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It was so great to see you at our first two sessions and in the OCLC booth for the Library Marketplace opening yesterday, #ALAAC26! 🙌 Today, we're presenting three sessions (scaling collective collections, social media strategies, and transforming metadata) and will be in the OCLC booth all day, serving up cool drinks and cooler conversation. ➡️ Learn more about our sessions: https://oc.lc/4gKaVvD --- #OCLC American Library Association #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

A great opening Friday at #ALAAC26 is in the books! 📚 Join us tomorrow for our lineup of three sessions: 🔵 Scaling collective collections: Data-driven strategies for purpose-built stewardship (10:30 to 11:30 a.m., McCormick Place Convention Center, W 190 A) 🟢 Build a vibrant online community: An effective social media strategy (11:00 a.m. to noon, McCormick Place Convention Center, W 471 B) 🟠 Transforming Metadata: Evidenced-based strategies for implementing AI in metadata workflows (2:30 to 3:30 p.m., McCormick Place Convention Center, W 195) ➡️ Find full details for our sessions: https://oc.lc/3T5471R --- #OCLC American Library Association #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

The American Library Association #ALAAC26 Library Marketplace opens at 5:30 PM today, and we can't wait to welcome you to the OCLC booth! 🍓🧊🍃 Stop by for a cool drink and tell us your library's story—something you're proud of, building, rethinking, hopeful about, or anything in between. “Here for you” is a promise we’ve been making to libraries since 1967, and it’s one we refuse to compromise on. Our team can't wait to hear about the amazing things happening at your library, answer questions, brainstorm solutions, and offer a pause in all the busyness from the conference. 👋 See you soon! --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Happy Friday from the American Library Association's #ALAAC26! 👏 We're kicking off our first day with two sessions: 🔵 Built to last: How foundational skills power today’s public libraries (9:00 to 10:00 a.m., McCormick Place Convention Center, W 192 B) 🟢 OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting (10:30 a.m. to noon, McCormick Place Convention Center, W 184 D) We also look forward to welcoming you at the OCLC booth (4011) when the Library Marketplace opens at 5 p.m. 👋 See you there! ➡️ Find full details for our sessions: https://oc.lc/4f8mDOz --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Hello, Chicago! 🩵🤍❤️ We can't wait to get things started at #ALAAC26, where we will be celebrating 150 years of the American Library Association, serving you with cool drinks and cooler conversation in the OCLC booth, presenting at seven sessions, and much more. ➡️ Learn more about our sessions and other conference plans: https://oc.lc/3R3rAjt --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS/#OCLCwms) has added 48 libraries across six continents to its expanding community over the last 12 months. These include leading universities, community colleges, library groups, government agencies, and other special libraries. The first cloud-based library services platform and the only one built with #OCLCworldcat as its foundation, WMS makes it possible for libraries to gain significant efficiencies, improve user experience, increase the visibility of their collections, and collaborate with other leading institutions worldwide through OCLC’s global network. ⤵️ Learn more and see the full list of the new libraries that have recently signed on. #OCLCnews --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

For the fourth year in a row, the OCLC Quilters, a group of current and retired OCLC employees, have spent months creating a quilt of 120 cross-cut blocks to donate to the silent auction at the American Library Association's #ALAAC26. The auction raises funds for the Christopher Hoy Scholarship, awarding $5,000 annually to an individual pursuing a Master's in Library Science in an ALA-accredited program. ⤵️ Read more about the collective creation of the OCLC Quilt on #HangingTogether, the #OCLCresearch blog. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

#EngagedLibraries create unforgettable stories. 🤼 Lucha libro (libro means book in Spanish) is Mexico’s dynamic, globally celebrated style of professional wrestling. At Benicia Public Library in California, Lucha Libro supported a cause worth fighting for: literacy. A ring went up in the library. Music blared. And a masked wrestler began to read a story to the packed audience, only to be interrupted by wrestlers instigating a live match. By the time the match was over, he had finished the story, showing that win or lose, reading always prevails. Families came for the entertainment and left with stories to tell—and a new or renewed library card. ⤵️ Read more about the event. --- 📲 What events does your library host that support literacy? Share your story on social media and include #EngagedLibraries in your post. You could be featured in an upcoming issue of Abstracts, on our community engagement hub, in an upcoming blog or video, or across our social media channels. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Congratulations to the OCLC GmbH Deutschland team on another successful #BiblioCon26, the largest library event in the German-speaking world. 🇩🇪 More than 4,000 attended in Berlin, offering the opportunity to connect with customers, partners, and inspiring library leaders. In alignment with the "Analog meets Algorithm" conference theme, our team hosted a BiblioTalk session in the OCLC booth that brought together thought leaders to talk about the latest innovations happening in libraries, as well as share ideas, in a relaxed atmosphere. It's great to see the global reach of our work for and with libraries. 👏 #OCLCde --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove #LibrariesOfInstagram #LibrariansOfInstagram #ILoveLibraries #LibrariesTransform

Headed to #ALAAC26 in Chicago next week? 🍓🧊🍃 Stop by booth 4011 in the Library Marketplace for cool drinks and cooler conversations. We're here for you—as you take a break with a refreshment and to listen as you share about what's happening at your library. We can't wait to see you there! ➡️ Learn more about our conference plans: https://oc.lc/4w2rpE1 --- #OCLC American Library Association #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove