WISL Gives $150 Stipends for WLA Conference

The recipients of this year's WISL conference scholarship are Jeanne Williamson, director of Leon-Saxeville Library, Pine River, and Sharon Briggs, director of Monticello Public Library. Each will receive $150 to help defray the costs of the attending the WLA Conference, November 2-5 in Wisconsin Dells.

Applications are due in early August each year. Each recipient is asked to share the knowledge they gained at the conference.  Criteria are available online.

Stoughton Public Library Presents Film Featuring Local Library Stories

Stoughton Public Library will present a community based film including interviews of local residents telling their library stories on Thursday, September 9.  This event celebrates September as National Library Card Sign-up Month. The film features community members, including local celebrities, using the library and sharing what the library means to them. The movie was filmed and edited by WSTO cable TV. Library staff also acknowledges the support of the South Central Library System.

Omro library expansion plan moves forward

Two properties for the expansion of the Carter Memorial Library in Omro were recently purchased, according to a news report quoting library director Theo Knigge. The expansion, estimated to cost $2.5 million, is expected to be completed within the next five years, depending upon fund raising efforts.The original library was built in 1968 and was to last 20 years. The architectural drawing of the expansion is available at the library.