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Netflix: Grant of Permission for Educational Screenings
We know that many of you are as excited about these films as we are; and because of their informational aspects, you’d like to show them in an educational setting — e.g., … with your book club, etc. Consequently, we will permit one-time educational screenings…
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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…
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North Korea: A Reading List
The regime will fall one day. Until then, insightful books provide our best opportunities for encouraging education and understanding. Here’s a selection of fiction and nonfiction titles, linked to their Booklist reviews, that allow us to look in.
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ALA Conference At-a-Glance: WVLS Scholarship Winners Report
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.
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Gender Gap Making Progress in Technology Leadership, But Still a Long Way to Go
While there is still a long way to go even in the technology sector, it is at least moving in a positive direction. Here’s a dive referencing a few pieces worth reading, including an excellent New York Times piece, “Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were.”
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PC Magazine Recommends: The Best Kids’ Tablets of 2017
Can’t get your hands on your own iPad? Looking for the top tablet picks to add to library learning tools in the Children’s Department? PCMag.com’s lead mobile analyst reviews “good kid tablets” that are cheap, rugged and protected.
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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…
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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.
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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 “spark a national conversation about reading and the books that have inspired, moved and shaped us.”
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The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here’s why it matters
With this information, scholars and librarians are able to find things in a predictable way. That’s because of the descriptive facts presented in a systematic way in catalog records… trends in subject matter, semantics in titles or patterns in the geographic source of works on a given topic? Now it is possible.
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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.
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Read Aloud 15 MINUTES: 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. Read Aloud 15 MINUTES seeks to change those figures, and with them, the face of literacy and education in the United States.
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WPLC Year in Review: OverDrive, Statistics, Digitization, and Goals for 2018
The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium 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.
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Updated Database Spotlight: LearningExpress Library
Have you checked out the LearningExpress Library lately? Browse the WVLS flyer for Library Users or for Library Staff. LLE includes learning centers dedicated to: career exploration and preparation, college prep, high school equivalency, adult learning, and resources...
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IMLS Accepting Applications for National Leadership and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the guidelines for the first round of 2018 National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG) and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21). Apply now!
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Webinar: Developing Inclusive Library Services to Teens with Disabilities
Please consider registering for this free webinar from Minitex on September 20th, 2017 at 10am. Public libraries have a mission to serve and include all members of the community, including teens with disabilities.
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Get Your Library Ready to Code: Libraries Ready to Code ALA Grant
Apply now for a Libraries Ready to Code grant from ALA. The grant program, sponsored generously by Google, will fund a cohort of school and public libraries to design computational thinking and computer science programs for and with youth, including underrepresented youth. A total of 25-50 grants up to $25,000 each are available.
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Introducing Book Club Central from ALA
Book Club Central—a new ALA initiative for book clubs and their readers—has officially launched and is ready to share with libraries and patrons!
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Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Motorists’ Handbook is available online and in OverDrive!
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Motorists’ Handbook is available online and can be read on a desktop computer or handheld device.
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Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Sounds off on TSA try-out of new book screening rules
American Libraries reported on July 7 that the Transportation Security Administration has called a halt to its “pilot test” requiring passengers to remove books and other paper items from their carry-on luggage during security screening. Where the AL story link sent its readers for more information will surprise you!
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