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    UPCOMING MEETINGS

    • Sep. 14, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library migration. This session is an overview of the Outreach Module. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR September 14, 2026 9:00am September 14, 2026 9:00am America/Chicago Migration Training: Outreach Module
    • Sep. 15, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR September 15, 2026 9:30am September 15, 2026 9:30am America/Chicago IT Technical Group Meeting Meeting
    • Sep. 16, 2026
    • 10:00 AM

    The CCS Acquisitions Technical Group meeting will be held virtually. The link will be sent to out to attendees before the meeting. 

    ADD TO CALENDAR September 16, 2026 10:00am September 16, 2026 10:00am America/Chicago Acquisitions Technical Group
    • Sep. 16, 2026
    • 12:00 PM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library and Wauconda Public Library migration. This session looks at out-of-system borrowing and lending. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR September 16, 2026 12:00pm September 16, 2026 12:00pm America/Chicago Interlibrary Loan Training (Migration Training)
    • Sep. 17, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR 09/17/26 09:30 am 09/17/26 09:30 am America/Chicago PAS Technical Group Meeting
    • Sep. 17, 2026
    • 02:00 PM

    This session is for CCS libraries participating in the Wave 1 of the LX Starter rollout. The orientation will review the project in detail, including what to expect during each stage, staff responsibilities, and initial configuration and design steps. The session will be recorded.

    Questions? Email help@ccslib.org.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 09/17/26 14:00 pm 09/17/26 14:00 pm America/Chicago LX Starter Implementation: Wave 1 Orientation Meeting
    • Sep. 28, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    This session introduces Simply Reports.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 09/28/26 09:00 am 09/28/26 09:00 am America/Chicago Introduction to Simply Reports
    • Sep. 28, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    This session introduces Simply Reports.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 09/28/26 09:00 am 09/28/26 09:00 am America/Chicago Introduction to Simply Reports (Migration Training)

    Featured Updates

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    Rolling Meadows-Wauconda Migration

    Sep. 8, 2026

    CCS is excited to welcome the Rolling Meadows Library and the Wauconda Area Public Library as our 33rd and 34th member libraries! With Rolling Meadows and Wauconda comes the…

    Featured Page

    BiblioCore Discovery Layer

    Jul. 7, 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

    Aug. 12, 2026 Update - August 12, 2026

    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…