by Jamie Matczak | Jun 24, 2019 | Featured Post Slider, Technology
Two topics that the Library Advisory Committee (LAC) members discussed during the meeting on April 4 were assisting library users in completing specific tasks on computers and library staff wanting to improve their computer skills. What are some challenges? Users have...
by Jamie Matczak | Mar 14, 2019 | Continuing Education, Featured Post Slider, Technology
The Bubbler Makes Over WVLS Tuesday, May 7, 2019; 9 am – 3 pm Marathon County Public Library 300 First Street, Wausau 4.5 Contact Hours The Bubbler at Madison Public Library is a hub for creative expression among people of all ages through art creation and...
by Jamie Matczak | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Technology
Usage and enrollment of Gale Courses is off to a strong start for WVLS member libraries. Gale Courses went live and were made available to library customers on November 1. Here are some statistics from November 1 – December 21: 240 Enrollments 998 Total Course...
by Jamie Matczak | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Technology
Laura Solomon, the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network, posted Part 1 of “Social Media Isn’t What It Used To Be…and It Never Will Be Again” to her blog this week. In this post, Solomon talks about the...
by Jamie Matczak | Jul 3, 2018 | Featured Post Slider, Technology, Youth Blog
Librarians are technology experts for many communities. Librarians help with smartphone issues, laptops that do not want to connect to public wifi, navigating websites and creating email addresses, all in addition to showing the public how to use the catalog, public...
by Jamie Matczak | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Technology, Youth Blog
WVLS and IFLS libraries can reserve makerspace kits that fit with the Libraries Rock! summer reading theme. Kits arrive to your library (or preferred courier stop) ready to go. For most kits, no experience is needed as your adventurous library users can figure out how...
