Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• 2019 Public Library Public School LSTA Subawards
  
• Libraries Transform Book Club
  
• "Reimagining School Readiness" Training: for Library Staff Serving Families with Children Ages 0-8
  
• Eastern Wisconsin Youth Services Storytimes
  
• Marketing the Value of Your Library (Webinar)
• Annual End-of-Summer Survey Due TODAY

The following article is taken directly from the Fall 2019 WLA Newsletter.

HubSpot published this great Facebook Marketing Cheat Sheet - which libraries can use to make the most of Facebook marketing. ​The list is divided into three main categories depending on your goals for using Facebook:

• ​​​Tips for Your Facebook Business Page
• Tips for News Feed Visibility < < < SO MUCH VALUABLE STUFF HERE!​​​ Including:​

          * Prioritize quality over quantity.
          * Post at the best times for your audience. 
          * Post your best blog content.
          * Remove links from your post copy.
          * Make sure your images are properly formatted. (Here's a great guide to keep handy.)
          * Use Facebook Insights.
          * Schedule posts in advance.​

• Tips for Advertising on Facebook​

​NFLS is very proud to announce that one of our own has been awarded the Wisconsin Library Association Trustee of the Year Award! Following is an excerpt from the WLA press release:

WLA Trustee of the Year: Kathy Pletcher 
 
Kathy Pletcher has consistently been a strong advocate for all types of libraries and serves on the Brown County Library Board and Nicolet Federated Library System Board. She also recently completed her term on the Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND). Building upon her years as a professional librarian, she has become a model trustee and now provides training for new trustees around the state. Through her mentoring work, she has contributed to a new generation of advocates dedicated to supporting libraries. Kathy’s visionary work has statewide impact and she is deserving of the 2019 Trustee of the Year Award.
 
There will be a reception for Kathy, and other award winners, at the upcoming WLA annual conference in October.  Please join us in celebrating Kathy at the reception if you are able. 

The Libraries Transform Book Pick is an opportunity for public libraries across the U.S. to offer the same ebook to library users without any waitlists or holds.
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It allows libraries:
 - To bring readers together in the community and beyond
 - To engage readers with new titles and genres
 - To showcase digital collections as well as reading resources and activities

Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Marketing the Value of Your Library: October Webinar Series
• Pint-Sized Polkas: Discounted June 29 - July 3, 2020
• New Midwest Author Coming to Wisconsin this Fall
• Ebook access, Health Literacy Month, and more from Libraries Transform®
• Youth Services Grassroots Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 26th
• Penultimate Reminder: Annual End-of-Summer Survey Due Next Friday, September 27

You will benefit from this workshop if you work with children ages 0 to 8 and their families, and would like to learn more about how to offer research-backed programming in your library.

• The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is a suite of research-backed resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages 0 to 8 for success in school and in life.
• Through an interactive presentation with hands-on activities, this training will introduce library staff to the research, practical implications, and resources offered in the toolkit, which is available in its entirety for free online.
• Participants will understand key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research, reflect on the implications of those findings for their daily work, and gain practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities, as well as resources for staff training and for parents/caregivers.

Register here (Registration is limited to 50 participants from Wisconsin public libraries and systems.)

Thursday, October 24, 2019|10:00am-3:00pm
Hotel Marshfield, Marshfield, WI

The 2019 Public Library Public School LSTA Subawards application process will open on Monday, September 16, 2019. Applications from collaborating Wisconsin public libraries  and public school libraries will be accepted on a rolling basis through January 14, 2020. For more details, view Friday’s post on the Wisconsin Libraries for Everyone Blog: https://dpi.wi.gov/wilibrariesforeveryone/2019-public-library-public-school-lsta-subawards
 
Please take a look at this special funding available to Wisconsin public libraries for collaborative projects with local public school libraries. These subawards will offer financial and material resources that will emphasize specific aspects of library services.

Projects require focus on one (1) of the following areas:

• Collection management with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity
• Hands-on learning, including maker and computational thinking

Projects must use funds for one or both of the following purposes:

• An in-person education event for youth (ages 0-18)
• Library and classroom program and curriculum materials

Following is information the September 17, 2019 issue of Crossroads, the e-newsletter from WebJunction.


​Highlighted are three self-paced courses that can help you better serve the needs of immigrants in your community:

• Beyond the Welcome Sign: Tailoring Immigrant Services for Success Self enrollment
• Addressing the Legal Information Needs of Immigrants and Non Native Speakers
• CELEBRATE. SERVE. COLLABORATE: Partnership as a strategy for immigrant engagement