by IFLS Staff | Aug 7, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Reminder that the Summer Delivery Study begins on Monday, August 11! The study instructions, worksheet, and an example of a completed worksheet can be found on the Delivery Page of the IFLS website (https://iflsweb.org/for-librarians/delivery). If you have any...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 31, 2025 | Weekly Digest
WLA 2025 Conference Scholarship by Wisconsin Small Libraries Section Applications for the Wisconsin Small Libraries (WISL) Continuing Education scholarship for the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Annual Conference is open August 1! WISL will be awarding two $250...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 24, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Library News WEAU covered the Friends of Durand WI Public Library campaign to raise money to digitize historical newspapers.. Speak Up for Libraries toolkit page updated The updates include a new social media post and news articles. All postcards received before July...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 17, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Postcard Campaign ends July 25 Reb has a growing stack in her office already. Put your cards in courier anytime before the 25th. This week’s news and social media post have been added to the toolkit. Also, call now! Congress considering IMLS fund right now. Once the...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 10, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Tip Jar When you borrow programming kits from Lend Items, please be sure to include time for transit to and from your library in your reservation. Systems send out your item on the day the reservation starts, and expect the kits to be back so we can get it ready to...
by IFLS Staff | Jul 7, 2025 | Jobs
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by IFLS Staff | Jul 3, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Happy fourth! WISCAT User Group Meeting Recording Available WISCAT User Group Meeting recording and slides are now posted on the WISCAT Documentation page. The video recording and slides from the June 17, 2025, WISCAT User Group Meeting are now available on the...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 26, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Wisconsin Science Festival & Bioblitz The 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival (WSF) will be held in our state on October 16-26, 2025. Again this year, the Wisconsin Water Library at UW-Madison is assisting the WSF to support libraries’ participation in the...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 23, 2025 | Passport
I’m enjoying the heat, activity, and long days of summer. Hoping for cooler nights this week, though! It seems like everything is working well with this year’s passport program. I’ve gotten a lot of requests for additional stickers and passports. If you share...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 20, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Courier best practices Please remind staff that put items in courier: Only use removeable tape when attaching paperwork to materials. We’ve received reports of regular tape being used, which can damage items. If an item includes paperwork, it is appropriate...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | Passport
We’ve got a nice slate of prizes this year. If you aren’t seeing a lot of your library users interested in the Passport Program, maybe a reminder and talking about prizes would encourage some folks to give it a try. It’s fine to accept email requests for a remote...
by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Why join Policy of the Month Club? You know that at their best library policies are living documents that are regularly reviewed and updated. Where to start? Enter Policy of the Month Club! It was created to offer busy directors and other library policy writers an...
