Welcome to Northern Waters!
Northern Waters Library Service is dedicated to supporting access to quality public library services in northern Wisconsin... (more)
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Libraries Doing More With Less
The results of a public library survey analysis on trends at the local, regional and state levels of services and operations, resources, and workforce includes a snapshot for each state.... (more)
Libraries and eGovernment
Public libraries serve as critical community access points to electronic government services. A web portal to help serve the community's e-government needs is available at www.libegov.org.... (more)
The State of American Libraries
The State of America's Libraries Report 2013 from the American Library Association details the value and impact of libraries in the past year and the challenges of advancing technology, huge demand, facility and budget constraints, and limited public resources.... (more
NWLS Digital Media in Review
2012 marked a year of big changes and growing usage of the library digital media collections. BadgerLink and Wisconsin's Digital Library both offer Wisconsin residents free access to digital resources... (more)