We can't wait for IFLA's #WLIC2026 on 10-13 Aug in South Korea! 🇰🇷 If you're attending, visit us at booth A01 to connect and take part in our product presentations and ways to get an OCLC pin and tote bag. ➡️ Learn more: oc.lc/4wEa4Sm
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Librarians can be a trusted source of support for teens as they navigate adolescence, but where do you start? The key is building trust. ⬇️ If you are new to teen librarianship or looking to expand your skills, this article from OCLC's #WebJunction offers tips and resources for success.
Start slow, build trust: Eight practical tips for new teen librarians
This article provides starting points for new teen librarians. It's part of a WebJunction series offering practical guidance for library staff who are new to their roles. Looking for more support? Explore WebJunction's course catalog and specifically the LiFT courses for foundational training and professional development.
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#EngagedLibraries provide learning tools. 🎥 The Herrin City Library opened a studio to help users create videos, record podcasts, preserve recordings and more. ➡️ Read more: oc.lc/4wyEQfj
Splatter painting indoors and a sand table out on the floor for an entire month!? Join OCLC's #WebJunction on 13 August to learn how making a mess can benefit your patrons, why to embrace it, and how others have managed it. ⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
Messy on purpose: Programming that gets kids creating
Splatter painting indoors and a sand table out on the floor for an entire month!? These things really happen in the Youth & Family Services department at the Kenosha Public Library! Learn how making a mess can benefit your patrons, why to embrace it, and how others have managed it.
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Built with libraries, for libraries: Join us on 5 August to learn how OCLC's WorldShare Management Services saves time and resources with efficient management of your library’s resources in one fully integrated solution. ⤵️ Register here. #OCLCwms
Built with libraries, for libraries: How WorldShare Management Services delivers an efficient, innovative library services platform | OCLC
A 30-minute overview of how OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) saves you time and resources with efficient management of your library’s resources in one fully integrated solution
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September is almost here. Is your library ready for #LibraryCardSignUpMonth? This year's theme is "A Library Card Hits All the Right Notes." Find free graphics (English & Spanish), outreach resources, sample materials, and more to help your library celebrate. Check them out at ala.org/card.
Splatter painting indoors and a sand table out on the floor for an entire month!? Join OCLC's #WebJunction on 13 August to learn how making a mess can benefit your patrons, why to embrace it, and how others have managed it. ⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
Messy on purpose: Programming that gets kids creating
Splatter painting indoors and a sand table out on the floor for an entire month!? These things really happen in the Youth & Family Services department at the Kenosha Public Library! Learn how making a mess can benefit your patrons, why to embrace it, and how others have managed it.
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Built with libraries, for libraries: Join us on 5 August to learn how OCLC's WorldShare Management Services saves time and resources with efficient management of your library’s resources in one fully integrated solution. ⤵️ Register here. #OCLCwms
Built with libraries, for libraries: How WorldShare Management Services delivers an efficient, innovative library services platform | OCLC
A 30-minute overview of how OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) saves you time and resources with efficient management of your library’s resources in one fully integrated solution
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CloudLibrary, my library’s Libby, dramatically enhanced my quality of life. Another hack, when your library doesn’t have a digital copy of something you want to read, request it. About 75% of the time there’s a copy available to borrow through my library with a month of my requesting it.
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Public libraries do more than lend books. They help people connect, build social trust, and create stronger communities. To support that work, IREX, the Urban Library Council, and OCLC’s #WebJunction developed the Library Bridgebuilding program. ⤵️ Learn more. 🧵 1/3
Introduction to Bridgebuilding: A course for strengthening community trust and connection
Public libraries provide spaces where people of all backgrounds can connect, learn, and build a shared future. They also help build social trust and civic engagement. To support this vital work, IREX, the Urban Libraries Council, and OCLC’s WebJunction completed a year-long bridgebuilding project. At the heart of this initiative was a Community of Practice consisting of 331 library staff. The community’s learnings resulted in the free, on-demand course, An Introduction to Bridgebuilding: Creating a Library Where Everyone Belongs, available through the WebJunction catalog.
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The Library Bridgebuilding program brought together more than 300 library professionals from 46 states who shared ideas, tested new approaches, and learned from one another through a year-long Community of Practice. ⤵️ Learn more. 🧵 2/3
Introduction to Bridgebuilding: A course for strengthening community trust and connection
Public libraries provide spaces where people of all backgrounds can connect, learn, and build a shared future. They also help build social trust and civic engagement. To support this vital work, IREX,...
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Insights from the Library Bridgebuilding program are now available to everyone through the free, on-demand #WebJunction course, An Introduction to Bridgebuilding: Creating a Library Where Everyone Belongs. ⤵️ Learn more. 🧵 3/3
Introduction to Bridgebuilding: A course for strengthening community trust and connection
Public libraries provide spaces where people of all backgrounds can connect, learn, and build a shared future. They also help build social trust and civic engagement. To support this vital work, IREX,...
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What can we learn from the conversations of global library leadership that spans regions and library types? ⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Ellen Hartman recaps the connections made during a recent gathering of the #OCLCleaderscouncil.
Reading the room: What global library leadership conversations teach us | Hanging Together, the OCLC Research blog
At a recent gathering of the OCLC Leaders Council, something happened that I always hope for but never take for granted. Connections were being made, there was laughter, sidebar conversations over lunch and dinner, and a willingness to challenge each other’s ideas, honesty about what people were struggling with, and genuine curiosity about what others are doing. All of this was built on a foundation of trust that made these in-depth conversations possible.
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#EngagedLibraries promote information literacy. ℹ️ The Empowering Informed Communities project develops opportunities to help library staff support information literacy through fun and games. ➡️ Learn more and find resources: oc.lc/4pNtbH5
Learn how libraries are hosting workshops where users can create their own fairy houses. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/06/01/the-gnome-depot/
The Gnome Depot | American Libraries Magazine
Workshops where participants create fairy or gnome houses, offered at public libraries across the country, are gaining traction.
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Public libraries do more than lend books. They help people connect, build social trust, and create stronger communities. To support that work, IREX, the Urban Library Council, and OCLC’s #WebJunction developed the Library Bridgebuilding program. ⤵️ Learn more. 🧵 1/3
Introduction to Bridgebuilding: A course for strengthening community trust and connection
Public libraries provide spaces where people of all backgrounds can connect, learn, and build a shared future. They also help build social trust and civic engagement. To support this vital work, IREX, the Urban Libraries Council, and OCLC’s WebJunction completed a year-long bridgebuilding project. At the heart of this initiative was a Community of Practice consisting of 331 library staff. The community’s learnings resulted in the free, on-demand course, An Introduction to Bridgebuilding: Creating a Library Where Everyone Belongs, available through the WebJunction catalog.
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What can we learn from the conversations of global library leadership that spans regions and library types? ⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Ellen Hartman recaps the connections made during a recent gathering of the #OCLCleaderscouncil.
Reading the room: What global library leadership conversations teach us | Hanging Together, the OCLC Research blog
At a recent gathering of the OCLC Leaders Council, something happened that I always hope for but never take for granted. Connections were being made, there was laughter, sidebar conversations over lunch and dinner, and a willingness to challenge each other’s ideas, honesty about what people were struggling with, and genuine curiosity about what others are doing. All of this was built on a foundation of trust that made these in-depth conversations possible.
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#EngagedLibraries promote information literacy. ℹ️ The Empowering Informed Communities project develops opportunities to help library staff support information literacy through fun and games. ➡️ Learn more and find resources: oc.lc/4pNtbH5
Simplified and secure access to your library’s e-resources: Watch our 30-minute on-demand webinar for an overview of OCLC's EZproxy, a fully managed, hosted e-resource access and authentication solution. 🔓 ▶️⏺️ Click below to watch now. #OCLCezproxy
EZproxy in action: Simple access, protected privacy, and a tour of the new configuration UI (On-Demand Webinar) | OCLC
Watch this 30-minute on-demand webinar for an overview of OCLC's EZproxy service, a fully managed, hosted e-resource access and authentication solution. EZproxy helps you deliver e-resources to users simply and securely, no matter where or when they’re searching. You can also take a closer look at the new Configuration User Interface and how it supports faster, more confident management.
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The University of Medellín (🇨🇴) has selected #OCLCwms as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing. ⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/3 #OCLCnews
University of Medellin to move to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services | OCLC
The University of Medellin has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing.
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The University of Medellín, a private institution, was founded in 1950 by a group of intellectuals seeking to provide independent education free from the political and religious tensions of the era. ⤵️ Read more. 🧵 2/3 #OCLCwms #OCLCnews
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The University of Medellin has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing...
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In 2025, OCLC introduced the Colombia Discovery Catalog. By selecting #OCLCwms, the university will also have its entire library holdings added to this group catalog. ⤵️ Read more. 🧵 3/3 #OCLCnews
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The University of Medellin has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing...
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In March, the #OCLCleaderscouncil met at our headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, allowing Councilors, Board members, and OCLC's leadership to engage with one another in ways that went beyond the exchange of ideas. 🧵 1/3
Inside OCLC Leaders Council: Shared perspectives, global impact
There are just some discussions that work better in person: In March, the OCLC Leaders Council, a prestigious global group of senior library leaders, met at OCLC’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. Being together in person allowed Councilors, Board members, and OCLC's leadership to engage with each othe
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In this third article in our series, learn about the topics and themes the #OCLCleaderscouncil engaged on and how their collective leadership continues to evolve to meet changing needs while reinforcing the library’s enduring value. 🧵 2/3
Inside OCLC Leaders Council: Shared perspectives, global impact
There are just some discussions that work better in person: In March, the OCLC Leaders Council, a prestigious global group of senior library leaders, met at OCLC’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. Being ...
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Meet these featured #OCLCleaderscouncil members: 🔵 Lorely Ambriz, El Paso Community College 🇺🇸 🟢 Cass Kvenild, University of Wyoming 🇺🇸 🟠 Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 🇺🇸 🔵 Helen Shenton, @tcdlibrary.bsky.social 🇮🇪 🟢 Sarawoot Watechagit, Mahidol University 🇹🇭 🧵 3/3
Inside OCLC Leaders Council: Shared perspectives, global impact
There are just some discussions that work better in person: In March, the OCLC Leaders Council, a prestigious global group of senior library leaders, met at OCLC’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. Being ...
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The Los Angeles Public Library commissioned the world's largest pop-up book to mark its 100th anniversary.
Los Angeles Public Library Unveils the World's Largest Pop-Up Book
"Luceros y Penumbres," designed by Daniel González and engineered by Matthew Reinhart, is an ode to learning and discovery.
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Simplified and secure access to your library’s e-resources: Watch our 30-minute on-demand webinar for an overview of OCLC's EZproxy, a fully managed, hosted e-resource access and authentication solution. 🔓 ▶️⏺️ Click below to watch now. #OCLCezproxy
EZproxy in action: Simple access, protected privacy, and a tour of the new configuration UI (On-Demand Webinar) | OCLC
Watch this 30-minute on-demand webinar for an overview of OCLC's EZproxy service, a fully managed, hosted e-resource access and authentication solution. EZproxy helps you deliver e-resources to users simply and securely, no matter where or when they’re searching. You can also take a closer look at the new Configuration User Interface and how it supports faster, more confident management.
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The University of Medellín (🇨🇴) has selected #OCLCwms as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing. ⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/3 #OCLCnews
University of Medellin to move to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services | OCLC
The University of Medellin has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing.
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In March, the #OCLCleaderscouncil met at our headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, allowing Councilors, Board members, and OCLC's leadership to engage with one another in ways that went beyond the exchange of ideas. 🧵 1/3
Inside OCLC Leaders Council: Shared perspectives, global impact
There are just some discussions that work better in person: In March, the OCLC Leaders Council, a prestigious global group of senior library leaders, met at OCLC’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. Being together in person allowed Councilors, Board members, and OCLC's leadership to engage with each othe
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𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵: 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼, 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 when you read audio- or eBooks on #CloudLibrary through the State Library. Look for the dedicated Hero, Villain or Wildcard shelf & check out wizards, henchmen & Could-be-Heroes. Which path do you choose? library.ks.gov/digital-books
