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Nic News Weekly: August 5, 2022

8/5/2022

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Here are the headlines from the August 5, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • WLA News Summer 2022 Issue 
  • Library Leadership Your Way by Jason Martin chosen for summer/fall ARSL Professional Development Book Club 
  • Register for ARSL Conference in-person & virtual options 
 
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August webinars (curated by NEWI)

8/2/2022

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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. Click on titles to register.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Fundraising
  • Trustee Training Week
  • Other
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  • Creating Accessible Content - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 10
  • There’s a Week for That: Exploring Federal Government Resources for Diverse Weekly Celebrations - 1pm on Thursday, Aug 18
  • From Diversity to Inclusion: How to Audit your Collection and Why - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 24
  • Things to Avoid When Launching Your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative - 1pm on Tuesday, Aug 30
  • Raising Money With $0 and 0 Donors - Noon on Wednesday, Aug 3
  • Using Census Data for Grant Writing - 1pm on Tuesday, Aug 9
  • Digital Fundraising 101 - 10am on Wednesday, Aug 10
  • Introducing Reading Fundraisers for Libraries using Beanstack - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 10
  • Today’s Digital Fundraising Trends, and How to Apply Them to Your Nonprofit - Noon on Tuesday, Aug 30
  • Materials Challenges and Your Library from the Trustee Table - Noon on Monday, Aug 22
  • Here to Stay: Recruiting & Retaining Dedicated Library Workers - Noon on Tuesday, Aug 23
  • Effective & Efficient Meetings: Parliamentary Procedure - Noon on Wednesday, Aug 24
  • Making Sense & Cents of a Library Building Project: The Library Trustee Role - Noon on Thursday, Aug 25
  • From Stories to Action: How to Talk about Your Budget to Activate Support and Secure Funding - Noon on Friday, Aug 26
  • First Amendment Audits: How to Respond - 10am on Wednesday, Aug 10
  • Reinventing Programs With Take-Home Kits - 10am on Wednesday, Aug 10
  • Article Discussion Group: "The Librarians Are Not Okay" & "Quitting Time" - 11am on Thursday, Aug 11
  • How to Write Faster: Tips for Nonprofit Communicators - Noon on Thursday, Aug 11
  • Fighting for #FReadom - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 17
NEWI is a continuing education (CE) partnership of library systems located in North Eastern Wisconsin.  The NEWI website aims to be a central source of CE info for staff working at libraries in four library systems: Manitowoc‐Calumet Library System (MCLS), Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS), Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS), and Winnefox Library System (WLS).
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Nic News Weekly: July 29, 2022

7/29/2022

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Here are the headlines from the July 29, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • Welcome, Katie! 
  • WLA Awards & Honors Committee announces acceptance of nominations for Library of the Year, Librarian of the Year, and more 
  • Sexual Harassment: How to respond to a customer's inappropriate comments 
  • Making neighborhood GAMES and outdoor STORIES with community history, monuments, and art 
  • Save the date for NFLS Staff Development Day on September 3 
 
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Nic News Weekly: July 22, 2022

7/22/2022

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Here are the headlines from the July 22, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • Join the next Small Public Library Strategic Planning Cohort 
  • Continuing education highlights from WebJunction 
  • Family Engagement statewide collaboration call with WECCP 

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NFLS News – July 2022

7/19/2022

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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 July 2022 NFLS News for the latest news from a few of our member libraries. Topics include: 
  • Stephenson Public Library welcomes special summer story time guests 
  • Earthaven Museum Visits Gillett 
  • Oconto Falls Community Library brings the zoo to Oconto Falls 
  • Register for Wisconsin Trustee Training Week 
  • NFLS Trustee Spotlight: Penny Habeck 

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Nic News Weekly: July 15, 2022

7/15/2022

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Here are the headlines from the July 15, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • BadgerLink Resource Guide for Public Libraries 
  • Be a Canva Master! 
  • New & improved courses available on DigitalLearn.org ​
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July webinars (curated by NEWI)

7/1/2022

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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. Here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you. Click the "+" next to each category to view webinars, then click titles to register.
Managing stress & building resilience:
  • 5 Skills to Help You Feel Unstuck - Noon on Wednesday, July 13
  • Emotional Skills: Beyond Brené Brown's Atlas of the Heart - 6pm on Thursday, July 14
  • Mental Health Wellness: How Employers Should Evolve with Employee Expectations - 2pm on Thursday, July 21
  • The Overcomer in You - 3pm on Thursday, July 21
  • Wellness and Resilience Strategies - 9am on Friday, July 22
  • The Relationship Between Personal Stress and Community Resilience - 11am on Tuesday, July 26
Diversity, equity, and inclusion:
  • More than Lip Service: Making Diversity, Equity and Inclusion a Reality at Your Org - 1pm on Wednesday, July 6
  • Compliant Hiring Best Practices: Removing Bias and Discrimination - 2pm on Wednesday, July 6
  • There’s a Week for That: Exploring Federal Government Resources for Diverse Weekly Celebrations - 1pm on Thursday, July 14
  • Why Are We Still Having Hard Conversations? - 10am on Wednesday, July 20
  • Believing the Unseen: Invisible Disabilities - Noon on Wednesday, July 27
  • Managing Implicit Bias in Your Library – 1pm on Thursday, July 28
A sample of webinars on other topics:
  • Weed ‘Em and Reap: Getting Your Collection from Awful to Awesome - 2pm on Thursday, July 14
  • Cheat Sheets Made Easy: Creating Job Aids for Employee Training - 3pm on Wednesday, July 20
  • The Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table Guide to Addressing Comic Book Bans, Censorship, and Challenges - 1pm on Thursday, July 21
  • 5 Signs of a Toxic Work Environment and How to Fix It - 3pm on Monday, July 25
  • The Post-Pandemic Library: Managing Issues Now That They are Our Daily Routine - 1pm on Wednesday, July 27
  • Empower Your Library Against Book Bans - 3pm on Thursday, July 28
Special event this month:
  • Where Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice Meet: A Call to Action, a Freedom to Read Foundation symposium - 11am-3pm on July 12 and 13

NEWI is a continuing education (CE) partnership of library systems located in North Eastern Wisconsin.  The NEWI website aims to be a central source of CE info for staff working at libraries in four library systems: Manitowoc‐Calumet Library System (MCLS), Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS), Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS), and Winnefox Library System (WLS).
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Nic News Weekly: July 1, 2022

7/1/2022

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Here are the headlines from the July 1, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • NFLS office closed on July 4th 
  • $250 WLA scholarship for staff of small libraries
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Nic News Weekly: June 24, 2022

6/24/2022

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Here are the headlines from the June 24, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • Recollection Wisconsin's New Digital Readiness Toolkit 
  • WLAF Continuing Education & Library Education Scholarships open through July 15 
  • Continuing Education Opportunities
    • Account Level Weeding Training - Wisconsin Public Library Consortium
    • ​Registration open for Tech Days webinar series on Sept. 20-21 ​
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Nic News Weekly: June 17, 2022

6/17/2022

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Here are the headlines from the June 17, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • WLA Intellectual Freedom SIG wants your input 
  • Nominations requested for the 2022 Library Hall of Fame 
  • Wisconsin Humanities Grants 
  • Continuing Education
    • ​ARSL 2022 Conference registration open 
    • ​Wisconsin Trustee Training Week
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Wisconsin Trustee Training: August 22-26, 2022

6/14/2022

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Library board trustees, directors, staff, volunteers, and Friends group members are invited to participate in Trustee Training Week, a series of five webinars taking place August 22 through 26, from 12pm to 1pm daily.

There is no charge to attend, and all webinars will be recorded. Contact hours for continuing education toward public librarian re-certification: 1 per webinar.

Register for each webinar by clicking on the title below. . .



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June webinars (curated by NEWI)

5/31/2022

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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; click title to register:
  • Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done  - 10am on Wednesday, June 8
  • Beyond Resilience: A New Path to a Strong Culture - 1pm on Wednesday, June 8
  • Compassion Resilience: Expectations from Self and Others - 9am on Friday, June 10
  • The Relationship Between Personal Stress and Community Resilience - 11am on Monday, June 20
  • How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You in the Workplace - 1pm on Tuesday, June 21
  • Compassion Resilience: Compassionate Boundary Setting - 9am on Friday, June 24

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); click title to register:
  • Inclusive Leadership for Social Impact - 10am on June 2
  • Be Intentional, Not Identical: Creating DEI Strategies for the Library That Serves Your Community - 1pm on Tuesday, June 7
  • I See a Library! Making Libraries More Accessible to the Visually Impaired - 9am on Wednesday, June 8
  • Policies of Yes - 10am on Wednesday, June 8
  • Ensuring Accessibility of Information Products and Services - 10am on Wednesday, June 8
  • LGBTQ+ 101 - 9am on Tuesday, June 14
  • Creating Healthier Productive and More Inclusive Workplaces - 1pm on Tuesday, June 14
  • LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion - 9am on Tuesday, June 21

A sample of webinars on other topics; click title to register:
  • Supporting Families and Young Children in Times of Fear and Anxiety - 1pm on Wednesday, June 1
  • Info Lit 101 Part 3: Misinformation and Disinformation - 3pm on Thursday, June 2
  • Instagram Basics for Libraries - 1pm on Wednesday, June 8
  • How to Turn Real Events into Fantastic Fiction - 6pm on Monday, June 20
  • From Numbers to Narrative: Getting from Data to a Visual Story - Noon on Wednesday, June 22
  • Am I Doing This Right? Advice for First Time Managers - 1pm on Wednesday, June 22
  • Classic Picture Books are Boring and What You Should Read in Storytime Instead - 1pm on Wednesday, June 29

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Nic News Weekly: May 20, 2022

5/20/2022

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Here are the headlines from the May 20, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly: 
  • May 2022 edition of NFLS News 
  • Join the Next Small Public Library Strategic Planning Cohort 
  • Stack Up More Readers with Beanstack 
  • New continuing education opportunities ​
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NFLS News – May 2022

5/18/2022

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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 May 2022 NFLS News for the latest news from a few of our member libraries. Topics include: 
  • NFLS offers Compassion Resilience Toolkit training to library staff 
  • Brown County Library partners with Ledgeview on Storywalk® 
  • Farnsworth Public Library partners with community organizations to provide successful spring programs
  • Algoma Public Library celebrates spring with Easter egg hunt & tea party
  • Door County Library names new library director

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Nic News Weekly: May 6, 2022

5/6/2022

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Here are the headlines from the May 6, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly: 
  • Door County Library Names New Library Director 
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Encanto and Culturally Informed Programming FREE Event on May 22
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