Below are the headlines from the December 18, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• NFLS Libraries' Beanstack Sites
• WPLC Library Staff Survey Due January 8
• Employment Opportunity: Technical Assistant/Branch Librarian at Marinette County - Stephenson Library Branch

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

• A Thanksgiving Message from Tracy
• WPLC Digital Library Patron Survey
• Become a WLA Volunteer
• Recollection Wisconsin Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
• Register for Beanstack's #WinterRead2021

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 30, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• What’s News
  • New and Upgraded EBSCO Resources in BadgerLink
  • RB Digital Audiobooks Move to Libby/OverDrive
  • Government Information Day Goes Virtual
  • Virtual Trivia Fundraiser by WLA
• Grant Opportunity
  • Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant Opportunity
• Library Programming & Resources:
  • Magic Village Shows: Magician & Ventriloquist

Below are the headlines from the 03/06/2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Register for WAPL 2020 - and Win Prizes!
• CSLP 2020: Additional Online Manual Content
• OverDrive's New Hold Redelivery is Live
• Customer Service Webinar Series
• Streamline for Success: Library Programs and Services Reboot - Registration is Open!
• NEWI: Free webinars on going fine-free, marketing your events, makerspaces on a budget & more this month
• TODAY: Summer Food Service and Public Libraries

To support this feature, the auto-checkout setting has been removed from your library's OverDrive collection. Going forward, users will receive a notification when a hold is available prompting them to either borrow the book, select “deliver later,” or cancel the hold.

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

• WLA Conference Keynote and Streamed Recordings
• MyVote WI - Offline Nov 14-16, 2019
• ALA Accepting Applications for Library Census Equity Fund Mini-Grants
• OverDrive Big Library Read Now Available
• Hiring: Maintenance Technician, Library (Sturgeon Bay)
• NEWI List of FREE WEBINARS

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

• New Expense & Travel Report Form
• BIG LIBRARY READ: I’m Not Dying with You Tonight Begins November 1
• Stay in the Web Accessibility Loop with WebAIM
• Webinar 2 of 3: Creating Compelling Copy - aka Persuasive Writing and How to Effectively Tell Your Library's Story

The next Big Library Read kicks off on Nov. 4 and the winning title is I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones - available in ebook and audiobook format.

• Read more about the Big Read and the next title at https://biglibraryread.com/.
• Get your readers talking about Big Library Read using these marketing materials - including bookmarks, web graphics, and press releases - and use #biglibraryread on social media to join in the conversation.

 Questions? Contact wplc-info@wils.org.

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

The Libraries Transform Book Pick is an opportunity for public libraries across the U.S. to offer the same ebook to library users without any waitlists or holds.
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It allows libraries:
 - To bring readers together in the community and beyond
 - To engage readers with new titles and genres
 - To showcase digital collections as well as reading resources and activities

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

• Vote for the next Big Library Read (WPLC Digest)
• Continuing Education Opportunities
• Reminder: Sept. 6th Digital Preservation Advocacy Webinar Recorded

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.

Mark your calendars! This year’s WPLC Annual Membership Meeting will be held during WAPL on May 1, 2019 at 1:00 pm at the Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center in Rothschild.
 
Here are just a few things that will be discussed:

• The Collection Development Workgroup’s Recommendations
• A preliminary budget review
• WPLC’s new Social Media Committee
• A potential Creator pilot
• OverDrive’s Lucky Day feature
• and more!

Every public library in Wisconsin is a member of the WPLC so we hope to see you there!

Through the Wisconsin Author Project, made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, libraries are helping local authors get the recognition they deserve for writing great books. Wisconsin residents who are authors of self-published adult or young adult fiction will be invited to submit their work. One winner will receive $1,000, inclusion in a full page spread in Library Journal, be honored at PLA 2020 in Nashville, and be recognized at the awards ceremony of the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference in October. 

Submissions are due by May 31st. The submitted books will be reviewed by staff at Library Journal and by members of the Wisconsin library community. The winner will be announced this fall at the Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Library Association.
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For marketing materials and more information, or to submit a book for consideration, visit the Wisconsin Author Project website.

The next Big Library Read kicks off April 1 and the winning title is:

​Homes: A Refugee Story
by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung

The remarkable true story of how a young boy emerged from a war zone – and found safety in Canada – with a passion for sharing his story and telling the world what is truly happening in Syria.

The title will be available for unlimited access in Wisconsin's Digital Library between April 1-15.

The title, along with a promotional spotlight at the top of your page, will be added at no cost.

BiblioBoard 101 Webinar
Friday, March 8th at 1:00 pm

Learn how to provide tools to support your local authors while also growing your readers' access to digital resources - all available for free and with no waiting!

​For creators, those resources include Pressbooks, SELF-e, and the Wisconsin Author Project. For readers, BiblioBoard Library provides access to much of this content created by Wisconsin authors and a lot more, all available to read immediately - no waiting for holds and no logging in.

Join WPLC Project Managers from WiLS, Melody Clark and Andi Coffin, in a free and virtual webinar as they share information about these four resources and how you can help users find and use them. This presentation will be recorded and shared.

​Please contact wplc-info@wils.org(link is external) if you have any questions.