IFLS Library System

05/28/2026

Woo-hoo! It’s almost summer!
Stop by any MORE library to pick up your passport to start exploring one of our state’s treasures: public libraries!
While you’re stopping at the library, check out all the fun and unique businesses, parks, museums and more. What will be YOUR treasure?
Get all the details at your local library or on the Explore MORE website. https://iflsweb.org/exploremore

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Amery Area Public Library!

MADISON — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce award recipients for the most recent “East Asia in the Upper Midwest Library Program” competition. Nearly $21,000 …

05/11/2026

The 2026 Explore MORE Passport Program starts on June 1! Stop into any MORE-member library to pick up your passport. Then travel to libraries to collect stickers and enter to win prizes. Who knows what treasure you’ll find!

Get all the details at your MORE library, or on the website: https://iflsweb.org/exploremore

04/21/2026

It's National Library Week - take a minute to appreciate your amazing local library and librarians!
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📚 It’s the start of National Library Week—and the numbers are… a lot.

The American Library Association just released its list of the 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025, along with its annual State of America’s Libraries Report.

Here’s what stands out:
• 4,235 titles challenged (2nd highest ever)
• 5,668 books banned + 920 more restricted (highest on record)
• 40% of challenged books center LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC experiences

And this:
👉 92% of challenges came from pressure groups and government officials
👉 Less than 3% came from individual parents

The conversation around books isn’t just happening at home—it’s being shaped elsewhere.

04/16/2026

Some pretty good news for your weekend:

Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.

04/14/2026

Sharing this opportunity.

The American Library Association has announced the fourth and final round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities.

The 300 funded proposals represent 46 U.S. states and the Northern Mariana Islands. Of the selected libraries, 73% serve communities with populations of 5,000 or fewer. 50 libraries will receive grants of $20,000, and 250 libraries will receive grants of $10,000.

“This initiative has been a catalyst for ongoing disability access," said ALA President Sam Helmick. "It will continue to teach nearly 900 library workers the fundamentals of accessibility and guiding improvements to their library’s services across the board and will continue to do so for years to come.”

Learn more and see the full list of libraries awarded LTC Access grants: https://bit.ly/3Q7XBWH

04/07/2026

Did you go? What was your favorite take-away?

03/29/2026

Here's a preview! Cadott Community Library
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