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Nic News Weekly: June 24, 2022

6/24/2022

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Here are the headlines from the June 24, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:  
  • Recollection Wisconsin's New Digital Readiness Toolkit 
  • WLAF Continuing Education & Library Education Scholarships open through July 15 
  • Continuing Education Opportunities
    • Account Level Weeding Training - Wisconsin Public Library Consortium
    • ​Registration open for Tech Days webinar series on Sept. 20-21 ​
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Nic News Weekly: March 25, 2022

3/25/2022

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Here are the headlines from the March 25, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • Nominate someone for the SSCS Paralibrarian of the Year Award
  • June National Pollinator Month Workshops for Public Libraries
  • WiLS Ideas to Action Fund application period opens April 11
  • Continuing Education:
    • April Webinars from OverDrive
    • Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race: Sensitive Conversations & Handling Pushback
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Nic News Weekly: February 25, 2022

2/25/2022

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Here are the headlines from the February 25, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • Last call for WAPL 2022 for program proposals
  • OverDrive App No Longer Available to Download
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Hiring: Director, Door County Library
  • Compassion Resilience Tool Kit: Training available to NFLS member library staff
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OverDrive App No Longer Available to Download

2/25/2022

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Effective February 23, 2021, the legacy OverDrive app is no longer available to download from the Apple App Store, Google Play, or the Microsoft store. Users who have the OverDrive app (mobile or desktop) installed will still be able to use it without disruption. All users can continue to access your library’s OverDrive website.

Recommended next steps:
  1. Review your library’s website and promotional materials to ensure you’re actively promoting only Libby and no longer referencing the OverDrive app. Reference this page for best practices and examples.
  2. Bookmark this page on the OverDrive Resource Center for an overview of the app sunset plan, FAQs, Libby promotional materials, and more.
  3. Watch this on-demand webinar for practical tips to help your staff and users during this transition.
Borrow ebooks & Audiobooks with Libby
Visit OverDrive.com/apps/Libby to download the Libby app today!
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Nic News Weekly: February 11, 2022

2/11/2022

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Here are the headlines from the February 11, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • DPI Hiring Data Analyst
  • Wisconsin Magician Nickey Fynn
  • Continuing Education
    • Library Marketing Strategies That Get Results
    • ARSL Professional Development Book Club
    • Transitioning from OverDrive app to Libby
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February webinars (curated by NEWI)

1/31/2022

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Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you. Just click each title to register.

Managing stress & building resilience:
  • Be a Burnout Mastermind: Lessons Learned from an ICU Nurse - Noon on Thursday, Feb 3
  • We Are NOT Okay: Library Worker Trauma Before and During COVID-19 and What Happens After - Noon on Tuesday, Feb 8
  • Leading with Happiness: Proven Ways to Lead Positive Change and Embrace the New World of Work Well-being - 11am on Tuesday, Feb 15
  • Creating a Culture of Wellness and Connection: A Trauma-Informed Approach - 2pm on Wednesday, Feb 16
  • Finding Joy in Your Work - Noon on Tuesday, Feb 22
  • How to Create Psychological Safety in the Workplace - 1pm on Tuesday, Feb 22
  • Build a Better World at Work and in Life with Kindness and Gratitude - 9am on Wednesday, Feb 23

Equity, diversity, and inclusion:
  • The Hidden Biases of Good People - 11am on Wednesday, Feb 2
  • Growing Digital Equity Through Community Partnerships - 2pm on Thursday, Feb 3
  • Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace and Diversity in Collection Management - 1:30pm on Wednesday, Feb 9
  • Let's Talk About Race At Work - 10am on Tuesday, Feb 15
  • Building Belonging: Pronouns at Work - 1pm on Tuesday, Feb 15
  • Creating Safe and Inclusive Spacing for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth in Public and School Libraries - 1pm on Wednesday, Feb 16
  • "Let's Talk Race" Toolkits - 2pm on Tuesday, Feb 22
  • Promoting the Positive Racial Identity of Black Infants and Toddlers in Early Childhood Programs - 1pm on Thursday, Feb 24
  • Welcoming Immigrants Through Cultural Programming: Lessons from the Field - 3pm on Thursday, Feb 24

A sample of webinars on other topics:
  • Transitioning to Libby: Tips for Winding Down the OverDrive App and Welcoming More Readers to Libby - 1pm on Wednesday, Feb 2
  • Five Facts to Publishing Your Children’s Picture Book - 6pm on Wednesday, Feb 2
  • Canva Design Basics - 2pm on Thursday, Feb 10
  • Event Preparedness: Active Shooters and Hostile Activity at Your Venues - 1pm on Tuesday, Feb 15
  • Calming the Storm: Foundational Skills in Verbal De-escalation - Noon on Wednesday, Feb 16

Special event this month:
  • Big Talk From Small Libraries Conference - 8:45am to 4:50pm, Friday, Feb 25
    • Schedule: http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/schedule/
    • Registration form: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventreg.asp?ProgID=21049​

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Wisconsin Library Users Checked Our More Than Seven Million Ebooks and Audiobooks in 2021

1/26/2022

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In 2021, Wisconsin’s Digital Library, a collaboration of all 16 of the state’s public library systems, broke records by lending over 7.2 million digital books and audiobooks. Since its inception in 2016, Wisconsin’s Digital Library has seen steady and occasionally explosive usage growth, demonstrating the ongoing value of public libraries lending ebooks and digital audiobooks. Even as physical library buildings reopened and collections were once again accessible, usage of the library continued to climb.

To meet last year’s growing demand from patrons, Wisconsin’s Digital Library added more copies of popular titles and collections of always-available ebooks and digital magazines for readers who want to avoid the line and start reading right away.

Of the more than 115,000 titles in the collection, the following were the most popular in 2021.

The top 5 ebook titles borrowed through Wisconsin’s Digital Library in 2021:
  1. Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
  2. The Four Winds: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
  3. Bridgerton Collection by Julia Quinn
  4. The Giver of Stars: A Novel by Jojo Moyes
  5. Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel by Celeste Ng

The top 5 digital audiobook titles borrowed through Wisconsin’s Digital Library in 2021:
  1. Cold Mourning: Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery Series, Book 1 by Brenda Chapman
  2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  3. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  4. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
  5. Becoming by Michelle Obama

Readers in Wisconsin just need a valid library card to access digital books from Wisconsin’s Digital Library, powered by OverDrive, using any major device, mobile or desktop. Visit https://wplc.overdrive.com/, download the Libby app, or call your local library to get started borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines anytime, anywhere, for free.
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Nic News Weekly: January 21, 2022

1/21/2022

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Here are the headlines from the January 21, 2022 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • Employment Opportunities:
    • Now hiring: Head of Circulation - Door County Library
  • Grants & Scholarships:
    • Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grants
    • Memory Lab Network final call for applicants
    • Juvenile Justice Positive Youth Development: Mentoring Programs
  • Continuing Education:
    • NEXT WEEK: Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
    • Transitioning to Libby: Tips for winding down the OverDrive app and welcoming more readers to Libby
    • Summer Library Program Learning & Fun: Catch the Wave
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Nic News Weekly: August 27, 2021

8/27/2021

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Below are the headlines from the August 27, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • WLA Announces New Membership Payment Option
  • Sunsetting of the OverDrive App
  • Library Director Position Open at Oconto Falls Public Library
  • NEWI Youth Services Grassroots Meeting Recording
  • Introducing Beanstack for School Libraries
  • In-Person ARSL Conference to Require Proof of Vaccination
  • Youth Library Leadership Conference - Call for Proposals
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Nic News Weekly: July 2, 2021

7/2/2021

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Below are the headlines from the July 2, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • Big Library Read
  • Library Director Position Open at Marinette County Consolidated Library System
  • Grant Opportunity ALA LTC: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries
  • Libraries & Veterans National Forum: September 13 - 24, 2021
  • Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
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Nic News Weekly: February 19, 2021

2/19/2021

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Below are the headlines from the February 19, 2021 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:
  • Wisconsin's Digital Library Sees Almost 7 Million Checkouts in 2020
  • Submit Your Program Proposal for WAPL 2021
  • Library Legislative Day 2021 Recap
  • Free Summer Coding Program from Girls Who Code for Nicolet Federated Library System Students
  • March Beanstack Challenges
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Wisconsin‘s Digital Library Sees Nearly 7 Million Ebook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2020

2/16/2021

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#4 public library system worldwide in total digital circulation

Wisconsin's Digital Library (Brought to you by WPLC)
Wisconsin – February 8, 2021 – In 2020, Wisconsin’s Digital Library, provided by a collaboration of all 16 of the state’s public library systems, broke records by lending nearly 7 million digital books and audiobooks. For each of the last six years, Wisconsin’s Digital Library has seen steady usage growth between 10% and 20%, highlighting the value of public library lending of ebooks and digital audiobooks. This year, with access to physical library buildings limited throughout the state and many school districts teaching students virtually due to the pandemic, the digital library’s importance to the residents of Wisconsin was even more clear. New users of the library jumped 30% and checkouts increased nearly 20% over 2019.


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Nic News Weekly: December 18, 2020

12/18/2020

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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
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Nic News Weekly: November 25, 2020

11/25/2020

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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
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Nic News Weekly: November 20, 2020

11/20/2020

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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
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