SierraNews
PrairieCat is offering 4 drop-in Q&A sessions focused on gathering your Sierra-specific statistics for IPLAR reporting:
Friday, May 15, 2026, 10-11am
Monday, June 15, 2026, 2-3 pm
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10-11am
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 2-3 pm
These are informal sessions, so please join us with your questions!
An IPLAR worksheet is…
Join us for a PrairieCat Member Update next week on May 14. Hear the latest from PrairieCat staff and your colleagues from across the consortium.
Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 1 to 2 pm via Zoom | Registration Link
Innovative has given libraries the option to continue using the My Bookshelf bar for account maintenance instead of re-enabling My Account Portal until July 2026. We have taken them up on this and will not be relaunching My Account Portal for PrairieCat libraries until the July 2026 update. There continues to be known issues within the My Account…
11:00 am - Per RAILS, the issues with L2 authentication is resolved. Users should be able to log in to the PrairieCat website.
9:30 am - There is an issue with logging in to the PrairieCat website, which uses L2 library learning to authenticate. RAILS manages L2, and is aware of the issue. See the message below from RAILS:
We are aware of…
PrairieCat Nominations Open Through April 24th
PrairieCat is currently seeking nominations for the Administrative Council, Circulation Committee, and Technical Services Committee until April 24, 2026. The election for all open positions will be held from May 4-15, 2026. Details on the open seats for each committee are below. You may…
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm | DeKalb Public Library
PrairieCat Resource Sharing Summit: Patron Behavior Policy and Best Practices
The summit will be facilitated by Amanda Standerfer, Fast Forward Libraries Consultant. Guest speakers include
Attorney Anne M. Skrodzki, Partner at Klein,…
Are you a new(er) director or new to a PrairieCat library? Join PrairieCat staff for a new directors welcome meeting. We will go over some of the basics of what PrairieCat does for our members. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions and chat with fellow new directors.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10 to 11am via Zoom |…
Update: Holds can now be placed in Vega Discover again. If you notice any lingering issues, please submit a PrairieCat help desk ticket.
Alert: There have been reports of patrons being unable to place holds. The 'request failed' error below appears.
A ticket has been submitted to Innovative to look into this issue.
The PrairieCat phone notification service has been having issues both last week and again this week. There were a larger than normal number of failed calls on 2/3, 2/4 and 2/5, but the failures were reported back to Sierra and failed hold call notices were sent out to member libraries. Innovative has been investigating the issue and has turned it…
2026 IPLAR Updates and Reporting Guidance | In Person Training
Join Laura Keyes, Library Program Specialist at the Illinois State Library, for an update on recent changes to Illinois Public Library Annual Report (IPLAR). She'll highlight what's new and answer your questions to help making reporting easier and clearer.
This event is on…