Teen Behavior in the Library

by Leah Langby | Jun 27, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids

Happy summer!  I hope it is mostly happy to have your libraries bustling with activity and excitement about programs and more!  I know it can also be an overwhelming time, and sometimes behavior from teens (and others) can be one of the tricky parts to manage.  I got...

WI Science Festival, public notice clarification, postcard update, librarians in the wild, Stanley breaks ground

by IFLS Staff | Jun 26, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Wisconsin Science Festival & Bioblitz The 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival (WSF) will be held in our state on October 16-26, 2025. Again this year, the Wisconsin Water Library at UW-Madison is assisting the WSF to support libraries’ participation in the...

It’s finally summer!

by IFLS Staff | Jun 23, 2025 | Passport

I’m enjoying the heat, activity, and long days of summer. Hoping for cooler nights this week, though! It seems like everything is working well with this year’s passport program. I’ve gotten a lot of requests for additional stickers and passports. If you share...

Programs and Services for Older Adults: Inspiration from iSchool Course

by Leah Langby | Jun 20, 2025 | Learning Loop

Both Darien Becker (Prescott) and Judy Kraetke (Park Falls) took the four-week online UW Madison iSchool course The Next Chapter:  Programs and Services for Older Adults  with instructor Angela Meyers this spring, and both wholeheartedly recommend the class to...

Courier best practices, Leadership Development Institute, public records notice, Trustee Training week printable, catalogers repository, on the calendar

by IFLS Staff | Jun 20, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Courier best practices Please remind staff that put items in courier: Only use removeable tape when attaching paperwork to materials. We’ve received reports of regular tape being used, which can damage items. If an item includes paperwork, it is appropriate...

Talk about prizes, emails are okay for remote/phone visits

by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | Passport

We’ve got a nice slate of prizes this year. If you aren’t seeing a lot of your library users interested in the Passport Program, maybe a reminder and talking about prizes would encourage some folks to give it a try. It’s fine to accept email requests for a remote...

Policy of the Month Club, send advocacy postcards now, order Passport supplies, last chance on Data Dashboard pilot, scholarships and events

by IFLS Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | Weekly Digest

Why join Policy of the Month Club? You know that at their best library policies are living documents that are regularly reviewed and updated. Where to start? Enter Policy of the Month Club! It was created to offer busy directors and other library policy writers an...

Weekly Digest: grants, postcard & passport programs, coming on the calendar

by IFLS Staff | Jun 7, 2025 | Weekly Digest

If you feel like there’s really a lot going on, you’re not wrong! Happy summer, y’all! In case you missed it: ARSL’s grant email These grants were listed in ARSL’s newsletter from various sources: Community Heart and Soul grant Believe in Reading Courage Project Award...

Enhancing Playful Learning for Young Children at the Library–iSchool Course Reflections

by Leah Langby | Jun 2, 2025 | Keeping Up With Kids, Learning Loop

Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW Madison iSchool Course: Playing Around:  The Library’s Role in Playful Learning for Young Children.  Nikki was...

staff entry form, corrected print instructions, this week’s social media

by IFLS Staff | Jun 2, 2025 | Passport

I created a Staff-only entry form. Please use these for staff explorers, so we don’t have the prize mixups we had last year! Travis and Karen pointed out that the print version os instructions were the wrong document!! I’m sorry! The correct document is now linked in...