Registration is open for the 2026 annual meeting of the Southwest Wisconsin Association of Libraries!The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 5th, in the Community Room of the Iowa County Health and Human Services building in Dodgeville. Note: We had initially planned to hold the meeting at the new Dodgeville Public Library, but construction has been delayed,… READ MORE
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Supporting Student Engagement With the Reach More Readers Challenge (and a Shoutout to This Year’s Winners!)
The Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC) recently wrapped up another record-breaking year, surpassing two million digital checkouts between September 1st, 2025, and August 31st, 2026. Beyond that, the WSDLC collections, which are shared between Wisconsin K12 school districts that opt-in to the consortium, have surpassed 10,000,000 lifetime checkouts since this program began in 2018…. READ MORE
Ideas to Action 2025 Project Update: Anishinaabe Handcraft Literacy at the Ashland High School Library and Makerspace
My name is Sheva Abeles-Allison, and as the high school Library Media Specialist, there is nothing I love more than when I connect students, staff, and teachers with what they’re looking for. The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund has allowed the Ashland High School library & makerspace to do just that in a new and… READ MORE
Meet Marcy Cordova, WiLS New Cooperative Purchasing Specialist
In July, we welcomed Marcy Cordova to the WiLS team as our new Cooperative Purchasing Specialist. We couldn’t be more excited to learn from the wisdom she has gained during her many years in K12 schools and libraries, and she has already taught us so much. Here is a little more about Marcy, from Marcy:… READ MORE
Welcome Liz Dudley, WiLS’ new Financial and Operations Assistant!
In June 2026, we were delighted to welcome Liz Dudley to the WiLS team as our new Financial and Operations Assistant. We thought you’d like to get to know her, too! Here’s Liz with a few words as she steps into her new role: Hi everyone! I’m so excited to introduce myself as WiLS’ new… READ MORE