Blogs
Keeping Up With Kids is Leah Langby’s long-running popular blog. She delves into subjects related to Youth Services from many different angles.
Enhancing Playful Learning for Young Children at the Library–iSchool Course Reflections
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW...
Powered Up by Power Up, Interview with Scholarship recipient Ray Pagenkopf from Menomonie PL
Ray Pagenkopf from the Menomonie Public Library was able to attend the 2025 virtual Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers...
Key Take-Aways from Sustainably Grow Your Summer Library Program Course (guest post)
NOTE: This blog post was written by Nicole Witt, Youth Services Coordinator at D.R. Moon Library-Stanley, based what she learned from the UW...
Connecting to Resources for Mental Health Programming
I had a heart-breaking conversation with a library director this week who was reeling from a two recent local deaths from suicide, and looking for...
Enhancing Playful Learning for Young Children at the Library–iSchool Course Reflections
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW...
Ideas about Stress, Mess, and Community from WAPL Conference
Thanks to Florence LaBeau, the children's librarian in Woodville, for sharing these three take-aways from sessions she attended at the WAPL...
Small Steps, Big Shifts: What DEI Training Sparked in Our Library
Guest post by Kristina Kelley-Johnson, Director, Somerset Public Library. The library received scholarship funds from IFLS (through IMLS) to follow...
Reference-Desk Ready Report
Thanks to Jessica Dunn from the Colfax Public Library for this post. Jessica received a scholarship from IFLS (with IMLS funding) to participate in...
Enhancing Playful Learning for Young Children at the Library–iSchool Course Reflections
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW...
Ideas about Stress, Mess, and Community from WAPL Conference
Thanks to Florence LaBeau, the children's librarian in Woodville, for sharing these three take-aways from sessions she attended at the WAPL...
Small Steps, Big Shifts: What DEI Training Sparked in Our Library
Guest post by Kristina Kelley-Johnson, Director, Somerset Public Library. The library received scholarship funds from IFLS (through IMLS) to follow...
Reference-Desk Ready Report
Thanks to Jessica Dunn from the Colfax Public Library for this post. Jessica received a scholarship from IFLS (with IMLS funding) to participate in...
Weekly Digest is a compilation of the best information that crosses our desks at IFLS. Edited by Rebecca Kilde, so if you’d like something to appear in Weekly Digest, send it to kilde@ifls.lib.wi.us with Weekly Digest in the subject line. Posts are deleted after six months.
Weekly Digest: grants, postcard & passport programs, coming on the calendar
If you feel like there’s really a lot going on, you’re not wrong! Happy summer, y’all! In case you missed it: ARSL’s grant email These grants were...
Ideas to Action grants, Policy of the Month Club, artsy program resources, advocacy postcard campaign on its way, passport updates,
Apply Now! WiLS Ideas to Action closes June 2 The WiLS Ideas to Action Fund application period closes in just a few days! Through this fund, WiLS...
Scholarships & grants, passport update, use direct links to BadgerLink, libraries fight crime, and more
Scholarships and Grants The Wisconsin Library Association Foundation is accepting applications for a variety of scholarships and grants that support...
Human Resources tools, federal advocacy updates, passport update, on the calendar
New HR resource for directors and managers! Check out Human Resources for Wisconsin Library Leaders, a new resource for directors and managers! ...