Kudos, group card order open, volunteers needed, Rural Library Network eSummit, coming up

by IFLS Staff | Sep 11, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Congratualtions! Congratulations to Emily Resendiz, director of the Calhoun Memorial Library in Chetek.  Emily is the recipient of the Wisconsin Library Association’s 2025 George Bauer Memorial Fund Scholarship!  As she said, “I want to deepen my knowledge and bring...

Jeanette honored, bubble bags, Reach Out and Read, Nat’l. Advocacy continues, ILS eval volunteers needed, coming up, bonus reel

by IFLS Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Governor Evers honors Jeanette Rydberg On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Governor Tony Evers presented a special plaque of recognition to Jeanette Rydberg in honor of her 48 years of service as a teacher and librarian. We wish her all the best in her retirement. Well,...

Itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie Weekly Digest (no polka dots)

by IFLS Staff | Aug 27, 2025 | Weekly Digest

IFLS Needs Bubble Bags IFLS is running low on its supply of bubble bags for CDs and other breakable cases. If you have an oversupply in your library, please send the extras back to IFLS as delivery space allows. Once we get in the extras, we’ll be evaluating...

Good news, TWAM, Reading Advisory Council application open, coming up, and…

by IFLS Staff | Aug 21, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Polk County Board approves library funding There was an enthusiastic outpouring of community support to the Polk County Board due to the excellent outreach and advocacy work done by Polk County libraries. Well done, and congratulations! Do you read TWAM? TWAM is the...

BioBlitz is coming, Countdown to end of Explore MORE, Hammond groundbreaking, calendar

by IFLS Staff | Aug 14, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Short and sweet this week! BioBlitz is coming! The 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival Bioblitz event is coming up October 16-26. Public libraries are perfect venues for this type of event and a great way to get patrons outside. If you have any never heard of a...

Summer delivery study, passport program and other marketing opportunities, webinar highlights: Trustee Training Week and Plain Connections, calendar list

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...