Digital Lites Blog
How bad is the Opioid epidemic in my county?
Read the original SCLS Tech Bits post from October 30, 2017, "How bad is the Opioid epidemic in my county?" The Opioid crisis has been declared a public health emergency. As a parent, I wanted to find data on how serious the Opioid epidemic is in Green County where we...
Why All Libraries Should be Using Facebook Events… and how.
Libraries can and should create events for programs with striking images and a great description as events can be shared through collaborators, Facebook groups, and Facebook users near the library will see the event in their feed. What's not to love about that?!...
Tackling Fake News: American Libraries Live Webinar
Tune in to this free 60-minute webcast at 1 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, November 1. Don't miss out! Register today. Everyone is talking about fake news. People are more aware than ever that when they see a “news” story, they need to dig a lot deeper than the headline...
OCLC 2016-2017 Annual Report: Continual Reinvention
50 years of successfully navigating change View the full report and infographic. We invite you to view the 2016–2017 OCLC Annual Report. This past year, we celebrated our cooperative's golden anniversary and looked at ways to reinvent library collaboration. We...
Reporting Censorship. If you see something…
Read the full post "Reporting Censorship. If you see something..." by Betsy Boyce Brainerd, ALSC, October 21, 2017. Please also see resources from the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) on Intellectual Freedom. …Don’t hesitate to speak up! The ALA Office of...
Pulse Pounding Mysteries for Fall: Booklist Webinar TOMORROW!
Pulse Pounding Mysteries for Fall Webinar, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 @1pm Register here! Leaves are turning yellow, orange, and . . . blood red. Heat up your autumn with the most exciting new and forthcoming crime fiction from sponsors Books on Tape/Listening Library,...
Canva for Nonprofits: Premium Version Free!
Empower your team to create high-impact social media graphics and marketing materials. Canva offers its premium version free to registered nonprofits. Apply for the Canva premium version using your nonprofit information. Not a non-profit? Try contacting Canva directly...
Webinar: Get Ready for Money Smart Week 2018!
Register now for the free webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 1, to help you Get Ready for Money Smart Week 2018! Through Money Smart Week (April 21 - 28, 2018) you can join hundreds of other libraries across the country helping individuals to better manage their personal...
Overdrive’s New Get a Library Card Feature: For Stand Alone Libraries
A message from Melody Clark, the WiLS Service Specialist for the Wisconsin Digital Library project. Good Afternoon! Some of you may have read about or received an email similar to the one below regarding Overdrive's new Get a Library Card feature. This feature offers...
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett: OverDrive’s Big Library Read for October 26
The latest Big Library Read, The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti, is live in Wisconsin's Digital Library! This round of OverDrive's Big Library Read runs through October 26th and the title is available without holds as an audiobook or an ebook. Read...
Sign-up for the Wisconsin Schools Digital Library Consortium (WSDLC)
The WSDLC, a shared collection of school library ebooks and digital materials, is open for initial sign-up through November 1, 2017. Find FAQs, sign-up information and more on the WiLS website. Joining the Consortium will help schools spend efficiently on digital...
From A to Zion: WVLS Conference Scholarship Webinar
Join the 2017 WVLS ARSL Conference scholarship winners who will outline awesome sessions and key resources from their 2017 Association for Rural and Small Libraries National Conference experience in Utah. 2017 Scholarship winners include: Julie Beloungy, Cara Hart,...
Resource Sharing with WISCAT: Licensing Period Begins Soon!
The annual WISCAT licensing period begins soon, which means it’s a great time to share information on WISCAT and how it benefits Wisconsin’s schools and libraries. WISCAT is Wisconsin's resource sharing platform. With a WISCAT license, subscribers have access to all...
Book Clubs: Your Community Connection a webinar from Novelist
Free Novelist webinar: "Book Clubs: Your Community Connection" Thurs. Oct. 26, 2017 Register here! Time: 1-2pm Central Time Thinking of starting a new book club at your library or revamping an existing group you inherited? Struggling with attendance or participation?...
Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant Announcement
Application Submission Deadline, November 15, 2017 August 24, 2017 - The IEEE Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant is offering up to $2,000 in funding to public libraries in the Michigan and Wisconsin area for the development of circulating math and science...
How libraries are connecting patrons to support, aid, resources: Rebuilding Communities after Disasters
Read the full article "Rebuilding Communities after Disasters" by Timothy Inklebarger from American Libraries on September 29, 2017. Find links recovery efforts and relief funds following the article. Libraries in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere are still...
Locating Magazines in Badgerlink: Yoga Journal, Money, even Highlights!
The BadgerLink team released two new training videos, Locating Magazines & Searching for Articles Parts 1 & 2. Read the original post from Wisconsin Libraries for Everyone published Thursday, October 5th, 2017. Learn the ins and outs of using our Popular...
Using Project Outcome to Improve & Support Library Programming
Free Webinar! Using Project Outcome Data to Improve & Support Library Programming Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 1:00 PMCentral PLA is partnering with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office to present this webinar on the benefits of using...
The Wisconsin Library Association Announces 2017 Awards and Honors!
(Madison, Wis.) -- The Wisconsin Library Association is pleased to announce the 2017 library Award & Honor Winners, selected for their outstanding contributions to libraries and librarianship: Citation of Merit: Amy Glaser, River Falls Public Library Library of...
Teen Read Week – October 8-14 – UNLEASH YOUR STORY
Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. It's aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. It began in...