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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has partnered with PBS Wisconsin and Milwaukee PBS in creating at-home learning opportunities through a new television schedule and online resources aligned to Wisconsin academic standards.
The programming includes specific blocks of time for pre-K through 12th-grade levels and covers English language arts, social studies, science, and math subjects. The content is available to stream online on the PBS At-Home Learning web page with free corresponding digital content and teacher support. Learn more about this project here.
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Recollection Wisconsin Digital Projects Toolkit and other professional development opportunities for digitization projectsThe Recollection Wisconsin Digital Projects Toolkit is a free online course covering the basics of digitization projects. There are 5 modules -- project planning, copyright, scanning, metadata, and storage -- that each take around 30 minutes to complete. The course was created by Recollection Wisconsin in 2016 with support from WPLC, and updated in 2019 to go along with the DPI-funded digitization kits for public library systems.
Due to the COVID-19 closures, CCBC Librarians are presenting their Great New Books presentations as webinars this spring:
April 8 from 9 - 10 a.m.: Great New Books for Birth - Grade 5
April 15 from 9 - 10 a.m. Great New Books for Older Children & Teens
There will be no CCBC Shorts in April. The next scheduled episode of CCBC Shorts will be on May 13. Nationally-known library consultant Pat Wagner will present a three-part webinar series on April 1, 8 and 15, focusing on customer service in libraries. All of the webinars will be recorded and posted to the WVLS website. Each webinar is worth 1 contact hour.
The series is presented by the Wisconsin Valley Library Service, along with support from the Northern Waters Library Service and the Southwest Wisconsin Library System. Registration is now open for all three webinars. Below are the headlines from the 03/06/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
Learning something new can be a diversion from the news; you can go to the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities in which you can participate while your library is closed and you shelter in place. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems.
Here are webinars related to COVID-19; click on a title to register:
Need a break from pandemic news? Here’s a sample of webinars on other topics; click on a title to register: Remote and Online Services to Children webinar Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Time: Noon – 1pm Register here Looking for a place to start when developing and presenting remote and online programs for your community's kids? Join us for ideas! Presenters: Anne Hamland (Public Services Consultant, Wisconsin Valley Library Service); Abby Landers (Youth Services Librarian, La Crosse Public Library, WI); and Marge Loch-Wouters (Youth Services Consultant, Southwest Wisconsin Library System) For those of libraries offering online storytimes – like using Facebook Live to do read-alouds – here are two things you might find useful:
Below are the headlines from the 03/20/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
Professional Development Opportunities in the Time of COVID-19 (from WI Libraries for Everyone)3/19/2020 Looking for a little direction as you work from home? What a great time to engage in virtual professional development activities.
System and State Continuing Education Coordinators are always working hard to bring you fresh content on a wide variety of subjects pertinent to our profession. > > Here’s a point of entry for professional development opportunities on lots of different subjects. WAAL 2020 Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Concerns See the March 3, 2018 message from WLA: We regret to inform you that the 2020 WAAL Conference scheduled for April 16-17, has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This unanimous decision was made by the WLA Board and WAAL leadership in light of the developments over the last few days, including elevated warnings from the CDC and WHO, growing travel restrictions worldwide, and increasing numbers of requested cancellations from presenters. We are now in the process of evaluating and determining next steps, including whether a rescheduled event may be possible yet this year. We will reach out as soon as possible with additional information. Our priority now is communicating clearly and to all of you that the 2020 conference is canceled. Below are the headlines from the 03/13/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
Join facilitators Tessa Schmidt, Laurie Freund, Angela Meyers, and Caitlin Schaffer as we explore the needs of the youth we serve and how to apply Connected Learning theory into your existing programs.
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Time: 9am - 3:30pm Location: Green Bay Botanical Garden, Green Bay Register at https://newilibraries.org/ce/ConnectedLearning CE contact hours for the full day: 6.5 Connected Learning happens when a peer or adult can connect a young person’s interests and skills to real world opportunities. Whether it’s coding, cooking, or comic-con, libraries can easily nurture these interests through programming, and are well-positioned to connect kids and teens to future career possibilities through community relationships. In fact, most libraries are already doing this — they just don't realize it! Please see the below a copy of the email delivered on March 11, 2020, by the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) regarding WLA conferences and COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019): 
Dear WLA members, The Wisconsin Library Association Board of Directors, Executive Director and WLA staff are all taking the necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of attendees at our spring and fall conferences. We are fully aware of concerns about COVID-19. In response we have combined our effort to gather information from many difference sources in order to put together our COVID-19 Response checklist. The activities initiated as part of our response include reviewing hotel COVID-19 procedures, ensuring appropriate hospital support at conference locations, developing attendee information tools, and monitoring state and regional COVID-19 cases in order to respond accordingly. Based on current health information, our WLA spring and fall conferences schedules are proceeding as planned. We are paying close attention to new developments and following the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These sites include daily updates, recommendations, and tips on travel. The safety and well-being of conference attendees is our top priority. We will continue our emphasis on monitoring all relevant information and making decisions that are in the best interest of our members. All conference attendees with be notified of our plans regarding COVID-19 as we get closer to those events. Please forward any concerns, questions or suggestions to me or the WLA Executive Director. Sincerely, Sherry Machones, WLA President Plumer Lovelace, WLA Executive Director  The Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) is accepting applications for scholarships to the WAAL 2020 Annual Conference at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin, April 16-17.
Scholarships are awarded in the following categories: Library paraprofessionals The WAAL conference is an easy way to expand your professional network and learn new ideas to bring back to your home institution. Scholarships are available to current WLA members or individuals who will join WLA before the start of the WAAL 2020 conference. WAAL 2020 Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Concerns See the March 3, 2018 message from WLA: We regret to inform you that the 2020 WAAL Conference scheduled for April 16-17, has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This unanimous decision was made by the WLA Board and WAAL leadership in light of the developments over the last few days, including elevated warnings from the CDC and WHO, growing travel restrictions worldwide, and increasing numbers of requested cancellations from presenters. We are now in the process of evaluating and determining next steps, including whether a rescheduled event may be possible yet this year. We will reach out as soon as possible with additional information. Our priority now is communicating clearly and to all of you that the 2020 conference is canceled.
Below are the headlines from the 03/06/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
 The following FREE WebJunction® webinars are coming up:
The presenters and organizers of the Streamline for Success workshops that were originally scheduled for May 5-8 this year have agreed to postpone these workshops until May of 2021. These workshops are going to be especially useful to us as we come back to more regular operations and new realities, so we hope you’ll be able to join us for them then. Thank you. (updated 3/25/2020)
Click Dates Below to RegisterOpen to public library staff. 60 seats are available at each location. Lunch provided at no cost. Mileage reimbursement available, carpooling strongly encouraged! CE contact hours: 6 Go to the NEWI list of free webinars to find continuing education opportunities in which you can participate without leaving your library; 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 webinars offered this month; click on a title to register: The conference has been cancelled. Get more information at https://dalinc.org/wp/conference/. For those who have already submitted payment, you will receive a full refund via your payment method. If you have not received your refund by April 8, please contact Susan Ebertz, treasurer@dalinc.org. Linda Hofschire, the Director of the Colorado State Library’s Library Research Service and the mind behind the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL), will be the morning keynote at the event. Please share this opportunity with anyone you know who may not have been able to attend RIPL this summer and anyone who would benefit from learning about data and discovery. Registration is only $55!
Please join us for Driftless Libraries LINC-Up: Telling Stories with Data: Making numbers meaningful https://dalinc.org/wp/conference/ Loras College, Dubuque, IA April 3, 2020 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm  WebJunction’s free, online Course Catalog has 55 self-paced courses on library topics, as well as over 260 curated webinar recordings ready and available when you are. From customer service, to managing staff development, to designing programming for patrons of all ages, there is something to meet your learning needs!
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WebJunction Webinars for You The following upcoming webinar is open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog. Cultivating Protective Factors for Safe Libraries and Resilient Communities Thursday, March 5, 2020 ◆ 2:00 pm Central ◆ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/protective-factors-safe-libraries.html Cancelled. See https://www.wiscnet.net/events/wiscnet-connections  You're invited to WiscNet Connections 2020
Join WiscNet at the Monona Terrace in Madison on May 12 and 13 for its annual conference all about connecting people and strategies! You can register on its website. That's also where you'll find details about the conference schedule (the content is still in progress as it works hard to bring you a wide variety of topics, ideas, and avenues for teaching and learning), keynote speakers, and hotel reservations. Mark Ibach and Jamie Matczak, along with Kathy Dempsey, discuss how a library can create a marketing plan using "The Cycle of True Marketing." They introduce a template that will be finalized soon and available for use. Below are the headlines from the February 14, 2020 📢 Nic News Weekly:
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