Statewide Resource Contracts
WLA supports full funding of the four state resource contracts:
- Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
- Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS)
- Milwaukee Public Library/ Interlibrary Loan (MPL), and
- Cooperative Children's Book Center ( CCBC).
These contracts are maintained in accordance with S. 43.03 (7), Wisconsin State Statutes, which requires the State Superintendent to contract for services with libraries and other resource providers ... to serve as resources of specialized library materials and information not available in public libraries or the Reference and Loan Library. Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) and the Milwaukee Public Library lend materials to all parts of the state in response to requests that cannot be filled at the system level or by Reference and Loan Library.
Under s. 43.03 (6), Wisconsin State Statutes, the State Superintendent is required to contract annually with a public library for the provision of library services to physically handicapped persons, including the blind and physically handicapped. Since 1961, this contract has been maintained with the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped located in the Milwaukee Public Library.
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center is a book examination center and research library for adults with a career interest in children's and young adult literature. Contract funding enables CCBC librarians to provide unique services to all Wisconsin librarians and teachers engaged in book evaluation and selection, including freedom of information resources, enhanced opportunities for distance learning and numerous regional workshops.
Continued full funding of these four contracts will continue to provide full access for everyone in the state to the specialized materials and resources available through these library service providers.
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