by Jamie Matczak | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider
Rethinking Programming (webinar) Wednesday, Jan. 9; 1 pm Presented by: Heidi O’Hare, Director Tomahawk Public Library .5 contact hours Programming plays a large role in our libraries. It is a “material,” and personal justification in our budgets. How do we justify...
by Jamie Matczak | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
Virginia Roberts, Director of the Rhinelander District Library, and Steph Cherrywell, Teen Librarian for the Antigo Public Library, are Manga and Graphic Novel wizards. They recently spoke on these topics at the WLA Conference in La Crosse. They shared popular titles,...
by Jamie Matczak | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider
The following blog post, “Not Your Traditional Book Club,” was featured on the AASL Website, written by Ronda Hughes, and posted on Nov. 2, 2018. Book clubs have been a staple in school libraries for years. Usually the same few students show up each time,...
by Jamie Matczak | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
When I think of the word “bard,” I think of Shakespeare. However, when it comes to libraries, BARD stands for Braille and Audio Reading Download. It is an internet-based service from the National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped...
by Jamie Matczak | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider
Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference. The conference will take place on January 23-24, 2019. The Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference is a state-wide virtual conference developed by the Nicolet Federated Library System and...
by Jamie Matczak | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Youth Blog
To support literacy for all library users of Wisconsin Valley Library Service member libraries, a $20,000 grant will be provided to partnering WVLS libraries to create a space in their libraries where families can talk, read, sing, write, and play together. Libraries...