Scholarships still available for WAPL
The Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Conference is coming up in Oshkosh April 30-May 2. IFLS is offering full and partial scholarships to public library workers in IFLS-land to attend! The scholarship covers registration (which includes some meals), two nights in the conference hotel, and mileage. Apply for the WAPL Scholarship by March 23! Questions? Contact Leah.
WiLS Ideas to Action Fund application period opens April 1
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund provides grants of up to $5,000 so member organizations can bring their project ideas to life. The Fund encourages partnerships and collaborations among WiLS members and with community partners, supports innovative and exploratory new work, and seeds the development of processes, methods, or resources that can be used by other WiLS members.
The total amount awarded in 2024 was $37,740. To date, the WiLS Board has awarded over $220,000 to 55 Wisconsin libraries and cultural organizations.
For examples of successfully funded projects, see the proposal for Appleton Public Library’s Piano Project or Tomahawk School District’s 2020 proposal to create an eSports club.
Have questions about WiLS Ideas to Action Funds? Watch the recording of WiLS’ webinar on preparing your proposal or contact them at information@wils.org.
CCBC Choices Available Now!
Every year the Cooperative Children’s Book Center librarians sift through most of the books published in the United States for children and teens and select their top picks to go into CCBC Choices. The 2025 list of 251 books, along with an annotation, is now available. You can find the CCBC Choices 2025 publication, and you can also ue CCBC Recommended Book Search to look up titles. There are three opportunities coming up soon to hear more about the titles in CCBC Choices 2025:
- Webinar, Wednesday March 19, 9-10 am sponsored by the South Central Library System Register
- In-person session (with book browsing), Thursday March 27, 9:30-2:30 at the Brewer Public Library in Richland Center, hosted by Southwest Library System and Winding Rivers Library System Register
- In-person session (with book browsing), Tuesday April 8, 10:00-2:30 at the Minocqua Public Library, hosted by the Wisconsin Valley Library Service (WVLS) Register
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