Here are the headlines from the September 17, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Kewaunee Public Library Hiring Student Library Aide
• Libraries and Veterans Microgrants
• WHRAB Professional Development Scholarships
• Registration is open for WLA 2021

The Libraries and Veterans microgrants provide funding to libraries for eligible projects that support library services and programming for veterans and military-affiliated patrons. Microgrants are intended to encourage libraries to engage with veterans and other military-affiliated patrons such as service members, military family members, and family members of veterans. Multiple grant applications are eligible per library system.
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Funding for these microgrants has been provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis while funds remain available.

Award Amount: $500 to $3000
Timeline:

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis from October 2021 to February 2022 while funds remain available.
• To be eligible for initial review, submit applications by October 1, 2021.
• No applications postmarked after February 1, 2022 will be accepted.
• Spending must be completed and all final reports will be due no later than April 15, 2022.

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 September 2021 NFLS News for the latest news from a few of our member libraries. Topics include:

• WLA Member Spotlight on Emily Rogers, Brown County Library
• Oneida Community Library Receives Two Grants
• Gillett Schools: A Century of Learning
• Oconto Falls Community Library at the Fair
• UntitledTown Literary Arts Programming Makes Comeback

Below are the headlines from the September 3, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Grant Opportunities
  • Library Marketing Plan Workshop and Mini-Grant Opportunity
  • East Asia in Wisconsin Accepting Grant Applications Through October 1
• Library Programming & Resources
  • Chad Lewis: Author of the Strange and Unusual Offers Virtual Openings for Fall & Winter 2021
• Continuing Education Opportunities
  • How to Write More Effective Email and Web Content
  • Midwest Archives Conference: Call for Session Proposals

Below are the headlines from the July 2, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Big Library Read
• Library Director Position Open at Marinette County Consolidated Library System
• Grant Opportunity ALA LTC: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries
• Libraries & Veterans National Forum: September 13 - 24, 2021
• Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections

Below are the headlines from the June 18, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• The Future of the DPI Youth Services Consultant Position
• WLA Legislative Newsletter: Biennial Budget Update, JFC Public Hearings, and More
• Shawano County Library Seeks Children's Library Assistant
• IMLS American Rescue Plan Grant: Applications Due June 28th
• Still Time to Register: ALA Annual Conference (Virtual) is June 23-29
• PLA 2022 Program Proposals Due Monday
• WebJunction Satisfaction Survey

Below are the headlines from the June 11, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Be Part of a Study on Storytime
• BadgerLink Training Survey
• 3 NFLS Member Libraries Win Read Africa Grant Competition
• ARSL Conference Early Bird Registration is Open

Below are the headlines from the June 4, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• What’s News
  • Changes to Claiming WI Unemployment Insurance
  • WLA Calls for Volunteers
  • WLA 2021 Conference Call for Program Proposals
• Grant & Scholarship Opportunities
  • Scholarships Available through WLA
  • $15 Million in IMLS American Rescue Plan Act Grants Available for Museum and Library Services
  • WHRAB Professional Development Scholarships
• Programming Resources
  • CSLP Newsletter
  • Summer Reading Activities with BadgerLink
• Webinars in June (Collected by NEWI)

The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board (WHRAB), with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is offering scholarships to attend the 2021 Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Meeting. The conference will be held online August 2-6, 2021.   
  
To be considered for the scholarship, the application should be received no later than Friday, July 2, 2021. Recipients will be notified by email of their status by Monday, July 19, 2021.   
  
Visit https://www2.archivists.org/am2021 for more information on SAA and www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4407 for more information on WHRAB professional development scholarships.  
  
Linked below are a PDF and Word document version of the application:

• saa_whrab_professional_development_scholarship_application_form.pdf
• saa_whrab_professional_development_scholarship_application.docx

If you have any questions about the application, please contact Brianna Krumwiede:

Brianna Krumwiede, Program Assistant   
Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board   
Wisconsin Historical Society   
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706   
brianna.krumwiede@wisconsinhistory.org   ​

Below are the headlines from the May 28, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Door County Library: A Digital Readiness Case Study
• Apply Now: NASA@ My Library
• Wisconsin DNR Explorer Program
• Dismantling Racism in Collaborative Collections
• Digital Readiness Fairs
• Build a Better Library Website Boot Camp

Below are the headlines from the May 21, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Portable Sound System Recommendations
• WiLS Receives NEH Grant for Curating Indigenous Digital Collections
• Beanstack New Features Tour
• CEA Wisconsin Presents Live Webinar on Post-Incarceration Perspectives
• OCLC Cataloging Community Virtual Meeting
• Trustee 301 Set for July 7

Below are the headlines from the May 14, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Take the Marketing Toolkit Survey: Libraries Activating Workforce Development Skills
• Submit a PLA 2022 Program Proposal
• Grant Opportunities & News
  • Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Registration Open May 12, EBB Registration Webinar on May 19
  • National Preservation Program: Preservation Needs Assessment and Preservation Plan
  • Brown County Library Recipient of Grant to Fund Materials about East Asia
• Continuing Education Highlights
  • Registration Open for May 27th SSCS Conference
  • Customers Without Masks (by Ryan Dowd) - Free 1-Hour Webinar May 20th
  • Talking about the COVID Vaccine In Your Community

Below are the headlines from the May 7, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• 2021 Rural Libraries Summit: May 25-26
• Submit PLA Webinar Proposals through May 31
• ADANN 30th Anniversary Spotlight on ADA Resource Portals
• Grant Opportunities
  • WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open
  • ARSL Conference Scholarship Applications Now Accepted
• Programming Resources
  • ARSL Program-Palooza Round Table: May 20th
  • CSLP Newsletter: April 2021
  • Stealing Away: Stories (by Wisconsin author Kevin Revolinski)
• The “Marketing Funnel” Approach to Customer Engagement
• Don’t Forget: Encourage Your Library Patrons to Share their Stories

Kewaunee Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that helps library workers better serve their small and rural communities.

The competitive award comes with a $3,000 grant that will help the library to meet with the Hispanic community, gain their input, highlight library services available, and then purchase materials to meet their needs.

“We are so proud to be chosen for this amazing opportunity,” said Library Director Carol Petrina. “This grant will allow our library to get to know our Hispanic residents better and help us build a more complete collection to serve their needs and the needs of our community overall.”

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 library services offered and the desired materials needed by the Hispanic community, and use the grant funds to acquire desired materials to meet the needs expressed.

“More literature in Spanish would attract more Spanish speakers to the library, bringing with them their children," said bilingual educator and Kewaunee resident, Aaron Sisneros. “Spending time in a library surrounded by books fosters a love for reading. EL (English Learner) students often struggle in reading, and anything we can do to encourage them to read more is imperative. If we give parents a reason to come to the library, a culture and an appreciation of literature naturally develops. Appreciation of multiculturalism makes for a more inclusive society. Adding more Spanish resources to the Kewaunee Public Library would benefit not only Spanish speakers, but the entire Kewaunee community.”

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

Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has re-imagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types have utilized free dialogue and deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff.

Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries.

Below are the headlines from the April 23, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• COVID-19 Poster Project
• WiLS Community Chronicle: April 2021 Edition
• A Virtual Book Talk with Walter Echo Hawk
• WiLS Ideas to Action Fund: Save the Date
• Read Africa Grants Deadline Approaches: Apply by May 1
• U.S. Census Bureau Data Summit for Librarians

Below are the headlines from the April 2, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• WLA Support Staff and Circulation Services Paralibrarian of the Year Award
• Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Newsletter
• Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program with David HB Drake
• WAAL Annual Conference 2021
• WAPL 2021 Annual Conference Registration is Open
• Read Africa: Books for Wisconsin Libraries
• ALSC New Membership Funding for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)

Below are the headlines from the March 26, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Indigenous Representation Newsletter
• Nominate someone exceptional for the WI Library Hall of Fame!
• Participate in WiLS’ Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Survey
• Spring Webinar Series
• 2021 ARSL Conference
• Save the Date to Apply for WiLS Ideas to Action Funds
• Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grants (HCRR)

Below are the headlines from the March 19, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• The Cooperative Children's Book Center Releases CCBC Choices
• Libraries Transform Newsletter
• Data that Counts: Intro to Census Data for Public Libraries
• Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture Grant

Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library is among 141 Wisconsin libraries and school districts who will receive nearly $3 million in 2021 TEchnology for Educational ACHievement (TEACH) Information Technology Infrastructure grants. 

“It is critically important that Wisconsinites across the state have access to high-quality educational resources,” said Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Joel Brennan. “Many rural libraries and schools often do not have the funds available to invest in their technology infrastructures to ensure that accessibility and the opportunities that come with it.”

Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library will receive $210 in TEACH funds. “The Sister Bay/Liberty Grove branch has a beautiful outdoor garden space where many activities take place during good weather,” said branch manager Christina Johnson. “The new access point provided with TEACH grant will make it possible to have good quality internet which is so important to daily life. We’ve seen a big demand increase over the past few years, and this will expand the WiFi coverage into the garden, bringing more connectivity to our community which is greatly needed.”
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Below are the headlines from the March 12, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• CCBC Choices 2021: Two Tools to Choose New Books for Children & Teens
• Need to Know Legislative Newsletter for Library Leaders
• Participate in WiLS’ Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Survey
• Managing Digital Content Over Time: An Introduction to Digital Preservation - Scholarships Available
• ABC Circus with Sharon Page and the Circus Dogs

Below are the headlines from the February 12, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Kewaunee Public Library Receives ALA Community Engagement Grant
• Embracing Special Needs, Building Inclusive Communities: A Program offered by Miss Wisconsin 2020-2021
• Apply for the ARSL Outstanding in Their Field Leadership Institute

Congratulations to the Kewaunee Public Library on receiving one of the 11, first-round ALA Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) grants!

​ALA has all the info you need to apply for second-round funding. Second round applications are due March 4, 2021.
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Click here to learn more about this grant - and how your library can apply for future grants.

Below are the headlines from the January 22, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• New Mileage Reimbursement Rate for 2021
• Virtual Library Legislative Day: Registration Due TODAY
• Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference: January 27-28
• RIPL Data Boot Camp Series: January 27 - March 16
• Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant
• Check out the Libraries Transform Newsletter!
• Free, Ready-to-go Library Program: Understanding America's Longest War