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Building Projects 101 
September 28, 2021 
Presented by John Thompson, IFLS Library System Director. Provided by Southwest Wisconsin Library System. 
Does your library need more space? Does the building need to be updated? John Thompson has served as the IFLS Library System Director since January 2007 and has consulted on over 30 building projects in the IFLS area. John has provided consulting, training and workshops for library boards and staff on a variety of library administration topics including building projects! His building project consulting has included evaluating current library configurations, developing space needs assessments, assisting with architect selection, developing building program statements, providing ideas for capital campaigns, and helping answer questions throughout the construction phase.

Here are the headlines from the September 24, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Welcome, Karin!
• Ayad Akhtar’s Homeland Elegies Receives the WLA’s Literary Prize for 2021
• Beanstack Announces Winter Read 2022
• Building Projects 101

Here are the headlines from the September 17, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Kewaunee Public Library Hiring Student Library Aide
• Libraries and Veterans Microgrants
• WHRAB Professional Development Scholarships
• Registration is open for WLA 2021

Below are the headlines from the September 10, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Governor Evers Issues National Library Card Sign Up Month Proclamation
• Brown County Library Hiring Library Manager for DePere & Wrightstown Branches
• Back to School with BadgerLink Guides
• Tech Days: September 15 & 16
• ALA Connect Live with LIS Students

The following is from a press release from the Wisconsin Library Association.

​Governor Evers Issues National Library Card Sign-Up Month Proclamation

(Madison, Wisconsin) The Wisconsin Library Association thanks Governor Tony Evers for his proclamation in recognition of Library Card Sign-up Month this September. The Governor’s recognition of libraries as an essential community resource and library cards as a critical tool for empowering students and fueling academic success is much appreciated. A copy of the proclamation can be found here.

Throughout the month of September, Wisconsin libraries will join Governor Evers, the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students to get the school year off to the best possible start by signing up for a library card - the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. In a separate proclamation, Governor Evers also established September 6 as National Read a Book Day throughout the state of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin libraries offer a wide range of resources - from early literacy programs to virtual homework help and GED classes, helping transform lives and communities through education. Want to learn more? Visit your local library, sign up for a library card, and support your local library today!

Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During the month, the ALA and libraries work together in a national effort to ensure every child signs up for their own library card. To learn more, visit www.ala.org.

The NFLS News is a bi-monthly newsletter highlighting all the great things the member libraries of the Nicolet Federated Library System are doing throughout our communities. 

​Read the September 2021 NFLS News for the latest news from a few of our member libraries. Topics include:

• WLA Member Spotlight on Emily Rogers, Brown County Library
• Oneida Community Library Receives Two Grants
• Gillett Schools: A Century of Learning
• Oconto Falls Community Library at the Fair
• UntitledTown Literary Arts Programming Makes Comeback

From InfoSoup:

"Coming soon, a new look to InfoSoup, powered by BiblioCommons! We are busy putting the finishing touches on our New Catalog. We think you will find it easier to use and will love the new features. But don't take our word for it give it a try and let us now what you think! Although we are in the preview stage, the catalog is live and up-to-date. You can view your account, search the full catalog, place holds, add to your shelves, and create lists.

Our BiblioCommons catalog provides new features and a new interface, but our current catalog will remain available if you prefer to use it."

Get more information about this exciting update from InfoSoup's What's Simmering blog at infosoup.info/ws/sep-07-2021/preview-our-new-catalog.

Below are the headlines from the September 3, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Grant Opportunities
  • Library Marketing Plan Workshop and Mini-Grant Opportunity
  • East Asia in Wisconsin Accepting Grant Applications Through October 1
• Library Programming & Resources
  • Chad Lewis: Author of the Strange and Unusual Offers Virtual Openings for Fall & Winter 2021
• Continuing Education Opportunities
  • How to Write More Effective Email and Web Content
  • Midwest Archives Conference: Call for Session Proposals

Oconto Falls Library spent four days at the Oconto County Youth Fair. In 2019 we had a booth at the fair trying to identify photos of 52 barns in Oconto County taken in 1949. Some were identified and we continued to work on the remaining farm photos. This spring we went out to the farms and took a matching picture to the 1949 photo.  Many people stopped by remembering the project to see what we had done and others to see the changes in the farming landscape. We met past and present landowners, neighbors who grew up near the farms and young farmers looking at the past.

Our total exhibit had five banners each with the topic of Barns, Aerials, Animals, Helping Each Other,  and Families featuring photos from our vintage photo collection. This Spring we were also at the Oconto County Breakfast on the Farm with the exhibit. The response from the public was overwhelming and encouraging us to continue our work.

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