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New Professional Sharing Opportunity

04/01/2025
If you are feeling professionally isolated as a library media specialist, you are not alone. Did you know over 70% of school districts in Wisconsin...
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Happy School Library Month!

04/01/2025
Special message from Dr. Darrell Williams, Assistant State Superintendent, Division for Libraries and Technology This April, we celebrate the 40th...
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Keep Learning and Growing in 2025!

01/07/2025
Daily life as a library media specialist brings opportunities for joy, difficult challenges, and the many rewards of bringing valuable library...
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Common School Fund Distribution Amounts

01/07/2025
The Common School Fund distributions for the 2024-25 school year will be $62.38 (rounded) per census student. This figure is based upon the Board of...
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Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year!

09/04/2024
The start of school always feels like a fresh start filled with excitement and opportunity. Often, I feel more energized for new beginnings this week...
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Upcoming Learning Opportunities

01/05/2024
You ask, we listen! As a result of questions and feedback from the field, we are beginning 2024 with two high-quality learning opportunities to...
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Common School Fund Distribution Amounts

01/05/2024
The Common School Fund distributions for the 2023-24 school year will be $56.87 (rounded) per census student. This figure is based upon the Board of...
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Common School Fund Announcement

11/20/2023
Aid for school libraries from the Common School Fund will be $65 million for the 2023-24 school year. This amount is a 25% increase from the 2022-23...
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Staying in the Loop

08/31/2023
In May 2023, Google ended support for the WI DPI School Libraries Google Currents community. Everyone who was a member of this community was sent an...
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Common School Fund Guideline Review Update

08/31/2023
As a result of steady increases in the Common School Fund distributions and feedback from the field, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI)...