In 2023, the WiLS Ideas to Action Fund awarded a grant to Hartland Public Library to develop a project that promotes the Ice Age Trail and the library’s evolving role as a community center that supports everyone and all kinds of activities that promote physical and mental health. Here is the mid-point report from the… READ MORE
Category: Ideas to Action
The WiLS 2024 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open!
Do you have a project that needs a boost? Are you dreaming up a service you’d like to develop but don’t have funding? Through the Ideas to Action Fund, WiLS provides grants of up to $5,000 so libraries and cultural organizations can bring their project ideas to life. The program aims to encourage partnerships and… READ MORE
Ideas to Action 2023: Blooming with Books
Presented as part of the WiLS 2024 Membership Meeting, Kirsten Moffler-Daykin, Learning Commons Manager at Western Technical College in La Crosse, shared a mid-point update on her WiLS Ideas to Action-funded project, Blooming with Books: Cultivating a Community of Readers of All Ages. The project aims to address a profound need in language literacy, social… READ MORE
Ideas to Action Fund 2023: Prairie Learning Garden
In 2023, Hales Corners Public Library was awarded an Ideas to Action Fund grant for the W. Ben Hunt Prairie Learning Garden, offering a hands-on educational experience and inviting community members to engage in volunteer work or self-guided tours, fostering a deeper connection with prairie ecosystems as they explore and nurture native plants. At this… READ MORE
Ideas to Action Fund 2023: Bringing Our History to Life
This update on this WiLS 2023 Ideas to Action Fund project, Bringing Our History to Life, is provided by Marci Meyer, Clear Lake School District Librarian. “We have such a great museum but nobody knows what’s in there.” That is what went through my mind when I decided to apply for the WiLS Ideas to… READ MORE