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Volume 44, Autumn 2004, to present

Vol. 46

Date

Articles

• Wisconsin summit will address e-book issues
• Kiefer named Assistant State Superintendent for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
• Wisconsin Public Library Standards, 5th Edition, released
• FCC issues major E-rate program reform for 2011
• Spanish language virtual reference service comes to Wisconsin
• Wisconsin participates in CSLP 'You Are Here' contest for teens
• Great Lakes 1:1 Computing Conference held in Milwaukee
• COLAND lists reasons to support the Prison Literacy Project
• New BadgerLunch webinar sessions announced

Vol. 45

Date

Articles

• Public libraries in 2009: Lean times, increased use
• Rick Grobschmidt retires after 38 years of service to state and to education
• IMT Fall Regional Meetings set
• Wisconsin contingent attends ALA Library Advocacy Day
• Federal funds help libraries increase accessibility
• Bob Bocher receives WLA's Special Service award
• Net Neutrality and its importance for libraries
• Governor's office announces appointments to COLAND
• Libraries around state celebrate AskAway Awareness Week
• Fond du Lac bookmobile gets a makeover
• Public libraries among those served by DPI VISTAs
• Wisconsin EETT projects pilot Technology Proficiency Assessments
• Moving forward from the Wisconsin School Library Summit
• 2010 another busy year for BadgerLink
• After 21 years Michael Lewis retires from RL&LL
• Lita Haddal retires from CCIC after 19 years

• School Library Summit seeks solutions to staffing crisis
• Reference and Loan Library announces name change
• Name changes reflects evolution of library services
• Best Practices: Building Issues
• Madison library VISTA receives Governor's Service Award
• Thinkfinity expedites resource access and professional networking
• Resources for Libraries & Lifelong Learning welcomes new staffers
• 2011 LSTA competitive and non-competitive grant categories announced
• Eastern Shores Library System teams up with the Wisconsin Digital Archives
• DPI partners with DNR for summer reading fun
• WISCAT expands interlibrary loan trading partners
• Wisconsin school libraries receive $32 million inlibrary aid from Common School Fund earnings

• Wisconsin awarded federal broadband grant; will bring fiber to 467 libraries and schools instate
• State superintendent approves 2010 LSTA grant awards
• Trustee Corner: Trustees and fines
• Many public libraries in Wisconsin using LSTA funds to address community unemployment issues
• Wisconsin public library service income and expenditures in 2008
• DLTCL reports on progress of work toward new strategic directions
• What's Happening in Wisconsin Libraries: Libraries participate in Operation Military Kids Read
• LITAC tackles a broad range of issues
• EETT competitive projects support Every Child a Graduate
• Wisconsin Digital Archives looks back on six years of service
• 2010 marks fourth year of service for AskAway
• Public library technology survey: Comparing Wisconsin and libraries nationwide
• Schedule for Spring 2010 BadgerLunch webinar series announced
• Governor's office announces COLAND appointments

• Wisconsin awarded library computer hardware grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Plans underway for 2010 Summer Reading Program
• Public libraries in 2008: Growth and challenges
• Best Practices: Board operating manual
• BadgerLink's Lunchtime Webinar Series: BadgerLunch
• What's Happening in Wisconsin Libraries: Libraries Benefit from Summer VISTA Program

Vol. 44

Date

Articles

• New LSTA category established in response to state's employment crisis
• Channel newsletter changes to web-only publication
• AskAway continues to grow in 2009
• McMillan Memorial Library project helps military families stay in touch during deployment
• Federal Stimulus Act includes broadband funding
• Trustee Corner -- The Public Library Annual Report: What it Is; Why it Is
• Preparing for the Annual Report; Scheduling a "Typical Week" Tally
• Wisconsin delegation attends National Library Legislative Day
• COLAND plans school library media staffing summit for 2010

• Readers will "be creative" this summer at public libraries
• Two long-time PLDT staff announce retirements
• Wisconsin receives 2009 Intel® Foundation grant
• Adolescent literacy efforts in Indianhead Federated Library System
• WRLBPH introduces new Regional Librarian
• The impact of downloadable audio and video on libraries, Part 2
• Retirement calls for two Reference and Loan librarians
• Trustee Corner: Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• School libraries to receive $35.3 million from Common School Fund
• State superintendent announces new LSTA Advisory Committee members

• State superintendent announces budget initiatives
• Channel changes to quarterly publication
• Blitzke lauded for contributions to statewide library delivery service
• AV Wisconsin 2008
• Allison Coshenet joins staff of Reference and Loan Library
• Terry Wilcox retires from Reference and Loan
• Marsha Valance retires after 20 years at RLBPH
• Best Practices for Public Libraries: The Chain of Command
• The impact of downloadable audio and video on libraries, Part 1
• Library systems to share $16.8 million in state aid
• Free Author Fair kicks off 2009 WEMTA Spring Conference