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Here is the April 10, 2025 edition.
Hello All,
PBS Color Your World
- Check out this PBS Wisconsin Education Explore Your Way Calendar full of PBS Kids programming and activities resources for the CSLP Color Our World theme.
National Library Workers Day & IMLS Update
- Message from Ben Miller, Director of Library Services: https://content.govdelivery.
com/accounts/WIDPI/bulletins/ 3daf4b7 - Message from Dr. Jill Underly, State Superintendent of Schools, regarding upcoming opportunities to learn more about how federal and state dollars impact Wisconsin schools and libraries: Funding the Future Town Hall Flyer April 2025.pdf
Money Smart Week - Muehl Public Library (Seymour, WI) story
- Through a collaboration with UW-Extension Outagamie County Money Smart week activities happened across public libraries last week. Our volunteer from the committee was Mia Peterson who works at Fox Cities Credit Union. She disseminated resources to families during a regularly scheduled story time on April 7, 2025. It was cool for children to walk away with banks to save their money in! For years, with my strong background in children’s literature, I have studied books that make sense for teaching money skills to young children. This year I hit the jackpot (ha-ha!) with a series of books that have positive messages about how to work with money AND have good stories. I highly recommend these! The series is Moneybunny, written and illustrated by Cinders McLeod. In each story carrots are the currency, and a bunny rabbit is the main character.
- This story was submitted by Elizabeth Timmins, Library Director and Programmer, Muehl Public Library
SEAL (Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries) Kit Reservations
- These "program-in-a-box" kits feature books, interactive activities, and solar viewing instruments for either Youth or Multigenerational audiences. They also include printed materials aimed at helping public library staff feel more comfortable when talking about solar eclipses and solar science in general.
- There are a limited number of kits serving the entire state of Wisconsin. These kits are housed at South Central Library System (SCLS) to facilitate the quickest possible turnaround time.
- Click HERE to reserve a kit
Have a great weekend!
