DPI uses keywords that are used to associate content with major category/topic areas. By using this classification system, you are able to click a keyword and see a listing of DPI content that has been associated with this category.
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The Department of Public Instruction Library Services Team would like to thank all veterans for their service and selfless sacrifice for our country. As we honor those who served this Veterans Day, learn more about the resources and opportunities available to understand our veterans’ experiences.
As a direct response to library community conversations on potential uses for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) grant program, the DPI Library Services Team contracted with the library consulting firm CDygert Solutions to complete a Wisconsin Statewide Electronic Resource Database Inventory & Needs Assessment Study.
The study’s goals were to:
Address the lack of consistent and comprehensive data about existing databases offered by public and K-12 public school libraries.
Guest post by Joy Schwarz
Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities available. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you.
Managing stress & building resilience; click title to register:
Guest post by Kel Hughes Jones, MLIS, Ed.D.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) announced today the release of the 2023-2027 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Five-Year Plan. Visit the DPI’s website for the full plan document as well as a two-page infographic of the plan.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Library Services Team will be joining colleagues across the state for the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference 2022, November 1-4, 2022. Stop by the Library Services Team’s booth B402 to say hello to our team and meet our newest public library consultants Chris Baker and Jeni Schomber, ask questions, and pick up some statewide information including posters and bookmarks for your library.
Guest post by Mark Jochem, South Central Library System
Guest post by the CCBC
The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) invites you to the 2022 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture.
The continuing education coordinators from public library systems across the state recently released a survey inviting all Wisconsin public library staff to identify their learning priorities. Survey responses will help shape and develop the offerings in your region and the state. Click on the 2022 WI Public Libraries CE Topics Survey to select topics for the areas that are of interest to you or your staff. You can also suggest topics in areas not listed. This should take eight (8) minutes or less. Please submit responses by Friday, October 28, 2022.
Questions? Problems? Contact Laurie Freund (ljfreund@bridgeslibrarysystem.org or 262-896-8083).