Description:
Winnefox Cooperative Technical Services (WCTS) provides cooperative materials purchasing and processing for the nineteen libraries within Waushara, Green Lake, and Marquette counties. WCTS also provides CD and DVD reconditioning, barcoding and processing of library materials, weeding consultation, and workdays for on-site help and consultation for special projects.
Funding for WCTS comes directly from the counties of Waushara, Green Lake, and Marquette.
Some WCTS services are available to non-WCTS Winnefox libraries at a charge.
WCTS Services:
- WCTS supplies
- WCTS can order any type of library supplies, and is willing to do competitive pricing to help a library find the best possible price. We will invoice your library for the items you order.
- Contact Crystal Marschall, Program Coordinator marschall@winnefox.org to request supplies or inquire about special purchases.
- CD and DVD reconditioning
- Large Print Rotation
- WCTS offers any Winnefox Libraries a large print rotation for up to one, two, or three months. Your library can choose how long you would like the rotation and what genres you would like in your rotation. Since this rotation is custom to the library's request ( per the form below), the schedules are not posted on the Extranet. The schedules are emailed to the Directors of the participating libraries for them to share with their staff and print out. Please contact Crystal Marschall if you need another schedule emailed to you.
- Genres we offer are: Westerns, Mystery, Romance, General Fiction, Nonfiction/Biography, and Young Adult
- Membership fee to participate in the Large Print Rotation is $225 dollars.
- Sending & receiving large print rotations instructions
- Large print profile form
- WCTS offers any Winnefox Libraries a large print rotation for up to one, two, or three months. Your library can choose how long you would like the rotation and what genres you would like in your rotation. Since this rotation is custom to the library's request ( per the form below), the schedules are not posted on the Extranet. The schedules are emailed to the Directors of the participating libraries for them to share with their staff and print out. Please contact Crystal Marschall if you need another schedule emailed to you.
- Wonderbook Rotating Collection
- The Wonderbook rotating collection is provided for the WCTS Library members. This is a fee-based membership starting January 2025 for $200 dollars.
- Collection list - packet content lists
- Rotation Schedule
- How to handle rotation
- Promotional materials
- The Wonderbook rotating collection is provided for the WCTS Library members. This is a fee-based membership starting January 2025 for $200 dollars.
- Winnefox Creative Studios — craft materials, audio visual and other equipment that Winnefox libraries may use for library programs
- WCTS Selection Lists and Ordering
- Current Selection Lists and orders can be found here: BLUEcloud Acquisitions ("BCAcq")
- Training guides and videos on BCAcq can be found here: BCAcq Training Documents
- WCTS Selection List Building Resources
- a collection of resources WCTS staff use to build selection lists
- Current Selection Lists and orders can be found here: BLUEcloud Acquisitions ("BCAcq")
WCTS Workflow Study 2012 — results of a survey which examined WCTS' efficiency, effectiveness, and service plan
Contact us:
Crystal Marschall, Program Coordinator marschall@winnefox.org
920-361-1916 Crystal / 920-361-3746 Janna
Winnefox Cooperative Technical Services / 121 West Park Avenue / Berlin, WI 54923-1526
WCTS Executive Committee:
- Green Lake County
- Christina Lyon, Green Lake (2022-2023)
- Marquette County
- Andrea Klapper, Montello (2022-2023)
- Waushara County
- Deb Sadowksi, Coloma (2022-2023)