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Professional Development Resources for Library Staff and Board Members September 2020
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September 11 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Do you shy away from conflict? In organizations across the world conflict is avoided. Expectations go unmet, values are violated, and overall under-performance exists because people do not know how to effectively resolve issues without resorting to the use of power. This one-hour session introduces you to concepts that enable you to begin to "integrate conflict"—to walk into it and effectively handle it—rather than avoid it.
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October 2 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) High-performing teams tap into and activate the strengths of every team member and build an environment rich with trust and respect. In this engaging, 1-hour webinar you’ll discover the 6 characteristics that are found in high-performance teams. These characteristics allow for open communication and cohesiveness, which enables a team to rise to its full potential and overcome any obstacle to achieve desired results.
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1:03:08 Learn best practices from your peers about how to lead yourself, your staff, and your community during a crisis. Fellow library directors share their decision-making processes, guiding values, structures that facilitate resiliency, sources of information, innovations, and tasks that empower them to lead during a crisis, whether an outbreak, a natural disaster, or in times of institutional change. Training facilitated by Senior Library Consultant, Louisa Whitfield Smith.
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Ergonomics is an applied science which studies how to match the job to the worker. Ergonomics is concerned with preventing pain and injuries related to factors such as pace of work, the strain on joints and muscles, and the effects of posture. This course provides a practical introduction to office ergonomics, focusing specifically on issues and injuries related to the use of computers and other office equipment.
The goal of the course is to give you information to help apply ergonomic solutions in your workplace.
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September 23 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don't know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your foundation grant is holding you back, come learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence.
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September 24 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm (MT) $87 US Writing grants is not just about the words you use, or the statistics you utilize. It is is a complicated combination of factors to engage your grantmakers so that they say “Yes!” and you win the grant award for your organization. Participating in “Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Grant That Wins!” will provide you with the basic knowledge and understanding of what elements go into a successful grant application once you have identified an opportunity you want to apply for.
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October 6 | 11:00am - 11:30am (MT) The success of your library depends on getting your cardholders to use their library card as often as possible. A solid email engagement campaign will introduce all that your library has to offer to new and current cardholders, even when your physical buildings are closed or operating under reduced service hours. In this 20-minute microtraining session, NoveList Senior Engagement Consultant Angela Hursh will show you how to use new LibraryAware email templates to engage cardholders and turn them into lifelong, loyal users. We’ll also have tips for engaging cardholders beyond email, and we’ll unveil a new campaign guide for engaging cardholders, all exclusive for LibraryAware subscribers.
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18:06 Want to make sure your library’s social media followers have all the latest news on your services and virtual programs and provide great reading recommendations? You can create attractive, professional-looking posts quickly and easily with LibraryAware! And the best part? You can post to Facebook and Twitter directly from your LibraryAware account.
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September 8 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Who needs dating when you have books? Allow us to make the introductions to some dreamy titles that are sure to make you swoon from Sourcebooks, HarperCollins Publishers, and Macmillan Library! Plus, we’ll hear from collection development librarian Beth Atwater and author and librarian Amy Alessio, rounding this out to be the best date ever! Say yes on September 8 at 1 p.m. central for this can’t miss free, webinar moderated by Adult Books editor Donna Seaman.
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In this free, one-hour webinar, we’ll hear about upcoming adult titles perfect for your next book club read from HarperCollins Publishers, Bloomsbury, Macmillan Library, and Penguin Random House. Whether your group is meeting virtually or in person, these picks will be sure to spice up conversation and invoke thoughtful responses from all readers!
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September 16 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US Whether it’s technology, knitting, or anime, clubs create lasting connections between patrons and libraries. Clubs can appeal to patrons across different backgrounds and age groups and help cement the library’s place at the center of the community.
In this workshop, you’ll get twelve club ideas with variations and activities for all age groups and budgets. Learn how to incorporate your own personal interests into programming, marketing, and partnerships to create programming tailored to your library and patrons.
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September 29 - October 26 $200 US Creating and hosting meaningful and engaging programs in a virtual environment provides many unique opportunities to engage audiences in new ways. However, it also presents a new set of challenges. Some in-person programs can be transformed to the virtual environment with ease, while others may take considerable time and effort to adapt.
This course will examine the landscape of the last 8 months to explore what has been successful in virtual programming for libraries, museums, performing arts centers, and other arts-based institutions. In addition to developing ideas about what public programs to offer at your institution, the course will also involve examining online platform options (including the pros and cons of each) and discussing best practices for tracking program outcomes and statistics to prove value to stakeholders.
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September 10 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) This webinar will provide an introduction to CELA services for your colleagues who need to understand the basics about your CELA service so they can direct patrons appropriately.
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September 17 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) AND September 24 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $75 US Library services are for everyone, and that includes the deaf community. In this workshop, Kathy MacMillan, librarian and certified American Sign Language interpreter, guides you in making your library a more welcoming place for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing. You will gain an understanding of Deaf culture, learn library-related signs, and become prepared to confidently work with interpreters for your programs.
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September 23 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US Whether they are patrons, co-workers, friends, or family members, toxic people can seem to defy our logic and understanding. Some are oblivious of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people’s buttons. In almost every situation, dealing with toxic people can be very stressful.
In this webinar, Andrew Sanderbeck offers you strategies for dealing with toxic people that will enable you to control what you can and eliminate what you can’t. You’ll learn that you are in control of far more than you realize. You’ll walk away not only with skills you can use in the library, but that you can use in life.
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September 29 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) This webinar will introduce the CELA Educator Access program which allows public libraries to offer educators at the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels in their community access to CELA services on behalf of students with print disabilities. This webinar is for both educators and public library staff.
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Diversity and Culture: Strategies for Working with Differences Achieve Centre for Leadership October 7 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) $32.99 early rate / $41.99 regular rate When diversity and cultural differences lead to misunderstandings or distrust, they are often viewed as challenges to manage within our work environments. However, they are better viewed as valuable assets to organizational health. This webinar examines specific elements of diversity and culture as they relate to communicating, power differentials, and experiences of discrimination.
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October 8 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) $32.99 early rate / $41.99 regular rate Handling difficult interactions on the phone is a challenging task, especially if the caller is in a heightened state of emotion. For many, the ability to navigate difficult phone conversations with respect and professionalism is an essential workplace skill. This webinar is designed to provide practical strategies for dealing with clients and customers over the phone who are in a heightened emotional state. Participants will learn over-the-phone techniques for de-escalating anger, resolving conflict, and communicating effectively.
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3:50 This video is about how to communicate your understanding to customers so that you convey empathy and foster connection.
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September 22 - October 19 $200 US Does your work in the library include service to children and their families? Do you want to do a better job in providing homework assistance, readers’ advisory, tours of your library, or family programs?
Expert children’s librarian and author Penny Peck will help you to acquire the knowledge and skills to be more comfortable and confident about providing fundamental children’s services. As a result of the course you will be able to: - Conduct a reference interview to match grade-appropriate resources with a child’s information need
- Determine children’s reading interests, including those of reluctant readers, and find books to meet those interests
- Plan entertaining programs that attract families to the library
- Promote books and reading through programs and library tours
Whether you are new or not-so-new to children’s services, you’ll come away with resources, best practices, and useful tips and techniques that can be applied immediately in your library.
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September 29 | October 6 | October 13 Library staff at all levels within their organizations have the power—and the responsibility—to help cultivate an antiracist culture, from evaluating spaces, programs, services, and collections to examining policies and practices to reflecting on one’s own implicit biases. Creating an internal culture founded on principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion is essential to building a community-centered library that meets the needs and expectations of its users.
In this course, you will learn about the concrete actions library leaders are taking to make their libraries antiracist today and in the future, and the tools that make it possible. Practical coursework, along with targeted support, will take you from theory to application, helping you to transform your library services to better meet the needs of all your users—and bring in new ones.
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7:11 Tired of hunting and drilling down on Google Analytics to find the data you need? Wish there was an easy way to customize and save reports? Measurement marketing expert Chris Mercer shows you how to create and save a custom report in Google Analytics.
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PowerPoint 2019 Essential Training Lynda.com *subscription required (available to all Marigold Member Library cardholders) You don't have to be a designer to create a great-looking presentation. Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 to quickly create, edit, and share polished and professional presentations. In this training course, Jess Stratton shows how to get started with PowerPoint templates and themes or build a new presentation from scratch. Next, learn how to add, remove, and rearrange slides and change the slide layout. Jess then demonstrates how to add and edit text, images, charts, video, audio, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes and comments to ensure a smooth delivery. Plus, discover how to collaborate on changes and then share the final presentation via print, PDF, or as a recorded slideshow. By the end of the course, you'll know how to use the PowerPoint tools and a few simple design rules to draw attention to your message and deliver a presentation that shines.
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September 16 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) New to volunteer management? Looking for a refresher on the basics? This webinar will walk you through the three primary Rs - recruitment, retention and recognition. We'll discuss the most popular program components such as interviews, orientations, volunteer handbooks, and more. And, we'll talk about the importance of managing risk for your program and your organization. All attendees will also receive a sample packet with examples of program documents and program assessment checklists to help you evaluate your existing program.
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September 15 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) As the podcasting industry continues to gain popularity, leaders and business owners have begun to leverage podcasting to build their brand and gain their listeners' trust. Through podcasts, you can become an influencer; someone known as an expert in your field. Join this session to learn how to start and develop a podcast in one day.
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September 22 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm (MT) In this webinar, you will learn about mindfulness from a practitioner (Mimosa Shah) and a scholar (Beck Tench) who have spent the last five years collaborating on how to practice mindfulness in libraries with integrity and resilience. We will move beyond the common understandings and examples of mindfulness, looking from both a critical and optimistic points-of-view. We will discuss what mindfulness is, why we might practice it, and how to do so, with a special focus on library-specific issues.
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Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.
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$199 US After 34 years of hosting a successful annual event, our 35th Computers in Libraries is going virtual along with Internet Librarian. We have combined our planned programs around the themes Generation Next: Preparing for New Technologies and Futurizing: People, Technology & Communities which focus on exciting library programs and services that have taken place and that are being planned for the future by using new technology and building community partnerships. We will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of the magazine, Computers in Libraries. There will be lots of networking opportunities as well interactions, discussions and chat with speakers, suppliers, and colleagues.
This is the leading technology & internet event for libraries and information managers worldwide featuring the best thinking and practices from innovative and experienced speakers. We're looking forward to seeing you online!
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September 23 - 24 This live, virtual conference focuses on the challenges, needs, and opportunities unique to women leaders. In addition to learning insights and strategies to help you become more effective in your leadership role, there will be opportunities to connect, discuss content, and have fun. Be prepared to share your experiences and learn from women who are curious, inspirational, and engaged in their workplaces.
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For more than two decades, Library Journal’s Day of Dialog has been the most anticipated librarian-only gathering of the year. Now it’s gone digital and is free to attend! The next all-day event is scheduled for September 25, and will feature a close-up look at the biggest forthcoming books from winter/spring 2021.
Once again, you’ll hear from top authors in genre fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction and learn about more titles and trends from editors on our popular editors’ picks panel. And you still get to dialog by visiting virtual booths, talking with authors, and networking with colleagues.
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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented approaches to collaboration and connection.
A joint effort of Parkland Regional Library System, The Alberta Library, Peace Library System and Yellowhead Regional Library, Stronger Together is a virtual conference that you can attend without leaving your home or office. Featuring 4 keynote speakers, 24 session options and opportunities to engage and interact, Stronger Together is designed for libraries and library trustees to connect and learn at a time when meeting in person isn't possible.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic upending strategic plans across the country, libraries had to be nimble, flexible, and collaborative on a scale and time frame like never before. Fortunately, all three of those proficiencies are in the library wheelhouse.
In this free, day-long, virtual event, LJ will convene leaders at every level to share their learnings from the first phase of the crisis, how they’re preparing for the multiple possibilities of the medium term—and beyond—and positioning themselves to come out of the recovery strong.
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This mini-conference will center on the concept of "Sustainable Thinking" which aligns the core values of libraries with the "Triple Bottom Line" definition of sustainability--i.e. the intersection of environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic feasibility--to inspire investment and build support for your library in the future.
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As businesses and workplaces across Canada reopen their doors for workers and customers, it’s important to understand that the coronavirus will still be circulating so new infections are possible. Returning to the workplace will not be the same as before the COVID-19 pandemic began. This awareness course outlines common steps that can be taken to safely reopen during COVID-19. This course will help you prepare and put controls in place to help protect workers and customers and minimize the impact of the pandemic.
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Disclaimer: The links provided in this newsletter are intended to inform subscribers about information and learning opportunities that may be of interest. Inclusion in this newsletter does not constitute a recommendation by Marigold Library System or its staff members. |
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