Index
- WPLC Data Dashboard
- WPLC Digital Collections Library Survey
- CCBC Starred Review Hands-On Boo Examination Nov 18-22
- New Grant Program Opening February 2025
- Building Resilient Communities Project
- Continuing Education Calendar
WPLC Data Dashboard
The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium data dashboard (https://wplc.info/dashboard) is available for review through December 2024. The dashboard is part of pilot project to generate interest and feedback for a potentially permanent dashboard that would feature data from public libraries throughout Wisconsin. Read more about the dashboard in the WPLC Dashboard Pilot: Training Materials, which include a link to a video tutorial and practice exercises to familiarize yourself with the dashboard functionality.
As part of the pilot project, SCLS is hosting a webinar with Kim Kiesewetter, WiLS Data Analyst & Consultant and the dashboard's designer. The webinar is scheduled for December 10 at 11 a.m. and will provide an opportunity for library staff and dashboard users to ask questions and give direct feedback. Registration for the webinar is now open.
For any questions about the dashboard pilot project or the webinar, please contact Tim Drexler, [email protected].
WPLC Digital Collections Library Survey
Do you assist your patrons with Libby and Wisconsin's Digital Library?
If so, the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) seeks your valued feedback on the collection of materials in Wisconsin's Digital Library.
Drawing from your knowledge of patrons, your input will help guide us as we continue to grow and develop the collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital materials, so it is most relevant to Wisconsin library patrons.
Please take the short survey here to help guide us: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/librarystaff2024
The survey will be open through November 15th.
Thank you for taking the time to provide valuable feedback and guidance!
CCBC Starred Review Hands-On Book Examination Nov 18-22
This fall, the CCBC will be holding CCBC Starred Review Days November 18-22.
For that week, we set up all of the 2024 books we have received to-date that have received a starred review in one more professional journals in our conference room for easy hands-on book examination.
Starred Review Days Schedule:
- Monday, November 18, 8:30 am -7 pm
- Tuesday, November 19, 8:30 am -7 pm
- Wednesday, November 20, 8:30 am -7 pm
- Thursday, November 21, 8:30 am -7 pm
- Friday, November 22, 8:30 am – 2 pm
Registration required. (The registration form will ask you to indicate which day or days you are coming, and how many people are attending.)
Location and parking information.
Questions? Email [email protected]
New Grant Program Opening February 2025
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The initiative will serve rural and small libraries in need across the country through grant funds, education, and in-depth training.
Grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000), will be awarded to support libraries in need. Specifically, grant funds will assist Friends of Library groups, or nonprofit groups that support and fundraise for libraries in their communities, with priority projects. In-kind book donation grants of $500 will also be awarded to 20 libraries to purchase Penguin Random House titles.
Grants will be administered by United for Libraries: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, whose mission is to support those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for all types of libraries. Grant funding is provided by Penguin Random House.
Applications for the program will be open from Feb. 3-17, 2025, and applicants will be notified by March 10, 2025. For libraries that are interested in applying but don’t know where to start, United for Libraries will present free virtual informational sessions beginning in December, including an overview of the process and tips on applying, a session on grant writing basics, and a session on how to start a Friends of the Library group (for libraries that do not currently have an active group); learn more and register.
Building Resilient Communities Project
Interested in how libraries can respond to climate change? As part of our joint Building Resilient Communities project our friends at WebJunction are holding two webinars in the coming weeks. On November 21, learn about Building Community in a Changing Climate. On December 5, join their discussion on Climate Change Communication: How and why to do it in libraries. You can find their previous climate change webinar here. For other resources, topical background papers, and more check out the project website Building Resilient Communities – STAR Library Network