Save Wed & Thu Jan. 22 and 23, 2020 for the annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference.
Topics include Making the Most of the Space You Have; Help Your Patrons Cut the Cable Cord; Programming With Purpose; Social Media Trends 2020; Managing a Multigenerational Library Staff; and Displays On a Dime.
There are 14 concurrent sessions in 4 tracks — small & mighty, tech trends, adult services, and library management — plus opening and closing sessions.
Upcoming Events
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Oct 9, 9:30am
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Oct 9, 1:30pm
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Nov 10, 11:00am
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Nov 6, 9:30am
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Nov 13, 10:00am
What's New for Member Libraries
Posted by Joy Schwarz
Winnefox Library System
Monday, November 4, 2019 - 7:52am
What's New in WALS
Posted by Karla Smith
Winnefox Library System
Monday, February 17, 2025 - 9:18am
Salutations!
Today's Topic: Let's play "Find that Patron!!"
With the rising costs of Hoopla and long hold lists on Libby, it is more imporant than ever to always, always, check carefully for duplicate patrons whenever issuing a new card.
Complicating matters, it was determined at an ALL-WALS meeting that all WALS libraries would enter patron names "as written" (except in ALL-CAPS) on their ID or application form. This means that VanderZanden gets entered as "VANDERZANDEN" and "Van der Zanden" gets entered as "VAN DER ZANDEN." This means last names won't sort together anymore. You need to search by Phone, Street, and Birthdate. Read More...
What's New in General
Posted by Mark Arend
Winnefox Library System
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 11:36am
Our READ poster project is moving along well. We have posters completed for Assembly Representatives Ballweg, Hintz, and Thiesfeldt and Senators Gudex and Olsen. Several more sessions are scheduled for the next couple of weeks and we're waiting to hear back from several offices. You can expect pictures to start to arrive in the next couple of weeks.
