Here are links to county-specific sheets created by Covering Wisconsin that provide your patrons with the contact information they need to obtain health insurance and other services.

Below are the headlines from the May 7, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• 2021 Rural Libraries Summit: May 25-26
• Submit PLA Webinar Proposals through May 31
• ADANN 30th Anniversary Spotlight on ADA Resource Portals
• Grant Opportunities
  • WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open
  • ARSL Conference Scholarship Applications Now Accepted
• Programming Resources
  • ARSL Program-Palooza Round Table: May 20th
  • CSLP Newsletter: April 2021
  • Stealing Away: Stories (by Wisconsin author Kevin Revolinski)
• The “Marketing Funnel” Approach to Customer Engagement
• Don’t Forget: Encourage Your Library Patrons to Share their Stories

Below are the headlines from the March 5, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• WLA Member Spotlight on Jen Thiele, Marinette County Library System Director
• Introducing the Library Services Team
• 6 Dr. Seuss Books Won't Be Published For Racist Images
• Gillett Public Library is Hiring
• Beanstack's New Admin Dashboard
• Health Information Online: Finding Information You Can Trust--Train the Trainer (see newsletter for the multiple registration links)
• WAPL Annual Conference is Going Virtual
• Webinars in March

Below are the headlines from the February 12, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Kewaunee Public Library Receives ALA Community Engagement Grant
• Embracing Special Needs, Building Inclusive Communities: A Program offered by Miss Wisconsin 2020-2021
• Apply for the ARSL Outstanding in Their Field Leadership Institute

Below are the headlines from the January 29, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Take ALA's Survey For a Chance to Win National Library Week Swag
• TeachingBooks' New Book & Author Chrome Extension
• Beanstack: New 2021 Challenges
• LAWDS Training on Use of Labor Market Indicator Tools
• ALA's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Training Calendar

Below are the headlines from the January 22, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• New Mileage Reimbursement Rate for 2021
• Virtual Library Legislative Day: Registration Due TODAY
• Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference: January 27-28
• RIPL Data Boot Camp Series: January 27 - March 16
• Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant
• Check out the Libraries Transform Newsletter!
• Free, Ready-to-go Library Program: Understanding America's Longest War

Below are the headlines from the December 18, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• NFLS Libraries' Beanstack Sites
• WPLC Library Staff Survey Due January 8
• Employment Opportunity: Technical Assistant/Branch Librarian at Marinette County - Stephenson Library Branch

Below are the headlines from the December 4, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Ryan Dowd Training Renewed for 2021
• WLA Legislative Newsletter
• Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits Deployed
• Beanstack: 5 Steps to a Successful Winter Reading Challenge
• November 2020 CSLP Newsletter
• Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference Registration

Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you can attend from where you are, whether in the library or working from home. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. Here’s a spotlight on topics that may be of most interest to you.

For webinars on managing stress & building resilience, click title to register:

• Work and Our Well-Being - 11am on Tuesday, Nov 10
• Self-Care During a Pandemic, Part 2 - 1:30pm on Monday, Nov 16
• Attend to Your Well-Being: How You Can Avoid Mental, Physical and Emotional Exhaustion - 5pm on Wednesday, Nov 18

For webinars on equity, diversity and inclusion, click title to register:

• Diverse Books with TeachingBooks Resources - 2pm on Monday, Nov 2
• Unconscious Bias is Impacting Your Organizational Performance, Whether you Know it or Not- 2pm on Thursday, Nov 5
• Facing Bias - 9am on Tuesday, Nov 10
• Beyond Diversity and Inclusion: Equity, Belonging, and Allyship - 2pm on Thursday, Nov 12
• A Discussion of Contemporary Native Children's Literature with Authors Traci Sorell and Carla Messinger - 3pm on Thursday, Nov 12
• Diversity on Library Boards - 6pm on Thursday, Nov 12
• Serving All Adults: Dementia Friendly Business Training & Customer Service in the Library - 10am on Tuesday, Nov 17
• Support Adults with Autism by Creating a Welcoming Physical Space at the Library - 10am on Wednesday, Nov 18

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Trustees Supporting Library Directors, a 4-part series from IFLS Library System; you may register for the whole series, or click title below to register for individual sessions:

1. Understanding Your Role - Noon on Thursday, Nov 5
2. Understanding the Library - Noon on Thursday, Nov 12
3. Connecting the Library and Community - Noon on Thursday, Nov 19
4. Bringing It All Together, a Conversation - 7pm on Thursday, Dec 3

Below are the headlines from the October 30, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• What’s News
  • New and Upgraded EBSCO Resources in BadgerLink
  • RB Digital Audiobooks Move to Libby/OverDrive
  • Government Information Day Goes Virtual
  • Virtual Trivia Fundraiser by WLA
• Grant Opportunity
  • Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant Opportunity
• Library Programming & Resources:
  • Magic Village Shows: Magician & Ventriloquist

Below are the headlines from the October 23, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Collections and Facilities: Caring for Your Resources During COVID-19
• Power Your Job Search with Google Tools: A Virtual Workshop for Staff and Patrons
• October 2020 WiLS Community Chronicle Highlights

Below are the headlines from the October 2, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• YWCA of Green Bay: Upcoming Conferences
• Update URLs for Literary Reference Center & MAS Ultra-School Edition
• Make a difference by joining the WLA Virtual Conferencing Work Group
• Libraries Supporting Voter Turnout: Answers to Your Questions about the 2020 Election
• Virtual Program: Abraham Lincoln by Kevin Wood

Below are the headlines from the September 11, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• I Love My Librarian Award Nominations Open
• Now Hiring: Library Director, Little Chute Library
• Now Hiring: Library Director, Kimberly Public Library
• BadgerLink Updates
  • Back to School with BadgerLink Resources
  • Resources Highlight: Black Voices

​Below are the headlines from the September 4, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• September Webinars Listing from NEWI
• September 17 Drive Thru Job Fair Locations
• New CCBC Website with Enhanced Search Features
• Nominations Now Open for IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service
• Collaborative Summer Library Program Newsletter
• How to Ignore Email Conversations in Microsoft Outlook
• Wildlife In Need Center: Connecting Communities through Wildlife Education
• Circulation Assistant - Egg Harbor Library

Below are the headlines from the 7/31/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Nominations for WLA Awards 2020
• WLA Legislative Newsletter: Fall Election Dates, Budget Discussions, Broadband Bills and More
• Quarantine Increased to Four Days
• Two New Grant/Scholarship Opportunities
  • Scholarship: 2020 Strategic Planning Cohort for Small Public Libraries
  • Grant: 2020 WLA Leadership Development Institute
• Continuing Education
  • Racial Justice Challenge: August 3-7
  • REALM Project Update Webinar
  • HR Issues in the Time of COVID-19
  • Job Center of Wisconsin for Job Seekers
  • Healing Reading Trauma: Rebuilding a Love of Reading Through Libraries for Liberation
  • How to deal with problem behaviors related to COVID-19: Ryan Dowd's 1-Hour Live Webinar
  • Virtual Training on BadgerLink Resources: Recordings Now Available

Below are the headlines from the 7/24/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Be Ready to Help Patrons Prepare for the InfoSoup Update
• Closed Captioning Library YouTube Videos
• COVID-19 Recovery Resources Guide
• Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference Call for Proposals
• Rural Libraries Invited to Apply for Digital Access Grants
• Register for September 23-24 Tech Days
• The Public Library's Role in Elections: Voter Education in a Post-Truth Era
• Lead the Way: Libraries at the Heart of Community Engagement
• PLA 2020 Virtual Conference: Available On-Demand

Below are the headlines from the 7/17/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Register now for Trustee Training Week 2020
• Three Things You Can Do to Promote Anti-Racism Efforts In Your Library
• COVID-19-related Cybercrime: Microsoft Takes Legal Action
• Marketing Materials for the "New" InfoSoup Coming this August
• Transition Planned In-Person Adult Programs to a Virtual Environment
• Antiracist Collection Development & Programming for Middle School & High School Youth (InfoPeople Webinar)

Below are the headlines from the 05/29/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Wisconsin Youth Services Program Palooza Webinar
• NFLS Sponsoring Pulitzer Prize Nominee Nigel Poor at WLA Fall Conference
• Census 2020 Activities Resume
• Beanstack Tips
• Compassionate Accountability: Dealing with Problem Behaviors in the Library
• Free Recorded Webinars from Information School, UW-Madison
• Unemployment Insurance Basics: Assisting Library Patrons (Webinar)
• Upcoming WebJunction Webinars
• REMINDER: WiLS Ideas to Action Fund Applications are Due Monday, June 1st

Libraries Lead with Digital Skills Expands Economic Opportunity
Apply now for $2,000 toward virtual workforce programming

The COVID-19 crisis has forced libraries to pivot into virtual services in lieu of face-to-face programming. Recognizing the critical role libraries play in supporting America’s workforce when millions file for unemployment, Libraries Lead with Digital Skills has expanded its initiative to offer public libraries $2,000 to provide virtual programming, outreach, and education to address the digital skills gaps of job seekers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.
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Who should apply? Public libraries that want to start virtual digital skills programs or those that are interested in testing out new resources.

> > Click here to learn more in PLA's announcement.