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August/September 2001 Issue 
Volume XXXVIII, Number 7

In August 2001, WVLS celebrated forty years of service to the residents of north central Wisconsin. 

•  WVLS began in 1961 as one of four federally funded Wisconsin-based pilot projects to demonstrate different aspects of shared library services:

• WVLS demonstrated that reference service could be effectively provided over a large rural area by using the headquarters library as a clearinghouse for requests from all member libraries;

• Northern Waters Library Service demonstrated the efficacy of bookmobile service to a large rural area;

• Southwest Wisconsin Library System demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of centralized processing for its largely rural library members; and 

• Milwaukee County Federated Library System demonstrated the value of shared library service in a densely populated metropolitan area.  

 WVLS has changed its name and its service area over the years.  Beginning as the eleven county Regional Reference Service – Wausau Area, we became the ten county Wisconsin Valley Library Reference Service.  Later we dropped the word ‘reference’ from our title and, in 1996, we slimmed down to seven counties.

The basic concepts of reference and interlibrary loan still function as the core of WVLS service to its member counties (Clark, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, and Taylor).  The service patterns have changed radically with the expansion of technology and WVLS has provided the major impetus for implementation of the new technologies in our member libraries.

 The WVLS Mission Statement indicates that the purpose of WVLS is “to provide, through cooperative efforts, improved library services to individual residents of the system area.”  We do this by providing services to/through libraries of all types – public, academic, technical, and special.  We have always tried to provide our services at the most convenient place/s for our system’s residents.

WVLS had a gala celebration on their 25th anniversary and look forward to doing so on their 50th.  In the meantime, everyone involved in the sharing of library resources in the WVLS area should pat each other on the back and say,  

 To help celebrate this milestone, each WVLS library is encouraged to host a 'Happy Birthday WVLS' event in your own location.  The purpose of this type of event is to inform your library users that your library is part of a larger network which brings information and materials right to your library's 'doorstep' and...it's another reason to graze on treats all day!

 A list of library-related newsletters produced by Wisconsin libraries and related agencies is now available on the Wisconsin Valley Library Service web page – http://wvls.lib.wi.us/Links/WILibraryNewsletters.html

 The list is arranged by title of publication and by library system/city.  It includes information about the publisher, format (print and/or online), frequency and contact person for each newsletter.  Hyperlinks, taking the reader directly to each online newsletter, are included in this list.

 It is hoped that this list will be of use to those who produce library newsletters and/or to those who like to keep up with state and regional library activities in general.

Thanks to all who sent information about their agencies’ newsletter.  Please review this list periodically and let the WVLS Webmaster know of errors/updates/additions/etc.  She may be reached at annmarie@wvls.lib.wi.us 

 If you have suggestions for how this listing could be a more useful tool, please contact Heather Eldred at heldred@wvls.lib.wi.us  

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 As this issue of the Lamplighter was going to press, WVLS staff were placing the Chief County and Municipal Officials List on the WVLS web site - http://wvls.lib.wi.us   This list includes names, addresses and phone numbers of the Chairs of each of the seven WVLS member county Boards of Supervisors.  Contact information is also provided for the Mayors, Village Presidents and Town Chairs of each WVLS community that supports a public library.

 If the county or municipality has a web site, that information is also included on this list.

 WVLS would like to take this opportunity to welcome back all the school librarians from summer vacation.  By now most of you have already been in session for a couple of weeks and are probably feeling comfortable with the new school year.  If you are new to the district or know of a new librarian in the area, please contact Linda Orcutt, WVLS Multi-type Consultant at 715/261-7253 (call collect); lorcutt@wvls.lib.wi.us  (email); or   715/261-7259 (FAX).

 WVLS acts as a multi-type library system as much as possible within the limitations of the current Wisconsin Statutes (Chapter 43).  As such, we encourage all nonpublic libraries to feel free to send interlibrary loan requests to WVLS following the same protocols as public libraries.  We also encourage librarians from all nonpublic libraries to attend any WVLS workshops that would be of value to them.  Notice of those workshops can be found in the Lamplighter  which goes out to all WVLS area public and nonpublic libraries.  Consultant services, including on-site visits, are also available. 

Library or Pipeline? – Some brainstorming by telecommunications experts, library administrators, and computer specialists has spawned the notion of future library service as a kind of pipeline to homes and offices with the library itself recast in the image of a utility. The "library utility" would deliver "information" to individuals via this pipeline, much as other utilities deliver electricity, natural gas, telephone service, and water. Leaving aside that such an idea ignores recorded knowledge and even downgrades "information" to the level of electricity or water (materials that can be used without need of interpretation by human minds), one is still struck by the extraordinary littleness of this idea, the narrowness of vision, and paucity of human understanding and imagination. Moreover, the "library utility" represents the ultimate, thus far, in the co modification and potential commercialization of a library service. Instead of the rich, humane interplay of collections in all formats, library services, library staff, and library users, we have a mean matter of pipelines, switches, cables, fees, and inequality of access. Surely some ardent technocrat somewhere can do better than that. (Michael Gorman in Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians, Chicago, ALA, © 1998)

Library System Needs – ‘Heard but not Heeded’ – Our state legislators have passed the 2002-03 biennial budget and system funding is flat in 2002… 2003 increase which will be shared with 17 systems. David Polodna, Director of the Winding Rivers Library System (LaCrosse) sends his thanks to all those who contacted their legislators and other state officials on behalf of library systems. He said, "Your sincere and articulate message was heard; apparently it didn’t speak to matters important enough to merit serious consideration. Yet our democracy depends on out-spoken citizens just like you, and a primary purpose of public libraries is to assure that citizens have access to ideas and information that will allow them to speak to the issues and make informed decisions at the ballot box." Polodna goes on to say, "If those to whom we are speaking don’t want to listen, perhaps we need to find and support someone who will." While I agree with David, it’s also important to thank those legislators who did support increased funding for systems.

Networking – no, not the kind that’s created by electronically linking databases, important as that may be. I mean the kind of networking that connects the minds and hearts of people creating ’lifetime connections.’ If you want to improve your skills, find bits of information about your profession/hobbies/etc., all you have to do is act like Johnny Appleseed and plant ‘seeds’ wherever you go. Everyone has the potential to be an important contact…but, instead of looking at networking as getting something from others, think of how you can be a resource for them. Become aware…learn by emulating successful networkers around you… keep an eye on the media and when someone interests you, send a note that compliments him/her. Make networking a part of your daily routine by following up on the ‘leads’ you come across, i.e., send an interesting article (or your newsletter) to people with whom you want to network….write a short personal note on it. People are flattered to be recognized or asked for their opinions. In your various groups, ask how you can get involved – don’t just sit on the sidelines and remain part of the problem – get involved, get interested, and become part of the solution.

To help me keep the networking principle in mind, I have two thoughts posted on my office wall:

"Knowledge lives in communities – not in individuals."
"If you’re too busy to help those around you succeed, you’re too busy!"

YA guru Patrick Jones tabulated a list of young adult books that received a 5Q and 5P rating from VOYA magazine over the past five years. The Q rating is given for Quality and the P is given for Popularity with 5 being the highest mark for each rating. The 5Q and 5P come to a score of a perfect ten, according to Jones.

Jones and the VOYA editors found that 55 of the 5,000 young adult books reviewed during the last five years received a perfect 10. Fifteen of these titles were trimmed from the list because the editors felt they didn’t stand the test of time.

The entire article, "The Perfect Tens: The Top Forty Books Reviewed in Voice of Youth Advocates 1996-2000" can be found in VOYA’s June 2001 issue. Jones describes in great detail what the different ratings mean and how they compare with other "Best Books" lists. He includes annotated listings of the 40 books. VOYA gives libraries permission to reproduce their lists. Here then, are the 40 books, sans annotations, that made a perfect 10.

	Avi. What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything? And Other Stories.
	Barlowe, Wayne. Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy.
	Boitano, Brian. Boitano’s Edge: Inside the Real World of Figure Skating.
	Card, Orson Scott. Enchantment.
	Cooney, Caroline. The Voice on the Radio.
	Cormier, Robert. Tenderness.
	Creech, Sharon. Absolutely Normal Chaos.
	Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon.
	Hamilton, Jake. Special Effects in Film and Television.
	Horowitz, Anthony. The Devil and His Boy.
	Jacques, Brian. The Legend of Luke: A Tale from Redwall.
	Jacques, Brian. Marlfox: A Tale from Redwall.
	Koller, Jackie French. The Falcon.
	Koontz, Dean. Fear Nothing.
	Lobel, Anita. No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War.
	Lynch, Chris. Blood Relations.
	Lynch, Chris. Dog Eat Dog.
	Lynch, Chris. Mick.
	Marrin, Albert. Commander in Chief: Abraham Lincoln.
	Matas, Carol. After the War.
	Myers, Walter Dean. Slam!
	Paulsen, Gary. Brian’s Winter.
	Paulsen, Gary. The Schernoff Discoveries.
	Pierce, Tamora. Circle of Magic: Briar’s Book.
	Pierce, Tamora. Circle of Magic: Daja’s Book.
	Platt, Richard. Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Everything.
	Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass.
	Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife.
	Reynolds, David West. Star Wars Episode One: Incredible Cross Sections.
	Reynolds, David West. Star Wars Episode One: A Visual Dictionary.
	Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
	Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban.
	Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
	Scieska, Jon. Math Curse.
	Shoup, Barbara. Wish You Were Here.
	Spinelli, Jerry. The Library Card.
	Stravinsky, John. Muhammad Ali.
	Voight, Cynthia. Elske.
	Williams-Garcia, Rita. Like Sisters on the Home Front.

(Directions, newsletter of the Indianhead Federated Library System, Summer 2001)

The Read-Aloud Handbook. Jim Trelease. Penguin Books. 5th ed. $15. ISBN 0141001615.

In August 2001, the 5th edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease became available and it has received very favorable reviews, nation-wide, from parents, teachers and librarians. Rob Reid, Youth Services and Special Needs Coordinator of the Indianhead Federated Library System, recommended The Read Aloud Handbook in his Heart of a Child newsletter (7/11/01) by saying the 5th edition "…is, in [his] opinion, the best book ever on promoting reading. If you don’t have a copy, BUY IT. If you have an older edition, REPLACE IT. This is a must purchase. And when you get it – READ IT. Lots of great anecdotes and statistics on the importance of reading. Great ammunition for budget time."
       (CEO – Lakeshores Library System Youth Services Update, 7/18/01)

Linking Wisconsin’s School Libraries and Classrooms: A Guide for Integrating Information and Technology Literacy

This is the tool you’ll need as you integrate information and technology literacy into your curriculum. This new publication will help you meet the information literacy standards at both the national and state levels. Included you’ll find useful and practical suggestions for evaluating your library program, selecting a problem-solving strategy, implementing Wisconsin’s new standards, plus much more. One section includes sample lesson plans that relate directly to the Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards for Information and Technology Literacy. Written and developed by practicing school library media specialists from across Wisconsin, you’ll find this a practical aid to your curricular needs. The cost per copy is $45.00 plus $5.00 shipping. If interested, contact the Wisconsin Library Association at 608/245-3640; fax 608/245-3646.

	Houghtin Mifflin Education Place http://www.eduplace.com/  This site includes elementary resources for teachers, students and parents. Includes reading/language arts, math, science and social studies centers, intervention, professional development, searchable activity databases, educational and textbook support.
	Young Readers – Penguin Putnam, Inc. http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/start.htm  Includes information on authors such as bios and appearances, character costumes and stories for all seasons.
	Scholastic, Inc.  http://www.scholastic.com/  Informative site for teachers, kids and parents. Includes lesson plans and reproducibles, online activities, professional resources and reading programs. [Used with permission, Rural Library Services Newsletter, Paulding County Carnegie Library, 205 S. Main St., Paulding, OH 45879.]
	EnchantedLearning.com http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/usa/states/  Did you know that Wisconsin has a State Symbol of Peace?…or that Tennessee has seven state songs and eight bordering states?…or that eight U.S. Presidents were born in Virginia? http://Enchantedlearning.com  has started a new series of pages about the 50 states in the United States. Each page is chock full of fun information about one state – geography (with a map), state flag and motto, state symbols, state nickname, Presidential birthplaces, and more. You’d be surprised how many states have an official state insect, state reptile, state ship, or even state soil! (CEO, 5/23/01)
	KidReach: The Online Reading Center http://www.westga.edu/~kidreach/  KidReach: The Online Reading Center offers creative and quality information for motivating and encouraging reading not only during the school day but also during a child’s free time. The growing title list, anticipation guides, lesson plans, book reviews, contests, online writing lab, and chats offer varied opportunities for young readers. (Channel Weekly, 5/3/01)
	Kids Speak Up for Free Speech! http://www.kidspeakonline.org/  Formerly called "Muggles for Harry Potter," this site promotes freedom of speech and things kids can do to counteract censorship. (CEO, 6/13/01)
	TechSoup http://www.techsoup.org/  Offers nonprofit organizations one-stop shopping for their technology information needs. While aimed at the 650,000 small to midsize nonprofits, it provides a wealth of information about technology that may be useful to libraries as well.
	Recommended Literature: K-12 http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/literature/  The California Department of Education's updated, searchable collection of outstanding literature for children and adolescents from kindergarten through 12th grade includes classics as well as recently published books. The annotated list can be searched by grade level, language, culture, genre, type of of book, curriculum connections, and awards won, as well as by author, title and keyword(s). Very easy to use and a great source for teachers, librarians, students and parents who want to compile recommended reading lists. (Horizons, 8/01)
	Clip Art Index  http://www.kidsdomain.com/clip/  This collection from Kids Domain offers thousands of original images that can be used legally for educational purposes. It is arranged by topic and is especially useful for kids, teachers, and school/children's librarians. This site features a large collection of holiday graphics and icons suitable for use in kids' web sites.
	World Chamber of Commerce.com   http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/  Find the address and phone number and, in many cases, the fax number, e-mail address, and/or web site address of city, state, and U.S. chambers of commerce. Find the same information for economic development organizations, convention and visitors bureaus, and state boards of tourism, as well as embassies, foreign chambers of commerce, and tourist information bureaus. (Monday E-Memo, 7/2/01)
	Chapter 43 Update Available  http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/01Stat0043.pdf  An updated version of Wisconsin’s library law (Chapter 43) is available at this site which includes changes to the Statutes through July 1, 2001.

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Your Attention, Please!

WVLS Needs Your Assistance!!

At this time of year, WVLS routinely updates its Web Directory of Libraries and Librarians. To do this we need the assistance and cooperation of everyone who is reading this! If you know of any items in the Directory which are now inaccurate and need to be corrected, such as phone numbers, hours open, fax numbers, email addresses, additional staff listings, etc., please contact Juanita Thomas at the WVLS office – phone: 715/261-7250; email: jthomas3@wvls.lib.wi.us 

Thanks for your help!

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On Command

COOKIES!

What Are They?
Many commercial web sites use cookies to store information that you’ve provided. Whenever you "customize" a site (like specifying which city you want weather updates for), it remembers the information by setting a cookie on your hard drive. "Cookies" are tiny files that leave a trail of easily followed digital crumbs behind all the sites you visit. Then, the next time you visit that site, you automatically get information that’s geared specifically to you. All this is done behind the scenes. Cookie files are harmless since they can’t hold viruses or other codes that might be damaging to your computer. But some users view them as an invasion of privacy – and with good reason.

Should I be Worried About Them?
Cookies can reveal information about how many sites you've accessed in your browsing session, the browser and operating system you're using, and, of course, your Internet Protocol (IP) address. (Essentially your IP address is a series of numbers - such as 105.20.50.03 - that work the same way a street address does.)

In general, web sites can’t share cookies with each other or get more than just basic information about your surfing preferences. However, there have been some reports of cookies being used to create user profiles in order to present you with banner advertisements that are customized to your interests.

How Do I Empty My Cookie Jar?
Cookies work through your browser, so choosing to accept or decline them is simply a matter of reconfiguring your browser. If you’re so inclined, you can turn off all cookies, set your computer so it accepts cookies only from the sites you visit, or delete your cookie files without harming your ability to surf the web (although your favorite sites won’t feel like home anymore). In Netscape and Internet Explorer, you can find these settings under Edit/Preferences/Advanced, or View/Internet Options/Advanced. Here, you will be given the choice to disable or block all cookies; enable or let through all cookies; or prompt, which requires you to approve or reject every cookie as it comes - which can become tiresome.

For additional information about cookies, visit the Junkbusters Web site at http://www.junkbusters.com 
(edited from articles in FamilyPC, 9/00, and the Wausau Daily Herald, 8/28/01)

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Grant Update

Need $$$ for Books?

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation awards grants to rural and urban public and school libraries and agency libraries that serve at-risk children. Funds, ranging from $500 to $5,000, are earmarked for purchasing books. The application deadline is September 30th. An application form is available from the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Attn: Arthur F. Abelman, Moses & Singer, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6076.
(Horizon, newsletter of the South Central Library System, 8/01)

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Public Relations

New ABC-TV PSAs Promote Libraries

The ABC Television Network is producing public service announcements (PSAs) about the importance of today’s libraries as part of ABC’s Children First series. These PSAs reflect a new relationship between ABC and The Campaign for America’s Libraries, ALA’s five-year public education effort to promote the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st century.

The first of these PSAs features ABC talent – including Meredith Vieira from the daytime talk show "The View" and Lynn Herring from "Port Charles," a daytime soap opera. ABC is distributing the PSAs to its 219 local television affiliates nationwide.

To ensure that these PSAs get airtime, libraries across the country are urged to contact their television stations. A tip sheet called "Get on Board@ Your Library: How You Can Promote New Exciting ABC Public Service Announcements" is available online on the campaign web site at http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/abcpsatips.cfm  It features ideas for reaching out and working with local television spots now and throughout the year, as well as contact information for local stations.

"These PSAs are highly visible vehicles for communicating key messages of the @ your library campaign and are broad enough that they represent all types of libraries," says ALA President John W. Berry. "We hope that libraries nationwide will make the most of ABC’s commitment to America’s libraries by assisting us in following up with their local stations."

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From Hither & Yon

Oprah to Feature Children’s Reading

http://Oprah.com/obc/kids/obckids20000803.html 
Oprah now features books for children. Oprah will recommend "hot titles," including fantasy books like the Harry Potter series. Recommendations for the program came from the Quicklists Consulting Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. The Quicklists Consulting Committee is composed of eight children’s librarians who promote reading through recommended booklists for media and institutions working with children. Staff from the show contacted ALSC in June. They wanted to showcase summer reading for children as part of Oprah’s Book Club.
(The Library Connection, newsletter of the Eastern Shores Library System, August 2001)

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The Shelters of Stone to be Published in 2002

Jean M. Auel, best selling author of the Earth’s Children novels, has written The Shelters of Stone, the fifth book in the hugely successful series. The announcement was made June 14, 2001, by the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
The Shelters of Stone is scheduled to be published in May 2002.

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Harry Potter Fun

If you are planning a Harry Potter (or even Hobbit) program this fall in conjunction with the films, these are places to start to help you promote your event:

http://www.geocities.com/thewizardworld/fonts.html 

Great fonts that look nice and wizardly to show your library's magical side. 14 different fonts for the taking.

http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/diagonalley/fb_download.html 

Create your own Harry Potter fun! Just download and print, and voila! Your own bookmarks and coloring pages.
(CEO, 8/16/01)

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Calendar of Events

September - LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH http://www.ala.org 

September 6 - "New Children's Books Too Good to Miss" - CCBC, 4290 Helen C. White Hall, Madison - Sept. 6, 13, 24, and Oct. 1- 6:00-8:00 pm - 0.8 CEU - $49.

September 8 - America's First National Book Festival - Library of Congress - for details, visit http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/  

September 12 - "Visual Merchandising" - Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, Whitewater, WI -9:30-12:00 - register by September 5th - contact Sharon Webb at 1-800-660-6899 or email webbs@mwfls.org. 

September 15 - WVLS Board of Trustees meeting - T.B. Scott Free Library (Merrill) Community Room - 9:45.

September 17 - "Training Sessions Using the Galenet Databases" - sponsored by WVLS - Marathon County Public Library - 9:45-11:45 or 1:00-3:00. See flyer below.

September 18 - "Training Sessions Using the Galenet Databases" - sponsored by WVLS - Rhinelander District Library - 9:30-11:30 or 1:00-3:00. See flyer below.

September 22 - AUTUMN begins. Apple-picking season kicks into gear; get recipes at http://bestapples.com/recipes  (FamilyPC, 9/01).

September 22-29 - BANNED BOOKS WEEK - this year's theme is: Develop Yourself: Expose Your Mind to a Banned Book. More information, including graphics and ordering information for materials, is online at http://www.ala.org/bbooks/resource.html 

October - NATIONAL READING GROUP MONTH

October 4 - "Safety and Security in the Library" - The Pyle Center, UW-Madison - 8:30-4:30 - $175 - 0.7 CEU - registration deadline is September 20th.

October 5-6 - "First Impressions Last: A Conference for Circulation Managers and Staff in Academic and Public Libraries" - The Pyle Center, Madison - 8:30-4:30 - 1.8 CEUs - $208.

October 6 - 125th anniversary of the founding of the American Library Association! Back in 1876 in Philadelphia, 103 librarians began the group that's now grown to 61,000 members.

October 14-20 - TEEN READ WEEK - theme: Make Reading a Hobbit, which takes advantage of the popularity of fantasy literature such as Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Harry Potter. For further information and ideas for Teen Read Week and teen reading, visit http://www.ala.org/teenread 

October 18 - WVLS Executive Committee meeting - Marathon County Public Library - 3:30.

October 24-26 - Annual WLA Conference - theme: Still Libraries After All These Years - Appleton, WI. http://www.wla.lib.wi.us 

November 6-8 - "Internet Librarian 2001" - Pasadena (California) Conference & Exhibition Center.

November 12-13 - "For the Love of Reading" - The Pyle Center, Madison - 8:30-4:45 on Nov. 12th; 9:00-2:45 on Nov. 13th - $225 - 1.8 CEUs.

November 12-18 - NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK. Visit http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/book_week.html  for more information.

November 17 - WVLS Board of Trustees meeting - Marathon County Public Library - 9:45.

December 13 - WVLS Executive Committee meeting - Marathon County Public Library - 3:30.

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WISCONSIN VALLEY LIBRARY SERVICE

TRAINING SESSIONS

USING THE GALENET DATABASES

         

WVLS has purchased access to the Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and the reader’s advisory database What Do I Read Next?  These electronic databases are web-based and will be accessible from home, school, or office 24 hours a day, seven days a week to anyone with a library card from a Wisconsin Valley Library Service member library!  Join us at one of five training sessions to learn how to help your library users make the most of these valuable new resources.

LOCATION                              DATE                              SESSION

Marathon County Public Library          Monday, September 17, 2001     9:45-11:45 a.m.

Marathon County Public Library           Monday, September 17, 2001     1:00-3:00 p.m.

Marathon County Public Library          Monday, September 17, 2001     4:00-6:00 p.m.

Rhinelander District Library               Tuesday, September 18, 2001     9:30-11:30 a.m.

Rhinelander District Library               Tuesday, September 18, 2001     1:00-3:00 p.m.

TRAINING SESSIONS:  USING THE GALENET DATABASES

                                                            September 17-18, 2001

                 SESSION SELECTION (Circle One)

                                                                                                                          9/17/01 in Wausau-9:45 AM

Library________________________________________       9/17/01 in Wausau-1 PM

                                                                                                 9/17/01 in Wausau-4 PM

Name(s)_______________________________________        9/18/01 in Rhinelander-AM  

                                                                                                                          9/18/01 in Rhinelander-PM

_______________________________________________________

 

Reply by Friday, September 14, 2001 to: Beth Sillars ( sillars@wvls.lib.wi.us )
FAX:  715-261-7259            Wisconsin Valley Library Service, 300 First St.,
PHONE: 715-261-7250                     Wausau, WI  54403

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ATTENTION: WESSLER SCHOLARSHIPS are available to cover some/all costs associated with attendance at reference and/or interlibrary loan continuing education events. If interested in becoming a Wessler Scholar, contact the WVLS office (715/261-7250) for more information. The application form and more information are available at http://wvls.lib.wi.us/About/wessler.htm 

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LAMPLIGHTER

a monthly newsletter of the Wisconsin Valley Library Service
300 N. First Street / Wausau, WI 54403

EDITOR: Marla Sepnafski Phone: 715/261-7252 FAX: 715/261-7259

msepnafs@wvls.lib.wi.us

Contributions are welcome! News items should be submitted by the first of the month.

WVLS serves Clark, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, and Taylor counties.