by IFLS Staff | Jul 11, 2024 | digest
We’re smiling for Elizabeth Elizabeth Miniatt (D.R. Moon Memorial Library, Stanley) and her team’s proposal was accepted for both ARSL (virtual and WLA conferences! This was the culminating project of the State Advisory Group Elizabeth joined several years ago,...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 11, 2024 | Jobs
Do you love helping people and organizing? The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is a provider of well-organized books, information, ideas, and education. As a Library Page you will provide that to your community and SO MUCH MORE. A Page position will give you the...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 11, 2024 | Jobs
YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM POSITION The Menomonie Public Library is seeking a self-directed individual with a passion to provide quality library programming and services to the City of Menomonie and surrounding area. The ideal candidate should possess excellent customer...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 3, 2024 | digest
This week’s digest is sneaking in before the holiday. Happy Independence Day Eighty-three years ago, Franklin Roosevelt proposed these Four Freedoms: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear. We can still aspire to this vision...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 19, 2024 | digest
No Weekly Digest next week See you again on July 3. Try streaming services, let us know what you think Last month’s e-resources survey identified streaming video and news sources as the top two areas of interest. For the next two weeks we’ve created two e-resource...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 13, 2024 | digest
New! New puzzle competition kits (email from Katelyn) WVLS has recently added some new items to the LendItems catalog, and I wanted to call your attention to their puzzle competition kits. I recall there being some interest among libraries about sharing puzzles to...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 13, 2024 | Keeping Up With Kids
Contents: New Lend Items Kits Scholarships Available to Attend ALSC National Institute Collaborative Summer Library Program—Free Virtual Author Presentations Survey about Teen Anti-Book Ban Programs Return of the Blog New Lend Items Kits Our neighbors and partners the...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2024 | Jobs
UW-Eau Claire’s McIntyre Library is recruiting for two tenure-track library faculty positions: OER and Digital Learning Librarian – assistant professor Head of User Services and Instruction – assistant or associate professor These positions offer the opportunity to...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 6, 2024 | digest
Note from Reb: You’re awesome I’m hearing so many great stories about the start of summer at many of our libraries. Love that! So while you’re socked-in busy with the start of summer, I thought I’d remind you that you are remarkable. Thanks for all you do. Act...
by IFLS Staff | May 30, 2024 | digest
Tip Jar! Open Meetings Law: Walking Quorums – Beware! Be sure to educate your boards on walking quorums, which can happen easier than you think. Example: Gandalf is willing to put on a firework display for a library SRP kickoff but needs board approval for cost...
by IFLS Staff | May 29, 2024 | Jobs
IFLS Library System is seeking an organized, detail-oriented, and service-focused individual to fill a part-time cataloging position with MORE, a resource-sharing and ILS consortium of more than 50 member libraries in Western Wisconsin. Duties include creating...
by IFLS Staff | May 23, 2024 | digest
Tip Jar! Open Meetings Law Part II: When is a gathering of board members considered a board meeting? (from Katelyn Noack) Example: Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry are all on the library board and they are friends. It’s Pippin’s birthday and they’re having a BBQ at Sam’s...
