WiLS is happy to announce these recipients of 2018 Ideas To Action funds!
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire
Affordable Resources Movement
This project will research the interest, needs, and feasibility of providing centralized support for open educational resources (OER) to Wisconsin libraries.
Karl Junginger Memorial Library, Waterloo
Hispanic Community Outreach
The Karl Junginger Memorial Library will seek intentional interaction through educational, language and cultural exchanges that will encourage Hispanic members of the community to more fully use the library and feel safe and truly part of the larger Waterloo community.
McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
Community STEAM Kits
The library will develop Science / Technology / Engineering / Arts / Music kits to be made available for use by community non-profits.
Menasha Joint School District
Elementary Digital Citizenship
This project will create an online curriculum to deliver Digital Citizenship lessons to 2nd – 5th graders.
Schreiner Memorial Library, Lancaster
Lancaster Business Center
This project will establish a business incubator inside the Schreiner Memorial Library so that students and citizens of Lancaster have a space in which they can get startup business support and resources.
UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library
Games in Libraries Conference
The library will host a one-day conference on games (board, card, video, etc.) in libraries in which people can learn and share about their use in libraries of all types.
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund provides support for innovative or collaborative projects in order to help our members reach their goals and have a positive impact on the Wisconsin library ecosystem. Another call for proposals will be available in early 2019.