Hello all, Nominations are still being accepted for 4 seats on the WSDLC board.  If you tried to fill out the form before, and were unable, we apologize for the inconvenience – the privacy settings have been adjusted. The operational guidelines for the consortium call for the WSDLC board to include one representative from eachContinue Reading WSDLC Board Nominations – still open!

Good Afternoon, We have just added 125 simultaneous use audio titles from Blackstone and Tantor to the WSDLC. These titles will be curated into an Always Available Audio collection as Overdrive staff has capacity. These titles will be available to anyone with no holds until March 19, 2020.  In addition there are 146 simultaneous use Duke ClassicContinue Reading Simultaneous Use Titles Added to WSDLC

Good Morning, A quick update to let you know we are working with OverDrive to increase the content in the WSDLC collections including adding simultaneous use titles where available. We are meeting with OverDrive tomorrow, Tuesday March 17th, and will provide an update following that. Thank you and be well, Sara Gold

Good Afternoon Holds redelivery feature is now live. This feature has replaced auto-checkout for all new and existing holds. This feature gives users more flexibility to manage their holds and allows them to suspend a hold even after it’s made available to them while maintaining their place on the waitlist. By enabling users to pass booksContinue Reading Hold Redelivery is LIVE

Nominations are now being accepted for 4 seats on the WSDLC board. The operational guidelines for the consortium call for the WSDLC board to include one representative from each CESA area, elected from the area’s participating districts’ member representatives. Board members are asked to meet certain expectations: • To participate in all meetings: meetings are heldContinue Reading WSDLC Board Nominations

Thank you to those of you who attended the WSDLC Annual Meeting. We were fortunate to have an informative presentation by Lizette Serrano from Scholastic. In addition, attendees were asked to vote to approve changes to the WSDLC operational guidelines. According to our operational guidelines, changes to the guidelines are approved at the annual membershipContinue Reading Please Read–Response Needed RE: WSDLC Operational Guidelines + Link to WSDLC Annual Meeting Slides and Recording

A reminder to join us today at 3:30 p.m. for the WSDLC Annual Meeting. We have Lizette Serrano from Scholastic joining us to talk about trends in YA and Children’s Publishing. Connection information is below: WSDLC Annual Membership Meeting Tue, Feb 11, 2020 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (CST) Please join my meeting from yourContinue Reading WSDLC Annual Meeting Today at 3:30 p.m.

Happy Friday Everyone, A reminder that the WSDLC Annual Membership Meeting is being held virtually on Tuesday, February 11th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. CST. Connection Information is below. We are excited to have Lizette Serrano, VP, Educational Marketing and Event Strategy for Scholastic who will be talking about trends in Children’s and YA publishing.Continue Reading WSDLC Membership Meeting Tuesday Feb 11th /Guest Speaker Lizette Serrano of Scholastic Publishing

Good morning! Thanks to the 26 of you who have filled out the WSDLC annual membership survey! I’m hoping that some more of you could take a few minutes between now and 2/4 to fill out the survey. We want to know what’s working for you with WSDLC…and what’s not. If you could give usContinue Reading Reminder: 2020 WSDLC member survey: please reply by 2/4!

Good Morning WSDLC Members, We hope you will join us at the annual membership meeting on February 11th from 3:30-4:15. During that meeting, we will be considering and possibly taking action on some minor revisions to the operational guidelines, which are highlighted in the linked version. If you have any questions or concerns about theseContinue Reading Annual Membership Meeting Information: PLEASE READ