New 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Hotline & 10-Digit Dialing Requirement

On July 16, 2020, the FCC adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, easy-to-remember 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors.

Timeline for Transition to 10-Digit Dialing:

• Beginning October 24, 2021, consumers must dial 10-digits (area code + telephone number) for all local calls. On and after this date, local calls dialed with only 7 digits may not be completed, and a recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. Consumers must hang up and dial again using the area code and the 7-digit number.
• Beginning July 16, 2022, dialing “988” will route calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

BadgerLink Bulletin Updates

Guide to the Library Staff Page

Find A Spooky Read Using BadgerLink Resources

2022 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries

Carnegie-Whitney Grant

Applications must be received by Nov. 5, 2021. Recipients will be notified by the end of February 2022.

For more information and guidelines, visit http://www.ala.org/offices/publishing/sundry/alapubawrds/carnegiewhitney or contact Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, American Library Association at mbolduc@ala.org.

CSLP Summer Symposium: December 2, 2021

Who is this conference for? All library staff interested in summer programming.

Where is the conference? Virtually anywhere with an internet connection.

When is the conference? Thursday, December 2, 2021, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

How much is the registration fee? FREE!!!!

Learn more about the symposium and registration.

ARPA Grant Pre-Application Forms Due
October 25

Last day of early registration for WLA Annual Conference
October 25

Realistic Resilience: Well-Being During Challenging Times
October 26

The Read Woke Movement: What You Can Do Now in Your Library 
October 27

Using the MeL Maven Badge to Create a Statewide Standard of Reference Service Among Front Line Staff from Niche Academy
October 27

Using Your Sphere of Influence to Create Big Ripples from Small Splashes
October 28

Boosting Youth Workforce Readiness
October 28

The Psychological Underpinnings of Making Inclusion a Habit
October 28

The Next Decade of Well-Being
October 28

Digging Deeper into Local & Family History with Census Data from PLA
November 1

Last day of advance registration for WLA Annual Conference
November 1

Library Marketing and Communications Virtual Conference
November 2-3

Half the Victory: Preparing for the Opioid Crisis
November 3

Be the Change: Best Practices for Impactful Social Justice Programs through Local Partnerships
November 3

Mental Health First Aid Training
November 8

From Collection to Action: A One-Day ‘Read Woke’ Mini Course with Cicely Lewis from Library Journal
November 9

Virtual is Here to Stay: Making Online Sessions Fun and Focused
November 10

Virtual is Here to Stay: Making Online Sessions Fun and Focused
November 11

Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
November 15-17