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    Our mission is to enhance each cooperative member’s capacity to serve their patrons through optimized resource sharing, a community of continuous learning, and strategic cost-sharing.

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    UPCOMING MEETINGS

    • Jul. 3, 2026
    • 12:00 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR July 03, 2026 12:00am July 03, 2026 12:00am America/Chicago Independence Day (observed) CCS Office Closed
    • Jul. 8, 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 July 08, 2026 10:00am July 08, 2026 10:00am America/Chicago Executive Committee Meeting
    • Jul. 9, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR July 09, 2026 9:30am July 09, 2026 9:30am America/Chicago Circulation Technical Group Meeting
    • 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 07/15/26 13:00 pm 07/15/26 13:00 pm 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 07/20/26 09:00 am 07/20/26 09:00 am America/Chicago 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)

    Featured Updates

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    BiblioCore Discovery Layer

    Jun. 23, 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…

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    Reported Issues

    Jun. 17, 2026

    The following are known issues or bugs reported by member library staff.

    APPLICATIONREPORTED ISSUESTATUSBiblioCoreUnable to Change Pickup Location: Users are unable to change the…