This meeting was held on February 25, 2022 and the recording can be watched online on our YouTube channel.
We have all experienced group projects that didn’t go how we wanted them to. Someone was way too domineering, another didn’t do anything at all, another decided to do something totally different than what the group agreed to at the very last minute. But when a small group project goes according to plan? It’s glorious. Each member of the group is appreciated, learns something, takes pride in the outcome. People even maybe make a friend or two! At WiLS, we are seeing those kinds of small group projects blooming all around us in the form of communities of practice. These groups are sharing their knowledge, learning from one another’s experiences, building one another’s confidence, creating trusting professional relationships, and getting stuff done that they wouldn’t be able to do alone.
At our 2022 Member Meeting on Friday, February 25th at 10:00 am, we hope you’ll join us to hear from some participants in these blossoming communities, including:
- Cathy Tuttrup, Public Services Manager of Brookfield Public Library, will talk about the Wild Plum Memory Project – a group of libraries that offer rotating monthly memory cafes and educational programs for those concerned about memory loss – what the multi-county collaborators have done in person and virtually, and now with the Ideas to Action grant, what they are going to do with hybrid options for the Wild Plum Memory Cafes.
- Melissa Prentice, Public Services Manager of the Mead Public Library, will talk about her participation in the City Library Collective, eleven libraries across the state that serve mid-sized communities of 30,000 to 100,000 that are working together to address common issues and use collective knowledge and experience to improve their organizations and services to their communities.
- Vince Mussehl, Director of Library Services and Open RN Librarian at Chippewa Valley Technical College will talk about the Open Educational Resources community including the Open RN Project and Community for Open Wisconsin (COW), a collaboration of K-16 libraries and other organizations dedicated to helping faculty and learners accomplish their educational goals while minimizing textbook and other education resource cost burdens.
- Jim Bokern, President of the Manitowish Waters Historical Society will share highlights from collaborations with local partners in support of public history projects – from interpretive trails to podcasts – in the northern part of the state.
Afterward, stay awhile to hear from WiLS staffers about how they are evolving their delivery of cooperative purchasing, consulting, digital projects, and collaboration management services and how WiLS is investing in the member community.
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