WAPL is Nearly Here!

Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Annual Conference is coming to the Blue Harbor Resort and Spa in Sheboygan this week!

Programs begin Thursday morning at 9am. If you want to start planning your conference agenda or carry a digital file with you, the conference program book is available to download. The e-copy program book is identical to the one handed out at registration.

If you haven't already registered for WAPL 2014, it's not too late! Single day and full conference registration will be available at the conference.

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Outreach Services Roundtable (OSRT) will be meeting on Thursday at 4pm. Even if you cannot attend the full conference, meetings are free! Join us! We'd love to share outreach ideas and events with you.

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See you in Sheboygan!!

WAPL 2014 is Coming!

The Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries is hosting their annual conference at the beginning of May. Registration is now open! 

As stated on the conference homepage, "Please join us for an exciting conference filled with provocative and informative programs. Network with your colleagues. Experience the ambiance of the classic Blue Harbor Resort on Wisconsin’s east coast. Relax in the resort’s Reflections Spa. Enjoy the balmy 84 degrees in Breaker Bay Waterpark. Most importantly, Discover . . ."

The conference runs from May 7-9, 2014 at Blue Harbor Resort and Spa in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.  We would be thrilled to see you in Sheboygan!

WAPL Proposal Call

Just a reminder that the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Conference Planning Committee invites program proposals for the Spring Conference (our theme is "Discover") to be held May 7-9, 2014 at the beautiful Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan. 

Proposals for presentations, panels, and workshops are welcome.  Sessions will run approximately 60 minutes in length.   We encourage you to be part of our 2014 WAPL Conference!

Deadline for program proposals is this Friday: January 10, 2014.

Please use the Program Proposal Form at WLA's website.

Thank you for coming to WAPL 2013!

Fifty Shades of Libraries is officially over. We thank you everyone for coming to Lake Geneva for a grand conference! Also, a big thanks to our volunteers and presenters who put this excellent conference together! We'll post about our meetings and presentations this month on the blog, so come back for more information!




The Wisconsin Library Association's annual conference is coming in October. We hope you can come to that! We're looking forward to their theme: Play. Create. Innovate. More information will come as the team puts together this amazing conference.

WAPL in One Month!

Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries' Conference is in one month! Join us in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin for Fifty Shades of Libraries with program topics and speakers to motivate, educate and inspire you!

Registration for the conference is open!

Register online or download the Registration Form (PDF). Note: Deadline for Advance Registration is Monday, April 15, 2013. Registration after April 15 may be done at the conference; on-site fee will apply.

Thanks for coming to WLA 2012!

What a fantastic conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin! Thank you to all our presenters, organizers, volunteers, and attendees!

If you were unable to attend the Annal Conference of the Wisconsin Library Association, they have a page of session handouts on their website. Our blog will also be posting session information during the month of November December.

The next big conference is the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries' conference the first three days of May at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Next year's WLA Annual Conference will be October 22-25, 2013 at the KI Convention Center and Hotel Sierra in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We hope to see you there!

Hungry to Read or Just Plain Hungry?

Gina Wilson and Laura Wichert from Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin presented Hungry to Read or Just Plain Hungry? at WAPL's 2012 Spring Conference in Stevens Point. Gina and Laura shared information about FoodShare's myths, facts, and statistics. Most importantly, FoodShare is helping individuals and families through tough times.

FoodShare is not welfare and you're not helping anyone else when you don't apply for benefits. You can see if you are eligible for FoodShare (and other programs) by visiting https://access.wisconsin.gov/. If Internet access isn't available, you can make a free call to the FoodShare helpline at 1-877-366-3635.

Libraries can help share the word about the FoodShare program by knowing the various benefits of the program, conversing with a patron about FoodShare, distributing FoodShare information, or including an article in the library newsletter. The goal of FoodShare is to help stop hunger and to improve nutrition and health.