Digital Lites Blog
Texas Library Association: Resources to assist with recovery from Hurricane Harvey
A letter from ALA President Jim Neal. Dear Members: Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is being affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and along the Gulf Coast. We are supporting the Texas Library Association (TLA) and Texas State Library as they work with...
Autism Welcome Here: Grant Opportunity
Thank you to ALA Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) blogger Renee Grassi for the information that appears below. Don’t forget that Renee Grassi will be presenting a free Minitex webinar on “Developing Inclusive Library Services to Teens with...
WVLS Director’s Retreat: Save the date for October 5th!
Discussion sessions, table activities, camaraderie, and high-powered speakers! The WVLS Director’s Retreat is a bi-annual event that gathers all WVLS and neighboring directors in the same place for a day of learning, sharing, and inspiration. This event is open to...
Central Wisconsin Book Festival: A Marathon County Public Library event
Book lovers and others are invited to the first-ever Central Wisconsin Book Festival starting the evening of Sept. 29 and continuing through the evening of Sept. 30! The Marathon County Public Library is working with several community partners, including UW-Marathon...
Recycling Solar Glasses After the Eclipse
Plenty of people are rocking eyewear today (August 21, 2017) with funky rectangular paper frames. In peak demand for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse in North America, these specs are all about protecting the peepers. As you probably know, it’s not safe to look at the sun...
When Adults Don’t Read, Kids Lose.
LaGarde is the Lead School Library Media Coordinator/Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist for New Hanover County Schools in Wilmington, NC. In her alternative life as a super blogger she “proves you don’t have to be a superhero to be a teacher librarian, but...
ALA Teams up with super heroes for Library Card Sign-up Month: Free program ideas and downloadables!
Is your library ready for National Library Card Sign-up Month? Have no fear! ALA has you covered with free downloadable program ideas, artwork and more. Teen Titans are Honorary Chairs for Library Card Sign-up Month 2017! This September, crimefighting DC Super Heroes,...
Opioid Crisis Town Hall: Library Needs and Responses Webinar
WebJunction and PLA invites libraries and their community partners to join this virtual town hall discussion about current library needs and possible responses to the nation's opioid crisis. Register for the webinar: September 12th at 10am Central Time Over two...
Eclipse Madness : Zombies Might be Easier
Read the original post: "Eclipse Madness : Zombies Might be Easier." Alexa Newma. ALSC blog post August 16, 2017 In case you are one of the 18 people who haven’t yet heard the news: there’s going to be a total solar eclipse on August 21st, that will cross the United...
Netflix: Grant of Permission for Educational Screenings
Originally posted in the WI Public Library & Programs Google Community by Andy Barnett on August 15, 2017 and confirmed via Netflix "Grant of Permission for Educational Screenings" statement. Netflix is making some of their films available for community showings....
OverDrive’s Libby App to Include Remote Library Card Signup as an Opt-In Feature
OverDrive will soon launch a feature for its new Libby ebook and audiobook app that will enable new patrons to sign up for a library card using their smartphone or tablet, confirming residency without requiring a visit to a library branch, engineer Michael Haren...
North Korea: A Reading List
The three-generation Kim Dynasty has made North Korea one of the most reviled—and ridiculed—nations in the world. Memes depicting Kim Jong-un laughing about the fact that he’s “no longer the craziest leader” keep popping up on social feeds, even while reports...
ALA Conference At-a-Glance: WVLS Scholarship Winners Report
ALA Conference At-a-Glance: WVLS Scholarship Winners Report Webinar, Sep 19 @1-2pm Denise and Debbie of the Rhinelander District Library will recap riveting sessions and report on invaluable resources they found at the ALA National Conference in Chicago. Courtesy of...
Millenials are the ones keeping libraries alive
Long live the public library! It’s not dead yet. The internet hasn’t rendered physical reference centers obsolete, thanks to millennials. According to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data on US library attendance, millennials more than other generations appear...
WVLS Accepting Applications for the Fall WVLS Innovation and Collaboration Grant
WVLS is accepting applications for the fall cycle of the WVLS Innovation and Collaboration Grant until Thursday, August 31st at 12 noon. Need ideas? Browse applications of past winner the Crandon Public Library's application and view Director Michelle Gobert's...
PBS Launching the Great American Read in 2018
PBS will launch the Great American Read, an eight-part television series and nationwide campaign that "explores the joy of books and the power of reading, told through the prism of America's 100 best-loved books, chosen by the public." The initiative is designed to...
The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here’s why it matters
Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that includes facts – like title, author, publication date, subject headings and...
Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries: Action Guide 2.0
The Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries has released an enhanced version of the Action Guide – Version 2.0 in response to feedback from our survey of all individuals who downloaded the Action Guide for Re-Envisioning Your Public Library. Since its...
Read Aloud 15 MINUTES: Every child. Every parent. Every day.
Every child. Every parent. Every day. Forty-six percent of parents with children ages 0-5 read aloud to them fewer than five days a week. Eight percent read aloud less than once a week. The Read Aloud 15 MINUTES National Campaign seeks to change those figures, and...
WPLC Year in Review: OverDrive, Statistics, Digitization, and Goals for 2018
The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) has published the WPLC Year in Review 2016-2017 highlighting decisions made and work done in by WPLC from June 2016 through May 2017. OverDrive, Statistics, Digitization, Goals for 2018 and more. Did you know? (more...