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Libby Updates & Features

Today, March 21, 2023, there's a new way to search on Libby. Deep Search allows patrons to discover more content, including titles not yet in our Digital Library. In addition, the new Notify Me feature will let patrons tag items they discover while using Deep Search to be notified if the library adds the item to the collection. OverDrive has a short tutorial (7 minutes) that will demonstrate these features for you and your patrons.

These two features will replace the Recommend to Library (RTL) option that was available on the website version of the Digital Library and the original OverDrive App. Both the Recommend to Library option and the OverDrive App will be sunsetting at the end of April. Patrons using RTL on the website or the app will see messaging directing them to Libby.

If you want to know more about these two features, OverDrive recently hosted a webinar called "Expand Content Discovery and Leverage Patron Interests with Libby."

The next OverDrive Support Course, which will be updated with all the new Libby and Wisconsin's Digital Library changes, is scheduled to start on April 10 and run for five weeks. If you're interested, please register here.

 

 

ALA Exhibits Excursion, June 24, 2023

Join us for a one-day excursion on Saturday, June 24, 2023, to McCormick Place in Chicago for a day at the exhibits of the American Library Association Annual Conference. New this year, the bus will start in Plover at the former Younkers Parking Lot (1800 Plover Road) with one stop in Madison at the American Center Park & Ride (5601 East Park Blvd.). 

The exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and exhibit passes cost $80 until March 31 and $100 from April 1 - June 16. Attendees are responsible for obtaining their own exhibit passes. Some exhibitors and vendors may offer free passes to the exhibits. CE grants may be available for exhibit passes.

The cost for the bus is $30. SCLS will invoice libraries upon request. Preference will be given to library staff (all types), library school students, trustees, and Friends group members.

Register here.

2023 Itinerary

• 6:00 a.m. *Depart from Plover-former Younkers Parking Lot (1800 Plover Road)
• 7:30 a.m. *Arrive at Madison-American Center Park & Ride (5601 East Park Blvd.)
• 7:45 a.m. Depart from Madison
• 9:30 a.m. Arrive at McCormick Place
• 4:00 p.m. Depart from McCormick Place
• 5:30 p.m. Belvidere Oasis (restroom & snack break)
• 6:45 p.m. Arrive at Madison-American Center Park & Ride (5601 East Park Blvd.)
• 8:30 p.m. Arrive in Plover-former Younkers Parking Lot (1800 Plover Road)

*Please arrive at the pick-up location 15 minutes prior to bus departure.

Arrival times are estimates depending on traffic, etc.

 

Spring Scholarships Available

SCLS is offering two* scholarships this spring and they both are for leadership events. First is the Lead the Way Conference provided by the UW iSchool Continuing Education Department. This event will be held on April 24 and 25 at the Pyle Center on the UW Madison campus. The scholarship will cover registration, transportation, lodging, and meals. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is April 10, 2023.

The Wisconsin Library Association is hosting its Leadership Development Institute (LDI) this year. This will be a six-month program with two in-person sessions and monthly virtual sessions. Applications for LDI are due to WLA on March 6, 2023. If you are accepted into the LDI program, SCLS offers a scholarship to help offset the costs of participating. The scholarship will cover the cost of registration, travel to the in-person sessions, and meals. The scholarship will NOT cover the cost to attend the WAPL or WLA Conference.

The SCLS CE Scholarship and Grant programs are funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which administers the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Thank you!

*We'll have a WAPL Scholarship available as soon as registration opens for the conference.

Rebound & Reconnect: Post-Crisis Management Strategies

The next All Directors Meeting is Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Waunakee Public Library. The agenda for the meeting will be coming out in early November. The meeting will be available both in person and via Zoom. If attending in person, please register here and indicate if you'll stay for lunch (Taco Buffet from Cranberry Creek). If attending virtually, please register via Zoom.

The afternoon part of the November All Directors Meeting is a Continuing Education Workshop. This year, Rachel Arndt, will be presenting Rebound & Reconnect: Post-Crisis Management Strategies. Here's the description for you:

When crisis management ends, what comes next? Library directors are managing a return to “normalcy” after a long cycle of fast-paced change. Approaching business as usual may not result in the same benchmarks of success. This workshop will provide tools and strategies for rebuilding the connections vital to a library’s success. Participants will examine self-management tools, learn approaches to renew relationships with staff and patrons and identify prospective community partners.

Rachel Arndt has worked in public libraries for over a decade in front-line reference, archives, technical services, management, and library administration. As a library consultant, Rachel shares her knowledge and expertise to support the library community. She works from the belief that lifelong learning isn’t just for patrons; a successful practitioner continues to adapt and evolve over their career. Through Rachel Arndt Consulting LLC she delivers holistic and customized professional development to all types of library workers.

In addition to library directors, library managers and supervisors are invited to attend. Please register for the workshop here.

Note: This workshop will be in-person only. Rachel will present an online version on November 29 at 10 a.m.

 

Adult Mental Health First Aid

SCLS is offering another MHFA session on November 8 and 10 from 1 - 4 p.m. The sessions will not be recorded so please be sure you are able to attend both sessions.

Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training is intended for adults who wish to help people with emerging mental health disorders or experiencing a mental health crisis. The goal of MHFA training is to teach people to recognize signs and symptoms of an emerging mental health disorder or mental health crisis. Participants also learn a 5-step action plan to engage and ultimately guide people to both professional and community resources that can help.

The class is a two-part training. Part one is a self-paced, online overview of the entire training. It takes about 2 hours and must be completed before the instructor-led session(s). This section includes:

• What is Mental Health First Aid?
• What do Mental Health First Aiders do?
• What is the Mental Health First Aid action plan?
• Considerations before reaching out.
• What is mental health?
• What is a mental health challenge?
• What is stigma?
• What is person-first language?
• How do gaps in treatment impact people?
• What are the risk factors for mental health challenges?

Certified Mental Health First Aid instructors lead Part 2 of the training. The 6-hour online session takes place over two days and takes the knowledge and skills learned in part one and applies them to crisis and non-crisis situations. Through a combination of lectures, activities, scenarios, and videos, participants learn to assess, approach, listen nonjudgmentally, give reassurance/information, encourage appropriate help, and encourage self-help to people showing signs/symptoms of a mental health disorder or mental health crisis.

Participants who complete the class receive a 3-year certification as a Mental Health First Aider.

This program is presented, in part, by the Department of Public Instruction, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the form of a Professional Learning Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant.