Our financial strength means we can turn ideas into reality. Investing in our members drives innovation and collaboration that, in turn, fuels other libraries to take projects further. This series, written by award recipients, highlights projects and outcomes of the 2019 WiLS Ideas to Action Fund. If you’d like your project considered for the 2020 award… READ MORE
Category: Services & Projects
WiLS 2019 Annual Report
We are excited to share our 2019 Annual Report! Read all about what we’ve been up to in the last year and what the next year holds for us. Download the color pdf or the black and white version. Question or comments? Let us know at information@wils.org…. READ MORE
Ideas to Action 2019: Memory Care Kits, Beloit Public Library
Our financial strength means we can turn ideas into reality. Investing in our members drives innovation and collaboration that, in turn, fuels other libraries to take projects further. This series, written by award recipients, highlights projects and outcomes of the 2019 WiLS Ideas to Action Fund. If you’d like your project considered for the 2020 award… READ MORE
Save the Date for WiLS 2020 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period
Our financial strength means we can turn your ideas into reality. Investing in our members drives innovation and collaboration that, in turn, fuels other libraries to take projects further. The next period to apply for up to $5000 of WiLS Ideas to Action Funds is April 6th through June 1st. Read about the Ideas to… READ MORE
The First Meeting of the IMLS APP Community Memory Cohort
This fall, WiLS began a cooperative agreement with the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to mentor a cohort of ten small, rural, and tribal libraries around the country working on community memory projects. These libraries received grants in IMLS’s new Accelerating Promising Practices funding category, which is designed to build capacity at small… READ MORE