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August 27, 2025

Weekly Digest

IFLS Needs Bubble Bags

IFLS is running low on its supply of bubble bags for CDs and other breakable cases. If you have an oversupply in your library, please send the extras back to IFLS as delivery space allows. Once we get in the extras, we’ll be evaluating whether or not to order more. Thanks!

Revised Space Planning Outline and Webinar Registration for Public Libraries Now Available

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Bureau of Libraries released the fourth edition of Public Library Space Needs: a Planning Outline.

To share more information about the revised Space Planning Outline, the developers ofWisconsin Library Buildings & Spaces will host “Space to Grow: Assessing Future Library Building Needs,” a free webinar on Tuesday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dbPDMFSKTtO9024Q2s04Kw

All details in the DPI blog post.

Calendar for the next couple weeks

MORE Bibliographic Records and Standards meeting

Thu Aug 28th 1:00pm – 2:00pm

MORE Executive Committee Meeting

Fri Sep 5th 10:00am – 1:00pm

MORE Resource Sharing/Collection Development Committee meeting

Fri Sep 5th 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Tech Days for Wisconsin Libraries

Tue Sep 9th 10:00am – 2:30pm

Tech Days for Wisconsin Libraries

Wed Sep 10th 9:30am – 2:30pm

Building Powerful Support Networks for Libraries, Part 1

Thu Sep 18th 1:00pm – 2:30pm

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Policy of the Month Club, Print the News, calendar

Jun 12, 2026 | Weekly Digest

Policy of the Month Club: Social Media Have you joined yet? Every month includes an explanation, a self-audit, related policies, and sample policies. The library’s social media policy is also related to our topic of discussion in May, meeting room policies. Policy of...

Surveys, new IFLS staff, ILS demos, new on the website, coming up on the calendar

Jun 4, 2026 | Weekly Digest

Surveys! Your Voice Matters: Take the Solo Library Worker Survey The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) is excited to announce that our national survey focused on professional development is now open! If you work in a public library in a solo or...

Remembering Colfax Public Library Director Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt

May 28, 2026 | Weekly Digest

As many of you know, our colleague Lisa was tragically killed last week. Lisa was the director of Colfax Public Library since 2016, and was a staff member there before that. If you are moved to contribute or share, here is a GoFundMe for Lisa's family:...