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Posted on October 23, 2013

Children’s Library for Adults Celebrates 50 Years

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For fifty years the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in Madison, WI has been assisting librarians, teachers, and parents with the selection of the best books for children. The CCBC has been celebrating this milestone with a number of activities this year including a gala dinner on October 17th and a special display (see above) at the Center.

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Posted on September 16, 2011

WI State Law Library 175th Anniversary Celebration

 

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wsll-bookmark-metal-72.jpgEarlier in the week I was privileged to participate in the culminating event of a year long celebration of the 175th anniversary of the founding of what is now the Wisconsin State Law Library (WSLL).

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Posted on January 7, 2011

State Law Library 175 in 2011

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The Wisconsin State Law Library is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year.  Although this is a significant milestone in the history of one Wisconsin library in particular, it is also a significant milestone for library service in general in Wisconsin.

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Posted on June 18, 2010

Wadsworth Library and a Dog Named Smokey Peterson

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Posted on April 22, 2010March 13, 2020

Historical Society Library Renovation Complete

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I first reported on the plans for renovating the Wisconsin Historical Society’s headquarters building which includes the library in a post on May 10,

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Posted on December 2, 2009

Wisconsin’s State Librarian

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Posted on November 16, 2009

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters

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The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters (the Academy) was chartered by the State Legislature in 1870. It is a membership organization devoted to the gathering and sharing of knowledge in the sciences,

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Posted on August 14, 2009

Phebe Swan’s Reference by Mail Lending Library

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In developing the blog entry on the 1905 meeting of the Wisconsin Library Association in Beloit I came across a reference to the Gleaner’s Library operated by Phebe Swan. A brief article in the Wisconsin Library Bulletin for January,

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