 Following are the headings in the June 11, 2020 Libraries Transform newsletter:
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 DC’s Wonder Woman will champion the power of a library card this September as Library Card Sign-up Month Honorary Chair. In the coming weeks, there will be free graphics starring Wonder Woman as well as media tools like a template press release, sample social media posts, and much more.
The free graphics and tools will be available on the Library Card Sign-up Month webpage.  Starting this June, GLBT Book Month™ will be observed by a new name: Rainbow Book Month™.
The month is a nationwide celebration of authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. Visit the Rainbow Book Month webpage to download free resources to support the observance, including social media graphics and ideas for virtual programming and book discussion groups.  This newsletter contains the following headlines:
UPDATED 6/24/2020: After much consideration, the WLA Board at its June 12th meeting made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 annual conference. A workgroup is being created to explore alternative ways to provide professional development opportunities to members yet this year. Click here for more details about the decision. Deadline Extension to May 29, 2020Please see below the call for program proposals from the WLA Conference Program Committee: The WLA Programming Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2020 WLA annual conference! The conference will be held in Green Bay from October 27-30 at the KI Convention Center. The Conference already boasts a fantastic lineup of keynote speakers, including Sarah Vowell, Stephen Franck and Nigel Poor. Now we invite you to share your expertise and experiences with your colleagues this October. National Library Week: New Graphics and Tools for a Virtual Celebration (Libraries Transform)4/15/2020 National Library Week is April 19-25, 2020 The theme for National Library Week (NLW) 2020, “Find your place at the library,” was chosen before the COVID-19 pandemic forced most libraries to temporarily close their physical spaces. Most people can’t visit their libraries in person, but libraries are still very much open for business. To celebrate that, ALA flipped the script a bit on the theme. “Find the library at your place” highlights how libraries are offering virtual services and digital content their communities need now more than ever. You are free to use any of the NLW materials with either theme. If your library plans to participate in NLW, please use the hashtags #NationalLibraryWeek and #LibrariesStrong to bring attention to the valuable role libraries are continuing to play.
The new “Find the library at your place” digital graphics and media tools in English and Spanish are available for download on the National Library Week webpage. For libraries that don’t have plans yet for NLW, or are unsure about how they can get involved this year, check out ALA's 20 Easy Ways to Participate in NLW 2020 tip sheet. ALA also has new Because statements that are relevant in our time of social distancing that can be posted to websites and social media.
“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. Below are the headlines from the 03/20/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
Below are the headlines from the 03/13/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
Web accessibility is essential for people with disabilities and useful for all. The following video is provided by the W3C WAI to help us learn about the impact of accessibility and the benefits for everyone in a variety of situations. The video is also broken into shorter segments. Click the "Read More" link below to see these shorter videos.
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 Below are the headlines from the 02/28/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
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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:
Libraries Transform®: Harrison Ford video PSA, Olympians named NLW honorary chairs, and more2/13/2020  Following are the headings in the February 13, 2020 Libraries Transform newsletter:
Infographics can explain complex ideas and convey a lot of information in a simple way that is accessible to many audiences. Libraries deal with a lot of data. Our products and services are sometimes difficult to break down into steps. A good infographic will take facts and figures, difficult instructions, or confusing concepts and present them in a way that everyone can understand.
The Together We Read program is open to all OverDrive library partners in your country. The title will automatically be added to your digital collection at the start of the program(*). To borrow the Together We Read title, your users will simply log in to your digital collection and the eBook will be prominently displayed on your OverDrive-powered website and discoverable through the digital library catalog. *Participation in the Together We Read program is on an opt-out basis.
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:
 Follow-up message from WiLS: It was wonderful to have you at our 2020 Membership Meeting last week. Thank you so much for being part of the community and for your interest in what we are doing to support our members. The meeting recording and slides are available. Also, we are excited to share that the WiLS 2019 Annual Report has been published and you can find it here. Please let us know at information@wils.org if you have any questions. Thank you! -- WiLS General Information information@wils.org See below for WiLS learning opportunities in February and March 2020: Looking to grow, professionally, in the next few months? Check out these free and convenient (as in, right from the comforts of your own office!) WiLS webinars and presentations coming up in February and March. Also, we are excited to share that we're offering another Good WiLS Ambassador opportunity, this time for the "E"ffordability Summit at UW-Stout in Menomonie on March 17-18th! Summit registration is free but if you apply by February 14th, you could receive up to $250 from WiLS for travel and accommodations.
Check out more Upcoming Events that WiLS is hosting at
https://www.wils.org/wils-events/wilsevents/upcoming-events/. Check out the headlines from the 01/24/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly.
An Introduction to Creating a Library Marketing Plan
Thursday, Feb. 13, 1 pm 1 contact hour Register Except for the shelves of books, today’s libraries would be mostly unrecognizable to the patrons of 30 years ago. One of the challenges for libraries is finding effective ways to promote what they do, and developing a comprehensive marketing plan is an excellent starting point. A marketing plan provides focus to a library’s marketing efforts and ensures that limited resources are used effectively and efficiently. It helps keep you and your staff focused on the big picture of what you do—your vision and mission—and saves you time promoting individual events or projects. The marketing plan is the guide that provides order to your messaging and efforts. A state-wide public library system marketing cohort has drafted a marketing plan template that any library of any size can model and adapt. Based on Kathy Dempsey's "Cycle of True Marketing," Jamie Matczak and Mark Ibach will walk through the marketing plan template that has been developed, answer questions, and seek feedback before the plan is officially presented to Wisconsin libraries. This webinar will share:
Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.
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:
Missed a webinar? It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime. Bonus: the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference will take place online via GoToWebinar on Wed & Thu Jan. 22 and 23. Fourteen webinars will be offered in 4 tracks + opening and closing sessions: |
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