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Category: Services & Projects

WiLS Launches the Documentation Lab to Help You Get Organized

May 15, 2026 WiLS staff

Have you ever found yourself scrambling to find a copy of a specific policy, task procedure, or even the office copy machine’s user manual? Is there a lot of information stored in one or two staff members’ heads that should be written down somewhere? If this sounds like your organization, then this WiLS pilot service… READ MORE

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!

Build a Strategic Plan and a Supportive Network

May 5, 2026 WiLS staff

Participate in the 2026-2027 Small Library Strategic Planning Cohort! Be one of up to ten libraries, serving a community population of about 6,000 or fewer, to participate in this efficient, cost-effective, and manageable way to create a strategic plan for your small library and community. Read more on the WiLS website or save your library’s… READ MORE

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Public Libraries, Services & Projects, Strategic Planning, Things You'll Like!

Join Our Team as our New Cooperative Purchasing Specialist!

May 1, 2026 WiLS staff

  Want to help us help Wisconsin libraries and cultural organizations? At WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services), we believe libraries and cultural institutions make the world a better place, and we’re on a mission to help them do more with their time and money. We’re looking for a Cooperative Purchasing Specialist to join our small-but-mighty team… READ MORE

Posted in Coop Purchasing News, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!

The WiLS 2026 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period is Open

WiLS Ideas to Action Fund Logo, a lightbulb, and words, "Bringing Your Ideas to Life."
April 6, 2026 WiLS staff

The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund application period is open! Through this fund, WiLS provides grants of up to $5,000 so libraries and cultural organizations can bring their project ideas to life. We seek innovative or collaborative proposals from WiLS members of all types in order to support the good work happening in all corners of our community. Strong… READ MORE

Posted in Ideas to Action, Ideas to Action 2026, Membership, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!

Building Successful Student Internships: Lessons from the Recollection Wisconsin Digitization Initiative

April 3, 2026 WiLS staff

Join us for this episode of WiLSWorld Shorts on Friday, June 12th at 1:00 pm CT! This one-hour panel explores what makes internship programs truly work, from both the student and host organization perspectives. Hear directly from graduate student interns and site supervisors who participated in the Recollection Wisconsin Digitization Initiative, a collaborative program that… READ MORE

Posted in Digital Projects, Learning Opportunities, Services & Projects, Things You'll Like!, WiLS Events, WiLSWorld Shorts
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