by IFLS Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | COVID-19, digest, Uncategorized
Woot! Chippewa Valley Leah peeked at the Volume One Best of the Chippewa Valley results, and found a lot of library love! First and third place for Best New Product or Service (LEPMPL and Altoona for curbside service) Third place for Best Pandemic Pivot (LEPMPL online...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 28, 2021 | COVID-19, digest
Black History Month from Maureen A free resource from Proquest: How to Find Facebook Video Stats from Reb I know a lot of you are using Facebook video stats to keep track of virtual program use, so when I got this question in my inbox, I wanted to make sure the...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 22, 2021 | COVID-19, digest
Library Legislative Day Deadline is TODAY This year all legislator visits will be virtual, held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, February 16-18. This lets more of you meet your legislators and tell your stories of how libraries have stayed open and adapted during...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 20, 2021 | Jobs
The Centuria Public Library seeks a well-organized and energetic individual to direct the operations of their library. This is a part-time position, up to 32 hours per week. The library is part of the IFLS Library System and MORE system. The library serves a...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 15, 2021 | COVID-19, digest
Mask Mandate Extended Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he plans to extend the statewide mask mandate. The original mandate was set to expire next week, the new one is expected to last for 60 days. Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference: spotlight Closing Session,...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Jobs
The Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library (New Richmond, WI) seeks a well-organized, energetic and innovative leader to manage the operations of the library. The Director will lead the library with a new chapter into the library’s future. We are committed to the...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Jobs
The Hudson Area Joint Library (service population: 30,000) seeks a creative and energetic leader with an open collaborative spirit to plan, direct, and coordinate all library activities. The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills, innovative...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 8, 2021 | COVID-19, digest
Tech Grant Deadline Jan 12 We have a tight turnaround on this. If you would like one of these items, please respond on this form by January 12. Library systems across Wisconsin have the opportunity to receive a small grant administered by DPI from Google for...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 18, 2020 | COVID-19, digest, Uncategorized
Weekly Digest is taking the holidays off. See you on January 7. It’s the 9th Annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference! 2 days, 4 tracks and 14 sessions Just a few highlights of a packed couple of days: In the opening session you’ll dig into libraries’ role as...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 11, 2020 | COVID-19, digest
John Thompson other library leaders are suggesting that we stop saying our libraries are closed. Instead, say “In-person services are temporarily suspended,” or “Library services are temporarily paused.” Then make sure to highlight all the things you ARE doing:...
by IFLS Staff | Dec 4, 2020 | COVID-19, digest
The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant This annual grant recognizes, promotes, and supports innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. For the 2020–2021 cycle, libraries are invited to submit applications for a community...
by IFLS Staff | Nov 20, 2020 | COVID-19, digest
What’s Happening in Library Land Chippewa Falls Doodle Diaries made the news! Coming Up on the calendar IFLS is Closed for Thanksgiving, Thu Nov 26th – Fri 27th Trustees Supporting Library Directors Part 4: Bringing It All Together, a Conversation, Thu Dec 3rd...