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The latest version of reopening guidelines for public libraries has been released. The Wisconsin Public Libraries Reopening Guide, a collaborative effort between the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Wisconsin public library community, provides a process to help libraries develop their own reopening plans.
This reopening guide focuses on the safety of staff and the community and is specific to the needs of libraries and library services during this COVID-19 public health event. The decision about how and when to reopen a library remains a local decision. > > Read more about Public Libraries Reopening Guide Released Below is an outline of the June 3, 2020 Crossroads newsletter from WebJunction:
Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you can attend from where you are, whether at work or at home. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. For webinars on COVID-19, click on a title to register:
Here’s a sample of webinars on other topics; click on a title to register:
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). Compassionate Accountability: Dealing with Problem Behaviors in the Library (June 11 Webinar)5/27/2020 Join us on Thursday, June 11 from 10-11:30 a.m. for Compassionate Accountability: Dealing with Problem Behaviors in the Library.
We all have those patrons who can make library work more challenging. Maybe they repeatedly violate a policy or they seek out the staff person who is willing to bend the rules for them when you have already told them no. With many of our libraries just starting to expand services and making plans to reopen our facilities in the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic, this session will explore ways we can explain changes to our services and enforce existing and new guidelines. We will provide ideas for how to hold patrons accountable for behaviors, and still be compassionate. Topics include tips and tricks to use before, during, and after a behavior concern to help make the library safe for all. Presented by Emily Rogers, Deputy Director, Brown County Library and Karla Giraldez, Ashwaubenon/Southwest Branch Manager, Brown County Library The webinar will be recorded if you're not able to join us live. U.S. Census Bureau Press Release May 22, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in Wisconsin in the week of May 25. This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began hand-delivering census materials on March 15, but suspended all fieldwork for this operation on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for more details about this release. On May 8, 2020, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced two new funding opportunities for museums, libraries, federally recognized tribes, and organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians. The combined $15 million federal investment will provide direct support to these institutions, equipping them to respond to community needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Below are the headlines from the 05/08/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
NEH invites applications from eligible organizations seeking support for at-risk humanities positions and projects that have been impacted by the coronavirus. Through this funding opportunity, NEH will award grants to museums, libraries and archives, historic sites, independent research institutions, professional organizations, colleges and universities, and other cultural organizations across the country to help these entities continue to advance their mission during the interruption of their operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Last week's blog posts were heavy on great Summer Learning Program resources including offline programming ideas, updates from CSLP on programming for summer during COVID-19; an announcement of a webinar coming this Friday on serving Tweens and Teens; fair use and patron privacy for virtual programming and free COVID-19 ebooks for kids.
Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you can attend from where you are, whether at work or at home. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems.
For webinars on COVID-19, click on a title to register:
 Last week, the Department of Public Instruction hosted a webinar in which four libraries shared their procedures and best practices around curbside service. The recordings and procedural documents are now available to view.
As a reminder, the decision to offer curbside library service is a local library decision and this blog post and the accompanying webinar recordings should not be viewed as endorsement or encouragement to provide the service. Click here to review the curbside service webinar recordings.  CSLP put together a set of modified summer library program materials for service during the time of COVID-19. Below you will find instructions for how to access the additional resources (PDF download from CSLP, or editable docs using CSLP login). Beneath the instructions, you will also find a letter from CSLP about these materials. How to Access: Online access will be made available at https://www.cslpreads.org/. A PDF version will be located on the front page of the website for easy printing and download capabilities (a red rectangular button—the large PDF downloads as soon as you click it). For a more editable version CSLP members are encouraged to sign into their CSLP account and access content from the online manuals.
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WiscNet Community ConversationClick here to view the webinar recording for WiscNet Community Conversation: Connecting People & Strategies in Strange Times.
Posted 4/28/2020 It's not too late to join WiscNet for a special WiscNet Community Conversation: Connecting People & Strategies in Strange Times next week, May 5 from 10:00-11:00am. Normally WiscNet Community Conversations bring WiscNet to you as they travel around the state to different areas and help WiscNet members connect to one another locally. Obviously they can't do that right now, so they're Zooming at you instead. Partaking in a panel discussion will be a few of your wonderful WiscNet Board Members:
They'll discuss what’s working for them right now, and what’s not; how they’re connecting with their communities and improvements to be made; and how they’re reaching out to students, staff, and/or citizens that are most disengaged/vulnerable. We’ll also pick their brains about the future: how will they take what they’re learning now and apply it when this happens again? There will also be time for you to share your own situations, experiences, expertise, and lessons already learned as well as ask questions of each other. RSVP on WiscNet's website to join. Learn more at https://mailchi.mp/wiscnet/well-be-online-next-tuesday-may-5-for-a-special-wiscnet-community-conversation?e=d9587b45b8 Below are the headlines from the 05/01/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
WisconsinHumanitiesCares.org - Funding to non-profit humanities and cultural organizations that are facing financial hardship resulting from COVID-19.
First Deadline: 4:30 PM on Friday, May 15th The Wisconsin Humanities Council is providing rapid-response funding to nonprofit humanities and cultural organizations that are facing financial hardship resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus. These grants are funded by the federal CARES Act via the National Endowment for the Humanities. Please visit its newly launched website to find complete information about Wisconsin Humanities Cares grants:
Eligible organizations may apply for grants of up to $10,000 through the Wisconsin Humanities CARES website. The first-round deadline for grant applications is May 15. Award decisions will be announced by June 5.  From WI Libraries for Everyone: Thursday, April 23, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division for Libraries and Technology is supporting libraries and library users by launching a new statewide online reading challenge platform and mobile app to support summer library programming in 2020 and beyond. The Division will award a discretionary grant for nearly $327,000 to the Wisconsin Valley Library Service to contract with Beanstack on behalf of Wisconsin public libraries. Over the course of three years, this statewide procurement will save over $761,000 when compared to local libraries procuring this service individually. The contract will run through 2023. Library to offer pickup service: Brown County Library will offer contactless pickup service beginning Monday, April 27 at select locations
Brown County Library buildings remain closed to the public but in addition to providing patrons with access to online resources the library is committed to offering safe access to books and other library materials through a limited contactless pickup service. To provide safe pickup environments that meet the requirements of Governor Evers’ Emergency Order #28, this materials only pickup service will be offered exclusively at the Central Library, and the Ashwaubenon, Kress Family (De Pere) and Weyers-Hilliard (Howard) branches. Library patrons will be able to schedule times to pick up library books and items that they request in advance, within various limits. Below are the headlines from the 04/24/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
From the WI Libraries for Everyone blog (click here to visit the original post):
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI), in collaboration with leaders from all 16 Wisconsin regional library systems that represent all 380 public libraries, have developed general guidelines, clarification, and best practices for local libraries to eventually reopen to the public. The principles of personal safety, risk mitigation, transparency, and capacity guide the ongoing development and application of these guidelines. DPI’s Division for Libraries and Technology is proud to bring Beck Tench to Wisconsin for a one-hour webinar on how to take care of ourselves in this time of COVID-19.
Webinar: Being Still in an Emergency Tuesday, May 5, 1-2 PM No registration required. Simply login: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting (Updated 5/4/2020) or call in: 608-620-9781(toll); Conference ID: 710 600 689# We are in an emergency, a worldwide emergency, and the recommend course of action for most of us to stay put, to be still. That seems counterintuitive given our understanding of the word “emergency," but if we consider its original meaning, emergere in Latin, or “to bring to light,” we find another possible meaning for this time: emergence. With this new understanding, being still may make more sense. In this talk, we will learn ways to be still, discuss why it is so hard, and reflect on what COVID-19 may be bringing to light in larger society and also in our own lives. Beck Tench is a wife, daughter, friend, teacher, gardener, cyclist, kind stranger, and PhD student at the University of Washington Information School. She studies how to restore and have greater agency over our attention in a culture driven to distraction by the attention economy. She helps libraries become one of those rare places where we slow down and notice the world, our inner life, and each other. This webinar will be recorded and captioned and available to watch afterward. Source: https://dpi.wi.gov/wilibrariesforeveryone/webinar-being-still-emergency-beck-tench?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WiLibrariesForEveryone+%28WI+Libraries+For+Everyone%29 DPI’s Division for Libraries and Technology is proud to bring Beck Tench to Wisconsin for a one-hour webinar on how to take care of ourselves in this time of COVID-19.
Webinar: Being Still in an Emergency Tuesday, May 5, 1-2 PM No registration required. Simply login: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting (Updated 5/4/2020) Or call in: 608-620-9781(Toll); Conference ID: 710 600 689# Below are the headlines from the 04/17/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
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