October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Only you can prevent hackers from ruining our lives. Yes, even libraries can be a target for those seeking to profit off of disruption. In March 2024 Marshall Breeding, founder of https://librarytechnology.org/, wrote in his column in Computers in Libraries about the...
Statewide Data Dashboard Now Available

Statewide Data Dashboard Now Available

The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC), in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and WiLS, has launched a statewide data dashboard pilot that is running from September 3 – December 31. During the pilot period, all public...
New! Staffing Changes Form

New! Staffing Changes Form

WVLS is introducing a means for member libraries to report staffing changes to WVLS. Link to: WVLS Library Member Staffing Changes Form This form is for reporting: New hires Current employees witch significant job role changes Departing employees WVLS will use this...
Kajeet Hotpot Support ending 12/2024

Kajeet Hotpot Support ending 12/2024

WVLS will be discontinuing funding for the service contract for Kajeet Smartspot hotspots at the end of 2024. We understand Kajeet will work with individual libraries to create direct contracts for service in 2025 and after. A library could continue with Kajeet...
DeepFreeze Public Computer Restore

DeepFreeze Public Computer Restore

DeepFreeze public computer restore is installed on public computers in your library at no extra cost. What is DeepFreeze? Deep Freeze is a system recovery software to protect workstations against vulnerabilities and threats by rebooting and restoring. Each time a...

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