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Nic News Weekly: May 23, 2025

5/23/2025

Here are the headlines from the May 23, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Peshtigo Public Library celebrates grand re-opening

Library Jobs
- Library Director - Shawano County Library
- Library Assistant - Shawano County Library
- WLA seeks new Executive Director
NFLS offers Improvement & Innovation Grant to member libraries

New Events & Learning Opportunities
- Library eResources Accessibility Portal (LEAP)

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Nic News Weekly: April 25, 2025

4/25/2025

Here are the headlines from the April 25, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Hiring: Library Director - Ripon Public Library

Expert shares urgent advice for digital accessibility

Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities
- Volunteer at the WAPL Conference
- Library Advocacy and Storymaking Workshop
- New learning opportunities

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Marketing & Communication tips, tools & resources

1/21/2025

As NFLS prepares to move its website to a new platform in the year 2025, this post replaces of many of the Additional marketing and communication tips, tools & resources links that have been provided on its Marketing and Communication resources webpage to date.

At the top level, these resources categories include:

ALA press kits
Closed captioning software
Working with data
Communication & language
Design tools
Email marketing software
Image editing programs (free)
Image sources (free)
InfoSoup App Marketing Toolkit
Library Marketing Plan template created by the Wisconsin Public Library Systems Marketing Cohort

Library Value Calculator
Photography tips
Public library fast facts
Website design & accessibility
Website tips & Weebly tutorials page
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) Library Resources & Training
Check Out Wisconsin State Parks At Your Library
Workforce Development marketing toolkit

Continue below for links to these resources. . .

Nic News Weekly: January 17, 2025

1/17/2025

Here are the headlines from the January 17, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

NFLS News January 2025 edition

New Always Available Romance collection now available in Libby

WLA Updates
- WLA volunteer opportunities
- "Hispanic Americans" LCSH questionnaire

Grants & Scholarships: Submissions now open for the 2025 John Cotton Dana Awards

Youth Services Reminders & Resources
- Smokey Bear Reading Challenge
- Girls Who Code Summer Programs now accepting applications

Library Marketing: 6 Common Library Marketing Mistakes To Avoid in 2025

Program Ideas & Resources: YSS Virtual Performers Showcase - Purchase Directory and Recording Access

New learning opportunities for libraries

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Nic News Weekly: January 3, 2025

1/3/2025

Here are the headlines from the January 3, 2025, Nic News Weekly:

ARSL Award nominations open on January 21st

WLA Updates
- WAPL 2025 call for session proposals
- Attend the WAPL 2025 session proposal workshop on January 14

American Heart Association Meeting People Where They Are grant for rural libraries & CBOs

CSLP Newsletter

Marketing Resources
- Back to Basics: Creating a Marketing Plan
- The Five-Second Trick To Make Email and Social Media Promotions Accessible

Library job: Local History and Genealogy Librarian - Fond du Lac Public Library

New learning opportunities for libraries

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Nic News Weekly: December 20, 2024

12/20/2024

Here are the headlines from the December 20, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

The holiday season is a time for joy and love.

Holiday break

WLA Updates
- WLA volunteer opportunities for 2025
- WLA Inclusive Services SIG is seeking a new leader
- YSS Virtual Performers Showcase - purchase directory and recording access
Adult Services resource: Entrepreneur In Training Partnership from UW-Extension

Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- 2024 OverDrive Training Wrapped: The best on-demand training for public librarians
- Learning opportunities calendar additions

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Nic News Weekly: November 8, 2024

11/8/2024

Here are the headlines from the November 8, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Resources for supporting Veterans and military-affiliated patrons

WPLC Library Staff Survey due November 15

Library Employment Opportunities
- Public Library Services Position - Wisconsin Valley Library Service
- Find more library employment opportunities throughout northeastern Wisconsin here

WLA Inclusive Services SIG Survey due November 11

Youth Services Reminders & Resources
- CSLP Newsletter
- LibraryCon Live November 14th
- Jump start your SLP programming with the YSS Performers Showcase
- Apply for the PBS KIDS Community Learning Cohort by November 15
Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: Essential Strategies for Creating Accessible Social Media Content
- New learning opportunities added

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Nic News Weekly: October 4, 2024

10/4/2024

Here are the headlines from the October 4, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Get in the Game: DPI & Washington State Library awarded grant for games-based library services

Explore your public library dashboards this fall

Get to know the WPLC

Library Program Ideas & Resources
- ASLdeafined.com: Links with libraries to expand access to ASL learning
- Book Dinosaurs Dimensions for next summer
- New BadgerLink resource highlights
- CSLP Newsletter: September 2024

A new update to the ADA has big implications for libraries

Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Technology CE available for Website ADA standards training
- WLA Conference Volunteers Needed
- Learning Opportunities Calendar

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Nic News Weekly: August 23, 2024

8/23/2024

Here are the headlines from the August 23, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

BadgerLink procurement complete

Library Grants & Scholarships
- Wisconsin Arts Board grant program
- Children’s Book Project Grants available to rural libraries

Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Collection Development Using an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lens
- Trustee Workshops provided by NEWI systems
- Time to Enroll in the WiLS Data Classroom
- New learning opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: August 2, 2024

8/2/2024

Here are the headlines from the August 2, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

NFLS News - July 2024

Library Employment Opportunities
- Library Manager - Brown County Library
- Children's Programmer - Oconto Falls Community Library

Grant & Scholarship Opportunities
- WISL Continuing Education Scholarship to the 2024 WLA Conference
- Apply for Digital Literacy Workshop Incentives funding from PLA

DPI Youth Services reminders & resources
- Behind the Scenes at PBS Wisconsin Education
- CSLP Theme and Slogan Listening Sessions
- CSLP Annual Survey
- EBSCO maintenance
- More Than Welcome: Libraries Serving Families of Young Children With Disabilities webinar recording
- BIPOC Unconference Advisory Committee Call for Applicants - Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race
- WiSciFest BioBlitz at your library
Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Trustee Training Week is August 19-23
- New training opportunities added

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Shawano County Library awarded Teen Inclusive Internship Grant

7/26/2024

Earlier this year, the Library Services Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction awarded Shawano County Library one of six grants to Wisconsin Public Libraries for a Teen Inclusive Internship Program, which provided funding for the chosen libraries to offer paid summer 2024 internships to recruit and hire teens reflecting the diversity of their communities.

Cathy Pescinski, the Teen Librarian at Shawano County Library's main branch in Shawano, tells us about the library's program goals, what the interns learned, and her experience with the hard-working teens:

Cathy Pescinski (left) and Demetria Lyons (right) perform outreach services at ShawanoFest.

"Shawano was selected as a recipient of an LSTA grant through WI DPI to host a teen intern. One of the goals of the program is to introduce diverse teens to librarianship with hope they may consider it as a career path. The second goal is to have the teens share their knowledge and interests by developing a connected learning project to benefit the community. Through the interview process, we met two amazing young women and decided we could not decide, so we hired both! They are very different personalities, but equally delightful and capable.

"Demetria Lyons is going into her sophomore year at Shawano High School. She will be doing an informational display about Native American dance including displaying the ribbon skirt she made.

Tegan smiling in the library behind her display of books and flyers. Books line the shelves of the Non-fiction section behind her.

Tegan Wilson stands behind one of her invasive plant species displays of related books and flyers.

"Tegan Wilson, who is entering her junior year at Shawano High School, loves all things plants and animals.

She is doing a weekly display about invasive plant species and will be following that up with a native plant seed giveaway.

Nic News Weekly: June 21, 2024

6/21/2024

Here are the headlines from the June 21, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Participate in the Next Small Library Strategic Planning Cohort
Request BadgerLink promotional materials today
Ready NOW: Supporting Youth and Families During Crisis
Inclusive Services News: State and System Inclusive Services Meetings Updates
- Autism @ Work Playbook
- Downs Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
- Independence First
- JAN: Job Accommodation Network
- Think Ability Wisconsin
- We Are Already Here: The Workplace Experiences of Neurodivergent Library Workers
- Wisconsin Libraries Talk about Race
Youth Services News
- DPI to highlight libraries' inspiring summer programming work
- Play Make Learn announces keynote speakers
- Wisconsin PATCH Teen Consultant Program is hiring
- PBS Wisconsin announces immediate full-time opening for Early Learning Manager
- CLELCON24 proposals are due Sunday, June 30th
- STARnet STEAM Equity Conference recordings are now available
- SciStarter Mini-Grant opportunity for libraries – apply by July 1st
New learning opportunities for library staff

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Continuing Education opportunities from NEWI – June/July 2024

6/20/2024

Here are Continuing Education opportunities from NEWI – for the months of June and July, 2024. Click the event titles to learn more and register. You are encouraged to register even if you cannot attend to receive links to recordings when available.

Save the date! Upcoming webinars from Wisconsin

Trustee Training Week: August 19 - August 23, 2024. Here’s a sample of what to expect this year:

Everything You Want to Know About Book Challenges...and a Bit You Probably Don't. Monday, August 19, 2024 - 12:00
Wisconsin Library Law. Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - 12:00

Tech Days Wisconsin: September 17 - September 18, 2024. Here’s a sample of what to expect this year:

From Basics to Breakthroughs: AI Strategies for Library Leaders. Tuesday, September 17, 10:00 - 11:30am
Trends in Emerging Tech. Wednesday, September 18, 1:00 - 2:30pm

See the Wisconsin Libraries Professional Learning Calendar for conferences and other webinars from in-state.

Upcoming webinars from around the web

Visit the NEWI calendar of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you:

State and System Inclusive Services Meetings Updates

6/20/2024

Posted by Emily Rogers

The State and System Inclusive Services group has been busy in 2024 exploring resources to help staff and patrons who may need additional support. The following is a list of recent resources and trainings shared within the IS group:

Autism @ Work Playbook: Finding talent and creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with autism- Dr. Hala Annabi, Associate Professor at the University of Washington Information School
Downs Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc provides awareness, education, and information to support families and individuals with Down syndrome and related disabilities.
Independence First- offers programs and workshops on disability awareness, independent living skills, and recreation. They work with employers and businesses to evaluate their accessibility.
JAN: Job Accommodation Network- JAN provides information for employers and individuals about workplace accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Think Ability Wisconsin works with persons with disabilities to help with transition and employment challenges while helping employers solve hiring and retention challenges.
We Are Already Here: The Workplace Experiences of Neurodivergent Library Workers- This webinar, presented by PhD Candidate Christine M. Moeller, MLIS, of the University of Washington iSchool, provides an overview of an IMLS-funded initiative to highlight the voice of neurodivergent library workers and the challenges faced in the workplace.

Nic News Weekly: June 7, 2024

6/7/2024

Here are the headlines from the June 7, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

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Libby for Every Reader E-Learning Module on Accessibility - Did You Know?
LearningExpress Library no longer available through BadgerLink effective 7/1/2024
Hiring: Circulation Specialist - Outagamie Waupaca Library System
Grant and Scholarship Opportunities
- 2024 DEI Consultant funding opportunity: Hire a consultant to help support your organization’s DEI journey
- WLA Foundation scholarship program applications due June 15

Learning Opportunities for Library Staff

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