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#EngagedLibraries promote healthier communities. 🥗 Creating a healthy future starts with educating youth today. That’s the idea at the Great Falls Public Library in Montana, which is rolling out a teaching kitchen on wheels, called a Charlie Cart, that offers patrons hands-on participation in nutrition and cooking programs. And while library staff will use it to educate library users of all ages, they will focus on using the curriculum for students in kindergarten through fifth grade that pairs cooking lessons with subjects such as math, science, and social studies. According to The Charlie Cart Project, children who participate in nutrition and cooking programs are more likely to try new foods, understand where their food comes from, and develop the confidence to prepare meals themselves. To us, that sounds like a recipe for success! 📲 How does your library promote a better understanding of nutrition? 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. ⤵️ Read more about Great Falls' Charlie Cart. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

As materials created by AI continue to flood the marketplace, it is inevitable that acquisitions librarians will encounter materials generated wholly or partially by AI. ℹ️ Join OCLC's WebJunction this Thursday, 8 January, to learn how to craft a collection development policy and create selection guidelines that address the rapidly growing amount of these materials. "Generative AI and collection development policies: A proactive approach" is presented by: 🔵 Donalee Jacobs, Salt Lake County Library 🟢 Katie Wegner, Salt Lake County Library 🟠 Kara Huggard, Salt Lake County Library ⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar --- #OCLC #EngagedLibraries #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

We've wrapped up another year of connecting more people to libraries! 🥳 Did you know OCLC and Google work together to link searches to collections that are cataloged in WorldCat from US libraries? Since announcing and expanding the program, we’ve sent more than 2 million clicks directly to these collections from Google Search results. ➡️ Learn more at oc.lc/visibility.

From all of us at OCLC, a world of good wishes for a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year to come. ✨ We will be back with regular updates across our social media channels in 2026. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

In FY25, we focused on bringing libraries and library staff closer together through new ways of engaging, learning, and sharing. To learn from librarians and embrace their ideas, we engaged with the community at conferences, regional meetings, virtual events, and in the enhanced OCLC Community Center. ➡️ Learn how we are engaging to gather libraries’ expertise in the OCLC Annual Report for 2024–2025: oc.lc/4pb12b0 --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

⚠️ As part of ongoing modernization and resiliency efforts, OCLC will be performing critical infrastructure upgrades in our US data centers from 20 December at 4 p.m. EST until 21 December at 4 a.m. EST. Access to certain products and services across all regions will be temporarily affected. The main service interruption is planned for the first several hours of the maintenance window, but intermittent service degradation is possible. We are committed to fully restoring service access as quickly as possible. Due to the complexity of this project, the window may extend beyond the anticipated schedule. We schedule maintenance at times intended to minimize impact for our global members, but we recognize some users may still be affected. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience. ➡️ You can view the most current information and receive updates about the planned outage on the OCLC System Status Dashboard: lnkd.in/ewZ9tGgQ --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Registration is now open for the OCLC cataloging community meeting on Wednesday, 11 February 2026. This free, virtual event brings together library professionals from around the globe to connect across a wide range of topics and hear from OCLC's product experts about recent and upcoming enhancements to our products and services. The agenda and full event details will be available soon. ⤵️ Register now for the world’s largest virtual cataloging meeting. --- ℹ️ Can't attend live? All registrants receive the full recording after the event. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

OCLC has introduced the Colombia Discovery Catalog, a group catalog that improves visibility for Colombian libraries by providing a unified view of collections and facilitating the sharing of resources among its institutions. 🇨🇴 More than 40 public, academic, and corporate libraries throughout Colombia have contributed millions of records of their collections to WorldCat. The group catalog is built on the #OCLCWorldCat Discovery platform, making it possible for people to easily find and get resources available in libraries worldwide through a single search. ⤵️ Read more. #OCLCnews --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Libraries never stand still—and neither can the systems that support them. As collections keep growing and shifting from print to digital, the need for smarter tools and stronger collaboration becomes even more important. To add value to library services in FY25, we grew #OCLCworldcat with linked data and even more content, as well as our #OCLCworldshare and #CloudLibraryApp platforms with more capabilities and subscribers. ➡️ Learn how we are growing to help libraries thrive in the OCLC Annual Report for 2024–2025: oc.lc/4s006sH --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

ICYMI: Powerful new AI features have been added to #OCLCworldshare Record Manager and #OCLCconnexion, helping catalogers save time and improve accuracy by automatically suggesting classification numbers and subject headings. While the system draws on #OCLCworldcat data to make these intelligent recommendations, catalogers stay in full control. Libraries can customize settings to decide which suggestions to see, and catalogers can accept or ignore them. Their choices help improve future recommendations, making the system smarter for everyone. In pilot testing, catalogers reported saving up to 20 minutes per title. Many described the new AI tools as a helpful "safety net" that catches missed details and ensures records are more complete. ➡️ Read more: oc.lc/3KIVkPy #OCLCnews --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove