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Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS) and Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS) libraries are sending messages that stick with custom vinyl stickers to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month throughout September.

Library card holders new and old are encouraged to spread the excitement of getting their Wisconsin library cards by showing off these fun, custom stickers on their water bottles, phone cases, laptops, social media, and elsewhere! Each sticker also draws awareness to getyourlibrarycard.org, which explains the importance of library cards and shows people how they can get library cards within their own counties.

Be on the lookout for similar promotions in libraries throughout the state, as public libraries all over Wisconsin are helping spread the word about Library Card Sign-Up Month with these one-of-a-kind, Wisconsin-themed stickers.

Contact your local library to see how you can get your very own “I got my library card” stickers today!

Here are the headlines from the August 25, 2023 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with a message that sticks! 
• WiLS Community Chronicle  - August 2023 

• Library Employment Opportunities 
  • Birnamwood Library Branch Manager, Shawano County Library
  • Library Service Associate, Oneida Community Library 
  • Library Circulation Technician, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 
• WLA News 
  • Nominate yourself for a WLA leadership role 
  • WLA Awards & Honors and Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame nominations due September 4 
  • WLA Annual Conference updates 
  • $250 Scholarships for WLA Conference: Apply by Monday, August 28 

• Tech Days 2023 webinar series: Registration is open 

 
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September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and a great opportunity to remind members of our communities of the many benefits of holding a library card.

Once again, OWLS and NFLS libraries will be receiving a generous supply of promotional stickers to help celebrate this time of the year. There are five new designs this year!

Use this use this marketing toolkit to help you promote Library Card Sign-Up Month in your community.

The marketing toolkit is filled with graphics and sample Facebook posts to help you get the word out. Each of the graphics has been set up as a customizable Canva template so that you can tailor it to your specific audience. Here are a few samples of what you will find:

Here are the headlines from the August 18, 2023 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA News submission deadline is September 1 
• Hiring: Library Aide at Gillett Public Library 
• Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) VIRTUAL training 
• Join a CSLP committee today 
• Learning 0pportunities for library staff 
  • Register for the 2023 ARSL Conference on September 20-23 in Wichita, KS 
  • Certification scholarship awards at UW-Madison iSchool 

 
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The Suring Are Public Library, with the help of a Library Improvement and Innovation Grant from the Nicolet Federated Library System, purchased wifi hotspots for its patrons to check out.

​The hotspots are always being checked out and patrons like that they are now able to get wifi at home. Library Director Jill Trocha said "We have patrons that will check them out every week."

​The hotspots have been a huge success and the library has gotten positive feedback on how well they work.  

Here are the headlines from the August 11, 2023 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Stronger Together: Creating Space for Mutual Support 
• Tailspin by Wisconsin author John Armbruster 
  
  

 
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Here are the headlines from the August 4, 2023 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service welcomes Amy Commers as its new Library Director
• State announces launch of Internet Discount Finder website to help Wisconsinites find and access affordable internet
• Hiring: Library Director at Little Chute Public Library 

• August gardening DIY project and video from Melinda Myers 

 
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We would like to welcome Amy Commers as the new director at the Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service.

Amy has been a librarian for 15 years, over 10 of which were as Youth Services Librarian for South St. Paul Public Library in South St. Paul, Minnesota. After moving to northeast Wisconsin, she worked at Farnsworth Public Library and then landed at Marinette County.

In addition to libraries, Amy enjoys jigsaw puzzles, adding to her TBR (to be read) pile, singing in the West Shore Chorale at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Marinette campus, and spending time with her family.

Amy has enjoyed getting to know other member library staff in the Nicolet Federated Library System during her period as Interim Director and looks forward to continuing to learn and grow from such a collaborative region.