Sign posted on office window that says "Hablo espanol"

Hablo Español: Bilingual Libraries

Sign posted on office window that says "Hablo espanol"
Blog | Story | March 28, 2018

Hablo Español: Bilingual Libraries

Bilingual Collections and Language Translators in Libraries Opens Doors to All Users There are two signs on Hope Kramer’s office window at the Oconomowoc Public Library. One reads “Diverse, Inclusive,

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Blog | Library Program | February 28, 2018

Reading to Therapy Dogs Transforms Readers

Reading to Therapy Dogs Transform Kids Into Confident Readers Walk into the New Berlin Public Library or Watertown Public Library on a particular night and you might just find Bo,

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Blog | January 31, 2018

Libraries Transform in Southeastern Wisconsin

Libraries Transform Lives and Communities Every Day Transform. Verb (transitive) /trænsˈfɔrm/: to change completely the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that thing or person is improved.

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Blog | Memory Project | January 10, 2018

Library Memory Project Offers Hope and Support

The Library Memory Project Changes Lives The piano starts to play as everyone grabs another cookie and finds their seat. The crowd of older adults gathered at the Hartland Public

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Blog | December 20, 2017

Check Out More Than Books at the Library

Books Are Just the Beginning at the Library When I was growing up, we lived next door to my grandparents. They picked us up from school and kept an eye

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Blog | October 16, 2017

Banned Books Week Worth Celebrating

Celebrating Banned Books Week I bet you’re a reader. Maybe you love to read, or you think reading is important, or at the very least, you like reading even though

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Blog | September 11, 2017

How Library Ebooks Saved My Vacation

I was afraid this would happen. My family and I were four days into our vacation to Utah and I was on the last page of the only book I’d

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Blog | July 31, 2017

Building Better Worlds with Summer Reading Program

Building Better Worlds at the Library Summer Reading Program leads to building a better world. I’m standing in a room with a chattering group of teens and tweens. I watch

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Blog | May 15, 2017

Test Your Library Knowledge

by Jill Fuller, Marketing & Communications Coordinator March 2017 ‘The library is no longer just a building. We are where you are, whenever you need us.’ I’ll start with an

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Blog | May 15, 2017

IMLS: A Force In Your Community

Help us save IMLS. [Update for 2020]  Sign a petition and learn more about the impact of IMLS on Wisconsin. Because you shouldn’t have to buy a coffee to get free Wi-Fi. Because

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