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Register for Back to School Session

Attention school library workers. PrairieCat is hosting a virtual Back to School session for school libraries. We'll provide updates on PrairieCat systems and services and also have guest speakers focusing on RAILS services for school libraries.  Tuesday, September 10, 2024 1:00 to 3:30 pm via Zoom See registration details and agenda here.

Member Update Recording Now Available

The recording of the 5/10/2024 is now available on the event page for that session. Visit Past Events and Meetings to access. 

UPDATE: Locations Facet | Vega Discover Enhancement

Innovative added a new enhancement to Vega Discover. This enhancement floats the preferred location to the top of the Locations Facet on the Refine Results Panel. It also allows users to see all the locations in the View All Locations popup alphabetically, without the need to search. The explanation of how this works can be found on the support… Read More

UPDATE: Vega Discover Cookie Banner Changes

Vega Discover sites will be showing a new cookie notification banner at the bottom of all Vega sites. Innovative brought this live on 5/9. Users can select the x button to dismiss the banner or select Learn More to view the policy. There is also a new cookie icon in the header of the page at the top right.  When this is selected, it takes the… Read More

NOW OPEN: PrairieCat's FY25 Election

The FY25 election for the PrairieCat Administrative Council, Circulation Committee, and Technical Services Committee is now open. The election is open until Friday, May 17 at 5 pm. The election ballot can be found by clicking here or going to Resources and then Forms on the PrairieCat website. To vote, the library's Delegate needs to log in to the… Read More

Register for PrairieCat Member Update

Join us for a PrairieCat Member Update near you or online! Hear the latest from PrairieCat staff and your colleagues from across the consortium. The agenda has been posted on the support site. Locations: In Person Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:00 am -11:00 am – Pearl City Public Library District – Registration 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Fossil Ridge… Read More

Job Post: User Experience Specialist

Looking for an almost virtual work environment with great work/life family balance? Are you seeking to work in a smaller, collaborative culture? Do you want great benefits including pension (IMRF) and professional development opportunities? If the answer is yes, this might be the opportunity for you! Click here to view the job post and apply!!

ALERT: Vega Discover Background Color

Update: This has been resolved. Vega Discover background pages should be reverted back to white.  Yesterday (4/24/) Innovative introduced the ability to change the background color of Vega Discover pages. While updating the server with this option, they seem to have changed all member Vega pages to have a linen/cream background color.… Read More

ALERT: Sierra Upgrade Scheduled April 9

Sierra was updated to 6.1 last night. The update was successful, and Sierra should be operating as normal. Sierra may take longer to start this morning, as new files will need to be downloaded for operation. Informational During the late hours of Tuesday, April 9, Innovative will be upgrading our system to Sierra 6.1. This is the latest Sierra… Read More

Complete Illinois State Library Certification - March 31

Action Required | Remember to Certify! The deadline for this year’s Illinois State Library Certification is on March 31, 2024. Annual certification is required of ALL library system members to retain system membership and eligibility for grants administered by the Illinois State Library, in compliance with Illinois statutes and administrative… Read More