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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)...
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Beanstack 2023-24 Updates

08/30/2023
This guest article provided from your Beanstack Team. What better way to start the school year than to keep that summer reading spirit alive with...
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New District Library Plan Data Collection Tool

07/25/2023
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is excited to announce the launch of a new data collection tool in WISEadmin Portal to collect...
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Cornucopia of Messages!

05/17/2023
Can you believe it is the middle of May?! Library media specialists are busy working to gather materials from students, promote summer reading...
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Beanstack Access Renewed for School and Public Libraries

04/18/2023
Contract information for Beanstack was updated on January 26, 2024. For the most current information, please visit WI Libraries for Everyone:...