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    UPCOMING MEETINGS

    • May. 13, 2026
    • 10:00 AM

    Auditorium

    Auditorium
    ADD TO CALENDAR May 13, 2026 10:00am May 13, 2026 10:00am America/Chicago Governing Board Meeting
    • May. 14, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    RSVP and submit agenda topics: https://forms.office.com/r/VuXqEW547V 

    RSVPs due by April 30, 2026.

    ADD TO CALENDAR May 14, 2026 9:30am May 14, 2026 9:30am America/Chicago ILL Technical Group Meeting
    • May. 19, 2026
    • 01:00 PM

    CCS members can join the Open Office Hours to ask questions and learn more about OrangeBoy Savannah. You do not need to sign up. 

    Join via Zoom any time between 1-3pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82112635401

    ADD TO CALENDAR May 19, 2026 1:00pm May 19, 2026 1:00pm America/Chicago OrangeBoy Savannah Open Office Hours
    • May. 20, 2026
    • 10:00 AM

    The meeting will take place in the Auditorium at 200 Tri-State International Dr. 

    This will be a hybrid meeting. 

     

    ADD TO CALENDAR May 20, 2026 10:00am May 20, 2026 10:00am America/Chicago CAMM Technical Group Meeting
    • May. 25, 2026
    • 12:00 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR 05/25/26 00:00 am 05/25/26 00:00 am America/Chicago Memorial Day - CCS Office Closed
    • Jun. 10, 2026
    • 10:00 AM

    To submit public comment, either join the meeting using the link below, or send an email with your comments to Executive Director Rebecca Malinowski at rmalinowski@ccslib.org at any time before the meeting. All comments will be read aloud during the meeting.  

    Join Zoom Meeting 

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87860143324?pwd=bUtqUlNDUk8vT3Z2U3VOK0NaSm9ydz09 

    Meeting ID: 878 6014 3324 Web Passcode: CCSEC 

    +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Phone Passcode: 180412 

    ADD TO CALENDAR 06/10/26 10:00 am 06/10/26 10:00 am America/Chicago Executive Committee Meeting
    • Jun. 11, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR 06/11/26 09:30 am 06/11/26 09:30 am America/Chicago Circ/ILL Advisory Group Meeting
    • Jun. 16, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR 06/16/26 09:30 am 06/16/26 09:30 am America/Chicago IT Technical Group Meeting

    Featured Updates

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    BiblioCore Discovery Layer

    Apr. 29, 2026 Contents
    • Library Checklist
    • About the BiblioCore Implementation Project
    • Library BiblioCore Site URLs
    • Implementation Plan
      • Schedule-at-a-Glance
      • …

    Department - Cataloging

    Authority Control Processing and Ongoing Bibliographic Updates

    Feb. 10, 2026 Update - February 10, 2025

    CCS will be sending a group of bibliographic records for bibliographic maintenance and authorities processing to Backstage Library Works (BSLW) at 5 PM, on Thursday…

    Software - Reporting

    Purchase Alert Report

    Feb. 24, 2023

    Use the purchase alert report to identify high-demand titles to purchase for your collection. This report lists title information for holds placed by patrons when the ratio of holds to eligible…

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    Polaris Upgrades and Reported Issues

    Apr. 10, 2026 Upcoming Polaris Upgrades Production Upgrade to 8.0 Complete

    CCS libraries completed the upgrade to Polaris version 8.0 the morning of March 24. If staff have questions or encounter…