OnDemand Learning
Comparing DNA Test Results From 23andMe, AncestryDNA, and FamilyTreeDNA
Personal DNA tests are wildly popular, but how accurate are they? Librarian Emily Correa shows you her results from three online DNA test providers, as well as a controversial DNA data aggregator. See how they differ, what special tools they offer, and...
The Art of Bartering: An Innovative Approach in Times of Tough Budgets
Handout Budgets are tight and most libraries need skills beyond what they have on staff. Bartering can offer a way to exchange skills or tasks with other libraries. Negotiation, trust and flexibility are keys to making a barter work. Examples of barters...
Creating Digital Assistants
Like it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way humans work with machines. One example is voice-controlled interfaces, sometimes referred to as personal voice assistants or digital assistants, where computers and humans are interrelating in a...
Moving Beyond Storytime: Rethinking Preschool and Daycare Outreach
Want to provide more than just a typical storytime outreach for preschools and daycares? In this interactive and informative program we’ll explore strategies for identifying and partnering with organizations on a needs basis, and providing non-traditional...
24 Adult Programming Ideas in 60 Minutes
Jump start your program planning with new ideas or variations on tried and true favorites in this rapid fire webinar. You don’t need expensive equipment or lots of extra staff to run these events. From easy to complex, for larger or smaller libraries,...
WordPress for Libraries
Since we last looked at it in 2016, WordPress has changed! It's still the most popular blogging software in the world, a powerful content management system that now runs more than 30 percent of all websites. But it's not even worth talking about how many...
Beyond Fake News: Strategies for Evaluating Information in an Era of “Alternative Facts”
In our new world of fake news and “alternative facts”, teaching students how to navigate and evaluate information is challenging. Join us to learn about the right combination of tools to teach students essential information literacy skills so they can...
Let’s Talk Tweens
How can libraries meet the needs of the underserved tween population? In this webinar, we will discuss ways library staff can create an environment for children ages 8-12, bridge the programming gap between story times and teen nights, and foster a...
Readers’ Advisory AMA (Ask Me Anything): Expand Your Reading Horizons
Did you want to work in a library because you love books? Whether readers’ advisory is part of your job or not, our users know that books are our brand. Join us for a fun discussion of readers’ advisory, and learn how you can help your users discover great new...
Tried and True: Ideas Ready to Use from Utah Libraries
Get a glimpse of some unique projects happening in Utah Libraries. Five librarians will take ten minutes each to show you the success of new programs at their libraries. Providing library access to the most remote locations with book lockers. Fine free and...
Information Overload: Taming the 21 st Century’s Flood of Data and Kitten Videos
What do you need to “know” in order to be happy? Productive? Successful? Is it about beating the competition, meaning friends on social media, to learn (and share) breaking news before anyone else? Keeping current regarding a topic or specific commentator? Connecting...
Finding Free Stock Photos and Videos
Having good free images and video stock footage can help you create a successful digital marketing campaign, website and print campaigns. During this webinar, we will explore sources for free copyright free images and video as well as how to analyze and select...
“I Need to do What?” Recognizing Institutional Barriers to Access “
Are you inadvertently creating access barriers that prevent your patrons from using the library? Do your policies and procedures create barriers for your community? This program will help you recognize institutional barriers and how they disenfranchise the populations...
What About Us? Older Adults and Libraries
Adults age 50 and up are often avid library users and supporters … but libraries often don’t give them the programming and support they provide other age groups. In this interactive and informative program, you will learn about trends and impacts of this...
Whose Idea was this Anyway? How to Pull off a How-To Festival
Learn how a handful of librarians from Jefferson-Madison Regional Library pulled together a How-To Festival featuring brief presentations and workshops from dozens of local individuals and community organizations, strengthening existing partnerships and...
How to Spark Community Conversations
Position your library at the heart of community dialogue examining hot topics and issues of local relevance. Host events with residents, experts, and leaders to build consensus, solve problems, share resources, and foster collaboration. This interactive and...
Ebook Reader Survey: Current Platforms and Resources
Stay up to date with e-reading options. This webinar will help you learn about reading apps from library subscription sources (Libby, Overdrive, Hoopla, RBDigital and others) to free and subscription reading apps and websites for children and adults. During...
#OwnVoices for All Readers: Incorporating EDI Values into Readers’ Advisory Service
Providing robust readers’ advisory service that values equity, diversity and inclusion principles is essential to all library service. Join Readers’ Advisory specialist Becky Spratford as she provides the information you need to diversify your suggestions, identify...
Fandoms! What’s Trending and How You Can Bring Fans to Your Library
Fandoms! What’s Trending and how you can bring fans to your library Geekiness has come out of the basement into the mainstream. This fast-paced webinar will cover fandom trends that bleed over into merchandise, gaming, cosplay, TV, movies and more. Get updated...
Voice Assistants and Smart Speaker @ the Library
You have heard about Voice Assistants and Smart Speaker but how are they relevant for your library? BOB Anstett will talk about how these voice assistants work. We will cover some of the many forms they take and give hints on how to get the best use out...
