A Look Back at the Blog in 2022

Let's take a peek back at blog in the last year to see what's what.

• Our bloggers shared 268 posts during 2022. 

• These posts had 12,051 views.

• Each post received, on average, 44 views.

• Overall, we had a total of 70,000 views of all of our blog content during 2022.

The blog not only contains current resources and links but also serves as a kind of archive. People often browse among our 2,838 total posts (beginning in 2010) for content, much of which remains fresh. It is exciting to see that the YSS blog has had over 777,000 views since that time twelve years ago when the YSS board supported its creation.

What were the most viewed posts that were published this year?

• Claire's Corner - August 2022 Board Updates
• Renewed for 2022 - Trainings from Ryan Dowd
• And the Winners Are...
• How Accessible Are SLP Coupon Prizes?
• YSS May 2022 Board Meeting Notes
• Quick and Easy Teen Displays
• WLA Webinar - Navigating Pushback and Challenges
• ICYMI: National Pollinator Month Programs
• Successful Summer Reading Program School Visits
• PBS KIDS Community Learning Cohort: Call for Applications

None of this resource sharing would happen without the generous YSS members and youth and teen librarians throughout the state who contribute posts throughout the year. A huge shout-out to our contributors from 2022:

• Susie Menk
• Ashley Borman
• Lindy Liedl
• Kim Niesing
• Katherine Schoofs
• Sam Jones
• Kristine Millard
• Claire Parrish
• Abby Seymour
• Carrie Portz
• Merry Lindgren
• Monica Treptow
• Jenny Wegener
• Alison Loewen
• Megan Schliesman
• Caitlin Schaffer
• Jeni Schomber

A special shout-out to Susie Menk who is ending her monthly "Just Wondering" column as she moves into a new library job as an adult services librarian at Ripon Public Library. Thanks for all your contributions Susie!

If you would like to contribute to the blog, we'd love to have you! You can write an opinion piece; how-to; spotlight on great library service; upcoming event of interest to youth folks state-wide or whatever you think people working in youth services in WI would like to read! Plus we're always looking for links of interest to share with youth library folks. Simply email Marge at lochwouters@gmail.com and you can join the fun.

Thanks for being part of our YSS blog community this year and see you in 2023!