by comm.coordinator | Aug 3, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Long live the public library! It’s not dead yet. The internet hasn’t rendered physical reference centers obsolete, thanks to millennials. According to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data on US library attendance, millennials more than other generations appear...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
WVLS is accepting applications for the fall cycle of the WVLS Innovation and Collaboration Grant until Thursday, August 31st at 12 noon. Need ideas? Browse applications of past winner the Crandon Public Library’s application and view Director Michelle...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
PBS will launch the Great American Read, an eight-part television series and nationwide campaign that “explores the joy of books and the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved books, chosen by the public.” The initiative...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that includes facts – like title, author, publication date, subject headings and...
by comm.coordinator | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
The Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries has released an enhanced version of the Action Guide – Version 2.0 in response to feedback from our survey of all individuals who downloaded the Action Guide for Re-Envisioning Your Public Library. Since its...
by comm.coordinator | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Every child. Every parent. Every day. Forty-six percent of parents with children ages 0-5 read aloud to them fewer than five days a week. Eight percent read aloud less than once a week. The Read Aloud 15 MINUTES National Campaign seeks to change those figures, and...
