by IFLS Staff | May 7, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Book ban tracker from ALA (Thanks to Melissa Eral for sharing.) New resources curated by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom: to help track what titles are challenged and bills in legislation. It’s nice to have something...
by IFLS Staff | Apr 30, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Congratulations to grant recipients! Seven libraries in IFLS-land received grants of either $10,000 or $20,000 from the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant this year! That brings us up to a...
by IFLS Staff | Apr 23, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Happy National Library Week! New and Highlighted at IFLS A new storytime kit (from Leah) Need some storytime inspiration? Looking for a time-saver? Check out the newly freshened-up Bears Storytime Kit, featuring several new books, a new felt story, new rhymes and...
by IFLS Staff | Apr 16, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Group Supplies Order Updates (submitted by Sarah Szymanski) Good news! The last of the supplies have been boxed up and will be going out to you in the next few days from the IFLS office. All packages should arrive to you by the end of next week. Please check the...
by IFLS Staff | Apr 9, 2026 | Weekly Digest
The Spring Delivery Study is next week, April 13-17! Everything you need is in the detailed email sent by Katelyn Dubiel on Wednesday. MORE poster update from Reb The 2024 MORE poster for public audiences (it’s orange( has an expired QR code. Rather than printing...
by IFLS Staff | Apr 2, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Update: Group Supply Orders from Sarah Szymanski Barcodes & Printer Supplies Order deadline is April 7th Don’t miss the chance to order barcodes, receipt paper, Zebra printer ribbons, and spine labels. Use this Microsoft form to submit your order: 2026 IFLS...
by IFLS Staff | Mar 26, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Lead the Way scholarship available This just in: The UW Madison iSchool’s Continuing Education department is offering one free registration for a library employee within each WI Library system for their all-virtual Lead the Way one-day symposium on April 20. This...
by IFLS Staff | Mar 19, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Hop on the PLA Bus A few spots have opened up on the bus going from IFLS to the Public Library Association Conference on April 2. The bus is free of charge and is stopping in Menomonie, Baldwin, and Hudson on the way to and from the Minneapolis Convention Center. ...
by IFLS Staff | Mar 12, 2026 | Weekly Digest
New Programming Kits IFLS cooperates with Wisconsin Valley Library Service and Northern Waters Library Service to provide programming kits for libraries to borrow and use with all ages. These kits are cataloged, circulated and checked out on a system called Lend...
by IFLS Staff | Mar 5, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Policy of the Month Club: we’re noticing your good work! This is kudos to those of you that are taking advantage of the Policy of the Month Club to refresh and organize your library’s policies! Rock on! If you’d like to dig in, you can still get on board! Pick a way...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 26, 2026 | Weekly Digest
Getting ready for the PLA Conference Public Library Association Bus Trip There are just 12 spaces left for the IFLS-sponsored bus trip to the Public Library Association Conferencein Minneapolis on Thursday, April 2. The bus is free, sponsored by IFLS, and will leave...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 19, 2026 | Weekly Digest
No Tape New from the MORE Operations Committee: Now that the one media-safe tape option–Scotch Removable Tape–is no longer available for purchase, library staff should stop using tape on library materials. (Link to posters for your library here: no tape poster pdf...
