Weekly Digest: money, survey, tips, learning opportunities, tech corner, staff updates, and a little something extra

Grant opportunities IEEE Grant Opportunity deadline is Jan 14, 2024 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant project is offering up to $2,000 per library in funding for public libraries across the Midwest for...

Weekly digest: Happy Thanksgiving!

That’s it: we hope you have a delicious and cozy day filled with whatever brings you comfort and meaning. See you next week.

Weekly digest: delivery changes last call, $ deadline extended, Tip Jar, end-of-year OverDrive fund, a deal from Kanopy and more

Last call for delivery changes Last call for delivery requests on Friday, November 24th! Waltco will not deliver on Thanksgiving (11/23) and will only deliver on Friday (11/24) to libraries that request it. To request delivery on Friday (11/24) you MUST fill out THIS...

Weekly Digest: Tip Jar, important Thanksgiving week delivery notice: action needed

Tip Jar Delivery Clearly label outgoing items with the name of the city (rather than the name of the library). Waltco sorters do not know the names of libraries without a city name. Ex: D.R. Moon Memorial Library should be labelled as Stanley P.L. Items that are...

Weekly Digest: a short one (calendar & Explore MORE updates)

Not much to share this week! Send your news, announcements and other info by end of the day on Wednesdays to be included in Weekly Digest. Coming up on the IFLS calendar Build Skills & Take Action to Stand Up for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Wed May 17th...

Weekly Digest: partnership opportunity, Passport Program update, coming up at IFLS

Partnership Opportunity with books and stipend, apply by May 10 ALA invites library workers to apply for “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures.” This brand-new series in ALA’s Great Stories Club will feature science fiction books that explore questions of...

Weekly Digest: privacy, Beanstack news, advocacy, Passport update, coming up

Privacy: is your library up to speed? Wisconsin public library workers have access to a tutorial covering the basics of privacy and public libraries, with specific attention to Wisconsin laws. All the details are on the IFLS Continuing Education page and is now added...

Weekly Digest: a grant, WAPL conference, Explore MORE, coming up

Grant Alert Deadlines: Quarterly; the last day of each quarter T-Mobile Hometown Grants is a $25 million, five-year initiative to support the people and organizations who help small towns across America thrive and grow. Hometown Grants are given every quarter to up to...

Weekly Digest: Book Challenges Hindsight, Grant alert, WAPL Conference registration open, some important dates and more

WiLSWorld Shorts – Book Challenge Hindsight: What You Wish You’d Known On Friday, March 24th at 1:00 pm CT, WiLS is hosting a WILSWorld Shorts with a panel of people involved with K12 and public libraries who have valuable experience and advice to share on...

Weekly Digest: solar grant, new on Libby, Community Conversations, Hi Katie! and coming up

Grant for Solar! EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is accepting applications for grants that will fund solar installations at libraries around the world. $300,000 in grants are available to libraries looking to fund a solar project to reduce electricity costs. All...

Weekly Digest Extra: Beanstack

Missed one! What you need to know about this year’s Beanstack If you are a library that has used Beanstack in the past, you should have received this information already from our Beanstack rep Becky Garrety.  If you didn’t receive it, OR if your library hasn’t used...

Weekly Digest: new advocacy center, Together We Read, leadership institute and the regular news and helpful resources

ARSL Advocacy Center Build your advocacy muscles with the new ARSL Advocacy Center! Built and maintained by the ARSL Advocacy Committee, our advocacy resources are tailor-made for addressing the needs and effectively communicating the impact of small, rural libraries....