Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• 2019 Library Improvement & Innovation Grant Purchase
• NSLA Summer Learning Awards: Win $10,000!
• Census 2020 Webinar: Tuesday, December 3
• 2020 WAPL Conference Call for Proposals
• Jeff Quinn's SRP Library Magic Show
• ALA Accepting Applications for Library Census Equity Fund Mini-Grants (Apply by Nov 22)

The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) seeks applications from youth-serving organizations nationwide for the 2020 Summer Learning Awards sponsored by the New York Life Foundation. This coveted award recognizes exceptional informal or enrollment-based summer programs that keep students safe and healthy, support their academic growth and improve the well-being of our nation’s most vulnerable children and youth. 

Eligible candidates for the Summer Learning Awards must submit their application by December 4, 2019 and demonstrate strong outcomes in promoting healthy youth development during the critical summer months through creative curricula, unique programming and effective family engagement strategies. This is a chance for you and/or your peers to be recognized as the best of the best in the field of summer learning and to shine a spotlight on all the amazing work you do for children and youth in your program.
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Each award-winning program will receive:

Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Thank You to Recollection Wisconsin's Partners
• Project Outcome: Taking Action Using the Results - November 20 (FREE Webinar)
• CSLP 2020 "Imagine Your Story" Catalogs and Access
• CSLP October 2019 Newsletter
  

Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• 2019 Public Library Public School LSTA Subawards
  
• Libraries Transform Book Club
  
• "Reimagining School Readiness" Training: for Library Staff Serving Families with Children Ages 0-8
  
• Eastern Wisconsin Youth Services Storytimes
  
• Marketing the Value of Your Library (Webinar)
• Annual End-of-Summer Survey Due TODAY

Below are the headlines from the latest 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Marketing the Value of Your Library: October Webinar Series
• Pint-Sized Polkas: Discounted June 29 - July 3, 2020
• New Midwest Author Coming to Wisconsin this Fall
• Ebook access, Health Literacy Month, and more from Libraries Transform®
• Youth Services Grassroots Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 26th
• Penultimate Reminder: Annual End-of-Summer Survey Due Next Friday, September 27

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019
Time: 10am - 12:30pm
Lunch: free pizza!
Location: Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, WI 54303 (map)
Register: https://newilibraries.org/grassroots2019

This will be your opportunity to talk about this year's Summer Library Program:

• Things that worked well
• What you learned from things that didn't work the way you planned
• Programs that could be offered in the future, regardless of theme
• How you structured your programs and events
• Things you'd like changed or improved
• Ways you found to gather donations for prizes
• Outreach success stories

Below are the headlines from the 07/19/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• #SummerLearning, Programming & Resources - Let's Get the Word Out!
• Library Manager - Brown County Library's Kress Family & Wrightstown Branches
  
• Call for Poster or Visual Display: Share your ideas at WLA 2019
  
• Tech Days Workshop Series: Registration Open
  
• DigitalLead: Hotspot Lending at Your Library (Webinar July 30 @ 1PM CST
  
• ALA Seeks Nominations for 2020 Election
  
• WLA Awards and Honors: Applications due Aug 1
  

Below are the headlines for the 06/28/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Facebook Removing Certain Business Page Info Sections on August 1
• Summer Learning Week Events & Programs: July 8-13
  
• 12 Months of Coding - FREE Resource from WLA
  
• Spotlight on Inclusive Service: Share Your Library's Story
  
• Children's Literature Conference: October 12, 2019 in Oshkosh
  
• DUE TODAY: 2019 WI Public Libraries CE Survey
  
• TeachingBooks Enhancements