With help from the WiLS Ideas to Action fund, the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation is digitizing its archives and making them accessible to the public through Recollection Wisconsin and participating in the Recollection Wisconsin Digital Readiness Community of Practice Launch Committee. As part of that work and to help others who are considering their… READ MORE
Category: Member News
Ideas to Action: Appleton Public Library Strikes Community Chords
In celebration of Hmong American Day on May 14th, the Appleton Public Library developed an initiative with WiLS Ideas to Action Funds, Community Chords: Engagement through Music & Art, that will bring everyone together through a shared love of music, art, culture, and literacy – all components that make Appleton a thriving community. As part of Community Chords, we are seeking donors… READ MORE
Ideas to Action: Kenosha Public Library Helps Keep Community Active and Healthy
Marcia Siehr, Head of Outreach Services, Kenosha Public Library Lisa Langsdorf, Youth Outreach Librarian, Kenosha Public Library Kenosha Public Library’s original plan for our KPL Mind and Body project was to help keep patrons physically active and entertained while safely waiting outside the Bookmobile and Book Truck for their turn to board through dance, but… READ MORE
Ideas to Action 2020 Recipients
We are excited to share the recipients of WiLS 2020 Ideas to Action (I2A) funds! We drive forward innovative and collaborative services by supporting these projects, through dollars and project guidance, and fuel libraries to take their projects further. During this exceptional year, we received a record number of outstanding proposals to the I2A Fund…. READ MORE
Hans Baierl, WiLS’ New Board Member
We are excited to welcome Hans Baierl, Library Services Coordinator at Moraine Park Technical College, to our Board! Hans grew up in Kenosha and gravitated to the public library where he discovered the joy of the right book at just the right time. He majored in humanities at UW-Parkside and then earned an MLIS at… READ MORE