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

On January 30, 2020, OverDrive will remove auto-checkout from Sora and introduce hold redelivery. Hold redelivery will allow students to freeze holds even after they’re made available and maintain their place on the waitlist. This update gives students more control of their reading and enables them to pass books they do not yet have time to read toContinue Reading Holds Redelivery Coming January 30th to the WSDLC Collections

Hello WSDLC members! We hope you’ll join us on February 11th from 3:30-4:15 for the 2020 WSDLC membership meeting. The meeting will kick off with a presentation from Scholastic about publishing trends for young adult and juvenile content, including themes and genres that are gaining popularity. We’ll follow that with an update about WSDLC, includingContinue Reading WSDLC membership meeting/publishing trend talk: February 11, 3:30-4:15

We need your help.  We want to know what’s working for you with WSDLC…and what’s not. If you could give us no more than 10 minutes to complete our annual membership survey, we would really appreciate it. This is not one of those surveys that won’t change anything. We truly use your responses to setContinue Reading 2020 WSDLC member survey: please reply by 2/4!

This month’s Tiny Case Study is provided by Jen Peterson of Menasha Joint School District. Jen has had success in getting buy-in from key stakeholders in her district and she shares with us how she has achieved this. To read her Tiny Case Study, see: https://wsdlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-tiny-case-study.pdf​ Remember to check out the WSDLC training page to access the currentContinue Reading January Tiny Case Study: Getting Buy-In From Key Stakeholders

Hi Everyone, It’s time to talk usage statistics for the WSDLC. Welcome to a new year and a new flipped classroom!  This month, we’re talking about OverDrive reports and collection information. To get you started, here’s a video: Marketplace Insights for Schools The video teaches you the ins-and-outs of OverDrive reports, along with giving you instructionsContinue Reading Flipped Classroom: Usage Statistics