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Love of Literacy and Learning: Celebrating School Library Month
Literature, poetry, coding, robotics, and solar eclipses are just some of the learning topics covered across school libraries in Wisconsin. During School Library Month, DPI’s Assistant State Superintendent for the Division for Libraries and Technology Dr. Darrell Williams traveled approximately 1500 miles in April to visit school and public libraries across the state to celebrate and honor our library media specialists who are helping our young people with a love of literacy and learning.
Connecting Wisconsin Libraries - TeachingBooks
Connecting Wisconsin Libraries is a networking group of school and public libraries that meets quarterly to facilitate collaboration with Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) stakeholders and Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) stakeholders, and to foster collaboration between school and public libraries on a statewide level.
Happy National Library Week
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Library Services Team is celebrating our state's library staff, volunteers, and supporters during National Library Week, April 7-13.
Celebrating School Library Month
As we celebrate School Library Month, it is important to recognize the significant role that school library media specialists play in enhancing students' literacy skills, fostering innovation, and promoting the application of ideas and information. Through lessons and collaborative integrations featuring literacy, STEAM, and digital learning, these dedicated professionals contribute to transforming learning experiences for students statewide.
Librarians, Teachers, Game Developers, and even Astrophysicists Collaborate to Enhance Science-based Learning
No matter your level of gaming experience, there are a number of different statewide initiatives occurring which allow school and public librarians to learn more about, and get directly involved in, playful/games-based learning projects for students and library users of diverse interests.
Libraries Without Limits: Insights from OTs, PTs, and SLPs
Guest post by the WLA Youth Services Section
Join the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) for the next installment of the popular YSS Presents webinar series on Thursday, May 9, 2004 from 3:00 - 4:00p.m.
Updated 2/1/24: Statewide Beanstack Contract Notice
The Library Services Team has confirmed Zoobean, LLC. is continuing access to Beanstack for all Wisconsin public libraries and school districts at no cost through April 2025. Our staff is widely sharing this information, so you’ll probably see it a few times.
If you have questions about this access, please reach out to wisconsin@zoobean.com.
DPI staff, as always, will continue to be available for any clarification or support.
Attention Games-Interested Librarians
Library staff (school, public, & other) interested in the “Games + Libraries + Learning” space is invited to join the ongoing-development Wisconsin Games + Learning + Libraries Cohort.