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Here are the headlines from the October 25, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• JobPod announces partnership with Microsoft 

• WI Library Buildings & Spaces website adds new resources 

• CCBC Starred Review hands-on book examination Nov. 18-22 

• Library Employment Opportunities 
  • Library Director - Black Creek Village Library 
  • Adult Services Librarian - Neenah Public Library 
  • Find more library employment opportunities here. 
• Building Equity-Based Summers Public Library Cohort 

• Learning Opportunities Calendar 

 
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JobPod, an innovative initiative dedicated to connecting job seekers with quality employment resources through public libraries, proudly announces its new “Powered by Microsoft” status.

The partnership was officially launched at a special event on October 22, 2024, at the Brown County East Branch Library in Green Bay, bringing together community leaders and stakeholders to celebrate this pivotal collaboration.

The event featured notable speakers, including Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, Microsoft US TechSpark Fellows Program Manager Michelle Schuler, Bay Area Workforce Development Board Executive Director Vickie Patterson, and Nicolet Federated Library System Director Tracy Vreeke. Together, they underscored the importance of leveraging training and technology to empower individuals in their job search efforts across Wisconsin.

JobPod aims to merge the welcoming spaces of community libraries with essential workforce development services, offering a comprehensive range of job services and resources. This innovative model ensures that job seekers can find the support they need, regardless of their location.

Through its collaboration with Microsoft, JobPod is positioned to provide robust training in digital literacy and technology skills. This initiative will facilitate opportunities for community members to learn, grow, and succeed in a rapidly evolving job market.

For more information about JobPod, please visit jobpodwi.org.

Here are the headlines from the October 18, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WiLS Ideas to Action Fund 
  

• Hiring: Library Technician – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Library 
  

• Jumpstart your summer programming with the YSS Virtual Performers Showcase 
  

• OverDrive's Check Out Your Library campaign 
  

• Participate in the Enhancing Digital Collections Stewardship Learning Group 
  

• New learning opportunities 
  

 
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Here are the headlines from the October 11, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA leadership role elections 

• ALA 2025 scholarship application open through March 1 

• Library Employment Opportunities 
  • Library Director - Ethel Everhard Memorial Library 
  • Adult Services Librarian - Information and Outreach Services, Fond du Lac Public Libary 
  • Review more library job opportunities here. 
• Learning Opportunities for Libraries Calendar 

 
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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 October 2024 NFLS News for the latest news from a few of our member libraries and others. Topics include: 

• 2024 InfoSoup Library Road Trip comes to a successful end 

• New Director at Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service 

• Two Oconto County libraries host National Night Out 

• Florence County Library introduces Nature's Nook 

• DPI Assistant State Superintendent celebrates Library Card Signup Month with Door County Libraries 

• Brown County Central Library celebrates 50th Anniversary 

• Brown County Library home of two 2024 WLA Award recipients 

• Lena Public Library hosts Kiddie Carnival 

 
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Here are the headlines from the October 4, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Get in the Game: DPI & Washington State Library awarded grant for games-based library services 

• Explore your public library dashboards this fall 

• Get to know the WPLC 

• ​Library Program Ideas & Resources 
  • ASLdeafined.com: Links with libraries to expand access to ASL learning 
  • Book Dinosaurs Dimensions for next summer 
  • New BadgerLink resource highlights 
  • CSLP Newsletter: September 2024 

• A new update to the ADA has big implications for libraries 

• Learning Opportunities for Libraries 
  • Technology CE available for Website ADA standards training 
  • WLA Conference Volunteers Needed 
  • Learning Opportunities Calendar 

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