Collaborate with WiLS and a group of up to eight small public libraries to learn and create an affordable and actionable strategic plan. WiLS launched the small library strategic planning cohort two years ago in order to support libraries that serve communities with populations under 5,000. Small libraries need strategic plans to help make decisions,… READ MORE
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WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open!
The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund 2021 application period is closed. Look for the next opportunity in Spring 2022! The Fund aims to encourage collaborations among WiLS members and with community partners, support innovative and exploratory new work within the Wisconsin library community, and seed the development of processes and resources that can be shared with… READ MORE
Do you wanna (teach others to) build a podcast?
In 2019, WiLS funded Lodi Public Library’s amazing idea of partnering with the Lodi High School to teach podcasting to high school students. They did that AND they have produced a ton of great material to share with other WiLS members looking to get into the podcasting – and teaching podcasting – business! Equipment/Software Purchased is… READ MORE
Ideas to Action: Tomahawk School District Creates Community with eSports Club
Paula Norman, Tomahawk School District What in the world is eSports? To be honest I knew nothing about eSports until a year ago. Simply put, eSports is a form of sport competition using video games. eSports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. In… READ MORE
Ideas to Action: Sun Prairie Public Library Creates Paths into Stories
Lynn Montague, Sun Prairie Public Library The Sun Prairie Public Library, through WiLS Ideas to Action Funds, is providing an opportunity for the entire community to engage in Story Walks which promote literacy, community and family engagement, physical health, and mental well-being. Diverse picture books, book chapters, poetry, and short stories are deconstructed and laid out… READ MORE