University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Storytelling

Children’s International Story Hour Brings Global Culture to Wisconsin Libraries

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An exciting new series called Children’s International Story Hour (CISH) brought the world to Wisconsin’s public libraries this past semester. The Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC), a collaboration among the nine UW–Madison area studies centers, partnered with Wisconsin Public Libraries to give children and their caregivers an engaging way to explore global arts, cultures, and …

Stories of Separation and Belonging: WIRC’s International Children’s Literature Event

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The Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC), a collaboration among the nine area studies centers at UW–Madison, continues to provide outreach programming and support through their International Children’s Literature Event. Now in its second year, the event brought together K-12 educators, librarians, and children’s literature enthusiasts for an in-person workshop exploring themes of migration, partition, and …