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Wisconsin Economic Outlook Report

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Wisconsin Digital Archives

In a news release, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) announced that they resumed publishing the Wisconsin Economic Outlook in March 2019.  Published quarterly from the late 1970s until 2015, the report provides an overview on the state's current economic conditions and a forecast of critical economic metrics including employment, housing, and personal income.

The Wisconsin Digital Archives provides access to the Wisconsin Economic Outlook for issues published from 2008-2015 then picks the publication back up again when the DOR resumed publishing in 2019.

For more information about Wisconsin’s economy and to access interactive data tools, visit the Department of Revenue website.

Blog post written by: Abby Swanton, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning

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For questions about this information, contact Abby Swanton (608) 224-6174

It's time to order your 2020 WISCAT license!

Monday, December 2, 2019

It’s time to order a 2020 WISCAT license! A license remains $200 per calendar year per library code for access to all WISCAT functionality. To learn more about WISCAT, visit our WISCAT Licensing page. To place an order, please use the online order form.

Please make note of the following:

  • The WISCAT licensing form auto-populates some information for you. Begin typing your library code or library name and select the correct library that appears, and the form should auto-populate your library’s address if you’ve previously had a WISCAT license.
  • The form auto-generates an invoice for you and sends it to the email address you provide. Please print your invoice and remit it with payment to the DPI address on the invoice. Invoices will not be mailed to individual libraries.
  • If you are purchasing multiple licenses at once, you will need to submit the form for each individual license. However, you may use one single check to cover all licenses.
  • Entities representing a legally constituted county library AND acting as an ILL Clearinghouse qualify for alternative pricing, as in past years. If this applies to you, please contact us directly via email to place your order.
  • As in previous years, purchase orders cannot be accepted on DPI’s end, but if your business office requires one you may enter your purchase order number in the form for the convenience of your local business office.

Contact us if you have any questions regarding WISCAT licensing at dpirllill@dpi.wi.gov or 888.542.5543.

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Reach Out and Read: A Two Rivers/Manitowoc-Calumet Success Story

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Reach Out and Read Wisconsin logoReach Out and Read is a national nonprofit that champions the positive effects of reading daily and engaging in other language-rich activities with young children. Reading together promotes healthy brain development, furthers language acquisition, and helps families build meaningful bonds. 

Reach Out and Read Wisconsin creates partnerships with public and private, state and local organizations to strengthen support for children and families from before birth through age 5. Reach Out and Read Wisconsin is a natural partner with public libraries. Books build better brains, especially when parents understand the power that routines around sharing books together have to strengthen parent-child relationships and even the trajectory of a child’s life. 

If you would like to learn how your library can partner with a Reach Out and Read clinic in your community, check out this short (20 minute) webinar recording: The Power of Collaboration, Rebecca Shadrie, Manitowoc-Calmuet Library System, Terry Ehle, Lester Public Library and Tracy Lindberg, Aurora Health Center Manitowoc County. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/368328120

If you would like to learn more about Reach Out and Read from the medical perspective, check out this short (20 minutes) webinar recording: Reading Between the Lines: Reach Out and Read as a Parental Capacity-Builder, Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/357905767

If you would like to learn more about Reach Out and Read from a parenting perspective, check out this short (20 minute) webinar recording: A Parenting Perspective on Reach Out and Read, Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, MSLIS. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/357853762

Written by:
Tessa Michaelson Schmidt
Public Library Development Team
Reach Out and Read Advisory Council Member

 

 

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Sharing Good News: YAY Manitowoc and Shorewood

Friday, November 22, 2019

We library folk aren't great at tooting our own horns. In my experiences in this profession I see a lot of this:

  1. Do something really cool;
  2. stop to catch our collective breath, and
  3. promptly move on to the next really cool thing. 

That's a fine triple-step dance that'll do the trick most of the time. I urge you, however, to consider adding a fourth step now and then to liven things up a bit. Somewhere in there, make time to toot your own horn! Don't be shy. When you take the time to spread the word about the cool things you're doing you'll see some nice returns. Talk up your success with other library staff members;  CELEBRATE together a job well done. Share your successes with the local powers-that-be; that's ADVOCACY in action. Consider contacting local press about your cool thing; media pick up generates local GOOD WILL.

I know you know this. I'm just here to remind you about that all important fourth step. When I was a library director, my natural inclination was to be a little bashful and just hope that someone might notice the cool thing we just did. In reality, there's a lot of local, state, national and world news barraging our communities every minute of every day. I realized I'd be doing my community a favor if I helped them find us in that barrage. First off, that's what we do--help people find information. Secondly, if I could put a smile on someone's face because local kids were soaking the mayor in a dunk tank on the library lawn, I was gonna take advantage of that opportunity. Sharing our successes is all about sharing our library's story. And who doesn't love a good story?

In the spirit of horn tooting, here's some good news from a couple of Wisconsin libraries.

  • The Manitowoc Public Library got a great shout in the latest edition of American Libraries for its civic engagement efforts.
  • The Shorewood Public Library recently received a $5.5M bequest and is shouting the news from the rafters. 

Congratulations to the library staff members in Manitowoc and Shorewood for doing cool stuff and for tooting their own horns!

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Wisconsin Libraries Transforming Communities

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The Public Library Development arm of Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction is proud to partner with the American Library Association for a new state-level community engagement training, Wisconsin Libraries Transforming Communities.

Thriving Libraries, a team of consultants trained in community engagement and leadership development techniques, is providing the expertise for this 18-month hands on, cohort-based training. Up to 20 two-person Teams--consisting of one library staff member and one community member--will be trained in this inaugural effort.

The community engagement training will result in:

  • Public libraries inspired to participate in communities in order to meet community needs on a local level.
  • Thorough understanding of community needs and future aspirations from diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of current community-based planning strategies in the library field and related fields.
  • Development and evolution of program and service offerings that serve community aspirations and needs.
  • Deeper relationships with communities that are typically underserved, underrepresented and underrecognized.

The Wisconsin Libraries Transforming Communities training relies on raising up library leaders in coaching positions, as well. Up to 10 individual Coaches will be trained as part of this state-wide effort. Envisioned as an 18-month masterclass in authentic leadership, resilience, and self-care, Coaches will be assigned two participant Teams to cheerlead and shepherd through their library community engagement projects.

An informational webinar will be offered on Tuesday, December 17 at 11:00 AM. It will include an overview of the training, expected time commitments, learning goals, and the requirements for the competitive application process for both Teams and Coaches.

To join the webinar with your computer, download the Microsoft Teams app ahead of time or use Microsoft Edge as your browser for a web-based experience.

Click Join Microsoft Teams Meeting to join the webinar.

OR call 608-620-9781 (Madison-Toll).

When prompted, enter this Conference ID: 188 090 510#

Application materials for both TEAMS and COACHES will go live on the DPI website by the close of business on Friday, December 13.

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Reminder to Submit Collaborative Grant Applications

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Apply now for the 2019 Public Library Public School LSTA Subawards. Applications from collaborating Wisconsin public and school libraries will be accepted on a rolling basis through January 14, 2020. The clock is ticking and the funds are flowing!

As part of the 2018-2022 Five Year LSTA Plan for Wisconsin, the Division for Libraries and Technology (DLT) provides grant sub-awards to Wisconsin public school and public libraries for collaborations in these areas:

  • Collection management with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity
  • Hands-on learning, including maker and computational thinking

Projects must use funds for one or both of the following purposes:

  • An in-person education event for youth (ages 0-18)
  • Library and classroom program and curriculum materials

DLT will offer $50,000 during the 2019 LSTA fiscal year, which will be allocated based on project proposals and distributed to a Wisconsin public library on a reimbursement basis for these collaborative projects with local school libraries; funds must be used according to LSTA guidelines for allowable costs. Projects are also subject to LSTA reporting. All project work, reports, and claims for reimbursement must be submitted on or before July 15, 2020.

If you would like to apply for one of these grants, connect with your public or public school librarian colleague and follow the directions listed in this Wisconsin Libraries for Everyone Blog post from September.

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For questions about this information, contact Monica Treptow (608) 575-6065

LAWDS Project Enters Second Year

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Year two of the Libraries Activating Workforce Development Skills (LAWDS) project has begun, with the project entering a new phase. The first of the four public library staff training modules to be developed during the project is now complete, and is already being delivered in some areas. The module focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the eleven Wisconsin Workforce Development Boards (WDBs). Which are represented by the Wisconsin Workforce Development Association. Thanks to Jon Menz, the Wisconsin Workforce Development Association lead on the LAWDS project, who is also the Director of the West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, and his colleagues, for their work developing the first module.

The Continuing Education Consultants for Wisconsin’s 16 public library systems will be contacting regional representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and WDBs to help coordinate the scheduling of the training sessions. The engagement of the Continuing Education Consultants in the project is possible due to the engagement of the public library systems themselves, and through the work of Mark Jochem, the South Central Library System Workforce Development Specialist, who is the LAWDS representative for the System and Resource Library Administrator’s Association of Wisconsin (SRLAAW), and Cindy Fesemyer, the Adult Services and Community Engagement Consultant on the Department of Public Instruction’s Public Library Development team.

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The LAWDS leadership team shared an update on the project at the Wisconsin Library Association’s 2019 annual conference. If you were not able to attend, and would like to view the slide decks of presenters, they are available on the WLA 2019 Conference website, or you can contact Martha.berninger@dpi.wi.gov. The leadership team will be presenting a similar update at the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Roundtable at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay on November 13 and 14.

The LAWDS project will be developing a web presence on the DPI website in the coming months. Details on the project, partners, training opportunities, and more will be included, along with a link to the Wisconsin Jobseeker site, which was developed with input from public libraries statewide.

The LAWDS project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For additional information, please contact Martha.berninger@dpi.wi.gov.

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Census 2020 Webinar on Tuesday, December 3, 1:30 PM

Monday, November 11, 2019

We all know that, “in this world, nothing can be certain but death and taxes,” right? Well, the same can be said for Census 2020. Whether you’re ready or not, it’s coming. Why not be prepared?

At the WLA conference, DPI presented a session called Say Yes to Census 2020. In case you couldn’t make it, the session will be repeated as a state-wide webinar.

Say Yes to Census 2020 Webinar

Tuesday, December 3, 1:30 PM

Description: Get the lowdown on all the ways you can say YES to Census 2020. Census 2020 counts will potentially create changes to political representation and Federal funding and inform your local data. Good numbers are important and libraries can--and should--help! Whether you're in a school, public or academic library, there's information here for you on this timely topic. Presented by Cindy Fesemyer and Monica Treptow, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Here's the webinar registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8854373038324273922

Many thanks to Jean Anderson of SCLS for hosting the webinar, recording it, and making it available across the state. Speaking of SCLS . . .

For more Census 2020 info, take a gander at a one-stop-shopping documented created by SCLS: 2020 Census Outreach Information (pdf). The document includes information from the DPI, American Library Association, US Census Bureau, AARP, and the Government Accountability Office. This is a great resource to share with your library patrons and staff.

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Model Practices for School Safety

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Wisconsin Digital Archives

2017 Wisconsin Act 143 created the Office of School Safety within the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), established school safety grants, and required the development of model practices for school safety that could be used by schools around the state.

The model practices are available in the Wisconsin Digital Archives, Comprehensive School Security Framework : Making Wisconsin Schools Safer.  According to the Office of School Safety, this publication introduces and summarizes the school security practices and procedures recommended to all Wisconsin Schools.

Visit the Office of School Safety website for additional school safety resources as well as detailed information about school safety grants available to schools.

Blog post written by: Abby Swanton, Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning

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For questions about this information, contact Abby Swanton (608) 224-6174

Register Now for the Lake Superior Libraries Mid-Winter Unsymposium

Monday, November 4, 2019

Guest post by Leslie Mehle, Superior Public Library

Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Lake Superior Libraries Mid-Winter Unsymposium at the Superior Public Library! Join us on January 10th, 2020, for an afternoon of networking, discussion, and collaborative problem-solving!

Sometimes you need a break from the average conference: you need an UNCONFERENCE! At the LSLS Unsymposium, you determine the conversation. Participants brainstorm a host of topics, which are then selected in a bottom-up, democratic manner. Rather than listening to a single speaker, you get to ask questions, interact, and offer your own expertise on a topic chosen by the whole group. So...everyone wants to talk about diversity in collection development? Done. You’re the only one who wants to talk about library-themed cupcakes? Maybe we’ll talk about them next time! Together, we’ll discover our common challenges and develop solutions collaboratively. You'll come away from the Unsymposium invigorated by lively discussions and ready to take that excitement back to your library.

The Unsymposium is free and open to everyone. Register today!

· WHEN: 1:00-4:30 pm, Friday, January 10th, 2020
· COST: Just your time!
· WHERE: Superior Public Library
· HOW DO I REGISTER?: Just complete this form
· QUESTIONS? Contact the LSLS Steering Committee!

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