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Here are the headlines from the March 21, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:  

• FAQ from ALA on the Executive Order Targeting IMLS 

• America’s public libraries call for Congress to stand up for the Institute of Museum and Library Services 

• Executive Order impacting IMLS funding 

• Library Grant & Scholarship Opportunities 
  • EBSCO Solar Grant 
  • First Book Marketplace 
• Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities 
  • National Library Week's Right to Read Day: April 7 
  • ARSL Conference program proposals are due April 25 

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As NFLS prepares to move its website to a new platform in the year 2025, this post replaces of many of the Additional marketing and communication tips, tools & resources links that have been provided on its Marketing and Communication resources webpage to date.

​At the top level, these resources categories include:

Continue below for links to these resources. . .

Here are the headlines from the December 6, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Survey Request: WI Library Building & Spaces Project 

• Register for WLA Library Legislative Day 

• WLA Literary Awards Committee seeks new members 

• How Instagram's latest update could derail your library marketing strategy 

• CSLP Newsletter
• ​Learning Opportunities for Libraries​
  
  • Register for the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
    
  • ALA and Writers Guild Initiative announce creative writing workshops for librarians
    
  • New learning opportunities for libraries 

 
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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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Here are the headlines from the August 16, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• New Director at Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service 

• WLA News submission deadline is September 1 

• Autobots, Roll Out…to the Library for Library Card Sign-Up Month 

• PLA publishes 2023 Public Library Technology Survey report 

• Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries 

• Nominate a librarian for an I Love My Librarian Award 

• Building a better website menu (webinar) 

 
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Here are the headlines from the March 22, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Celebrate Your Library During National Library Week 
• OverDrive support update: Android support 
• WPLC Promotion & Marketing Support 
• Grant & Scholarship Opportunities 
  • Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award 
  • Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants 
  • Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize 
  • WiLS 2024 Ideas to Action Fund application period begins April 1 

• Library employment opportunities 
• New learning opportunities for library staff 

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​Kewaunee Public Library has been selected as one of 310 libraries to participate in round two of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities. 

The competitive award comes with a $20,000 grant that will help the library improve accessibility to their building through improved automatic front doors and updates to their bathroom facilities.  

“We are so proud to be chosen for this amazing opportunity,” said Library Director Carol Petrina. “This grant will allow our library to better serve our residents with disabilities. It will make our building easier to access and ensure this population feels welcome and comfortable in our space.” 

As part of the grant, Kewaunee Public Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work today. Staff will then host a community conversation with residents about what makes a building aging and disability friendly and use the grant funds to create a more welcoming building that is easier to access and use. In working with the Kewaunee County Aging-Friendly coalition, the library identified the connection between quality of life and the need for accessible spaces.   

If you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please contact the Kewaunee Public Library at (920) 388-5015 or visit www.kewauneepubliclibrary.org for more information.

Here are the headlines from the March 15, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Joy of Learning PBS KIDS Edcamp 
• Grant & Scholarship Opportunities 
  • Build Library Capacity Grants 
  • Applications for United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant due April 15 

• Library Employment Opportunities 
  • Library Assistant – Little Chute Public Library 
  • Public Library Administration Consultant – Wisconsin DPI 

• Learning Opportunities for Library Staff 

 
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Here are the headlines from the December 21, 2023 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Holiday Message 
  • NFLS office closed December 22 – January 1 
• News from ALA: Libraries Transform December newsletter 
• News from ARSL 
  • ARSL awards nominations open January 2nd 
  • ARSL Leadership Institute participant applications open on January 3rd 

• News from DPI: Join the WI Games + Learning + Libraries Cohort 
• News from WiLS: Join the Recollection Wisconsin Steering Committee 
• News from WLA: Advocate for WI libraries at Library Legislative Day on February 6 
• Library Employment Opportunities: 
  • Children's Librarian at Algoma Public Library 
  • Library Branch Manager, Birnamwood Branch, Shawano County Library 
  • Librarian at Little Chute Public Library 

• Library Program Ideas & Resources 
  • FREE 2024 programs & activities for Wisconsin public libraries from gardening expert & author Melinda Myers 
  • The Smokey Bear Reading Challenge 
  • CSLP December Newsletter 

 
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Read the December 2023 NEWIL News for the latest news for libraries throughout northeast Wisconsin. Topics include: 

• CCBC Intellectual Freedom Information Services 
• ALSC Toolkit for Program Challenges 
• WEMTA Roadmap to Intellectual Freedom 
• WLA Intellectual Freedom Resources 
• MyWiLS Support for Library Media Specialists 
• DPI Strategic Planning Feedback 

 
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Here are the headlines from the November 10, 2023 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Applications for National Friends of Libraries Week Awards due December 15
• ALA Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant applications are open 
• Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race webinars: 
  • Understanding and Challenging Implicit Bias in Decision Making 
  • Moving from Allyship to Leadership: Agency, Accountability, and Emotional Intelligence 

 
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Here are the headlines from the October 13, 2023 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Getting started with BadgerLink resources 
• Library program ideas & resources 
  • Solar eclipse programming for libraries 
  • Plan your summer polka reading adventure with Pint Size Polkas 
• PLA 2024 Conference registration is open 

 
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