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Connect with Colleagues at a WiLS regional meeting!

Harness the collective knowledge of Wisconsin librarians by joining us for one of six regional community meetings hosted by WiLS!  Connect with colleagues from around your region to get perspective and advice on upcoming projects or current challenges.  Hear what others are doing to move their library service forward in spite of shrinking budgets.  Share your stories about interesting initiatives and collaborate with others on theirs.  These free events are open to anyone, of any library type…and your partner organizations, too.  There will probably be cookies!

There are six meetings around the state:

  • South Central – UW-Rock County (Janesville), Tuesday September 24th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (WiLS host: Stef Morrill)
  • Northwest – Chippewa Valley Museum (Eau Claire), Monday September 30th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (WiLS host: Emily Pfotenhauer)
  • Northeast – Nicolet College (Rhinelander), Thursday October 3rd, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (WiLS host: Andrea Coffin)
  • East Central – Fond du Lac Public Library (Fond du Lac), Monday October 7th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (WiLS host: Bruce Smith)
  • Southeast — Carthage College (Kenosha), Wednesday October 9th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (WiLS host: Jeff Brunner)
  • Southwest – Southwest Wisconsin Library System (Fennimore), Thursday October 10th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (WiLS host: Sara Gold)

Click here to register for a meeting.

Details about each location will be sent out closer to the meeting date, and if you are interested in speaking to the group for three to five minutes regarding a topic of particular interest to you or the community, either indicate that on your registration form or contact the WiLS host for the session you are attending.  We hope to see you there!

Steenbock Library celebrates Wisconsin’s food heritage

Wisconsin’s Rich Food Heritage
Friday, September 20, 2013

Steenbock Library at UW-Madison is celebrating Wisconsin’s wonderful food heritage with cookbooks, food tastings and a talk by a culinary historian Traci Nathans-Kelly. Food and eating satisfy more than nutrition; our culinary traditions reflect our culture and history. Cookbooks are shedding new light on women’s, local, and national history. Humble recipes hold hidden information about the lives of ordinary people as well as their churches, organizations and communities.

5:30–6:50 pm, Steenbock Library: Browse the 5,000-volume cookbook collection, watch cooking demos, sample foods, and learn about local food groups

7–8 pm, Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Science Building:  Hear Traci Nathans-Kelly present “Porcupine Meatballs: Finding History in Community Cookbooks”

Co-hosted by Steenbock Library with special guests Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin (CHEW), REAP Food Group, Food For Thought Festival, the GreenHouse Residential Learning Community, and Wisconsin Local Foods Journal.

More information about this event.

Member news: Celebrating the Todd Wehr Memorial Library

As we kick off a new academic year, celebrate the exciting new roles librarians are playing at the Todd Wehr Memorial Library on the Viterbo University campus.  Check out this excellent video, produced by OCLC.

Practical advice from real users of the new WorldShare ILL

OCLC has an upcoming webinar on WorldShare ILL that may be of interest to WiLS members:

Who’s Using WorldShare ILL Now? Practical advice from real users
In this webinar, four OCLC WorldShare® ILL users will share practical advice about completing a successful transition to the new service.

Date: September 5, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Register for this webinar here