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Professional Development Resources for Library Staff and Board Members August 2020
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August 5 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US People often approach strategic planning as if it’s compulsory—a bureaucratic task that needs to be checked off of a list to satisfy the desires of a manager or a board. But if you focus on the people and not just the process, you can create a plan that is both motivating and successful.
In this workshop, library management and strategic planning expert Catherine Hakala-Ausperk offers tips and strategies on everything from who should be involved to what your finished plan should look like. She discusses how you can use strategic planning to stay current, enhance your library services, and more effectively serve your patrons.
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August 13 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) The impact of COVID-19 has heightened the need for effective leadership and management due to its widespread impact on mental health and the economic necessity to have engaged employees to support business continuity and success.
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August 19 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US Moving into a library management position can feel like a daunting and solitary pursuit. If you’ve never managed a budget, supervised staff, or been responsible for strategic decisions, it can be easy to get overwhelmed.
In this workshop, library management expert Catherine Hakala-Ausperk will help you take charge of your development with a clear, focused, programmatic approach. Hakala-Ausperk, author of the bestselling Be a Great Boss—One Year to Success, will discuss how in one hour a week, you can become a great boss who leads effectively and manages staff with confidence. You’ll have a chance to interact with the presenter and get answers to your management questions.
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August 26 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm (MT) $65 US If you ask any successful person what helped them in their career, they are likely to say it wasn’t a what, but a who. Mentors coach us, support us, and encourage us in all we do. The only problem is there aren’t enough of them to go around. Professionals often feel they are just too busy, and that while mentoring is important, there simply aren't enough hours in the day.
In this workshop, Catherine Hakala-Ausperk shows you how you can be a mentor and how you can make sure it fits into your schedule, even if you've only got a few minutes a week. During her career, Hakala-Ausperk has held almost every position in a public library and now works as a management and leadership consultant. Using her experience as both a mentor and a mentee, she will guide you to become the best mentor you can be.
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September 9 | 8:00am - 11:00am (MT) $99 early rate | $119 regular rate Unhealthy and poorly managed conflict can have a negative impact on individuals and groups. People who master essential conflict resolution skills reduce the occurrence of negative conflict, leading to healthier, happier relationships and work environments. Many conflicts would not spiral out of control if people used conflict resolution techniques that are easy to learn and utilize. This workshop explores the various dynamics of conflict, including its sources and how it often escalates in predictable patterns. Participants will learn skills for responding confidently and effectively to conflict.
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Delegation is about empowering employees to act and make decisions. When you delegate, you are assigning authority, responsibility, and accountability. Managers and supervisors who delegate effectively will always accomplish more than those who try to do all-important activities themselves. This tutorial discusses the important steps required for effective delegation.
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How to Effectively Deliver Criticism Lynda.com *subscription required (available to all Marigold Member Library cardholders) Delivering criticism in the workplace can be difficult. Not everyone is a fan of giving it, nor experienced enough to share it effectively. Here Aimee Bateman—founder of Careercake—shows you how to deliver constructive feedback to your colleagues, build rapport, and, most importantly, ensure criticism is well received. She provides you with tips and tricks to conduct meetings, communicate the problem, and leave a conversation with a productive outcome.
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The Supervisor Success Committee of ALA’s Learning Round Table exists to coordinate professional development activities around the topic of supervisory training. Their vision is for every library to have well-trained supervisors.
The Committee created this collection of self-paced training modules to equip supervisors with core skills that help them effectively meet day-to-day challenges, achieve results, and build a more positive, effective workplace and environment. The content is applicable to a range of audiences: - New supervisors or people ready to move into supervisory roles
- Supervisors that have never had training, still winging it 10 years later
- Supervisors that need a refresher
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August 11 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) Effective empathy and inclusion in the workplace can change the game, shifting mediocre performance to a vibrant work culture that fosters the willingness of employees to invest discretionary effort and gain a sense of belonging. With increased levels of inclusion, all employees can experience enhanced curiosity, agility, and innovation – especially employees who are underrepresented and disadvantaged.
Join our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion experts, Emma Flack and Abigail Dunne-Moses, to explore the power of inclusion in the workplace. This exploration will leave you with examples of practical and immediately applicable acts of inclusion that have the potential to transform your organization’s human resource brand.
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August 25 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) $39 In June 2019, the federal government enacted Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act, to ensure a barrier-free Canada. In this webinar, employers will learn the key components of the Act and how they can prepare their workplaces.
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$20 Dealing with issues related to mental health in the workplace can be challenging and difficult to navigate. It is essential that organizations have the capabilities to manage mental health because early identification and support typically leads to continued productivity and retention of employees. This webinar provides a roadmap to help managers participate in conversations with employees who may require support when experiencing difficulties related to mental health. Viewers will learn strategies for creating a more inclusive work environment that reduces stigma surrounding mental illness.
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$20 Mental health concerns will directly impact one in every five people. The remaining four will know a friend, family member, co-worker, or acquaintance that struggles with their mental health. It is essential that organizations build capacity to support those with mental health concerns because early identification and support typically leads to continued employee wellbeing. This webinar will explore factors affecting mental health, give participants a general overview of common adult mental illnesses and, most importantly, how to be a support. Viewers will learn strategies for creating a more inclusive work environment that reduces stigma surrounding mental illness.
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August 6 | 2:30pm - 3:00pm (MT) Get the most out of your subscription! Join us for a brief webinar to learn about the resources and materials available to you to promote your subscription to your students or patrons!
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57:17 LibraryAware is an online design program specifically for libraries. With its ready-to-go print and email templates, libraries can easily promote their collections, programs, and services. Templates can be used as-is, or libraries can customize and create their own event flyers, newsletters, social posts, bookmarks, and more. With LibraryAware, engaging readers in your collections, programs, and resources is easy!
This webinar will show you the ins and outs of using LibraryAware for the first time and using the drag and drop editor to create awesome, eye-catching print promotional materials for your library.
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16:46 Learn how to create custom branding for your LibraryAware materials.
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1:15:46 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.
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Episode 54 4:07 Angela shares a new free tool that will help you create social media posts that are optimized for each of the different platforms. Here's a link to the tool: https://coschedule.com/social-message...
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Episode 55 4:44 Angela used to work in a TV newsroom and at a library and she shares a secret for getting good press coverage for your library. It doesn't involve writing a press release!
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Episode 56 3:07 Angela reveals the juicy nuggets inside the Pinterest Advertising Guide and explains how this new info applies to libraries.
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August 4 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Booklist’s second-ever Graphic Novels in Libraries Month, a program devoted to providing librarians with the tools they need to select, curate, and promote graphic titles for patrons of all ages, is still going strong . . . and this graphic novel-packed webinar (the second in a two-part series) is here to prove it.
Join us and representatives from DC Comics, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Penguin Young Readers, and Random House Children’s Books for this free, one-hour program featuring upcoming graphic novels for adult, teen, and young readers—and get ready to #ReadGraphic all year long! Moderated by Booklist Books for Youth associate editor Ronny Khuri.
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August 12 | 10:30am - 11:30am (MT) $28.99 US In an effort to respond to the needs of an increasingly diverse community, the Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids, IA) conducted its first diversity audit. Using the young adult fiction collection, the team was able to pilot this audit process in 2018.
By establishing a baseline, the process of conducting an audit as well as collection development was improved over the course of one year as evidenced by the library’s second audit in 2019. This interactive and informative program will discuss the process and results of an audit of the young adult materials including lessons learned and resources used.
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7:10 Brittaney Barfield teaches you how to make your own Booktube Channel on YouTube.
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August 19 | 10:30am - 11:30am (MT) $28.99 US Johnson City (Tennessee) Public Library’s Librarian-in-Training program is a 15-week program for children ages nine to twelve that provides an overview of library occupations and services. Children spend two hours in each department of the library, as well as attend a board meeting, over the fifteen sessions, to see how all of the parts contribute to the whole.
In this interactive and informative program, learn how to adapt this program for your library, and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with potential future librarians.
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August 24 | 9:30am - 10:00am (MT) No internet? Not enough devices to go around? Trying to limit screen time? No problem! We have plenty of printable activities that can be done off-line. Join us for ideas on how to take World Book off-line and make it accessible for all students.
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September 10 | 11:00am - 11:45am (MT) $77 US Laughter is increasingly being shown by science to be a temporary antidote against the distress of our modern workday. This webinar covers both beneficial and deleterious stress, and how the later can be balanced by the application of healthful belly laughter. This 45-minute laughter-as-therapy program can be delivered in most public and YA libraries, to your patrons and to your library staff.
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Many libraries have turned to virtual programming as we practice social distancing. While it is vital that we engage patrons in virtual environments, how can we measure the impact and success of these programs?
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Non-traditional instruction driven by COVID 19 social distancing requires us to ask our learners to spend more time than ever before focused on digital screens for educational purposes. How can we make the most out of those learning moments? Technology rich read-alouds that address best practices are an entertaining and valuable strategy for reaching readers. Andrea Paganelli talks about how to power up library read-alouds using technology.
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1:33:01 The world was turned upside down in early 2020. Many libraries were closed suddenly and children’s librarians were asked to do storytimes online, some with materials and some without. Authors and musicians were giving permission for use, but the rules of copyright have, and continue to be dubious. This brings up many important issues as to what our role is as library storytellers before, during and after this pandemic. This webinar hopes to answer questions regarding virtual storytimes and empower library workers to rise to the challenge of providing professional online early literacy to our patrons.
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August 27 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Research shows that children notice race at a very young age, and often draw erroneous conclusions if no one speaks to them about it. With a focus on story time, programming, collection development and user services, we will discuss and model ways librarians can talk about race and racism in age appropriate ways with children.
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15:03 Leap is the web-based version of the Polaris ILS. Use Leap in-library or for outreach - all you need is an internet connection! This session will go through the ins and outs of circulating library materials using Leap.
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26:49 Leap is the web-based version of the Polaris ILS.
This session will go through all you need to know about patron accounts, including: - view, edit, or renew existing patron's registration
- registering new patrons
- patron block and notes
- dealing with fines *
- claims and lost items
- reading history
- associations
- notices
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27:41 Leap is the web-based version of the Polaris ILS.
This session will go through all you need to know about conducting searches for library materials and placing holds, including: - using the FIND TOOL
- using search filters
- bibliographic & item records
- grouping holds
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August 25 | 11:00am - 11:30am (MT) Dolphin and CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access) are excited to educators and public library staff at CELA member libraries a FREE training opportunity that will show you how to seamlessly deliver CELA books to your student’s/patron’s iOS and Android devices. You will learn how to get Dolphin’s free App, EasyReader, how to load books from CELA and how to customize reading preferences for your students. We’ll even provide a “cheat-sheet”, copies of session slides and a recording of the webinar to refer to and to share with friends or colleagues afterward. Get reading today with CELA and EasyReader!
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August 12 | 10:00am - 11:000am (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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August 5 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) You want to share the impact volunteers have in your organization and in the community, but often the information you track doesn’t help you tell that story. This webinar will help you move past number of volunteers and number of hours and start telling the real story. You'll learn about information gathering and the key components to good storytelling, how to evaluate your current measurements and how to build support for a more thorough measurement and evaluation program, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work. You'll also receive a worksheet to help you begin to tell the story of volunteer impact in your organization.
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September 3 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) $49 US Teenagers bring fresh energy and new ideas as employees and volunteers to the library workplace as well as their ability to better relate to library users who represent their generation. However, some adults forget that young people in a workplace need more coaching and quality time than their adult counterparts. Most teens respond well to realistic goals, written instructions, and specific, sincere, and timely praise. How can you turn your teen staff into winners? How can you expand their duties? How can you better prepare your library as a place where teenage workers are productive and thrive? What are the requirements for dealing with course correction and potential termination?
Topics include - reviewing the library’s goals,
- recruitment (and equity, diversity, and inclusivity issues),
- creating reasonable expectations,
- the balance between employment and mentoring relationships.
- orientation,
- probation, t
- he sin of looking for free/cheap help,
- and the special skills needed from supervisors.
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August 25 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) According to Board Source, the majority of nonprofits desire diverse board members but they fall flat on executing their intent. This webinar will share how to attract diverse superstars and take a look at what to do to keep them engaged and at your board table.
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August 7 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) Booklist will be honoring the historic moment of the hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment by celebrating the voices of all women, and girls, everywhere. In this free, one hour event, Books for Youth senior editor Maggie Reagan will talk with Camryn Garret, author of FULL DISCLOSURE; Julie Berry, author of WISHES AND WELLINGTONS; Amy McCulloch, author of UNLEASHED; and Kate Messner, author of the History Smashers series about writing strong female protagonists, what and who inspired their writing, and their efforts to empower the voices of all female readers!
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The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming how we work and live, and with this transformation come challenges that relate to privacy, surveillance and personal security. Library workers, as stewards of information and providers of internet access, need to understand digital privacy issues and help library users understand their digital rights.
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$140 Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners will teach you how to plan and create your very own blog and podcast. Through hands-on exercises, you will discover the benefits of using free web tools like Blogger, WordPress, Audacity, and YouTube. You will find that creating a blog and podcast is much easier than you ever imagined.
First, you will learn how to develop a plan for the content, setup, maintenance, and how to use free blogging software like Blogger and WordPress to put that plan into action. After that, learn how to record a professional-sounding audio podcast with a very simple recording tool you already have. You will edit the file with another free software program, add music to it, and then post it online for others to enjoy. Finally, you will find out how to record a video podcast. You will edit it, add special effects, drop in a podcasting-safe music file, and then publish it online.
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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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On August 4-7, 2020 presenters for 31 posters, from professionals affiliated with a mix of academic, public, and school libraries, will be available to discuss their work with you.
This event is free and open to the general public; you do not need to be a PNLA member to participate! The presentations may be viewed at your convenience, with commenting enabled over the four days so that viewers can ask questions and interact with presenters. Each theme will be highlighted on social media on the specified date, and some presenters will be available at designated times to answer your questions in real time (times TBD). Afterward, the posters will be hosted on the PNLA website indefinitely.
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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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August 4 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm (MT) As libraries and museums around the country begin to resume operations and reopen to the public, the need for clear information to support the handling of core museum, library, and archival materials has become increasingly urgent. Through the REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project, OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle are conducting research on how long the COVID-19 virus survives on materials that are prevalent in libraries, archives, and museums. Join us to learn more about the testing process, how to present results to your stakeholders, project resources to inform your local decisions, and what you can expect from the project in the months to come.
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65:18 As libraries cautiously reopen the doors of their physical buildings to the public, minimizing risk from the COVID-19 pandemic to patrons and staff is top priority. Expert architects share design tips for how to use the building itself, and its furnishings, to reduce transmission, encourage social distancing, and get the library ready for its next phase while preserving flexibility for the long term.
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August 5 | 11:00am - 12:00pm (MT) Join Brigham Young University psychology and neuroscience professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad as she shares her insight into how social distancing practices are affecting our minds, why relationships are important, and helpful habits we can implement to cope.
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August 7 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MT) The turbulence of current events increases stress, drains energy and reduces productivity. In this webinar, you’ll learn three essential steps for not only surviving but thriving in the chaos.
As a result of participating in this session you will: - Review brain research related to navigating change
- Identify the three phases of change and how to manage them effectively.
- Consider how behavior style impacts the change process.
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Episode 52 4:12 Angela talks about the stress that many library staff feel because of the pandemic. All of our worries in our personal and professional lives are causing us to feel overwhelmed. It's okay. You are not alone. Here is a great study about how stress affects your brain: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/c...
Angela shares her personal tips for coping with stress in this unique time. Do you have tips or coping mechanisms? Please share them in the comments!
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Join us for this interactive session where we will discuss signs of stress and how it impacts you physically and mentally. You will walk away with stress reduction techniques that you can use immediately. Leave feeling refreshed and prepared to meet challenges in healthier, more productive ways.
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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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