Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Congrats to Kathy Pletcher - WLA Trustee of the Year!
• Collaborative Summer Library Program: Website Cleanup
• September Webinars at SCLS
• Tips for Library Newsletters

Webinar content will help prepare participants for conversations with their organizations’ key stakeholders such as administrators, IT personnel, and content creators. Participants will gain knowledge and confidence to navigate digital preservation discussions and advocate for their organization’s long-term digital asset management and preservation work. Join us for this free learning opportunity! 

In case you missed the September 6, 2019 webinar, you can now review the slides, watch the webinar recording and view supporting materials.

Three webinars are being offered to libraries by the South Central Library System this month:

• ​CCBC Shorts, September 18 at 9 a.m. 
• It's a Trap!: How to Avoid Giving Legal Advice in Reference Services, September 19 at 10 a.m. 
• An Introduction to Talking Books, September 26 at 10 a.m.

​See below for webinar descriptions and registration links.

Below are the headlines from the 08/30/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Now Hiring: Administrative and Interlibrary Loan Assistant
• Update: BadgerLink Outage POSTPONED AGAIN to September 27-30

Administrative Assistant/Inter Library Loan Assistant (Full Time)
Nicolet Federated Library System
Application Deadline: September 11, 2019

WHO WE ARE: The Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS) is one of 16 public library systems in the state of Wisconsin and is organized under the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. NFLS serves 42 public library locations throughout eight Northeast Wisconsin counties: Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto and Shawano.  NFLS’ salary plans, group insurance programs, and other benefit policies comprise a package that is highly competitive. 
 
POSITION SUMMARY: This is a full-time position at the NFLS office located at 1595 Allouez Ave., Suite 4, Green Bay, WI.  While the position requires some flexibility, work hours are generally between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday.  This position will be responsible for a variety of duties supporting NFLS administrative activities as well as providing support for Inter Library Loan (ILL) services.

Salary: $31,200 - $35,360 annually
Application Deadline: September 11, 2019 by 5pm (or until filled)
Apply Via Email: Please email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references to: tvreeke@nflsoffice.org.

Another round of the WPLC OverDrive Support Course is set to start on September 30th.  It’s an online 5-week course, designed to help library staff provide front-line support to OverDrive users.
 
It covers:  

• the basics of OverDrive (including Libby)
• common and not-so-common support questions, and
• the tools for providing support such as Marketplace, OverDrive Help, and the WPLC OverDrive Support Google Community.

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Teach and Learn with WiscNet: Filtering - Appleton
Thursday, September 26, 2019,  9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Appleton Public Library

Love them or hate them, nearly everyone needs a filter on their network. And with so many options on the market – not to mention different solutions, features, pros and cons – there's a lot to learn and know.

Join Heidi and Felicia from WiscNet to talk and listen about all things filtering. (Please pass this on to anyone else in your organization who may also be interested!) They'll make time for the important stuff, and together we'll access the deep value of what it means to be a WiscNet member: teaching, learning from, connecting to one another.