Watch and Learn
Are you a visual learner? While there are lots of step-by-step guides on the IT Wiki, if you're a visual learner, all those words may just get in the way.…
Maybe So, Maybe Not
These days, it seems that the more controversial a topic, the more uncertain facts seem to be. Have you heard of the site It's an authoritative resource for information about…
Snow day follow-up
With all the libraries closed yesterday, you may wonder what the best way to set up a grace period for books due yesterday. Since each library decides decides whether to…
All the News That’s Fit to Print?
Have you used PressReader, the new WLS news eResource yet? It has a stream of up-to-date international papers and magazines, so it's easy to read about top news stories and…
What’s all the hoopla?!
hoop·la (ho͞op′lä′, ho͝op′-) n. Informal Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. That's one definition, but Hoopla is also the new digital media service for WLS patrons. Patrons can access eBooks, eAudiobooks,…
In With the New!
Last week I wrote about Mango Languages, the language platform that's now accessible to all WLS libraries and patrons. It's available in the library, at home, and by downloading an…
Vindo em 2017!
In January, Mango Languages is coming to all WLS libraries! Mango offers 72 languages - including Pirate and Shakespearean English - and courses in 21 languages for learning English. A…
Red Flags Online
Ever since I posted about digital literacy and post-truth last week, I've seen related references and resources almost everywhere I look. This one, from the News Literacy Project, is of…
Digital Literacy
How many articles have you read this week about fake news? From Joyce Valenza's Truth, Truthiness, Triangulation article in School Library Journal to the release of Stanford University's report, it…
Lighting Up the WLS Innovation Lab
Last week kicked off the opening of the new WLS Innovation Lab. In one of our first programs, library staff from around the county got an introduction to circuitry. With…