WiLS – and WiLS members – totally want to know what you’re doing. Each month, we’ll be sending out short surveys asking you one (maybe two) very specific questions. Answers are public (as Google form responses) so we can all read about the amazing things you are doing and tell the world about them.
For April, WiLS wonders what unconventional ways you’re using your space, or about non-traditional services in development or in practice. Let us know! Or, click here if you’d just like to see the responses.
Sara Gold, Coop Info and Stef Morrill will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2014 WEMTA Conference March 24th and 25th. Please stop by our booth #311 to say ‘hi’! and if your schedule permits, attend our sessions:
June 6th will be the 2014 Lake Superior Library Symposium, a great opportunity to spend the day with our colleagues “North of Highway 8”. They are accepting presentation proposals until March 17th.
Congratulations to Boulder Junction on the opening of its new Community Building and Library! The new building opened its doors to the public on January 13th and, in the words of Boulder Junction resident Jeff Long, the importance of the project isn’t the new structure. “It’s a place where the people of the community can congregate, spend time and build that sense of community. The most valuable thing here is the intangible. The people who want to be part of this love it so much, it’s worth it. What this does for the community … it’s priceless.”
As you all know, February is Love Your Library month, as well as the month you stock up on orange conversation hearts so you can make it through the rest of the year.
What? Is that just me? Oh.
Regardless, we’ve have really had a great time stalking our members to find out what they are doing to celebrate this month. Here are some highlights:
And it’s a hard lesson to learn that love is a double edged sword that can sometimes cut your heart out and stomp on it with baseball cleats. So the Middleton Public Library is hosting the Heart Burns Anti-Valentine’s Day event for those who “prefer black & gothy to pink & lacy” to eat broken heart cookies and make anti-valentines.
Have a blind date with a book or get “kissed at the library” at the Calhoun Memorial Library in Chetek, and get Hershey Kisses when you check out a book. I’ll be checking mine out one at a time, thank you very much. I hope the Calhoun Memorial Library has a large Hershey Kiss budget.
On February 13th, Silver Lake College’s Zigmunt Library hosted a “Share the Love” event for patrons to gather and discuss their favorite books and films with one another over coffee.
The Seeley G. Mudd Library at Lawrence University in Appleton asked patrons what they love about the library. Responses ranged from temperature of the building and the yumminess of the water from the fountains (bubblers, for the Wisconsin natives), as well as some love for our collections and the workers. Take a look!
Special Rate for Computers in Libraries Conference
WiLS is pleased to announce that MINITEX is again offering a special rate for the Computers in Libraries Conference, April 7-9, 2014.
Information Today will offer the Computers in Libraries Conference and Exhibition at the Hilton Washington, Washington D.C. from April 7-9, 2014. MINITEX will be coordinating a discounted group registration. The special rate for the Computers in Libraries conference is $299.00 for the three-day event (April 7-9, 2014). In addition, discounted prices of $109.00 for Internet@Schools Track are also available. No discount rates are available for the pre-and post-conference seminars and workshops. For additional information see conference program.
For mail in registration please request a registration form from Tim Johnson at MINITEX. His contact information is 800-462-5348 or . He will need to receive your payment, checks payable to Information Today, Inc., and registration form no later than February 25, 2014.
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