Here are the headlines from the December 2, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA Youth Services Section Webinar: Social Emotional Learning Resources 

• Grant & Funding Opportunities
  • ​ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant
  • ​ALA Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small & Rural Libraries grant​​
  • Grant & funding opportunities shared in WLA Bulletin
    • ​2023 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
    • Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Outreach Grant
    • Wisconsin Humanities major grants deadline is December 15
    • NEA Big Read
    • Shakespeare in American Communities
    • NNLM Virtual Health Misinformation Symposium
    • IEEE Science Kits for Public Libraries grant program

 
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Here are the headlines from the November 18, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Submit your articles for the Winter issue of WLA News! 
• Library Legislative Day 2023: Registration opens December 5th 
• Library Employment Opportunities 
  • Hiring: Library Director for the Lena Public Library 
  • Hiring: Part-Time Library Aide at Gillett Public Library 
• 2023 UW Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic Plant Disease Talks 
• PBS Wisconsin Education Opportunities for Libraries 
• Continuing Education 
  • ARSL Partner Learning Opportunity: Rural Library Network E-Summit 
  • Register for the eleventh annual Lake Superior Libraries Unsymposium 

 
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Here are the headlines from the October 28, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA Mentorship Program Seeks Applicants for 2023 
• Become an ARSL Volunteer 

• 2023-2027 LSTA Plan Now Available 
• ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant 

 
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The Wisconsin Heritage Center, an initiative of the Wisconsin Library Association Foundation, has announced Door County area retired librarian and long-time library advocate Miriam Erickson as the 2022 inductee into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame.

Induction into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame is granted to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the statewide improvement of library service in Wisconsin over a sustained period. Erickson has served and supported Wisconsin’s libraries for more than 50 years, including a 30-year career as a school library media specialist at Gibraltar High School (Fish Creek), local and state-level library trustee involvement on the Door County Library Board, the Door County Library Foundation, and the Nicolet Federated Library System Board. In 1991, she was appointed by Governor Tommy Thompson as a member of the Wisconsin Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) and has subsequently been appointed for successive three-year terms by five different governors since then.

On a national level, Erickson was appointed to serve as delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1991 and helped to make recommendations that served as a political platform for national library advocacy for years. Through her work on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction PK-12 Technology Plan Committee, she helped influence the use of educational technologies of all types in statewide PK-12 school districts. Retired as a librarian since 1999, Erickson continues to advocate for all types of libraries and remains very active in library, educational, and cultural activities in her Door County community and at the state level. Erickson’s past awards and honors include the 1984 Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) School Library Media Specialist of the Year; the 1986 Wisconsin Educational Media Association​ Special Service Recognition Award, and the 2000 WLA Trustee of the Year award.

​The official Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame induction will take place Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Awards & Honors Ceremony held during the Wisconsin Library Association’s Annual Conference at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. For more information about Erickson and past Hall of Fame honorees, please visit heritage.wisconsinlibraries.org.

Here are the headlines from the October 14, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Erickson to be inducted into 2022 Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame 
• Three NFLS members elected to 2023 WLA leadership positions 
• Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week October 16-22, 2022 
• Join the 2022-2023 IDEA Advisory Committee 
• 2023 Call for ARSL Volunteers 
• Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions 
• WLA Conference Early Bird Registration ends this Monday, October 17th 
• Save the dates for the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference 

 
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Here are the headlines from the October 7, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Cast Your Vote for 2023 WLA Leaders today 
• Hiring: Full-time Library Director at Oconto Falls Public Library 
• WLA Conference Early Bird Registration Extended to Monday, October 17th 

• 2022 WI Public Libraries CE Topics Survey 

 
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Here are the headlines from the September 30, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Cast Your Vote for 2023 WLA Leaders 

• Participate in PLA's Public Library Services for Strong Communities survey 
• Using workforce assistance resources for your library 
• Library employment opportunities 

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Here are the headlines from the September 23, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA Mentorship Program Seeks Third Cohort of Mentees and Mentors 
• Hiring: Oneida Community Library - Library Manager 
• WiLSWorld Shorts: Tell Your Library's Story 
• Joint Collaboration in Support of Professional Learning 

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Here are the headlines from the September 16, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Library Employment Opportunities 
  • Hiring: Library Director for the Marinette County Consolidated Library Service 
  • Hiring: Children's Librarian at the Suring Area Public Library 

• Continuing Education Opportunities 
  • Using Workforce Assistance resources for your library 
  • WLA Fall Conference registration is open 

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Here are the headlines from the August 26, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• Staff Development Day on September 23 
• WLA News submission deadline is September 1 
• Library Card Sign-Up Month 
• I Love My Librarian Award 2023 
• NEH Announces $31.5 Million for 226 Humanities Projects Nationwide 
• Inclusive Services Special Interest Group Meeting 
• NEWI Youth Services Annual Grassroots Meeting 
• Continuing Education:
  • Beyond the Post: Making Social Media Work for Your Library 
  • Tell Your Library’s Story
  • ​2022 Local History and Historic Preservation Conference

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Here are the headlines from the August 19, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA Awards & Honors nominations are due September 15 
• Door County Library is hiring Circulation Assistants 

• 2022 ALSC Graphic Novel Lists 
• WiLS Small Library Strategic Planning Cohort 
• Graphic Design Crash Course webinar 

 
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Here are the headlines from the August 5, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  

• WLA News Summer 2022 Issue 
• Library Leadership Your Way by Jason Martin chosen for summer/fall ARSL Professional Development Book Club 
• Register for ARSL Conference in-person & virtual options 

 
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