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Professional Development Resources for Library Staff & Board Members January 2018
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Transitioning into a leadership position is exciting. It’s recognition of your success and contributions to date. Advancing into a leadership role, you know things are going to change. You’re now responsible for achieving your results with and through others. For many new leaders, there is some natural anxiety that can come with such a transition. In these situations, preparation can help build your confidence. Understanding your own style and defining how you will approach your new leadership role is key to putting you and your team on the path for success.
When the pressure is on and people are testing their limits, what will you do? And how will you develop your leadership character and the team’s identity to align with and support your goals? Join us for this FREE 1-hour webinar to identify strategies to help you build your confidence and establish credibility as a leader.
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Empathy is defined as the ability to identify with the emotional state of others in a way that builds connection, creates safety and enables trust. Creating safety may sound like an odd concept, but as Simon Sinek explores in his TED Talk ‘Why good leaders make you feel safe’– you can’t just tell people to ‘trust you’ and expect they’ll cooperate. You have to uncover what’s at the root of their concerns and frustrations. This is what separates good leaders from great leaders.
Empathy is redefining the way we lead. To get results with and through others, the best starting point is understanding what they’re thinking and feeling. When you understand what is at the crux of their motivation, you’ll know what you need to do to help them offload the emotion so you can access their higher thinking and tap into their potential. Empathy isn’t just about feelings, it’s actually a gateway to results. View this webinar and find out how you can connect with people to tap into their potential and achieve your desired outcomes.
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The talent pool is undergoing a dynamic change with experienced baby boomers exiting the workforce. Leaders are finding that their inability to fill various skills gaps is now their most significant pressure. Join our guest speaker from the Aberdeen Group to hear how best-in-class organizations are responding to their soft skills gap, and what they are doing to develop their up-and-coming internal talent.
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$20 Hiring and placing people within an organization are some of the most important tasks any manager will carry out. Those decisions will affect lives and relationships for a long time, and ultimately the success of an organization. This webinar will illustrate the fundamentals of hiring for long term success and viewers will learn the surprising truth of what works and what does not. Participants will also learn how to set up employment expectations in order to begin the relationship in a positive way.
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Leading people is probably the most difficult task in business. What makes it difficult? People. People change every day. They come with emotions, feelings and attitudes, just to mention a few of the challenging aspects. So what can you do? Watch this webinar to learn five effective tips for leading more effectively.
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Mental health is recognized as an integral part of a healthy workplace. Supportive workplaces promote the total health and well-being of their employees and offer protection from psychological harm. Changing the culture, especially to a culture of caring that embeds all forms of health in all aspects of the workplace, takes effort and time. This webinar will provide you with an overview of the tools and resources your organization needs to create and implement a comprehensive healthy workplace program.
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The culture code : the secrets of highly successful groups by Daniel CoyleDaniel Coyle spent three years researching the question of what makes a successful group tick. Coyle discovered that high-performing groups relentlessly generate three key messages that enable them to excel: 1) Safety - we are connected. 2) Shared Risk - we are vulnerable together. 3) Purpose - we are part of the same story. Filled with first-hand reporting, fascinating science, compelling real-world stories, and leadership tools for building a cohesive, innovative, and successful group culture.
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January 16, 2018 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm (MT) OR January 24, 2018 | 11:00am - 12:30pm (MT) $87 US In this live, interactive webinar we will discuss how to create compelling grant application elements that tell a story so YOU can secure grants for your organization too. We will focus on how to use the common key elements to create a competitive grant application that tells a story which engages the grant reviewer and clearly outlines how you will use the requested grant funds to achieve the stated goals and objectives. We will look at individual samples of previous applications and discuss how to strengthen them in order to be more competitive and more successful in securing grant awards.
Participating in “Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Competitive Fundable Grant” will give you a strong framework for your grant writing efforts to ensure that you are putting together highly competitive grant applications and ultimately achieving your desired grant funding success.
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January 23, 2018 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm (MT) OR February 1, 2018 | 11:00am - 12:30pm (MT) $99 US Do you feel overwhelmed when faced with the task of planning a gala? Do you feel there is little gain for all the pain preparing for your special events? Have you and your staff experienced event burnout? It’s not just you – there are thousands of nonprofit professionals all over the world questioning why they can’t create engaging and profitable fundraising events. It isn’t your fault. How can you be expected to create professional-level fundraising events when you aren’t a highly-trained event planner with decades of in-the-trenches experience?
Newsflash: The tools you need to succeed with special events are here! - Put the days of ineffective committees behind you
- Eliminate frustrating planning meetings that waste time and accomplish little
- Learn the strategies to create “ask-enthused” volunteers who are excited to solicit donations and sell tickets
- Get the strategies professionals use to create meaningful stage programs and highly profitable stage appeals
Your presenter, A.J. Steinberg, is on a mission to make professional-quality events possible for any and all nonprofit organizations – whether they have a staff of two or 2,000.
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$79 US As more organizations rely on content marketing principles, the fight for attention gets more competitive. Now think about the content that you've loved -- how often has it used humor or comedy to convey its message? This session will (1) dissect the different types and formulas for humor and comedy, (2) examine case studies of successful humorous content from a number of industries, and (3) identify opportunities to use humor in marketing. Armed with a few simple formulas, you'll never look at ideas or content the same again.
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January 18, 2018 | 12:30pm - 1:00pm (MT) - Have you accidentally helped a library patron transform?
- Are you ready to be an intentional champion for your library users?
Join us as we explore services that make all the difference. Together we will share stories of extraordinary library moments and identify common ways library staff help people grow and learn in transformative ways. Walk away with an understanding of how libraries change lives and gain ideas for what you can do to provide more meaningful library services. Together we will discover how to shift libraries from places of transaction into spaces for interaction, and transformation.
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January 24, 2018 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US for individuals / $130 US for groups of 3+ As information professionals, you’re trained as expert searchers to help users find relevant information and content. How can you do this in a way that saves time and is more efficient? In this workshop, learn the 10 secrets to using internet search tools more effectively, so you can quickly find the most useful information for you and your users. You’ll learn how to effortlessly search vast amounts of information to locate exactly what you’re looking for, including websites, news, images, videos, statistics, maps, books, definitions, translations, and more. By the end of this session, you’ll have the tools to be a power searcher and have the best tips to fully utilize Google, Wolfram Alpha, and several other search engines.
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$20 Healthy workplaces foster respectful and dynamic relationships which contribute to employee well-being. This in turn results in greater job satisfaction, increased employee participation and improved work performance. This webinar explores the components of respect and addresses individual and collective responsibilities within the work environment. In addition, participants will learn how to voice their expectations as well as initiate and respond to difficult conversations about disrespectful behaviour.
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$20 In many organizations it is common to find people suffering from the adverse effects of stress. Left unmanaged, stress can lead to unproductive patterns and result in loss of focus and productivity at work. This webinar will help participants identify personal stress factors and introduce them to practical methods for successfully managing stress.
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► Online Courses/Tutorials
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Improve Your Writing Royal Roads University in partnership with North East, North Central, and Kootenay Library Federations eCourse beginning January 8, 2018 $235 for BC library staff / $495 for others Join learners from libraries across the province in How to Improve Your Writing: Email, Blogs, Social Media, and More. Today, many of us find we are talking through our fingers on keyboards and touch-screens more than we are talking face-to-face and on the phone. This highly engaging course will give you the tips and techniques you need to gain confidence in your writing for emails, social media posts, personal blogs and websites. Whether you write letters, emails, reports, promotional materials, briefing notes or instructions, the skills and techniques you’ll learn in this course will help you to improve your writing and get your message across.
This online course is 4 weeks in length with approximately 4 - 6 hours of study per week including readings and an optional webinar to connect with fellow learners. A second webinar is scheduled after the course end date allowing for your cohort to participate in a reflective discussion with your facilitator. There are no examinations. Estimated weekly commitment may vary depending on learning style and interest.
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Solutions for Challenging Workplace Relationships: Working through Incivility and Conflict with Emotional Intelligence ALA 5 week asynchonous eCourse beginning January 8, 2018 $250 US Staff relations in any workplace can break down—including in libraries. Different personality types, different workstyles, and high anxiety levels can lead to staff problems and a more stressful work environment. By learning how to recognize these issues and implement strategies to improve these relationships, you can better meet your library’s goals and maintain a welcoming, successful library environment not only for your staff but for your patrons.
This 5-week eCourse addresses some of the thorniest problems that library staff may face such as lack of civility, bullying, mobbing, dysfunctional culture, emotional intelligence shortcomings, and challenges associated with conflict management. Using The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships as the core text, Dr. Richard Moniz and Jo Henry—your course facilitators and the authors of this book—engage you in discussion centered on overcoming a dysfunctional culture to create a welcoming environment and provide you with practical solutions to manage conflict and reduce staff stress. While librarians involved in management would benefit most from the course, any library staff member could learn and share useful information on how to deal with challenging workplace scenarios.
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De-escalate : how to calm an angry person in 90 seconds or less by Douglas NollBased on the latest findings in neuroscience and meditation, and tested on prison inmates, a self-described “lawyer turned peacemaker” presents a new set of social listening and communication skills for successfully and efficiently calming an angry person or diffusing a volatile situation in 90 seconds or less.
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Middle-grade books are all the rage, and this free, hour-long webinar will tell you all you need to know about upcoming titles from Simon & Schuster and Sourcebooks. Featuring youth services librarian Kay Weisman and moderated by Books for Youth associate editor, Maggie Reagan.
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Jil Burket Ragase discusses what weeding is, and where and how it all fits into the overall Collection Development plan for a library. Other topics addressed include public/staff resistance to weeding, the opportunity costs of not weeding regularly, the MUSTY method, how to pair reports and analytics with MUSTY to improve the process, exceptions, special considerations, how to develop a weeding schedule, and common missteps.
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If Hunger Games can inspire young women to take up the bow and arrow, then surely other young adult (YA) titles can inspire enthusiasm for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). This program will discuss the role of YA fiction in teen development and specific YA titles to encourage STEM interests with teen girls.
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January 17, 2018 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm (MT) $55 US for individuals / $110 US for groups of 3+ Has your library just been "doing social media?" Have you seen mixed results? One way to be more effective online is by moving beyond the promotional mindset of traditional marketing and by embracing a different way of creating content that will engage and help serve the needs of your community. Are you ready to make your library’s online efforts more effective? Welcome to content marketing.
Content marketing may be a new term for librarians, but it is a growing and effective trend in the business world. In this workshop, Laura Solomon introduces you to the nitty-gritty of content marketing by teaching you how to create a content strategy and how to implement it. This workshop explains this growing trend, as well as gives you and your staff the tools they need to get started on creating your own content strategy.
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Learn how to take the next steps toward amplifying your library’s social media program. During this third webinar in our social media series, we’ll discuss best practices in growing your library's social media program and managing user engagement. You’ll learn tips on assessing your library’s audience based on their preferred platforms and ideas for converting your in-person library community into an online community.
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$79 US Each day it seems like a new social media platform emerges. Yet no matter how excited you may be to explore them, you have limited time, and need to prioritize. How do you determine which platforms to use? How can you make the best use of your time?
Learning Objectives: - How to decide which platforms to use
- Time-saving strategies and tools
- Platforms to prioritize
- Time-effective ways to go beyond the big three (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn)
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Pt. 1 - January 31, 2018 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) Pt. 2 - February 7, 2018 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $85 US for individuals / $170 US for groups of 3+ Join Jason Griffey for a survey of the current state of consumer and emerging technology that libraries and librarians can use. Prepare for coming services, raise your awareness of technology trends and issues, and get a head start on strategies for the next 5 years of technology change. Discussion will be focused on how technology like Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and decentralization will drive new and interesting services for your patrons and how to think about investments to prepare your library for the future.
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Windows 10 is the latest version of Microsoft's operating system for PCs and tablets. Whether you're using a new computer with Windows 10 or an older machine that was recently upgraded, this lesson will show you the basics of using this version of Windows.
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January 23, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Volunteer engagement is changing. What do you need to know about social media as a volunteer program manager? How can you use social media to promote your volunteer opportunities and recruit volunteers? This webinar will offer an introduction to including social media in your volunteer recruitment and retention plans. You'll see examples of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as blogs that other nonprofits have successfully used to draw attention to their organizations and volunteer opportunities. You'll also learn about the social media tools available as part of your VolunteerMatch account that can help you promote your volunteer opportunity on other social networking sites.
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January 25, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) More and more volunteers are looking to get involved and make a difference in a single day of service. The political and social climate is further emphasizing this trend. How do you create meaningful work that can be completed in a single day by a large group of diverse volunteers? This webinar will walk you through the first steps for incorporating single days of service into your program, and help you begin to think more creatively about volunteer engagement.
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$20 Board governance done poorly creates significant frustration for members and can lead to organizational dysfunction. When run well, boards contribute to the vibrancy and success of the organization they govern. This webinar will enhance the effectiveness of your Board of Directors by building clarity and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of the board, the relationship and authority between staff and board, and the specific, supportive duties of individual board members. Viewers will learn tools for effective board meetings and decision making. They will also come away with a deeper understanding of the policy, procedure and processes essential to a well-functioning board.
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$250 As a result of taking the "Minute Taking Standards & Related Issues" on-line tutorial, you will:
1. Understand minute taking concepts and key principles. 2. Identify options for minute taking standards for the organization. 3. Learn to prepare concise, clear and logical minutes for informal meetings. 4. Understand how formal meeting procedures should be recorded in minutes. 5. Appreciate the impacts of privacy and access to information on meetings and minutes. 6. Understand the minutes approval process and its impacts. 7. Develop a positive working relationship with your group's Chair and members.
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101 boardroom problems and how to solve them by Eli MinaEvery board has one main purpose--to make and execute quality decisions. However, even the best board can be derailed by personality clashes or inherent flaws in its system. 101 Boardroom Problems and How to Solve Them offers readers practical tools to prevent and deal with every difficult situation, from collective impatience and indecision to rivalries and conflicts of interest.
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Captivate : the science of succeeding with people by Vanessa van EdwardsThese aren't the people skills you learned in school. This is the first comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on how to captivate anyone--and a completely new approach to building connections.
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Librarians have debated both the philosophy and financial role of charging fines and fees for late, lost, and damaged materials for decades. The topic is still critical today as fines and fees pose a significant barrier to library use, especially for low-income families. Join us for this interactive session as we explore research on the benefits of eliminating fines and fees, learn from one library district that has tracked the positive effects of eliminating fines for 2 years, and brainstorm with each other about the challenges and benefits to eliminating fines and fees.
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In alignment with ALA’s strategic direction on equity, diversity, and inclusion, this on-demand webinar provides an introductory understanding of the concepts of power, identity, and oppression, and how they impact public libraries’ staff, services, programs, collections, and spaces. Through presentation and dialogue, the panelists discuss the role of allies in addressing these concepts.
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Toronto, ON click here for registration rates The Ontario Library Association is Canada’s largest library organization and OLA’s Super Conference is Canada’s largest continuing education event in librarianship. Within the Super Conference event is the country’s largest library tradeshow. The program is a tribute to the ability of OLA members to balance the cutting edge and the practical in a way that can satisfy an increasingly diverse number of member interests and needs.
While this is a very big event, it is also a very good event with exceptionally high scores in delegate evaluations. With each passing year, OLA members surpass themselves in the breadth and excellence of what they produce in this program. They succeed because, more and more, they are willing to take risks, to raise their sights in identifying what is needed, what is possible and what will move themselves and their peers forward.
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Arts Integration and STEAM Conference (Online) Education Closet February 3, 2018 | 8:00am - 2:00pm (MT) $119 US You don’t teach just one thing. You teach it ALL. Science, Art, Math, Social Skills, Problem-Solving – everything. So how about some professional development that helps you do all.the.things?
This conference helps you make connections and take action. No boring, good-in-theory PD here! Need lessons, strategies, or how-to’s for moving from STEM to STEAM? Ideas you can use tomorrow? Grab a seat on the sofa – you’re in the right place.
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2018 Public Libraries: We're Only Human Symposium February 23 - 24, 2018 Edmonton, AB There will be no charge for attendance at the symposium. A continental breakfast and lunch will be served at no cost on each day. PLSB and ALTA are unable to subsidize travel, accommodation or other related expenses for attendees. The Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) in partnership with the Alberta Library Trustees’ Association, is hosting its fourth annual symposium. The topic for 2018 is Public Libraries: We’re Only Human. We are very excited to present this free event as a learning and networking opportunity for trustees and library managers. It comes as a direct response to the numerous requests we’ve heard from the library community across the province. A full agenda will be available in early 2018.
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The Collective The Library Collective February 28 - March 2, 2018 Knoxville, TN $80 US Geared towards librarians, archivists, and library staff at academic libraries, The Collective brings together next-generation practitioners who wish to learn from and collaborate with one another.
Born out of frustration by the lack of tangible skills and takeaways at many conferences, The Collective is designed as a low-cost, high-impact gathering to encourage collaboration and sharing among practicing librarians creating innovative work.
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Southern Alberta Library Conference 2018 March 1 - 3, 2018 Lethbridge, AB click here for registration rates (early bird pricing available until January 19, 2018) Geared towards public library stakeholders within Southern Alberta, the Southern Alberta Library Conference is a two day event where delegates will learn about new trends and best practices in services that libraries can provide for their communities.
Hosted in collaboration by Chinook Arch Regional Library System and Lethbridge Public Library, the Southern Alberta Library Conference brings together community minded individuals who believe that all people should have access to shared resources which support literacy, lifelong learning, and an excellent quality of life.
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Philadelphia, PA click here for registration rates Offered biennially, the PLA Conference is the premier event for public libraries, drawing thousands of librarians, library support staff, trustees, friends, and library vendors from across the country and around the world. This multi-day event offers over 100 top-quality education programs, social events that include author luncheons and networking receptions, and a bustling exhibits hall featuring the latest in products and services.
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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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