08/19/2025 at 11 AM - Delivery: Due to reorganization at the terminal and staffing shortages, delivery times may vary for the rest of this week. I apologize for any delays and confusion! Please reach out to Katelyn (dubiel@ifls.lib.wi.us) with concerns or questions.
Thanks to an LSTA grant, Georgia Jones planned a workshop with Dr. Betsey Diamont-Cohen, author of Mother Goose on the Loose, an award-winning early literacy program that libraries across the country use. The session is designed for childcare and early childhood providers, and librarians, too. WITC is partnering to provide a beautiful venue. The cost is super low and the return will be super high!
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It's the middle of the summer, a time when many libraires are in the thick of increased programming, larger numbers of kids and teens in the building, and when general mayhem and chaos is high! In case you are re-thinking things, as many people do in the middle of...
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