August 28, 2018

Libraries Closed: Monday September 3

The David T. Prosser Jr. Law Library, Milwaukee County Law Library, and Dane County Law Library will be closed on Monday, September 3 for the Labor Day state holiday. We will respond to questions and requests on Tuesday, September 4. 

To ask a question while we are closed, call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online.

August 23, 2018

Job posting: Library Assistant - Afternoon

The Wisconsin State Law Library is searching for a Library Assistant-Afternoon, 22.5 hours per week. Qualified applicants must be available to work all hours for Monday through Friday 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.


Duties include: staffing the circulation desk, filing looseleaf services, shelving, moving and shifting book collections and loaded book carts, creating invoices, issuing library cards, and other collection maintenance activities.

Skills include: excellent professional and friendly customer service skills in person and on the phone, working well independently and in pairs and teams, working in the circulation system and other computer tasks, cash handling, ability to follow written directions and to do multiple tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Pay is $11.00/hour.

Location: The Wisconsin State Law Library is located on a bus line, just off the Capitol Square at 120 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Madison.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to elspeth.gordon@wicourts.gov which must include your hours available to work. Or send to: Human Resources, 110 East Main Street Suite 430, Madison, WI 53703-3356 or FAX to (608) 261-8293. Failure to follow these procedures may result in your disqualification. The Wisconsin Court System will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants when requested. For additional information on the court system visit our website at www.wicourts.gov.

August 15, 2018

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August 2, 2018

WSLL @ Your Service August 2018


The August issue of WSLL @ Your Service is now online. As always, your comments are welcome. Please direct them to the editor, Carol Hassler.

In this issue:

DataUsing WisConomy to find county profiles

Find local labor market, business, and population data for Wisconsin on the WisConomy website. Read more


new booksNew Books

Our featured new resources this month are Crafting Effective Settlement Agreements: a Guidebook for Attorneys and Mediators and Litigating Sexual Harassment & Sex Discrimination Cases. Check our new book list for more new titles. Read more

googleTech Tip

One way to avoid seeing most ads is to install a blocker extension or add-on to your web browser. Read more


library surveyHelp us improve our website

We'd like your help improving our website. Take our surveys! Read more



speakerLibrary news

Library closures. There are also still seats available in our Madison location's August class, Introduction to Westlaw. Read more


guitartownAugust Snapshot

Did you know you can see several Bucky statutes near our Madison libraries? Bucky on Parade is a local art event featuring 85 individually decorated Bucky Badger statutes throughout Dane County. Read more

Read the full newsletter at: http://wilawlibrary.gov/newsletter/1808.html

Job posting: Library Assistant - Afternoon

The Wisconsin State Law Library is searching for a Library Assistant-Afternoon, 22.5 hours per week. Qualified applicants must be available to work Monday through Friday 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Duties include: staffing the circulation desk, filing looseleaf services, shelving, moving and shifting book collections and loaded book carts, creating invoices, issuing library cards, and other collection maintenance activities.

Skills include: excellent professional and friendly customer service skills in person and on the phone, working well independently and in pairs and teams, working in the circulation system and other computer tasks, cash handling, ability to follow written directions and to do multiple tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Pay is $11.00/hour.

Location: The Wisconsin State Law Library is located on a bus line, just off the Capitol Square at 120 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Madison.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to elspeth.gordon@wicourts.gov which must include your hours available to work.