Category: WPLC

Nic News Weekly: April 18, 2025

4/18/2025

Here are the headlines from the April 18, 2025, 📣 Nic News Weekly:

NFLS closes today at noon

Apply for WLA Foundation scholarships by June 15

New Libby Training Model

More events added to the Learning Opportunities Calendar

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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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Marketing & Communication tips, tools & resources

1/21/2025

As NFLS prepares to move its website to a new platform in the year 2025, this post replaces of many of the Additional marketing and communication tips, tools & resources links that have been provided on its Marketing and Communication resources webpage to date.

At the top level, these resources categories include:

ALA press kits
Closed captioning software
Working with data
Communication & language
Design tools
Email marketing software
Image editing programs (free)
Image sources (free)
InfoSoup App Marketing Toolkit
Library Marketing Plan template created by the Wisconsin Public Library Systems Marketing Cohort

Library Value Calculator
Photography tips
Public library fast facts
Website design & accessibility
Website tips & Weebly tutorials page
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) Library Resources & Training
Check Out Wisconsin State Parks At Your Library
Workforce Development marketing toolkit

Continue below for links to these resources. . .

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: 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: November 15, 2024

11/15/2024

Here are the headlines from the November 15, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

WPLC Data DashBoard pilot survey

Call for applicants for BadgerLink Advisory Group

Hiring: Adult Services Librarian - New London Public Library

Revised Librarian Certification Manual now available

Learning opportunities calendar – new items

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Nic News Weekly: November 8, 2024

11/8/2024

Here are the headlines from the November 8, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Resources for supporting Veterans and military-affiliated patrons

WPLC Library Staff Survey due November 15

Library Employment Opportunities
- Public Library Services Position - Wisconsin Valley Library Service
- Find more library employment opportunities throughout northeastern Wisconsin here

WLA Inclusive Services SIG Survey due November 11

Youth Services Reminders & Resources
- CSLP Newsletter
- LibraryCon Live November 14th
- Jump start your SLP programming with the YSS Performers Showcase
- Apply for the PBS KIDS Community Learning Cohort by November 15
Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: Essential Strategies for Creating Accessible Social Media Content
- New learning opportunities added

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Nic News Weekly: October 18, 2024

10/18/2024

Here are the headlines from the October 18, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

WiLS Ideas to Action Fund

Hiring: Library Technician – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Library

Jumpstart your summer programming with the YSS Virtual Performers Showcase

OverDrive's Check Out Your Library campaign

Participate in the Enhancing Digital Collections Stewardship Learning Group

New learning opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: October 4, 2024

10/4/2024

Here are the headlines from the October 4, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Get in the Game: DPI & Washington State Library awarded grant for games-based library services

Explore your public library dashboards this fall

Get to know the WPLC

Library Program Ideas & Resources
- ASLdeafined.com: Links with libraries to expand access to ASL learning
- Book Dinosaurs Dimensions for next summer
- New BadgerLink resource highlights
- CSLP Newsletter: September 2024

A new update to the ADA has big implications for libraries

Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Technology CE available for Website ADA standards training
- WLA Conference Volunteers Needed
- Learning Opportunities Calendar

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Nic News Weekly: August 9, 2024

8/9/2024

Here are the headlines from the August 9, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Libby changes are live

DPI releases AI guidance for schools and libraries

Library Employment Opportunities
- Library Assistant - Birnamwood Branch, Shawano County Library
- Young Adult Librarian - Algoma Public Library
- Library Aide - Algoma Public Library
- Circulation Assistant - Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Branch, Door County Library
Learning Opportunities for Libraries
- Keynote speakers announced for 2024 WLA Conference
- Newly added opportunities

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Nic News Weekly: June 28, 2024

6/28/2024

Here are the headlines from the June 28, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

JobPod launches at Niagara library
The next Big Library Read kicks off July 11
Wisconsin Library Association Awards: changes for 2024
BadgerLink resource updates and changes
Scholarship & grant opportunities
- WLA Annual Conference Scholarship for WLA-WISL members
- Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant

Program ideas & resources
- Wisconsin Originated Documentaries - Depicting Wisconsin Stories
- Start a free Girls Who Code Club at your library
- Great Lakes, Great Read

Learning opportunities for library staff
- 2024 WAAL Online Conference is August 7
- New learning opportunities added

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Nic News Weekly: June 7, 2024

6/7/2024

Here are the headlines from the June 7, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

No Nic News Weekly next week
Libby for Every Reader E-Learning Module on Accessibility - Did You Know?
LearningExpress Library no longer available through BadgerLink effective 7/1/2024
Hiring: Circulation Specialist - Outagamie Waupaca Library System
Grant and Scholarship Opportunities
- 2024 DEI Consultant funding opportunity: Hire a consultant to help support your organization’s DEI journey
- WLA Foundation scholarship program applications due June 15

Learning Opportunities for Library Staff

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Nic News Weekly: May 10, 2024

5/10/2024

Here are the headlines from the May 10, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Attend the JobPod launch at Algoma Public Library on May 15
Submit WLA proposals by May 17
Big Library Read is now LIVE with Wild New World
WLA News Summer Issue Deadline is June 1
Library Grants & Scholarships
- PolarVR: Bring polar research to life in your library
- 2024 LSTA Grant Guidelines now available

New learning opportunities for library staff

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Nic News Weekly: May 3, 2024

5/3/2024

Here are the headlines from the May 3, 2024 📢 Nic News Weekly:

Announcing the Recollection Wisconsin Digitization Initiative
CSLP Newsletter
Download Libby's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month graphics
Hiring: Library Assistant - Little Chute Public Library
Library Grants
- 2024 Improvement & Innovation Grant applications due June 28
- Flexible Facilities grant program offers grant funding for renovation or new library facilities
- WiLS' Ideas to Action Fund application period is open