This is a weekly digest of the best that’s come across our desks this week. If you have news about your library, upcoming events, or information you’d like to share, submit an email with “Digest” in the subject line to kilde@ifls.lib.wi.us.
New and Updated Articles list now on the For IFLS Libraries page
Look at the bottom of the For IFLS Libraries page for a list of new and updated articles in the Article Index.
Congratulations, grant winners! Seven IFLS libraries received grants for either $10,000 or $20,000 from the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Libraries project! Staff from these libraries are undergoing...
Advocacy updates Here’s a piece about IMLS funding cuts by WPR. The written article has more information than the radio piece. Small Wisconsin libraries might be hit hard as Trump targets federal funding - WPR Statewide advocacy campaign organizers are working...
Shake up at IMLS There’s a lot going on right now, and it can be a little overwhelming. I’ll start with what we know. The Executive Order states that IMLS must be reduced to its "statutory functions.” It also requires that “non-statutory components and functions...
