Category: InfoSoup

Nic News Weekly: July 24, 2020

7/24/2020

Below are the headlines from the 7/24/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

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Nic News Weekly: July 17, 2020

7/17/2020

Below are the headlines from the 7/17/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Register now for Trustee Training Week 2020
Three Things You Can Do to Promote Anti-Racism Efforts In Your Library
COVID-19-related Cybercrime: Microsoft Takes Legal Action
Marketing Materials for the "New" InfoSoup Coming this August
Transition Planned In-Person Adult Programs to a Virtual Environment
Antiracist Collection Development & Programming for Middle School & High School Youth (InfoPeople Webinar)

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Nic News Weekly: June 26, 2020

6/26/2020

Below are the headlines from the 06/26/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

InfoSoup Placing Holds Update
Update to the WLA COVID-19 Response
Palaces for the People Virtual Discussions
2020 Census: Last Chance for a Complete Count
Advancing Racial Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium
Wisconsin Humanities CARES Grant, Round 2

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InfoSoup: Place a Hold Button is Back!

6/25/2020

The place a hold button is back! InfoSoup users can now place holds and request items from their own library and from other InfoSoup libraries.

Due to limited transit between libraries, users will be limited to placing 10 holds. Users who already have more than 10 holds will not lose these holds. Please also note that due to changes in how holds are delivered, InfoSoup can no longer display your position in a holds queue.

Nic News Weekly: June 5, 2020

6/5/2020

Below are the headlines from the 06/05/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Public Libraries Reopening Guide
Compassionate Accountability: Dealing with Problem Behaviors in the Library
CARL Training Registration
NEWI Update: Webinars in June
Customer Service Online Training, via Ryan Dowd
Crossroads: REALM Project Updates, Phase 1
Youth Services Programming Palooza Recording

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Nic News Weekly: May 1, 2020

5/1/2020

Below are the headlines from the 05/01/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

NFLS Libraries Offering Curbside Pickup
WLA Leadership Development Institute Conference Scholarship
WLA 2020 Conference Call for Program Proposals: Deadline Extension to May 29th
Ancestry Library Edition: Remote Access Extended
CE Opportunities Added Recently
Virtual Training on BadgerLink Resources
Guidelines for Reopening WI Public Libraries Released
Beanstack: Investment in Online Reading Platform & Mobile App for Wisconsin Libraries
Wisconsin Humanities Cares Grant
Magician Daniel Lusk's ONLINE Magic show Package
Colossal Fossils Online Summer Programs: Dinosaurs and Dragons

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Library Card Registration, Renewal and Digital Services Available to Community

4/2/2020

Renew or sign up at InfoSoup.org/selfreg.

In this time of social distancing, libraries have stepped up to offer community members a new opportunity to apply for and renew library cards virtually.

The application and renewal process enables individuals to access digital library services without leaving the comfort and safety of their homes – even when libraries’ doors are closed.

“InfoSoup digital services are open to you even while (libraries) are closed,” said Evan Bend, Library Services Manager with the Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS). Individuals that don’t have a library card with InfoSoup can sign up for one online and library staff will contact them with a temporary card number and pin that will allow access to all the InfoSoup digital resources.

An InfoSoup library card grants patrons access to digital resources for all ages such as ebooks, audiobooks, digitized magazines, newspaper archives and genealogy research. All resources are absolutely free with a library card. Learn more at www.infosoup.info/digital.

To register for a card, simply complete an online application at www.InfoSoup.org/selfreg. Library staff will follow up with each applicant with a library card number and PIN to access the library’s online resources.

COVID-19 Update: All InfoSoup Libraries are now Closed

3/26/2020

Posted March 23, 2020 by InfoSoup:

Covid-19 UpdatePosted: March 23, 2020
All InfoSoup Libraries are now closed.

In an effort to decrease the spread of the COVID-19, the following steps have been enacted:

Starting March 18th, all deliveries between libraries have been canceled
Holds will not be filled during this time. Items currently on the hold shelf for you will remain there until your library reopens. If you do get an automated email message about picking up a hold or about an overdue item, please ignore it.
Holds may still be placed during this time, though they will not be filled.
ALL MATERIALS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN EXTENDED DUE DATE; no items will be due at this time and no fines should accrue. If a fine does accrue by mistake, the fine will be waived by the library.
All EXPIRING LIBRARY CARDS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED
PLEASE KEEP ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS AT HOME until we resume services.

Online Services Available
While libraries are closed, please take advantage of our online materials. Online resources include Wisconsin's Digital Library(OverDrive eBooks & Audiobooks), RB Digital Audiobooks and Magazines, and TumbleBooks Library. For OverDrive materials, we recommend the Libby app(link is external) for use on your mobile device.

While Wisconsin's Digital Library is the largest collection of eBooks and Audiobooks, it is also the most popular and waiting lists for some items can be long. Most of our other collections, however, have no waiting list for items. Learn more at: