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    UPCOMING MEETINGS

    • Jul. 13, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library migration. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR July 13, 2026 9:00am July 13, 2026 9:00am America/Chicago Introduction to Leap (Migration Training)
    • Jul. 15, 2026
    • 01:00 PM

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

    ADD TO CALENDAR July 15, 2026 1:00pm July 15, 2026 1:00pm America/Chicago SCRAP Advisory Group Meeting
    • Jul. 20, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library and Wauconda Public Library migration. This session teaches staff how to design email notices in LX Starter. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR July 20, 2026 9:00am July 20, 2026 9:00am America/Chicago Building Notices in LX Starter (Migration Training)
    • Jul. 20, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library and Wauconda Public Library migration. This session teaches staff how to design email notices in LX Starter. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR July 20, 2026 9:00am July 20, 2026 9:00am America/Chicago Canceled: CCS Building Notices in LX Starter (Migration Training)
    • Jul. 22, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    This training session introduces staff to the Polaris Staff Client.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 07/22/26 09:00 am 07/22/26 09:00 am America/Chicago Introduction to the Polaris Staff Client
    • Jul. 22, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    This training session introduces staff to the Polaris Staff Client.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 07/22/26 09:00 am 07/22/26 09:00 am America/Chicago Introduction to the Polaris Staff Client (Migration Training)
    • Jul. 27, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library migration. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 07/27/26 09:00 am 07/27/26 09:00 am America/Chicago Introduction to Leap (Wauconda Migration Training)
    • Jul. 29, 2026
    • 09:00 AM

    Training session for the CCS Rolling Meadows Library and Wauconda Public Library migration. Please email help@ccslib.org with any questions.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 07/29/26 09:00 am 07/29/26 09:00 am America/Chicago Introduction to Leap (Migration Training)

    Featured Updates

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    Rolling Meadows-Wauconda Migration

    Jul. 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

    Jun. 17, 2026 Update - June 17, 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…