WI Science Fest, Direct File, AI survey, reminders and coming soon

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...

Data Dashboard pilot extended, library stories go to Washington, new on the website, coming up at IFLS

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)...

New on Niche Academy and the website, call for proposals and opinions, IRS links, thank you, coming up

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...

group supply order, 400 stories, opportunities, and resources

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...

Libby holds video, tax season, new IFLS staff, text notification message, Library Love Story update, Meta?!?, MORE’s 2024 top fives, coming up

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...

Spring is coming, keep up the great work! (Excel version), annual report tools, national advocacy, coming up

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...