Library Media and Technology Education Programs in Wisconsin
The following institutions offer programs that lead to licensure in Wisconsin.
Licenses Offered
Key:
902* = Initial Level Instruct. Library Media
Specialist or Professional Level with Stipulations
902 = Professional Level Instruct. Library Media Specialist
91 = Instructional Library Media Supervisor
92 =Instructional Technology Coordinator
UW-Eau Claire
Dr. Roger Tlusty, Foundations of Education
UW-Eau Claire
Brewer, Room 154A
Eau Claire, WI 54702
tlusty@uwec.edu, Phone: 715-836-4967
http://www.uwec.edu/fed/libsci.htm
UW-Madison
Dr. Madge Klais, School of Library and Information Studies
UW-Madison
4261 Helen C. White
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
mhklais@wisc.edu, Phone: 608-263-2943
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/academic/schoollibmedia/
UW-Milwaukee
Bonnie Withers, School of Library and Information Science
UW-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
bwithers@sois.uwm.edu
info@slis.uwm.edu , Phone: 414-229-4707
Also offers web-based courses
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SLIS/
UW-Oshkosh
Sherry Freiberg, College of Education and Human Services
UW-Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
freiberg@uwosh.edu , Phone: 920-424-1490
http://www.coehs.uwosh.edu
UW-Superior
Ella Cross, Library Science Program
UW-Superior
Superior, WI 54880
librarysci@uwsuper.edu or ecross@uwsuper.edu
Phone: 715-394-8512
http://library.uwsuper.edu/libraryscience/index.html
UW-Whitewater
Dr. Anne Zarinnia, Educational Foundations
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190
zarinnie@uww.edu , Phone: 262-472-1463
http://academics.uww.edu/libmedia/lm.html
University of Wisconsin School Library Education Consortium (UWSSLEC)
Dr. Anne Zarinnia (administrator), Educational Foundations
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI 53190
zarinnie@uww.edu , Phone: 262-472-1463
OR
Carrie Lencho
lenchoc@uww.edu, Phone: 800-621-5376
http://www.uwsslec.org
Cardinal Stritch University
Dennis Allmon, Library Media Program
Cardinal Stritch University
608 North Yates Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
allmon@wauknet.com , Phone: 414-410-4116
UW-Madison
Steven P Lanphear, Office Of Education Outreach
UW-Madison
School Of Education, Division Of Continuing Studies
316 Lathrop Hall
1050 University Ave.
Madison WI 53706
slanphear@education.wisc.edu , Phone: 608- 262-0589
Dr. Linda Simmons
Cardinal Stritch University
608 North Yates Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
simmons@stritch.edu , Phone: 414-410-4022
Joe Schmiedicke
Education Department
Edgewood College
DeRicci 226
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
schmied@edgewood.edu
For library education programs in other states, see the American Assocation of School Librarians (AASL) website.
Scholarships
Wisconsin Educational Media Association awards one or two annual Lowell Wilson Permanent Endowment Trust Scholarships ($1000 each) to teachers seeking licensure as a school library media specialist in Wisconsin.
See the Scholarship Application Form (PDF) for details.
For more information, contact Courtney Rounds, Association Manager. The deadline is generally in late October or early November of each year.
For other sources of scholarships for library school, see the ALA Scholarship website. Also check with several of the library education programs in Wisconsin for scholarship opportunities and other types of financial aide for students in their programs. The Wisconsin Library Association also awards several scholarships.
Last updated December 27, 2004