Online Update

Vol. 8, No. 15 -- July 23, 2010

Index

- System Celebration registration now online: deadline is Sept. 7
- Order ‘Libraries for Real Life’ promotional materials
- Member/Staff News
- LRC, What Do I Read Next? to be discontinued
- EBSCOhost changes search results display
- New promotional items available for BadgerLink
- Chicago Public Library director responds to FOX News story
- Preliminary 2009 public library statistics available
- Grant opportunities for libraries
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 14 -- July 9, 2010

Index

- SCLS is ‘dream job’ for new director Martha Van Pelt
- Library photos needed for System Celebration
- Don’t forget to request ‘Speak Up for Your Library’ materials
- Member/Staff News
- New titles added to SCLS Professional Collection
- BadgerCat no longer available
- EBSCOhost planning site interface changes; Novelist, ARRC to be affected
- How to get citizens on the bandwagon for your library
- LA Times column makes eloquent case for libraries as essential services
- Zombies need libraries too
- Libraries may want to follow ‘The Extraordinaries’ to find professional ‘micro-volunteers’
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 13 -- June 25, 2010

Index

- System Celebration award nomination deadline extended
- Joint Finance approves using stimulus funds for broadband
- Member/Staff News
- Remembering Demita Gerber
- Dane County libraries sought to host visiting artists programs this fall
- Make better use of your local library, save money while you're at it
- Review results of Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 12 -- June 11, 2010

Index

- Your action needed: Urge approval of BadgerNet contract extension now
- System Celebration award nominations deadline nears
- Member/Staff News
- Advocacy Brain Snack scheduled June 24
- SCLS advocacy page listed in Wikipedia
- ‘Say Cheese’ project highlighted in June/July American Libraries
- OverDrive training for Wisconsin Public Library Consortium
- AskAway Awareness Week is Sept. 13-17
- ALA launches awards, grants site
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 11 -- May 28, 2010

Index

- SCLS migration to Koha is postponed until the end of 2010
- Phyllis Davis retirement party scheduled June 4
- Member/Staff News
- TeenRead publicity materials available
- System Celebration award nominations due June 25
- Friends of Fitchburg Public Library recognized with ALTAFF’s Best Friends Award
- Fitchburg seeks library director
- NEH small grants for libraries
- Royalty free music for all Wisconsin schools from ECB, BadgerLink
- Project Compass summits help state libraries develop strategies for workforce assistance
- Create your own story @ your library named official theme
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 10 -- May 14, 2010

Index

- Advocacy training available for SCLS member libraries
- System Celebration 2010 will be held Sept. 21
- Member/Staff News
- SCLS Koha Comments & Questions
- CSLP has PSAs for library use
- New NoveList interface this summer
- Have an impact on the fall elections now
- ‘Say Cheese’ again in 2010
- LZ Lambeau: Welcoming home Wisconsin's Vietnam veterans
- Study looks at impact of public access computers
- Video dominoes at Tea Tree Gully Library
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 9 -- April 30, 2010

Index

- System Celebration 2010 scheduled Sept. 21
- There’s still time to promote the ‘Libraries for Real Life’ drawing
- Member/Staff News
- Phyllis Davis retirement party scheduled June 4
- Order 2010 SLP school-visit video
- Rio seeks new director
- PTFS representative will visit with libraries about Koha migration
- SCLS pays WLA memberships for directors
- Office 2007 coming to patron PC's
- OverDrive lending periods change, mobile access improved
- Beware of emails warning you of setting changes
- Madison, Portage County receive ‘Dream Starts @ Your Library’ grants
- Nelson discusses the importance of libraries on WPR
- HAPLR lists 3 SCLS libraries in ‘top 10’
- Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale is May 5-19
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 8 -- April 16, 2010

Index

- SCLS continues director search
- Time to order 2010 SLP school visit video
- Volunteers sought for SCLS Koha work groups
- Member/Staff News
- ‘Libraries for Real Life’ drawing continues through May 12
- Groundbreaking ceremony held for Fitchburg library
- Election follow-up can pay dividends
- Chicago Tribune withdraws content from BadgerLink
- Libraries asked to promote OverDrive patron survey
- WAIS grants available to bring state authors and illustrators to Wisconsin communities
- On Point makes plug for environmental value of public libraries
- Overdrive announces new program for visually impaired readers
- Federal Appeals Court says FCC can’t require net neutrality
- First-ever national study: Millions of people rely on library computers for employment, health, and education
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 7 -- April 2, 2010

Index

- AC approves database subscription changes
- CE grants can now be used to offset some staff training costs
- Member/Staff News
- How libraries stack up: 2010
- LSTA meeting and public hearing scheduled
- MALC offers scholarships
- WAPL advance registration deadline is April 9
- WAPL One Conference, One READ, Book Discussion title announced
- 2010 Woman’s Day magazine library contest open through May 9
- Continuing Education Calendar

Vol. 8, No. 6 -- March 19, 2010

Index

- Submit SLP brochure orders early
- Member/Staff News
- Next Online Update will be published April 6
- Monona awarded Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure grant
- LSTA training grants available
- Upcoming CE highlights
- Delivery schedule changes announced on SCLS Status wiki
- SCLS acronym list updated
- Fitchburg schedules April 12 groundbreaking
- Grant Awards/Opportunities
- BadgerLink adds two lunch-time webinars
- April 30 is day to celebrate children’s books
- Continuing Education Calendar