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The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) has today awarded Brown County Library a grant of $1,000 as part of the new East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program.
CEAS, a federally-funded National Resource Center for the study of East Asia, created the program to encourage Wisconsin libraries to augment their collections with East Asia-related materials, and to design new book clubs and other programing with an East Asian theme. This program is part of the center’s focus on promoting understanding of East Asian histories and cultures, and also aligns with the Wisconsin Idea mission of service to Wisconsin citizens beyond the boundaries of the classroom. CEAS partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Wisconsin Library Association, and the Cooperative Children’s Book Center to plan and promote the new program, which was launched in August. Brown County Library’s grant was one of 38 awarded to libraries across Wisconsin, totaling $32,765 is awards. The grants will be used to purchase books and films about China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and also to host book clubs, speakers and other related library programs. Register Today!
You're invited to meet up with your library friends to reconnect, rejuvenate, and revitalize at the Wisconsin Library Association Virtual 1-Day Conference on November 11!
Register today to take part in this energizing event full of great speakers and valuable programs at https://wla.memberclicks.net/virtual-1-day-conference
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The 2020 Leadership Development Institute live event will be postponed to December 8-10.
More details and application information will be shared in the coming weeks. Read more details in the Update to the WLA COVID-19 Response. Original Post: 4/28/2020 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. ORIGINAL POST: 3/11/2020
Please see the below a copy of the email delivered on March 11, 2020, by the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) regarding WLA conferences and COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019): Below are the headlines from the 05/29/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
 Earlier this year, the NFLS Board agreed to sponsor one of the keynote speakers, Nigel Poor, at the upcoming WLA Fall Conference in Green Bay.
Poor is a volunteer at San Quentin Prison and co-hosts the podcast “Ear Hustle.” The podcast is a partnership between Poor, a Bay Area visual artist, and Earlonne Woods, formerly incarcerated at San Quentin. The podcast was also co-founded with former San Quentin resident Antwan Williams. Poor currently co-hosts with Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, an inmate at the prison. Last week's blog posts were heavy on great Summer Learning Program resources including offline programming ideas, updates from CSLP on programming for summer during COVID-19; an announcement of a webinar coming this Friday on serving Tweens and Teens; fair use and patron privacy for virtual programming and free COVID-19 ebooks for kids.
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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. Below are the headlines from the 03/20/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
 WLA's Youth Services Section (YSS) has been gathering and disseminating resources for online programming for youth and families on their Youth Services Shout-out blog. Each post provides links to the other posts in the COVID-19 series.
Please feel free to use and disseminate the blog posts below. WAAL 2020 Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Concerns See the March 3, 2018 message from WLA: We regret to inform you that the 2020 WAAL Conference scheduled for April 16-17, has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This unanimous decision was made by the WLA Board and WAAL leadership in light of the developments over the last few days, including elevated warnings from the CDC and WHO, growing travel restrictions worldwide, and increasing numbers of requested cancellations from presenters. We are now in the process of evaluating and determining next steps, including whether a rescheduled event may be possible yet this year. We will reach out as soon as possible with additional information. Our priority now is communicating clearly and to all of you that the 2020 conference is canceled. See the below invitation from WLA: Join WLA for a virtual meeting on March 24, 2020,
at 10:00 am to discuss Government Information Day 2020 
Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
2020 has already been an important year for government information. Funding for the National Archives, the state and federal responses to coronavirus (COVID-19), and the decennial census have all been in the news, just since January. Every day, librarians are called on to collect, preserve, and provide access to these vital resources, an increasingly challenging proposition as budgets continue to shrink and the volume of information continues to grow. Below are the headlines from the 03/13/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
 The Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) is accepting applications for scholarships to the WAAL 2020 Annual Conference at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin, April 16-17.
Scholarships are awarded in the following categories: Library paraprofessionals The WAAL conference is an easy way to expand your professional network and learn new ideas to bring back to your home institution. Scholarships are available to current WLA members or individuals who will join WLA before the start of the WAAL 2020 conference.
Prior ALA Legislative Newsletters can be found at https://wvls.org/wla-legislative-newsletter/.
WAAL 2020 Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Concerns See the March 3, 2018 message from WLA: We regret to inform you that the 2020 WAAL Conference scheduled for April 16-17, has been canceled due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This unanimous decision was made by the WLA Board and WAAL leadership in light of the developments over the last few days, including elevated warnings from the CDC and WHO, growing travel restrictions worldwide, and increasing numbers of requested cancellations from presenters. We are now in the process of evaluating and determining next steps, including whether a rescheduled event may be possible yet this year. We will reach out as soon as possible with additional information. Our priority now is communicating clearly and to all of you that the 2020 conference is canceled. |
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