Here are great ideas and good news from around the Winnefox Library System:

⇒ Brandon Public Library set up a YouTube channel to share time-lapse videos of their 3D printer in action.

A question was posted on the PUBLIB discussion group asking, "Has anyone experimented with fundraising by having cash donation boxes inside library locations (like what might be seen in a zoo, museum, or simliar)?

Coloring books for adults are a new hot trend, and are fast becoming popular programs at libraries. In the WebJunction article Adult Coloring Explosion, Jennifer Peterson writes:

The 4th annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference is full of great stuff, and you don't need to drive anywhere to attend it — participate from your office, home, or on the go.

Teen Tech Week™ is March 6–12th this year, and the theme is "Create it at Your Library!"

Applications are open for Rural Gateways grants for librarians in rural public libraries who are interested in providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programming for adults. 

Plan to attend these free webinars; all you need is your computer & speakers or headphones (no microphone needed.) If you attend a live webinar, it may be counted as a Category B continuing education activity towards renewing librarian certification.

Webinars with a ★ are the ones I think you'll find most useful.