Here are the headlines from the October 29, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• WLA Mentorship Program: Be a mentor. Find a mentor.
• ARSL Virtual Conference Registration Still Open
• Library Marketing Plan Workshop
• PLA 2022 Offers $280 Early Bird Discount
• New Job Openings at Door County Library

Branch Manager 1 - Fish Creek Branch - Door County Library
​4097 Hwy 42, Fish Creek WI 54212
Part Time .50 FTE - $24.53 Hourly​

This position is responsible for administration and provision of library services that are offered at library branches in Door County.  Performs professional library services, which include selection of materials, programming and record keeping.  Regular attendance and punctuality along with being prepared to commence work at designated work locations, on the assigned or scheduled days and hours is expected.
 
This is a part-time position working Monday, Wednesday and Saturday (17 hours per week) during Fall, Winter and Spring. This position will work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday (26 hours per week) during Summer. 

Tentative Interviews: November 29, 2021

Get more details at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/codoor/jobs/3281246/branch-manager-1-fish-creek-branch

Here are the headlines from the October 22, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• New 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Hotline & 10-Digit Dialing Requirement
• BadgerLink Bulletin Updates
• Grant Opportunities:
  • 2022 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
  • Carnegie-Whitney Grant
• CSLP Summer Symposium: December 2, 2021

On July 16, 2020, the FCC adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, easy-to-remember 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors.
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To ensure that calls to 988 reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, all covered providers will be required to implement 10-digit dialing in areas that both use seven-digit dialing and use 988 as the first three numbers in seven-digit phone numbers.

Timeline for Transition to 10-Digit Dialing:

• Beginning October 24, 2021, consumers must dial 10-digits (area code + telephone number) for all local calls. On and after this date, local calls dialed with only 7 digits may not be completed, and a recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. Consumers must hang up and dial again using the area code and the 7-digit number.
• Beginning July 16, 2022, dialing “988” will route calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Here are the headlines from the October 15, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• TeachingBooks.net Acquired by OverDrive
• Virtual Library Marketing and Communications Conference: Nov 2-3
• BadgerLink Training Available On-Demand
• Dive Into Reading: The Magic of Isaiah's Summer Reading Show

On Wednesday, October 6, Gillett Public Library hosted the first “National Coffee with a Cop Day” social at the Library Community Center.

The Cracked Cup provided six dozen cookies and carafes of coffee for Gillett citizens to enjoy a coffee and a treat while getting to know their law enforcement personnel in an informal forum.

Officer Eric spoke to the kids about the important role that police officers play in their community.
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Here are the headlines from the October 8, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• DPI Accepting Grant Applications for $3 Million in ARPA Library Pandemic Relief Funding
• Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grants Deadline October 15
• ARSL In-Person Conference Registration Closes October 13
• PLA 2022 Conference Registration Now Open
• WLA Annual Conference Updates
• Webinars in October (NEWI)
• Possibilities of Polka Endless in 2022
• CSLP Newsletter: September 2021

Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you.

Managing stress & building resilience:

• Overcome Toxic Stress by Hacking Your Nervous System - 7pm on Thursday, Oct 7
• Mental Health: What If We Talked About It? - 1pm on Tuesday, Oct 19
• How to Make Your Inner Critic Your Friend - Noon on Wednesday, Oct 20
• Realistic Resilience: Well-Being During Challenging Times - 7pm on Tuesday, Oct 26
• The Next Decade of Well-Being - 5:45pm on Thursday, Oct 28

Equity, diversity and inclusion:

• Making Accessible Videos - Noon on Wednesday, Oct 6
• Celebration of Children's and YA Latin American and Latinx Literature - 5pm on Monday, Oct 11
• Inclusive Recruiting: Creating Belonging - Noon on Tuesday, Oct 19
• Workers with Long COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - 1pm on Tuesday, Oct 19
• Libraries for All: Accessible Library Services for Children with Disabilities and their Families - 2pm on Tuesday, Oct 19
• The Read Woke Movement: What You Can Do Now in Your Library - 4pm on Wednesday, Oct 27
• The Psychological Underpinnings of Making Inclusion a Habit - Noon on Thursday, Oct 28

A sample of webinars on other topics:

• Virtual Programming During COVID: What We Wish We had Known in Advance & What We Learned During the Process - 1pm on Wednesday, Oct 6
• Set Up & Deliver 1000 Books Before Kindergarten in Beanstack - Noon on Friday, Oct 8
• Creating a Healthy Culture with Conduct, Communication, and Conflict Resolution - 1pm on Wednesday, Oct 13
• Beanstack Library Administrator Essentials: Admin Tools Tour - 1pm on Wednesday, Oct 13
• Going Virtual: Programs and Insights from a Time of Crisis - 11am on Wednesday, Oct 20
• Libraries as Community Anchors - 2pm on Thursday, Oct 21

Here are the headlines from the October 1, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• WLA News Fall 2021 Edition
• Let’s Talk About It: Women’s Suffrage Humanities Discussion Project
• Creating a Healthy Culture with Conduct, Communication, and Conflict Resolution
• Registration Opens Soon for LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience