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TLC Library Automation User Group Meetings

08/28/2025

Kerrie Burch

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The TLC User Group is a collaborative, virtual forum for users of the TLC (The Library Corporation) system. This group provides a platform for members to deepen their understanding of the system, share best practices, and contribute to its ongoing improvement. Meetings are held every other month for WSWHE BOCES Library Automation members to assist with ongoing learning about new features, troubleshoot challenges, and discuss potential enhancements. The goal of the group is to empower users to leverage the TLC system more efficiently and to foster a community of knowledgeable and engaged users.

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Dates: 10/22, 12/11, 2/26, 4/14, and 6/9

Location: Online. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants before each meeting.

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Upcoming Webinars - Nov/Dec

11/03/2025

Kerrie Burch

We are excited to share our webinar lineup for November & December! Join the Training team on Tuesdays for a refresher or to learn something new. All webinars are listed below with links to register. You can also view the full lineup on LS•Community | Training | Training Webinars | Schedule / Sign Up.

November 11, 2025 | 1:00 PM ET

Topic: LS2 Reports 201

Description: Already comfortable running and scheduling reports? Take your skills further with advanced scheduling options, saving favorites, managing account settings, and more.

December 2, 2025 | 1:00 PM ET
Topic: Inventory for School Libraries [School-Focused Session]
Description: Back by popular demand! Learn how to streamline your inventory process, with a special focus on school libraries. All are welcome to attend.
Register Here

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Easy Renewals

10/07/2025

Karin Howansky

Some folks have been asking how they can do renewals, more similarly to how we used to do them in our previous automation system. Karin just figured out a way!

(And if you already do this, then awesome. Karin literally just had an "a ha" moment.)

In LS2 Staff-->Staff Services-->Titles and Items, you can scan the barcode into the search, and the title pops up. On the right, there's a spot to "click to renew". It might occasionally have a popup where you would type in an override, depending upon other things (if you don't know your override, Karin can change the password for you), but it's super quick. Try it! With this method, you can bypass having to go into each borrower's account to renew.

By the way, we can also enable/disable automatic renewals for you. When that setting is turned on for a location, it will automatically renew items a couple of times before marking it as overdue. (Note that any changes made in settings are not retroactive.)

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Upcoming TLC Webinars - September/October

09/09/2025

September 16, 2025 1:00 PM ET

Topic: Catalog Cleanup using LS2 Reports

Description: LS2 Reports includes several reports that can help you clean up your library’s catalog. In this week’s webinar, we’ll take a look at several reports, the data they pull from your catalog, and what you can do with it.

September 30, 2025 1:00 PM ET

Topic: Printing from Library•Solution

Description: Are you printing your labels and barcodes from LS2 Cataloging yet? Are you interested in how this might make your work more efficient? In this webinar, we’ll walk through the printing process and options in LS2 Cataloging, give some troubleshooting suggestions, and demonstrate how you can add new label stock in LS2 Preferences.

October 7, 2025 1:00 PM ET

Topic: Overdue Notices: Printable & Electronic [ School-Focused Session] Description: Library•Solution offers many options surrounding overdue notices, especially in version 5.8. Join us to take a look at your schools’ overdue notices and other customization options available. This webinar will be focused on school libraries, but all are welcome to attend.

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Welcome Back!

09/03/2025

Welcome to a new school year! In an effort to reduce the number of emails we send and to curate information in one place for you to refer back to, we will be using a blog for information such as what you see below. You can find the blog on our LibGuide under Automation - TLC. Please subscribe to the blog (we can't do it for you) so that you receive important updates as they happen.

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Let Karin know if you are having difficulty accessing TLC modules via SSO (screenshots help a lot). You should be able to fully access your catalogs. Let us know about any changes in library support staff using this Google Form.

You may notice some things that TLC is in the process of waving their magic wands on, this week. (So, no need to rush on checking out books. It's okay to wait a little bit.)

old users may still be hanging out in the system
students who transitioned from one building to another may be showing up in the "wrong" spots at the moment...
classes under responsible parties (homeroom teachers) may not totally look correct yet, as your buildings continue to fine-tune whatever they're putting into eSchool/SchoolTool

Pro tip: printing out student barcodes is easy
If you wish to print student barcodes to keep in a binder, or to place on index cards or shelf markers (the index card method is great for speeding up the checkout process, as well as for a quick attendance/did that student get to checkout/how can I get to know students), you can do that!
Go to LS2 Reports
Search for this report: Borrower Barcodes for Location and Borrower Types by Responsible Parties - Avery 5160

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