The Internet Librarian Conference, being held this year on October 18-20 in Monterey, CA, is offering a registration discount to WiLS members! Get $200 off your conference Gold Pass or $150 off standard full conference registration by using code 22WILS when you register or by using this link to add your discount automatically. Let us… READ MORE
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Meet the Ideas to Action 2022 Awardees
2022 marks the fifth anniversary of WiLS’ Ideas to Action Fund. This opportunity, offered annually by the WiLS Board, supports innovative and collaborative work in order to inspire the creation of new processes, methods, or resources that can be used by other WiLS member libraries and cultural organizations. This year, we received 33 outstanding proposals… READ MORE
WiLSWorld Shorts: Reproductive Health and Library and Information Science
This WiLSWorld Shorts was held on Friday, August 19th. You can find a recording of the webinar on our YouTube Channel or view the slides. Join the next edition of WiLSWorld Shorts on Friday, August 19th at 1:00 pm CT to learn about the intersection between reproductive health information and information access with Wisconsin’s own… READ MORE
Ideas to Action Fund deadline extended to June 20
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund provides grants of up to $5,000 so member organizations can bring their project ideas to life. The Fund encourages partnerships and collaborations among WiLS members and with community partners, supports innovative and exploratory new work within the Wisconsin library community, and seeds the development of processes, methods, or resources that can… READ MORE
WiLSWorld Shorts – Outreach AND Engagement: How to Make Space for Both
Join us on Friday, July 22nd at 1:00 pm for the next WiLSWorld Shorts! The distinctions between “outreach” and “engagement” work can be blurry, but both approaches to outward-facing work are an important part of any library’s “time and bandwidth” budget. In this WiLSWorld Shorts, WiLS staff and former youth services and community engagement librarian… READ MORE