BadgerLink Stories
Here's what BadgerLink users are saying about the resources.
Last night I got a phone call from someone looking for a 10-year-old Wall Street Journal article. I talked him through pulling it up in U.S. Newsstream. Before he signed off, he said, "I'm so impressed!"
I've been in Adult Services (formerly Reference) at La Crosse Public Library a little over 30 years. I love newspaper databases! Besides finding that elusive article that someone remembers reading a few years ago, I can look up…
Renee Laird-Adelon was a library media specialist at Vincent High School in Milwaukee Public Schools and was a member of the BadgerLink Advisory Group from 2019 through 2021.
What’s a typical day pre-pandemic like at Vincent High School? How has that changed during pandemic?
The library at Vincent High School was Grand Central Station before the pandemic, and Renee was its…
Karen Howell was a District Librarian at Shell Lake School in Northwest Wisconsin and was a BadgerLink Advisory Group member from 2019 through 2022. She is a problem-solver at heart and a lifelong learner. From adapting to the requirements of social distancing in the library, to finding new ways of connecting with teachers, Karen is not letting the…
Kay Koepsel-Benning is Director of Library Services at Elmbrook Schools in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and was a member of BadgerLink Advisory Group from 2019 through 2021. Located west of Milwaukee, Brookfield is a community that greatly values education, making for a district with strong parent and community partnerships, including the Kids’…
Zander Miller is the Digital Strategies Librarian at the Kenosha Public Library and was a member of the BadgerLink Advisory Group from 2019 through 2021. He joined the Kenosha Public Library in June of 2019 after receiving his MLIS from the University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign in May of 2019. One of his main goals is to demystify technology for…