In September 2020, the WiLS Board was thrilled to provide planning and financial support to seven WiLS members throughout the state to pursue innovative and collaborative projects. A key component of WiLS’ Ideas to Action fund is that recipients share their experiences and outcomes with our community in order to inspire ideas, improve services, and generally help move… READ MORE
Category: Member News
WiLS Supports Equity + Anti-Racism Work in Our Member Community
Our members are confronting an increasing number of challenges to their collections, displays, services, and programs: from books dealing with sexuality and gender identity; to proclamations of commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion; to community efforts to promote voting and other civil rights. We stand in solidarity with our members who are actively working to… READ MORE
WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Recipients
In our fourth year offering the Ideas to Action Fund, we received a record number of proposals: 36 of them to be exact, up from 21 the previous year. We appreciate everyone who submitted an application and we were inspired by all the great ideas! The WiLS Board is proud to support these exciting initiatives that exemplify… READ MORE
Ideas to Action: Tomahawk School District Creates Community with eSports Club
Paula Norman, Tomahawk School District What in the world is eSports? To be honest I knew nothing about eSports until a year ago. Simply put, eSports is a form of sport competition using video games. eSports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. In… READ MORE
Ideas to Action: Sun Prairie Public Library Creates Paths into Stories
Lynn Montague, Sun Prairie Public Library The Sun Prairie Public Library, through WiLS Ideas to Action Funds, is providing an opportunity for the entire community to engage in Story Walks which promote literacy, community and family engagement, physical health, and mental well-being. Diverse picture books, book chapters, poetry, and short stories are deconstructed and laid out… READ MORE