2026 Play Make Learn Conference: Call for Proposals Now Open

Presentation proposals are now open for the 2026 Play Make Learn Conference.
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Presentation proposals are now open for the 2026 Play Make Learn Conference.
Visit members of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Libraries at the 2025 Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, October 28-31. Make sure to stop by the Bureau of Libraries’ Booth #35:
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is updating its file and document sharing processes as part of ongoing efforts to enhance cybersecurity. The Bureau of Libraries wanted to make our partners aware as we undergo this process, though we anticipate very little disruption for our external partners.
Please reach out to those at the Bureau that you traditionally contact if you are unable to access files, documents, or web links.
Upgrade: Enhancing Library Services with Technology is a dynamic two-day conference dedicated to exploring the intersection of libraries and technology in Madison, WI, October 6-7, 2025.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Bureau of Libraries released the fourth edition of Public Library Space Needs: a Planning Outline.
Join the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Library Services team April 30 – May 2, 2025, at the 2025 Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Annual Conference. The conference, being held at the Oshkosh Marriott Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center, brings the public library community together to share ideas and learn from each other through interactive breakout sessions and special events.
Guest post by UW-Madison iSchool
The University of Wisconsin-Madison iSchool is excited to announce Upgrade, a new conference dedicated to exploring the intersection of technology and library services. This two-day event in Madison, WI will bring together library staff from across the country to discuss innovative practices in library technology on October 6-7, 2025.
In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and WiLS, Wisconsin Public Consortium's (WPLC) Data Dashboard Pilot continues through December and we need your help. Your feedback regarding the Data Dashboard Pilot is very important. In particular, we are interested in participant experiences, perceptions of a tool such as this dashboard, suggestions for additional content and functionality, and opportunities for improvement.
It’s ‘game on’ for the Department of Public Instruction’s Library Services Team, who have big plans in the works for Wisconsin libraries and other libraries throughout the nation to ‘get in the game’, too!