The Nebraska Library Commission announced grant application information with funding available from the CARES Act. http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/nlcblog/2020/05/29/2020-cares-act-grants-available-from-the-nebraska-library-commission/
As you are all part of the Nebraska library system , I thought you might be interested in some information about our spring conference, which we have made entirely virtual this year. You can register for the conference here: https://www.willacather.org/events/un/tethered-cather-cusp-1920s. Also, anyone who is a first-time attendee or a student can use the…
Authority Control Class Libraries use authority control to manage the names, uniform titles, series, and subject headings in their catalogs. Participants in this class will learn what authority control is and why it is needed, how to read a MARC authority record, and how to use the Library of Congress…
The Western Library System Board Meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, May 12th at the Chadron Public Library has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
With Canva you can easily produce a variety of marketing tools, including eye-catching flyers, social media posts, & items for websites. Thursday, May 14, 2020 Online! 9:30 to 12:30 (CT) Register at https://bit.ly/Canva177 AND 1:30 to 4:30 Register at https://bit.ly/Canva178
NLA Together Facing Forward – October 7th-9th, 2020 The Nebraska Library Association (NLA) Conference will take place October 7-9, 2020 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney NE. Our call for proposals has been extended through Saturday May 9. The Conference Program Selection Committee invites you to submit your proposals…
Click on this link: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/reserve/National.Library.Week.Ideas.2020.pdf
United for Libraries will host a free webinar “Advocacy for Your Library During a Crisis” on Wednesday, April 15 at 12 p.m. (CST). Register here for the webinar. “How can you work with your local elected officials on library advocacy during this time of COVID-19, and beyond? Learn how to…
Libraries Get Help for High-Tech Makerspaces with Kreutz Bennett Grants Posted on March 31, 2020 by Christa Porter Kreutz Bennett Donor-Advised Fund focuses on empowering libraries Today’s libraries provide important services that go far beyond books. They are used for community gathering places, internet access, remote conferencing, public meetings, after-school…
Just a quick reminder that the applications for the 2020 ARSL Fall Conference Scholarships are open on the ARSL website. There are three different applications with different eligibility so be sure to read over the criteria before you apply. These scholarships are for the first time attendees ONLY so anyone…
