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Professional Development Resources for Library Staff & Board Members October 2019
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October 10 | 10:00am - 11:00am (MT) $45 for members / $55 for non-members So you thought you were going to be a librarian and now you're a manager. Being a manager means learning a whole new skill set. And you're not alone if you're feeling a little lost! We'll reveal the most common mistakes new (and sometimes old) managers make. You'll walk away with a clear understanding of what behaviours and actions that will support your success as a new manager.
You will learn: - Why being a librarian and being a manager are completely different
- Common mistakes new managers make
- Behaviours and actions that will support your success as a new manager
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October 16 | 9:00am - 10:00am (MT) You finally got your dream job at the library, but now what? People always say, "I never learned that in Library School", but what about those of us who never went to school? More than 3 out of every 4 library staff nationwide don’t hold a library degree, so if you’re one of them, this session is for you! Come take pride in your accidental librarianship, and walk away with greater understanding of library principles, practices, and tools of the trade. This webinar is geared towards audience participation, so come prepared to contribute to the discussion of Collection Development, Reader’s Reference, Outreach and Advocacy, Programming and more!
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October 16 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) $32.99 early rate / $41.99 regular rate One of the most difficult and often overlooked aspects of moving into a supervisory or management position is developing the skills necessary to truly manage people. Without intentional training, many new managers are left to figure things out on their own – for better or worse. Like all skills, effective management and supervisory skills must be learned. This webinar presents the crucial skills for managing employment relationships from beginning to end, with particular focus on hiring and performance management. Viewers will also consider how their communication and personal approach to management affects the people they lead.
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October 16 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $60 US If you want a great library, you need a great team! In this workshop, Catherine Hakala-Ausperk—librarian, speaker, consultant, and author of Build a Great Team: One Year to Success—will show you how to get started. You’ll learn how to support and develop staff you already have and gain techniques to hire right in the future. Whether you’re a brand new supervisor or a long-time leader looking for a refresher, this workshop will help you enhance your management skills and provide you with valuable tips on how to be a great boss of a great team.
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October 24 | 10:00am - 11:00am (MT) Keeping people motivated and interested in their work is not an easy task. Research has shown that the presence of external motivators decreases internal motivation when the extrinsic motivator is removed. Therefore, finding ways to tap into staff members’ intrinsic motivation is key. Understanding the theories underpinning motivation is necessary to effectively support staffs’ intrinsic motivation. In this session, the presenter will give examples of the application of motivational theories in staff training, meetings, onboarding, and in the day-to-day interactions managers have with their employees. Attendees will walk away with news ideas for how to motivate their staff and with the start of a motivational plan.
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October 29 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) $45 for members / $55 for non-members You are more powerful than you think you are. In fact, we are all more powerful than we think we are when we tackle challenges with optimism. We influence others every day in our personal and in our professional lives. Every conversation is a negotiation and you can lead from any position in the organization. It all starts with optimism and setting goals. This session will provide specific strategies you can implement right away when handling difficult situations or influencing decision makers. Shift from nonproductive hindsight to proactive problem solving and get your team focused on constructive ideas and viable solutions in record time. This interactive session features short exercises and participatory activities that inform the concepts presented. Celebrate success and feel joy in all that you do. You are more powerful than you think you are. Get ready to lead.
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Each of your employees is a unique individual. Nonetheless, your employees do have characteristic preferences and behaviors that make them similar to other people. These similarities can be used to group employees into type categories, or "types." In this tutorial, we'll discuss four types: Analytical, Amiable, Expressive, and Driver.
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Fundamentals of library supervision by Beth McNeilThis newly updated and revised edition of a classic text will give you the grounding to supervise, manage, and lead with confidence. A perfect handbook for those just moving into a supervisory position, and a welcome refresher for current managers, this resource focuses on daily, real-world issues.
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October 2 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) $39 While everyone spends time thinking about what we want to be when we grow up, some people’s career choices are more calculated than others due to their sexuality and gender identity and the safety that some professions afford over others. Coming out in the workplace can be unsettling, as many share concerns over how colleagues may react personally as well as professionally and what this might mean for personal growth within the organization. This webinar will feature a panel of speakers who share their stories of coming out in the workplace, with the aim of providing an understanding of how colleagues can provide support to those going through this process.
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October 17 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) $39 The world is made for the able-bodied. Some might argue with that statement, but they may also be looking at it through an able-bodied lens. This webinar will explore the concept of ableism and accessibility and explore what its like to try and navigate society when you don’t fit into the box of “able-bodied”, including tips on how to make your workplace more accessible.
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Considering that the average Canadian spends 36 hours at work per week, it's not surprising that the workplace can significantly affect overall health and well-being. Get up to speed on healthy habits you can adopt during your working hours. In this quick 30-minute webinar, you'll learn numerous strategies for eating better, keeping active, improving the physical environment, and staying mentally fit - and discover the roles that both employers and workers can play in achieving and maintaining a healthy work/life balance.
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November 4 | 8:00am - 3:00pm (MT) $259 early rate / $299 regular rate A respectful workplace is a prerequisite for building a healthy and successful organization. Respectful workplaces not only foster productivity, they also contribute to employee well-being. This workshop explores the components of respect and addresses individual responsibilities within the work environment. Participants will learn how to voice their expectations as well as initiate and respond to difficult conversations about disrespectful behaviour. This training will help provide the attitudes and skills necessary to contribute to creating and sustaining a respectful work environment.
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October 3 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm (MT) If there is one thing that nonprofit organizations agree on it’s that raising money is hard. Funding can be hard to come by even if you are mission-oriented and have strong leadership. During this live, online training, we share best practices for hiring a development director and setting goals for their first year with your organization. We will also provide guidance for evaluating your director’s performance and empowering your director and fundraising staff.
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October 8 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) Packed with practical, how-to advice and examples for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this free webinar will show you how to leverage your social media accounts to raise money and strengthen relationships with donors so they give again.
Topics discussed include: - Current trends in the social media landscape that nonprofits need to understand
- How to choose the correct social media platforms for your small nonprofit
- How to build up momentum on social media to launch a successful social media fundraising campaign
- Tips and examples of simple ways to use the major platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube – to raise money and build community
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October 10 | 11:00am - 12:30pm (MT) OR October 17 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm (MT) $87 US Based on your experience as a grant professional so far, you have learned that storytelling is not only key to successful fundraising efforts with individual donors but is also a key element for successful grant writing. Feeling comfortable with the wide range of storytelling approaches and styles that individual grant professionals have adopted and finding the right voice for YOUR organization and YOU as the grant professional takes time and effort.
In this live, nonprofit webinar, we will look at numerous examples of successful storytelling in grants and walk through specific examples where the storytelling could be improved. These case studies will serve as a hands-on learning experience to inspire a variety of approaches to gather and tell the story of your organization to different grantmakers.
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November 7 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm (MT) If advocacy is a scary word to you, this webinar may change your feelings about it. Advocating for increased support for your library is an action that promotes the library’s success and contributes to your own enhanced ability to do your job well, with improved resources. Join us for this webinar to help your library begin to build advocacy into your everyday routines. Learn about inexpensive ideas and activities, how to tap into the Friends of the Library and other groups, and how to figure out what matters to “them” (i.e. funding partners, community, grantors). Before you know it, you will be advocating like a natural.
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It’s often difficult to motivate voters or elected officials to say yes to new funding. Developing a “fundable strategic plan” for your library helps communicate to local leadership and the citizens about where the money is going, who is spending it, and the impact it will have on the community. Funders and supporters need to know how outcomes will be enhanced through new features at the library, and diminished across the community if it is not funded. EveryLibrary’s executive director John Chrastka will share actionable insights from nearly 100 library funding campaigns about inclusive planning, and uncover what data drives successful strategic plans to build political and social support for funding libraries.
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October 10 | 12:00pm - 1:15 pm (MT) One of the most effective ways for a library to connect with patrons (and staff) is through email, whether through regularly scheduled newsletters or occasional email blasts. Join us as we hear from three libraries featured in our white paper on newsletter best practices who have stepped up their newsletter game and seen results.
Whether you’re thinking of launching a newsletter or want a fresh look for the one you’re currently sending, you’re going to benefit from this webinar.
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October 24 | 10:00am - 11:00am (MT) New to LibraryAware? Join us for an overview of the many ways you can use LibraryAware to quickly create professional-looking promotional materials for your library. We’ll show you step-by-step how to use our most popular templates for print, email and social media so you’ll be ready to start creating right away. With our new drag and drop editor, working in LibraryAware has never been faster or easier!
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November 6 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US In this workshop, library manager Allison Fiscus covers the science behind retail merchandising, why it works, and practical strategies for applying merchandising concepts to a public library environment. You’ll learn how to create a well-merchandized physical space that is enticing, entertaining, and welcoming.
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There is no doubt that getting results from Facebook (Getting Results from Facebook) in 2019 is harder than ever. While Facebook continues to roll out News Feed changes at an alarming pace, one vital feature not only seems to be insulated from declining reach, but also increasing in popularity – Facebook Fundraising.
In the last two years, Facebook and YouTube have launched an entirely new set of tools to help nonprofits raise funds on the platforms. In this webinar, digital fundraising expert Julia Campbell will guide through a process to successfully register your nonprofit to use Facebook and YouTube’s powerful new Fundraising Tools, and a brief step-by-step guide to using these free tools to drive donations.
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Episode 12 In this episode, we'll answer a reader question about how to answer the age-old question: WHY CAN'T I HAVE MORE FLYERS? FLYERS ARE AMAZING! from your fellow library staff and how to convince them that digital promotions are worth their time... like a bunch of time.
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Best FREE Ways To Reach Non-Cardholders! The Library Marketing Show Episode 13 In this episode, we'll answer a reader question about the best cheap ways to reach non-cardholders for your library -- and by cheap, we mean FREE! My answers might surprise you? Let me know if the comments if you agree OR if you have other suggestions.
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October 24 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm (MT) We all know that children learn through play, but what about adults? Research shows that when humans, at any age, play, they learn and grow into healthy, happy, well-functioning individuals. Find out more about the research on play, identify your play style as well as others, and imagine ways to add more play into your work. Perhaps counter-intuitively, your habits of embedding playful work techniques into your day can lead to greater creativity, productivity, and resilience in you and your library. And knowing others’ play styles will help build better teams, collaborative work, and enjoyable work culture.
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October 31 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 This 90-minute, highly-interactive workshop explores basic practices followed in closing and securing libraries at the end of the day; techniques used to overcome the challenge of saying “good-bye” to those who just aren’t quite ready to go; and innovative ways to turn closing time into an event rather than a chore. Session participants will be encouraged to discuss ways they have overcome closing-time challenges and methods they have used to encourage patrons to leave on a high note rather than in frustration.
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November 5 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) $39 The term "unconscious bias" has become one of those phrases that people use liberally, but what does it really mean? The reality is that we all have bias – forces that shape our opinions and beliefs, which then in turn inform our behaviour, particularly as it relates to valuing diversity. So, what can you do about it? This webinar will examine how our perceptions of others are formulated, the entrenchment of bias that may be unconscious and its impact, and finally, how to enhance awareness and reduce the potential for disrespect that bias can engender.
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November 6 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) How do we connect customers with exactly what they need when the way they ask for something is open to many interpretations? Enter… the reference interview! The purpose of a reference interview is to find out what a customer wants so library staff can match the information need with the library’s resources.
Join us as we break down the process into simple steps and discuss solutions to common problems. Participants will leave with a 6-step tool kit to asking better questions so customers leave happy.
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Do you struggle each day to get through your “to do” list? Are you losing track of projects and missing deadlines because you don’t have a system to manage all of your responsibilities? In this session, you will learn about an increasingly popular planning method – bullet journaling – as a means to gain control of your work and personal lives. We will also consider the bigger picture about productivity by discussing how we can exploit our natural tendencies to increase motivation and optimize our workflow. Come to the webinar ready to share your best productivity tips and tricks
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$20 Whether you are presenting at a meeting, training employees, delivering a speech, or making a sale, effective presentation skills are essential for success in the workplace. Yet for those who fail to fully prepare, who ignore the signals their audience is giving them, or who struggle with managing problematic behaviour, presenting effectively will be difficult. This webinar utilizes the collective knowledge of ACHIEVE’s trainers – accumulated from presenting to a wide range of participants in a variety of settings over the years – to teach viewers how to prepare for a presentation and deliver their content in a dynamic and compelling way that holds their audiences’ attention.
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If you know a bit about using a mouse and keyboard but don't know your way around using a computer just yet, this is the class for you. Learn how to use a PC (Personal Computer) with the Windows 10 Operating System.
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From co-workers and colleagues to friends and family, we are faced with challenging relationships daily. Unfortunately, we often go about managing them the wrong way. Only by elevating our understanding of behavior and acting through an internalized approach will we be able to master the conflicts created by dealing with difficult people.
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October 8 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Mad about middle grade? Then join us for this free, hour-long presentation and see what must-have MG titles are heading your way from Bloomsbury Publishing, Candlewick Press, Charlesbridge, Disney Book Group, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. Middle-grade enthusiasts, unite! Moderated by Booklist Books for Youth senior editor Julia Smith.
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October 22 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) $45 for members / $55 for non-members As a format, comics cover so many genres, subject matter and identities, which makes comic collecting exciting, but also overwhelming. Comics advocates Lindsay Gibb and Andrew Woodrow-Butcher will give webinar attendees an in-depth look into best-practices for comics collection development including the ways library workers can build a better understanding of what comics work in their libraries.
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Introduction to using the web resource NoveList Plus for reader's advisory interactions and collection development purposes.
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October 21 - December 8 $250 US Deselection is the less glamorous side of collection management. In the fast-paced environment of the library, it often falls to the side. But weeding your collection is extremely important, and must be done with care.
In this eCourse, expert librarian Jill Burket Ragase will provide you with specific guidelines and criteria that will lead you to the best approach for your library. Along with this practical overview, you’ll engage in assignments and discussion that will provide you with the information you need to effectively weed your collection.
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Episode 354 Libraries get rid of books all the time. There are so many new books coming in every day and only a finite amount of library space. The practice of freeing up library space is called weeding. “It’s like, you have to weed your garden for […] the flowers to grow,” says Sharon McKellar who supervises Teen Services at the Oakland Public Library.
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October 16 | 10:30am - 11:30am (MT) Families impacted both by autism and developmental disabilities live in communities of all sizes. Providing programming for this demographic is an impactful way for the library to be an inclusive and supportive resource for families.
In this interactive webinar program, Jill Burket Ragase will give you a variety of tools that you will be able to use to: - Select program appropriate titles and activities for Sensory Storytimes
- Present and adapt programs for multiple ages/audiences as well as programming area/library sizes
- Create and deliver programs that allow children to continue learning and skill building beyond storytime.
- Enhance storytime inclusion.
Learn the ins and outs of presenting a sensory storytime from an experienced librarian who also happens to parent a developmental disabled child. We’ll cover the librarian tips and tricks as well as things you can do to enhance inclusion and make this segment of your patron population feel welcome!
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October 16 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Bring your appetite for learning and join Free Library of Philadelphia’s Culinary Literacy Center Director Liz Fitzgerald; Athens Regional Library System Executive Director Valerie Bell; Branch Manager Austin Jenkins; and Children’s Specialist Tracy Guillorn as they lead you through the basics of setting up a culinary literacy program at your library.
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October 17 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Teaching young children complicated scientific and mathematical concepts can be intimidating. Simple STEAM helps teachers realize they don’t need to be engineers or scientists to support STEAM learning. In this edWebinar, educators will:
- Discover ways you can engage young minds in STEAM learning to help them investigate questions, solve problems and think of potential improvements
- Understand how STEAM learning in preschool can strengthen and expand with the use of specific vocabulary
- Learn frameworks and techniques to introduce concepts to STEAM themes
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October 21 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm (MT) Interested in starting a coding club at your library but don’t know where to start? The Girls Who Code platform is the perfect fit public and school libraries that want to host coding programs without a lot of training. Learn more about the curriculum and how it could have a positive impact on your community during this Info2Go session.
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Part 1: October 23 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) Part 2: October 30 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $85 US Participatory learning in libraries involves making experiences more meaningful for patrons, allowing them, as users, to oversee their own learning. These types of experiences provide the opportunity for patron connections that strengthen the community.
In this two-part workshop, participants will learn strategies to define, design, and facilitate participatory experiences and programs by leveraging trends to inspire their communities and welcome shared ownership of library experiences. You’ll learn how to scale programs and spaces for your patrons, no matter your library’s size or budget, to encourage participation by your community.
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October 24 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Nature-Based Play is all the rage these days. The list of documented benefits that can accrue to children, teachers, families, programs, and from having myriad engaging outdoor experiences is growing longer as this trend spreads into the educational mainstream.
If you want to explore where you might fit in this movement and consider myriad ways to expand the role it plays in your program, join us to find just the right pathway for you to nature-based play. This webinar will explore ways to jump right into nature-based play, wherever you might want to begin by enhancing early childhood teacher’ ability introduce children to nature-based play both indoors and out.
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This webinar provides the viewer with a ready-made program that can be freely delivered in your community to advance truth and reconciliation at the local level.
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Join Chris DeCristofaro delves into drones and learn how your library can bring drones to your users. Drones are becoming part of the ‘Library of Things’ and there are so many aspects to consider when making these crafts part of your collection.
This program will focus on: - Types of drones
- FAA regulations
- Library Policy
- Creative Library Programming Ideas
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In central Texas, Westbank Community Libraries embrace their community, which includes neurodiverse individuals, busy families, and patrons of all ages. The libraries have identified unmet needs within their community and have developed programming that promotes learning, sharing, and discovery. Such programs have flexible hours and encourage intergenerational experiences and sensory exploration. Come join the webinar and hear staff members from the libraries present all about their innovative and inclusive programs.
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To become a successful student and mature adult, children need to develop critical thinking skills. In the ever-changing world of electronic communication and emerging technologies, how can library workers help children develop and activate skills necessary to access, evaluate and create media? What better way to promote media literacy skill development than through library programming?
This one-hour webinar on media literacy in children’s programming will offer an introduction on how to align everyday programming with media literacy skill development and how to best help children and families translate that into successful activity at home.
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Play, make, create, a process-art handbook : with 43 art invitations for kids creative activities and projects to inspire free thinking, mindfulness, and curiosity by Meri CherryFounded in a process-based philosophy, this unique book includes over 40 activities set up as invitations--carefully designed prompts or provocations to play or make something. Author Meri Cherry has over 20 years of teaching experience, and her blog www.mericherry.com has set the standard for meaningful and enriching process art experiences that are both manageable for moms, and engaging and fun for kids.
Play, Make, Create begins with an in-depth guide for parents, teachers, and facilitators that shares all the details--how to set up materials in an inviting way, how to present the activity and talk to kids about art, and how to stock your cabinets with the right materials for ongoing creativity, plus best-practice tips for clean up, trouble shooting, and more.
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Steam Play & Learn by Ana DziengelPreschoolers will love tackling these 20 fun, easy-to-follow step-by-step projects as they learn about STEAM topics (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). Topics include symmetry and how light bounces to create reflections with mirror mandalas, diffusion and capillary action with tie dye towels, structural framing and bracing with marshmallow structures, and electrical currents with salty circuits. This cross-subject approach to learning will prepare young children for the subjects they will soon learn in elementary school and beyond. Each project features simple instructions and large, full-color photos, to make each one enjoyable and fun for both kids and parents.
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Curious creatable creatures : 22 STEAM projects that magnetize, glide, slingshot, and sometimes scootch by Sam HaynorWhat can a creatable creature do? They stick, spit, glide, and one of them can even double as a wallet. Add a pair of legs, subtract a wheel...the best thing about these creatures is that they're part experiment , part imagination , and 100 percent customizable . Author Sam Haynor draws on his experience with the San Francisco Exploratorium, Oakland Toy Lab, Goldiblocks, and designing STEAM curriculum to create projects packed with features. While, on the outside, most appear to be built completely from common craft materials, they contain springs , circuits , magnets , and much more. The projects are safe and fun for younger kids working with adults, and most of them can be tackled by middle-graders with minimal adult help.
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Draw, paint, sparkle : creative projects from an elementary art teacher by Patty PalmerEncourage and empower kids to make art. The 25 art lessons in this book present detailed drawing instructions paired with a range of painting techniques and styles for endless creative exploration. Especially helpful for those overwhelmed by the blank page or unsure of where to begin, each lesson provides concrete methods for getting started using clear steps for drawing, and then invites kids to unleash their creativity through color and paint. Along the way, learn tips on using different art materials and discover art techniques to add variety and ease to the projects. More than just a simple how-to draw and paint book, Draw, Paint, and Sparkle guides parents in feeling confident in their ability to have a role in their child's artistic development. Developed by an experienced art teacher, Palmer holds your hand from the beginning all the way to displaying your child's finished artwork.
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October 8 | 9:00am - 10:00am (MT) Join OverDrive's training team for this live session to learn how easy it is to get your patrons started with Libby, the one-tap reading app.
This session will demonstrate: - How to browse and borrow ebooks and audiobooks on a mobile device.
- Tips for customizing the experience.
- Where to find Libby marketing and help resources.
This session will benefit public library staff who support OverDrive digital library patrons.
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October 29 | 11:00am - 11:30am (MT) Flipster makes it easy for users to read their favorite magazines on their computer or mobile device. Searching is simple and results display in high quality images. Learn how easy it is to browse through your favorite magazines on Flipster in this 30 minute class.
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October 15 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Are you doing the right things to recognize the work volunteers do for your organization? Are your recognition strategies and events stuck in the past? In this webinar we'll discuss what motivates today's volunteers and discuss strategies for matching recognition to motivation. We'll also share examples and ideas to incorporate creative and meaningful recognition into your volunteer engagement strategy
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November 5 | 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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Library Board Basics Workshop October 19 | Fairview October 26 | Medicine Hat November 2 | Strathmore *registration open approximately one month prior to workshop date The Public Library Services Branch Library Board Basics Workshops are open to all library trustees, library managers and library system staff. They are designed to help participants understand the structure of public library service in Alberta, and how to support the delivery of effective public library service in their communities and regions.
In particular, participants will understand: - Libraries Act and Libraries Regulation and other pertinent legislation.
- The structure of public library service in Alberta.
- Library board roles, responsibilities and relationships. Library board trustee roles and responsibilities.
- Other important issues such as finances and board effectiveness.
There is no fee for the workshop. Participants will receive a workbook and other support materials, snacks, and lunch. Other meals, travel, and any required accommodation will be the participant's responsibility. Print copies of the Library Board Basics Workshop workbook are available. If you would like a copy please email libraries@gov.ab.ca. A pdf version is available here. An email will be sent to all public libraries when registration opens, which will be approximately one month prior to the workshop date.
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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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October 24 | 10:00am - 1:00pm (MT) $45 for members / $55 for non-members Twenty-first century libraries must provide online services. Online library services and accounts permit users to track, borrow, and access a vast network of resources through Internet connections with vendors of online information services, full-content databases, and other digital media. By providing online services, libraries join the throng offering online services and accounts, including banks, airlines, media streaming services, and others, which require librarians and library users alike to use, manage, and keep track of passwords.
But accessing services via the Internet is risky. Internet users are targeted by unethical hackers seeking personal and company data. Recently, a CBC News article discussed how a cracker using email redirected a bank customer’s money e-transfer to his own bank account. Considering the social responsibility of library staff in protecting users’ privacy and security, Mark-Shane Scale explores how librarians can reduce users’ vulnerability to cracking, make users safer online, and improve their computer security.
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Get an overview of online scams and how to deal with them to help you be safer online.
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1:00pm - 4:00pm (MT) Tomorrow’s technologies are shaping our world today, revolutionizing the way we live and learn. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Drones, Personalization, the Quantified Self. Libraries can and should be the epicenter of exploring, building and promoting these emerging techs, assuring the better futures and opportunities they offer are accessible to everyone. Learn what libraries are doing right now with these cutting-edge technologies, what they’re planning next and how you can implement these ideas in your own organization.
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November 13 -14, 2019 LMCC, the only event of its type for this library specialty, is designed for library employees of any level who are involved in marketing, communications, public relations, social media, and outreach in academic, public, and special libraries. Conference sessions will explore issues that are important for this niche of library work, and the event will include time for attendees to network and to discuss mutual challenges.
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January 29 - February 1, 2020 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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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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