by IFLS Staff | Mar 6, 2025 | Weekly Digest
This is a weekly digest of the best that’s come across our desks this week. If you have news about your library, upcoming events, or information you’d like to share, submit an email with “Digest” in the subject line to kilde@ifls.lib.wi.us. New and Updated Articles...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 27, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Congratulations on another annual report season successfully completed! Wisconsin Science Festival virtual kickoff party The 15th Annual Wisconsin Science Festival is coming up on October 16-26. Are you ready to start making plans for the fall? Just want to learn...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 26, 2025 | Jobs
The Amery Area Public Library seeks an energetic librarian to lead its programming, services and outreach to adults. With a service area population of about 10,000, the library is located within a renovated multipurpose facility. It is part of the MORE consortium of...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 20, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Data Dashboard pilot extended to June 30, 2025 All library staff are encouraged to utilize this free tool! The dashboard includes over 35 data points from the Annual Report, as well as some customized calculations. All public library service data (as reported to DPI)...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 13, 2025 | Weekly Digest
New content on the IFLS Niche Academy We are working on populating the IFLS Niche Academy with webinars and tutorials. Just this week, we added several new webinars to the Customer Service and the Administration categories. Look for new resources on dealing with...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 6, 2025 | Weekly Digest
It’s group supply order time! It is time for the annual group supply order. Please return your order form by end of day Wednesday, February 19. Please refer to Sarah’s email from January 30, which included complete instructions and details. There are also some surplus...
by IFLS Staff | Feb 3, 2025 | Jobs
The Bloomer Public Library seeks a detail oriented, outgoing person with excellent customer service skills, who can perform a variety of clerical tasks at our Circulation Desk. The Library Circulation Assistant provides customer service for our patrons, charges and...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 30, 2025 | Weekly Digest
What’s up with long Libby holds? Are you or your patrons wondering about long waits on Libby holds? NPR Podcasts recently posted a YouTube video-short about this issue: Why is your Libby hold taking so long? How can you be “in line” to borrow a digital...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 23, 2025 | Weekly Digest
This means spring is coming, right? Announcing FREE Gardening Webinars and Activities from nationally known and Wisconsin-based gardening expert and author Melinda Myers for all Wisconsin Public Libraries to use in 2025. Melinda hopes you can incorporate any or all of...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 20, 2025 | Jobs
The Wilberg Memorial Public Library of Osceola is seeking a friendly, energetic, and organized person for a library circulation manager position. The job position includes supervising staff working the circulation desk, managing interlibrary loans, resolving patron...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 16, 2025 | Weekly Digest
Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference The Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference is: a FREE 2-day conference for library workers in Wisconsin on January 22 and 23. Fourteen different high quality webinars on a variety of topics. Extra-fun to attend live, and also...
by IFLS Staff | Jan 15, 2025 | Jobs
Wage is $12/hour. The purpose of this position is to assist library staff in support tasks, chiefly in shelving library materials and keeping them organized in all collections. This part-time position works afternoons, evenings and one Saturday a month. Specific hours...
