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Nic News Weekly: March 14, 2025

3/14/2025

Here are the headlines from the March 14, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Library Grants & Scholarship Opportunities
- GIS-Mapping Exchange for Public Libraries
- ARSL 2025 Conference Scholarship
Library Jobs
- Library Assistant - Lakes Country Public Library
- Library Media Specialist - Oneida Community Library
- Adult Services Librarian - Neenah Public Library
- Find more library employment opportunities here.
Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities
- Registration is open for the 2025 WAPL Conference
- Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities Calendar

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Nic News Weekly: March 7, 2025

3/7/2025

Here are the headlines from the March 7, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Free IRS tool for WI taxpayers

Library Jobs
- Library Assistant - Lena Public Library
- Adult Services/Branch Librarian, Marinette
New upcoming events & learning opportunities added

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Nic News Weekly: February 28, 2025

2/28/2025

Here are the headlines from the February 28, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

WLA volunteer opportunities for 2025

Library Jobs
- Library Aide - Gillett Public Library
- Adult Services and Engagement Librarian - Appleton Public Library
- Community Partnerships Intern - Appleton Public Library
- Curator - Education & Outreach, Door County Museum and Archives

Youth Services
- Book fees reimbursement for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
- CCBC Choices 2025
- Unlock free resources for your library with Girls Who Code!
- Green Bay Rockers passes available for summer reading programs
Magic Morgan & Liliana library programs

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Nic News Weekly: February 21, 2025

2/21/2025

Here are the headlines from the February 21, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Resources to help libraries and patrons know their rights

WLA News submission deadline: March 1

Library jobs

WiLS Ideas to Action Fund application period opens April 1

Draw Readers Back to the Library! 4 Proven Ways To Re-Engage Your Community

Discover great books for kids and teens at the CCBC Choices Workshop

Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: February 14, 2025

2/14/2025

Here are the headlines from the February 14, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Happy Library Lovers Month!

Free for All documentary celebrates public libraries

Library Jobs
- Library Assistant: Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service
- Find more library employment opportunities here.
- Is your library hiring?
Grants & Scholarships
- WI DPI Teen Inclusive Internship grant applications due February 21
- Money Smart Wisconsin Scholarship Contest
Youth Services
- Apply to Girls Who Code’s Summer Programs by February 26 for a chance to win a $350 gift card or iPad
- Money Smart Week Kids Read Program is April 5-12
Library Marketing: How to use AI to check the tone of your library promotions and emails

New & Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: February 7, 2025

2/7/2025

Here are the headlines from the February 7, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Wisconsin's Digital Library hits 9 million checkouts

Library jobs

Grants & Scholarships
- 2025 American Heart Association Grant applications due TODAY
- Wisconsin Arts Board Creative Communities project grants
Discover How a Library’s Innovative Campaign Skyrocketed Web Visits

New upcoming events & learning opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: January 31, 2025

1/31/2025

Here are the headlines from the January 31, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Rural Library Service for Community Sustainability survey due February 14

Library Jobs
- Deputy Director - Brown County Library
- Library Assistant, Stephenson Branch - Marinette
- Peshtigo Branch Librarian - Peshtigo
ARSL Award nominations are open

Program Ideas & Resources
- Woodsy Dude: Embrace the Outdoors
- Check Out Wisconsin State Parks at Your Library
New Events & Learning Opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: January 24, 2025

1/24/2025

Here are the headlines from the January 24, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

WiLS 2025 Membership Meeting

Teen Inclusive Internship Informational Webinar

Grants & Scholarships
- ALA MLIS scholarship applications due March 1
- Talk Story grant opportunity

Youth Services Reminders & Resources
- Free, 60-minute creative writing & drawing Zoom workshops to Wisconsin public libraries in March
- CSLP Summer Reading Champion announcement

Program Ideas & Resources
- Book a morel picking seminar with Anthony Williams
- Free 2025 programs & activities for Wisconsin public libraries from gardening expert & author Melinda Myers

Upcoming Events & Learning Opportunities

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 10, 2025

1/10/2025

Here are the headlines from the January 10, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

Travel Rates increased for 2025

Winter 2025 issue of WLA News

Grants & Scholarships
- 2025 NFLS Grant Applications available
- Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture

Library Employment
- Hiring: Youth Services Librarian, S. Verna Fowler Academic/Menominee Public Library
- Appleton Public Library is hiring

Program Ideas & Resources
- Valentines for Wisconsin Veterans
- Unemployment 1099-G Tax Information Desk Guide

Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Library Director Certifications
- Register for the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web virtual conference
- Welcome to TechSoup: New Member Orientation and Q & A
- Learning Opportunities Calendar – new items added

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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: December 6, 2024

12/6/2024

Here are the headlines from the December 6, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Survey Request: WI Library Building & Spaces Project

Register for WLA Library Legislative Day

WLA Literary Awards Committee seeks new members

How Instagram's latest update could derail your library marketing strategy

CSLP Newsletter
Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Register for the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
- ALA and Writers Guild Initiative announce creative writing workshops for librarians
- New learning opportunities for libraries

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Nic News Weekly: November 27, 2024

11/27/2024

Here are the headlines from the November 27, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Thanksgiving Message

NFLS office closed November 28-29

Call for participation: National Forum on Privacy Literacy

Save the date for the NEWI Youth Services SLP Workshop

Certification for Library Directors webinar on December 4

New learning opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: November 22, 2024

11/22/2024

Here are the headlines from the November 22, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Kristie Hauer joins NFLS as Assistant System Director

NFLS News November 2024 Edition

Creative Startups: Libraries as Launchpads - Certified Entrepreneurship Librarian Rural Libraries Scholarship

Library Employment Opportunities
- Library Branch Manager - Shawano County Library, Wittenberg & Birnamwood Branches
- Library Assistant, Little Chute Public Library
- Library Director, Westfield Public Library - Westfield, WI
Youth Services reminders & resources
- New Britannica bookmarks and poster
- Meet our NFLS Youth Services Consultant
Learning Opportunities for Libraries: new items added

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