Funding update for Barron Co, Friends grant, Data Dashboard pilot, changes, carpooling to Superior, and events

by IFLS Staff | Nov 7, 2024 | Weekly Digest

Barron County residents support their libraries Last Monday the Barron County Board of Supervisors voted to reinstate the 78% reimbursement for Barron County libraries. Residents expressed strong support of libraries, and library workers offered clear explanations of...

Computer purchase cutoff, get money or an intern, join equity cohort, learning opportunities

by IFLS Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | Weekly Digest

CORRECTION: there will be no budget vote at the next MORE Directors Council meeting. The calendar entry has also been corrected. End of year tech purchasing The cutoff date for computer purchases for this year is December 1. Brad sent out a reminder with costs and...

Weekly Digest: delivery study, grants, promotions, building project resources, Palooza! pics, jobs, calendar

by IFLS Staff | Oct 24, 2024 | Weekly Digest

Reminder! Delivery study is next week! Questions go Katelyn at dubiel@ifls.lib.wi.us. Friends of the Library Grants for Small and Rural Libraries United for Libraries and Penguin Random House will award grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000) to support libraries...

Weekly Digest: book club kits, surveys, check out the dashboard, CSLP code drop, events

by IFLS Staff | Oct 17, 2024 | Weekly Digest

Help update and grow Book Club kits It isn’t news that book clubs are hot, but it might be news that your local public library is very involved in those book clubs. Many school and public libraries purchase multiple copies of a title and circulate them as a book club...

Weekly digest: awards, Tip Jar, delivery study, grant, Banned Book Club, JAN, events

by IFLS Staff | Oct 10, 2024 | Weekly Digest

And the winners are… Congratulations! What a month! Five IFLS-area libraries won grant funding from the Flexible Facilities Program: Cadott, Fall Creek, Hammond, River Falls, and Stanley. Somerset won a grant from the WiLS Ideas to Action Fund. Rebecca Puhl...

Weekly Digest: awards, collection development series, library card bulk order, a party

by IFLS Staff | Oct 4, 2024 | Weekly Digest

Congratulations! WLA Announces 2024 Annual Award winners include: Rebecca Puhl, Library Director, Phillips Public Library, Phillips, won the WLA/WEMTA Intellectual Freedom Award. Well deserved! University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire McIntyre Library, Eau Claire, won the...