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Libraries are the heart of our communities! 💙📚 They provide access to books, resources, and safe spaces for all of us. Support your local library by borrowing books, donating, and sharing your library love. Together, we keep them thriving.
The #WebJunction course catalog is a free, online learning environment of library-related on-demand courses and webinar recordings.

⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere.
Increase your community impact with WebJunction | OCLC
OCLC’s WebJunction offers free, on-demand professional development and continuing education resources that build the knowledge, skills, and confidence library staff need to deliver transformational se...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The October newsletter includes the announcement of the 2025 I Partner with My Public Library Awards, A reminder about our new ConnectWell at the Library report, and How and why to join our monthly Birds of a Feather online conversation. Check it out!
letsmovelibraries.org/october-2025...
October 2025 newsletter | Let's Move in Libraries
OCTOBER 2025 NEWSLETTER The October 2025 newsletter of Let’s Move in Libraries includes: The announcement of the 2025 I Partner with My Public Library Awards A reminder about our new Connect...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Think you need a big budget to build an engaging after-school program? Join #WebJunction on 18 November to discover how one librarian launched a thriving program from the ground up with less than $100 a year.

⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
Big impact, small budget: After-school ideas that cost next to nothing | OCLC's WebJunction
Discover how one librarian launched a thriving after-school program from the ground up with less than $100 a year. Learn how to tap into community partnerships, think outside the box, and turn your li...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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"Big impact, small budget: After-school ideas that cost next to nothing" is presented by:

🟢 Chelsea Price, Meservey Public Library

📅 18 November | 3-4 p.m. EST #WJwebinar
Big impact, small budget: After-school ideas that cost next to nothing | OCLC's WebJunction
Discover how one librarian launched a thriving after-school program from the ground up with less than $100 a year. Learn how to tap into community partnerships, think outside the box, and turn your li...
www.webjunction.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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ALA President @samhelmick.bsky.social moderated a post-screening discussion of The Librarians at Chicago’s Landmark Theatre this week.
Screenings are happening in cities across the country. See where the film is headed next. ➡️ https://thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Think you need a big budget to build an engaging after-school program? Join #WebJunction on 18 November to discover how one librarian launched a thriving program from the ground up with less than $100 a year.

⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
Big impact, small budget: After-school ideas that cost next to nothing | OCLC's WebJunction
Discover how one librarian launched a thriving after-school program from the ground up with less than $100 a year. Learn how to tap into community partnerships, think outside the box, and turn your li...
www.webjunction.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Ready to explore the landscape of e-content access solutions? Join us on 13 November to discover why IP proxying remains a vital authentication method.

⤵️ Register now for strategic insights to future-proof your institution's infrastructure.
Navigating the e-content access landscape | OCLC
A 30-minute webinar where we explore the landscape of e-content access solutions and discover why IP proxying remains a vital authentication method for many libraries
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November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"MORGANTOWN, Ky. – In partnership with a local member of the League of Kentucky Sportsmen, the Butler County Public Library is now letting kids check out fishing poles and gear. The library has eight poles and tackle boxes available." #EngagedLibraries www.wnky.com/butler-count...
Butler County Public Library offers free fishing poles to community - WNKY News 40 Television
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – A new program at the Butler County Public Library is perfect for families wanting to get out on the lake this summer. In partnership with a local member of the League of Kentucky Spo...
www.wnky.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Wat een geweldige OCLC Contactdag 2025! Het thema ‘Leiden door te leren’ is echt tot leven gekomen. Extra bijzonder was de keynote van onze eigen President en CEO: Skip Prichard. Dank voor je deelname!

Bekijk onze website voor de presentaties ➡️: www.oclc.org/go/nl/events...
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ready to explore the landscape of e-content access solutions? Join us on 13 November to discover why IP proxying remains a vital authentication method.

⤵️ Register now for strategic insights to future-proof your institution's infrastructure.
Navigating the e-content access landscape | OCLC
A 30-minute webinar where we explore the landscape of e-content access solutions and discover why IP proxying remains a vital authentication method for many libraries
www.oclc.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Check out 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐘 eBooks on CloudLibrary w/your Kansas eCard. Login for "Thrills & Scares from Recent Years" shelf. Download for a creepy-good read. We won't judge if you leave the nightlight on, library.ks.gov/talking-book.... #Kansas #Read
October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Taipei National University of the Arts (🇹🇼) has selected #OCLCwms as its new library services platform to streamline library operations, enhance cataloging efficiency, and prepare for future growth.

⤵️ Read more. #OCLCnews
Taipei National University of the Arts signs on to WorldShare Management Services to create efficiencies and support future growth | OCLC
Taipei National University of the Arts has selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its new library services platform to streamline library operations, enhance cataloging efficiency, and prepa...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. Nominations close Dec. 15!

Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3uVK4V0
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Taipei National University of the Arts (🇹🇼) has selected #OCLCwms as its new library services platform to streamline library operations, enhance cataloging efficiency, and prepare for future growth.

⤵️ Read more. #OCLCnews
Taipei National University of the Arts signs on to WorldShare Management Services to create efficiencies and support future growth | OCLC
Taipei National University of the Arts has selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its new library services platform to streamline library operations, enhance cataloging efficiency, and prepa...
www.oclc.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Final post with findings from the OCLC RLP AI and Metadata Workflows Working group.

It recaps what we learned over months of discussions. Our findings? AI can enhance metadata work—but only with care. Learn how libraries (and OCLC) think about balancing innovation with quality and ethical practice.
Striking the right balance: Opportunities and challenges of AI in metadata workflows - Hanging Together
AI can enhance metadata work—but only with care. Learn how libraries can balance innovation with quality and ethical practice.
hangingtogether.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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It was a great privilege to work with this group, and also with my colleagues! Rebecca Bryant / @rabryant.bsky.social , Annette Dortmund, Kate James, Brian Lavoie / @libranomics.bsky.social, Mercy Procaccini, and Chela Scott Weber.
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃🐺 If you enjoy a good werewolf story, these resources — all available on WorldCat.org — will leave you howling for more.

⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
Werewolves in WorldCat - Hanging Together
If you enjoy a good werewolf story, read on for a description of some resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
hangingtogether.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Happy Halloween!

Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!

I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.

hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...

#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
Werewolves in WorldCat - Hanging Together
If you enjoy a good werewolf story, read on for a description of some resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
hangingtogether.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃🐺 If you enjoy a good werewolf story, these resources — all available on WorldCat.org — will leave you howling for more.

⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
Werewolves in WorldCat - Hanging Together
If you enjoy a good werewolf story, read on for a description of some resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
hangingtogether.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Delighted to welcome OCLC, suppliers of WorldShare Management Services (WMS) to our #Supplier Showcase. Visit their stand - find out more about WMS, see their library services platform & other products in action or book a 1:1. Book FREE https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/SupplierShowcaseManchester25_Home
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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CloudLink, #CloudLibraryApp’s unique content sharing program, is a budget-friendly way to expand the breadth and depth of your ebook and audiobook collection, helping increase circulation and decrease hold times.

⤵️ Learn more.
CloudLibrary: Provide access to the popular digital content your library users crave | OCLC
CloudLibrary is a digital content platform and app for libraries to build and share their ebook and audiobook collections, and provide library users access to newspapers, magazines, comics, graphic no...
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October 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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As Edith Cowan University Library (🇦🇺) gears up to move to its new campus, it's using the transition to find a smarter way to manage its collections.

⤵️ Ian Welch shares how #OCLCchoreo helped save time, simplify reviews, and make data-driven decisions. #OCLCmembers

@edithcowanuni.bsky.social
Transform collection management by streamlining collection review processes | Edith Cowan University | OCLC
Learn how Edith Cowen University transformed their collection management processes efficiently using Choreo Insights.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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"challenges in efficiently managing its mix of print and electronic holdings (...) What used to take me hours now takes less than 15 minutes"
As Edith Cowan University Library (🇦🇺) gears up to move to its new campus, it's using the transition to find a smarter way to manage its collections.

⤵️ Ian Welch shares how #OCLCchoreo helped save time, simplify reviews, and make data-driven decisions. #OCLCmembers

@edithcowanuni.bsky.social
Transform collection management by streamlining collection review processes | Edith Cowan University | OCLC
Learn how Edith Cowen University transformed their collection management processes efficiently using Choreo Insights.
www.oclc.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Because no one seems to have compiled a bibliography of the Salisbury Press, the first printing house in #Buffalo, NY, I decided to do so. This blog post has a short introduction and a link to the list, which is at @oclc.org WorldCat.
🗃️📜📚
buffaloresearch.com/salisbury-pr...
A Bibliography of the Works of the Salisbury Press of Buffalo, NY
Over 70 works are known to have been issue by Buffalo's first printing house, the Salisbury Press. Here is the first known bibliography of them.
buffaloresearch.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
As Edith Cowan University Library (🇦🇺) gears up to move to its new campus, it's using the transition to find a smarter way to manage its collections.

⤵️ Ian Welch shares how #OCLCchoreo helped save time, simplify reviews, and make data-driven decisions. #OCLCmembers

@edithcowanuni.bsky.social
Transform collection management by streamlining collection review processes | Edith Cowan University | OCLC
Learn how Edith Cowen University transformed their collection management processes efficiently using Choreo Insights.
www.oclc.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM