds from the Institute...
by Leah Langby | May 6, 2025 | Learning Loop
Christopher Mick was able to attend the Lead the Way: Libraries at the Heart of Community Engagement Conference in Madison in April. His costs were defrayed by two things: First, he submitted a proposal to present about a program related to bringing the solar system...
by Leah Langby | Apr 8, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids, Learning Loop
Ray Pagenkopf from the Menomonie Public Library was able to attend the 2025 virtual Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff Conference in February thanks to a scholarship from IFLS, with funding support from the WI Division for Library...
by Leah Langby | Apr 1, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids, Learning Loop
NOTE: This blog post was written by Nicole Witt, Youth Services Coordinator at D.R. Moon Library-Stanley, based what she learned from the UW Madison iSchool’s Continuing Education course Sustainably Grow Your Summer Library Program. Nicole was able to attend...
by Leah Langby | Jan 31, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids
I had a heart-breaking conversation with a library director this week who was reeling from a two recent local deaths from suicide, and looking for resources for potential programming to help her community address significant mental health concerns. Lots of...
