Annually, the Division for Libraries and Technology gathers information and statistics from our Public Libraries to meet requirements under Wis. Stat. 43.58 (6)(a) and the Public Libraries Survey administered by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
SCLS 2024 Public Library Annual Report Information
ILS/LINKcat Instructions
(username and password required)
Annual Report Guides
2025 Programming and Activity Count Tracker
Defining Programs and Activities
Categorizing Programs and Activities
Tracking Programs & Activities for the Annual Report
Defining Reference Transactions
Categorizing Electronic Content, Research Databases, and Online Learning Platforms
Defining Electronic Content Circulation
Defining Operational vs. Capital Funds
Defining Funds Carried Forward
Defining Other Funds vs. Funds Transferred to Financial Secretary
How to collect the number of users of public Internet computers
Meraki Enterprise Wireless Usage Data (Data Dashboard)
Information From Past Public Library Annual Reports
Wisconsin Public Library Service Data Statistics (from DPI / DLT)
- SCLS 2024 Annual Report Instructions
- 2024 Annual Report Instructions for ILS/LINKcat Libraries -- user name and password required to access this document as it contains links to the annual reports (updated 01/13/2025)
- 2024 LibPAS Electronic Annual Report Form (requires your library's user name & password)
- DPI/DLT 2024 Public Library Annual Report Information
- SCLS Annual Report Webinar (Friday, Jan.10, 2025)—register
- Subscribe to the SCLS Annual Report email list
- Meraki Enterprise Wireless Usage Data (Data Dashboard)
Related Resources
- BadgerLink User Data Extraction Instructions (pre-filled by SCLS in 2021)
- Guidelines for Collection of Public Library Nonresident Usage Statistics (from DPI / DTL)
- How to collect the number of users of public Internet computers
- Reference Questions and Statistics
- Wisconsin Public Library Service Data Statistics (from DPI / DLT)