​Below are the headlines from the July 23, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Consumer Reports Asks Libraries to Help Promote Broadband Affordability Project
• WLA Welcomes New Executive Director
• Small Library Strategic Planning Cohorts: 2019 Results, 2020 Recap, & 2021 Spots Available
• BadgerLink Newspapers Community Survey
• Continuing Education Highlights
  • BadgerLink Training Options
  • HELP!: The Correct Way for Staff to Provide Backup in Crisis
  • Library Search Strategies: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box

Below are the headlines from the May 7, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• 2021 Rural Libraries Summit: May 25-26
• Submit PLA Webinar Proposals through May 31
• ADANN 30th Anniversary Spotlight on ADA Resource Portals
• Grant Opportunities
  • WiLS 2021 Ideas to Action Fund Application Period Is Open
  • ARSL Conference Scholarship Applications Now Accepted
• Programming Resources
  • ARSL Program-Palooza Round Table: May 20th
  • CSLP Newsletter: April 2021
  • Stealing Away: Stories (by Wisconsin author Kevin Revolinski)
• The “Marketing Funnel” Approach to Customer Engagement
• Don’t Forget: Encourage Your Library Patrons to Share their Stories

Below are the headlines from the April 23, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• COVID-19 Poster Project
• WiLS Community Chronicle: April 2021 Edition
• A Virtual Book Talk with Walter Echo Hawk
• WiLS Ideas to Action Fund: Save the Date
• Read Africa Grants Deadline Approaches: Apply by May 1
• U.S. Census Bureau Data Summit for Librarians

Below are the headlines from the March 26, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Indigenous Representation Newsletter
• Nominate someone exceptional for the WI Library Hall of Fame!
• Participate in WiLS’ Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Survey
• Spring Webinar Series
• 2021 ARSL Conference
• Save the Date to Apply for WiLS Ideas to Action Funds
• Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grants (HCRR)

Below are the headlines from the March 12, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• CCBC Choices 2021: Two Tools to Choose New Books for Children & Teens
• Need to Know Legislative Newsletter for Library Leaders
• Participate in WiLS’ Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Survey
• Managing Digital Content Over Time: An Introduction to Digital Preservation - Scholarships Available
• ABC Circus with Sharon Page and the Circus Dogs

​Below are the headlines from the February 5, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Shawano County Library is Hiring
• Submit your Program Proposal for WAPL 2021
• WiLS Annual Membership Meeting
• Programming Resources
  • Japanese Folktales with Origami and Magic Tricks
  • Lalo's Lunchbox: Live and Interactive Virtual Performances
• Continuing Education Highlights
  • Building Community Resiliency: How your Library can Help Prepare your Community Before a Disaster or Crisis Hits
  • Wild Wisconsin Conference Recap
  • Remember to visit the NEWI website for the latest CE opportunities.

Below are the headlines from the November 20, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• ALA Midwinter Virtual: Registration Open
• SIJO: A Ready-to-Go, Virtual Library Program and Contest for People of All Ages
• WiLS Helps Small Libraries Develop Strategic Plans - Together!
• Apply for Compassion Resilience Facilitator Training
• Annual Grant: American Dream Literacy Initiative
• Promote Digital Resources Using OverDrive's Resource Center
• On-Line Music Programs for Your Library Community

Below are the headlines from the October 23, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Collections and Facilities: Caring for Your Resources During COVID-19
• Power Your Job Search with Google Tools: A Virtual Workshop for Staff and Patrons
• October 2020 WiLS Community Chronicle Highlights

Below are the headlines from the September 25, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• TeachingBooks' Diverse Books Toolkit: Recording Now Available
• WiLS Cooperative Purchasing Advisory Committee Seeks New Members
• $3,000 Grant Opportunity for Rural and Small Libraries

The 2020 application period for the WiLS Ideas to Action Fund is open!

WiLS encourages your ideas that are collaborative and have the potential to benefit other organizations in the state and beyond.

• Has our current unpredictable world made you think of a new way to get work done?
  
• Did you hatch a good idea that you’d like to implement?
  
• Or maybe you have a project that has already been successful and you’d like to scale it up?
  

Apply for project management support and up to $5000 from WiLS in a short and simple application process. 

The deadline to apply is June 1st.

Read more about the program, eligibility, and selection criteria on the WiLS Ideas to Action website.

Questions? Want to run an idea by WiLS? Let them know at information@wils.org.

Lots of information and resources are coming across the wire. WiLS has created this continually-updated list of them to serve as a reference point for its members. If you would like to see something added to this list, let WiLS know at information@wils.org.

Click Here to Access WiLS' List of Information Resources

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!
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WiLS General Information
information@wils.org

See below for WiLS learning opportunities in January - February 2020:

Check out more Upcoming Events that WiLS is hosting at
​https://www.wils.org/wils-events/wilsevents/upcoming-events/.

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

• Free Webinar: Addressing Ableism in Your Built Environment
• Apply for PLA Awards & Grants by December 6
• CSLP 2020 "Imagine Your Story" Incentives & Decor Catalogs: Arriving Next Week
• Figure Eight: A Northern Lakes Mystery by Jeff Nania
• Is Internet Explorer going away?  Not really.
• Ryan Dowd's Librarian's Guide to Homelessness: Online Training Coming in 2020
• Small Library Strategic Planning: Funding Available

Webinar content will help prepare participants for conversations with their organizations’ key stakeholders such as administrators, IT personnel, and content creators. Participants will gain knowledge and confidence to navigate digital preservation discussions and advocate for their organization’s long-term digital asset management and preservation work. Join us for this free learning opportunity! 

In case you missed the September 6, 2019 webinar, you can now review the slides, watch the webinar recording and view supporting materials.

Another round of the WPLC OverDrive Support Course is set to start on September 30th.  It’s an online 5-week course, designed to help library staff provide front-line support to OverDrive users.
 
It covers:  

• the basics of OverDrive (including Libby)
• common and not-so-common support questions, and
• the tools for providing support such as Marketplace, OverDrive Help, and the WPLC OverDrive Support Google Community.

Below are the headlines from the 08/02/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• Best of Luck to Megan!
• BadgerLink Outage August 9 - 12
  
• WLA Spotlight on Inclusive Services: Submit Your Example and You’re Done!
  
• Perspectives on Reading - Call for Submissions
  
• WiLSWorld Shorts: Digital Preservation Advocacy
  
• Digital Readiness Survey from Recollection Wisconsin
  

Below are the headlines for the 06/14/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• 2019 Library Improvement & Innovation Grants Awarded
• NEWI-Area Library Staff Named Members of 2019 Youth Services Institute Cohort
  
• WLA 2019 Awards: Now Accepting Applications
  
• Door County Library is Hiring
  
• WiLS Ideas to Action Fund: Applications Due Today
  

Eight scholarships of up to $350 each will be awarded to current or future library professionals who may face barriers to attending WiLSWorld. 

​People from underrepresented groups in librarianship are strongly encouraged to apply, as are library school students, folks that have to stay overnight to make the travel work, and new professionals. ​Apply by July 1, 2019.

Below are the headlines for the 06/07/2019 - 📣 Nic News Weekly newsletter.

• NFLS Website has New InfoSoup Page
  
• New Delivery Tubs are Coming
  
• Something to Keep in Mind During Your Summer Library Program
  
• WiLS Ideas to Action Fund: Deadline Extended to June 14
  
• Winnefox Library System is Hiring: New Assistant Director
  
• Are you planning a visit to a legislator's office while at ALA?