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Nic News Weekly: August 30, 2019

8/30/2019

Below are the headlines from the 08/30/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

Now Hiring: Administrative and Interlibrary Loan Assistant
Update: BadgerLink Outage POSTPONED AGAIN to September 27-30

OverDrive Support Course 5-week Session Starts September 30, 2019
Teach and Learn with WiscNet: Filtering - Appleton
Lots of ALA News on the NFLS Blog: Including Banned Books Week and Continuing Education Opportunities
Marketing Tip: Use URL Shorteners to Avoid Looking Spammy or Sloppy

The 7 Best Link Shorteners to Try Instead of Google URL Shortener

8/28/2019

To avoid being perceived as spammy or sloppy when you have a legitimate link to share, check out our list of the seven best link shorteners that’ll clip your links into clean, consistent, and clickable URLs.

Do you use URL shorteners in your social media or blog posts? Whether you do or not, you should take a few minutes to read The 7 Best Link Shorteners to Try Instead of Google URL Shortener on the HubSpot blog - just click the URL of your choosing to learn more:

SPAMMY/SLOPPY URL:
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/google-url-shortener-alternatives?utm_campaign=Marketing%20Blog%20-%20Daily%20Emails&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=75986376

SHORT & SWEET URL:
bit.ly/2LhvQ92

If you found this tip helpful, and would like more library-relevant, marketing-related tips, please:

Visit our Marketing Resources page, or
Select the Marketing category on the right side of this blog.

Nic News Weekly: August 23, 2019

8/23/2019

Below are the headlines from the 08/23/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

Updates to NFLS Travel Voucher & Expense Report Forms
Now Hiring: Pages at Sister Bay / Liberty Grove and Sturgeon Bay Libraries
NEWI Youth Services Grassroots Meeting
iSchool CE Payment Policy Change
Annual End-of-Summer Survey: Due Date Extended

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New Lego Makerspace at Niagara Library

8/16/2019

Jesse Hirte and her brother, Gatlin, play with Legos in the new Lego Makerspace at the Niagara Public Library.

The Niagara Public Library created a Lego Makerspace. It includes an Epic Lego Wall, a few books with building ideas, storage bins shaped like giant Legos, challenge cards, and of course, plenty of Legos.

The items for the Makerspace were purchased thanks to a grant from the Nicolet Federated Library System’s 2019 Library Improvement & Innovation Grant, which funds programs in the areas of workforce development, lifelong learning, and/or technology.

The library will happily accept donations of new and used Legos!

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Check out what other NFLS libraries have purchased with their grants here.

Source: The Daily News

Nic News Weekly: August 16, 2019

8/16/2019

Below are the headlines from the 08/16/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

New Newsletter Format - & Searchable on NFLS Website
Now Hiring: Central Library Manager, Brown County Library (Applications Due August 28th)
Libraries as Recovery Centers: A Free CE Opportunity from the GMR
The Sesame Street eBook Store
2019 Military Veteran Hiring Event: August 22
WLA Online Election Ballots Due Today

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Nic News Weekly: August 9, 2019

8/9/2019

Below are the headlines from the 08/09/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

BadgerLink Outage Postponed Again: New Dates September 6-9
WLA Online Election Ballot Due August 16
WLA 2019 Registration is Open
A Unique Way for Libraries to Raise the Funds they Need
Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Newsletter
CSLP Annual End-of-Summer Survey - Due September 13th

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Inclusive Services Assessment and Guide for Wisconsin Public Libraries

8/6/2019

We all know libraries and their services are supposed to be available to everyone. It’s even in Wisconsin law that public libraries have to be accessible to people with “special needs.”

But how can we predict which special needs we need to accommodate? … or which unique combinations of barriers and assets people will need us to address?

The Inclusive Services Assessment and Guide for Wisconsin Public Libraries is meant to be your roadmap for these issues. To see what we mean by this, watch this short video about how one library navigated inclusive services.

Nic News Weekly: August 2, 2019

8/2/2019

Below are the headlines from the 08/02/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

Best of Luck to Megan!
BadgerLink Outage August 9 - 12
WLA Spotlight on Inclusive Services: Submit Your Example and You’re Done!
Perspectives on Reading - Call for Submissions
WiLSWorld Shorts: Digital Preservation Advocacy
Digital Readiness Survey from Recollection Wisconsin

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