by comm.coordinator | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Technology
In “A School Librarian Caught in the Middle of Student Privacy Extremes,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation notices school librarians are often the only staff members trained as educators, privacy specialists and technologists. School librarians frequently find...
by comm.coordinator | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider, Technology
Jon Mark Bolthouse presents the development of the Idea Studio, the permanent makerpace housed in the Fon du Lac Public Library. The Idea Studio is a permanent, do-it-yourself zone where people can gather to create, invent and learn. It includes work tables, equipment...
by comm.coordinator | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog Post, Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider, Technology
The Public Library Development Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is proud to offer scholarships for 20 library staff to participate in the online professional development course, “Coding Together, Learning Together” as part of the...
by comm.coordinator | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive
Reissuing or replacing a patron’s library card? Ask if a patron uses OverDrive before deleting old library card information. Library staff need to merge the patron’s holds and bookshelf information in OverDrive from the old card with the new card number...
by comm.coordinator | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Technology
(Scam of the Week Blends CEO Fraud and W-2 Phishing, KnowBe4 2/3/2017) The bad-guys are starting their tax scams early this season! Scammers are combining two scams into one. First, they ask you to send them the W-2 forms of all employees, their email looks like it...