South Central Library System

LINKcat Update and Planned Outage Dec. 6-10

LINKcat will be offline for a scheduled software update beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday Dec. 6 and ending on Tuesday Dec. 10. This will affect all public libraries in the seven-county South Central Library System.

During this offline period, due dates on library items will be extended to ensure minimal impact for library patrons and overdue fines will not be incurred.

For more information, visit the LINKcat Help webpage.

Speak Up Materials Updated

Speak Up for Your Library registration cards and posters have been updated with a new graphic. Libraries are encouraged to share the materials with patrons, then send completed cards to Mark Ibach so names can be added to the SCLS advocacy database.

More information, links to the new materials, and a link to the online sign-up form are available on the SCLS website.

PLA Announces Two Free Webinars

Two upcoming Public Library Association (PLA) webinars will be available free of charge to library staff. The first of the webinars will be Tuesday, Nov. 19, and the second will be Wednesday, Nov. 20. They are on separate topics and unrelated to each other.

Read more in Online Update.

Girls Who Code Clubs Hit 100 in Wisconsin

Many schools and libraries in Wisconsin are supporting young females in the field of computational thinking through Girls Who Code Clubs. An exciting milestone was passed recently: Girls Who Code officially has 100 free coding Clubs in Wisconsin!

Read more in Online Update.

Libraries Can Order Wisconsin Tax Forms

Libraries provide many services to local residents, one of which is making Wisconsin tax forms available. Libraries have until Dec. 13, 2019, to order 2019 Wisconsin Tax forms from the Department of Revenue (DOR).

Read more in Online Update.

SCLS Board Opposes Macmillan eBook Embargo

Wisconsin libraries are all about equal access and convenience, but a decision by Macmillan Publishers to limit libraries to only one copy of newly-released titles in digital formats runs counter to that philosophy.

Read the full statement.

Save the Date: PLSR Implementation Webinars

The Department of Public Instruction has begun identifying activities for implementing recommendations included in the Public Library System Redesign (PLSR) Committee’s Recommendation Report. Webinars are scheduled Nov. 19 & 25.

Read more in Online Update.

Help Your Community Be Counted!

Census 2020 is just around the corner! Census Day is on April 1, 2020, and the Census is a once-every 10 years event required by the United States Constitution.

Read more in Online Update.

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