<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>I apologize. I was confused about the dates, and gave Laura incorrect information.</div><div><br></div><div>The WhoFi contract extension for Webkit customers ends August 31, not September 30. This makes Laura's message to you more pressing.</div><div><br></div><div>You'll have access to your data at WhoFi until September 30, but unless you're paying independently to continue using WhoFi, you'll need to give us your RSS feed URL and a full calendar embed code.</div><div><br></div><div>And again, I'm very sorry for my mistake and that your available time to complete this work has shrunk so suddenly.<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br> Don Yarman (he/him/his)<br> Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network<br> 2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204<br> <a href="mailto:don@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">don@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | 614.728.5250</div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM Laura Solomon via OPLINWebkits <<a href="mailto:oplinwebkits@lists.oplin.org">oplinwebkits@lists.oplin.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div><b>WhoFi has a hard stop date of September 30th.</b> If your library is not planning to continue with WhoFi independently* and will switch to LocalHop, we'll soon need the following information from you. Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div>Laura</div><div><br></div><div><i>*Some libraries are paying for WhoFi independently after the State Library's subscription ends at the end of September. If your library falls into this category, we do <b>not </b>need anything from you.</i></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><font size="4"><b>1. The RSS feed URL </b>(Many of you have already sent this to me!)</font></div><div><div>We need the URL of your LocalHop calendar's RSS feed. You can generate this in your LocalHop administrative interface (see image below). </div><div><br></div><img src="cid:ii_mrj4f9lf1" alt="localhop-rss-screenshot.png" width="542" height="323" style="outline: 0px;"><br><div></div><div>Please <font color="#ff0000"><b><i>do not</i> </b></font>pick any event categories or age groups--just leave those blank, as shown. If your library has multiple locations, be sure those <i>are</i> checked. When you complete this, you should have a URL for the RSS feed. Please send that to me.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:large">2. The full calendar embed code </b></div><div><i><b>From LocalHop:</b></i></div><div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>Anyone with super admin access should be able to <a href="https://support.getlocalhop.com/localhop_kb/calendars-guide" target="_blank">generate snippets</a>. There will be a snippet section on their left side navigation, and they'll be able to add different snippets based on if they have multiple branches or they are just not. Every account will see the option to add a My Calendar and a Community Calendar. Those with multiple branches will see a third option for adding a <a href="https://support.getlocalhop.com/localhop_kb/district-calendars" target="_blank">District Calendar</a>. </i></div><ul style="display:flex"><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>A My Calendar will show only the events for that library or that specific branch.</i></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>A District Calendar will allow them the option to pull in all or a combination of some of their branch locations.</i></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>A Community Calendar will allow them to add other organizations within the area outside of the library to contribute to a shared calendar.</i></li></ul><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>I imagine the Community Calendar will not be utilized as much, at least initially, but I wanted to provide some context about what it is. So each library will just need to click to add the calendar that they're interested in, and then they'll have a few options in the <a href="https://support.getlocalhop.com/localhop_kb/calendar-types" target="_blank">layout</a> and filters that they want to provide. </i></div></div><div><br></div></div><div>Please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions. Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Laura</div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">-- <br><b>Laura Solomon, CPAAC, MCIW, MLS </b>(She/her)</div><div dir="ltr">
<i>Library Services Manager,</i> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)</div><div dir="ltr">
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