OnDemand Learning
Beyond Ancestry.com: Online Genealogy Resources for Beginners
Are you planning to track down information online about your family history? Do you have users coming in asking for a good starting place? The good news is that thousands of digitized records from hundreds of sources have become available online to aid...
Recognition & Gratitude: Why It Matters to Our Customers, Community and Profession
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” - William Arthur Ward No doubt about it, this year has been a rollercoaster ride of emotional uncertainty and almost daily wonders of what might happen next with the...
Fandom Programming
Fandom programming can be intimidating to those not in the know, but fear not — this webinar will teach you the ins and outs of fandoms, including definitions, and it will give you a launching point to library fandom programming for all ages. You don’t have to be an...
The Hows and Whys of Teaching Copyright
Your patrons need your help! Not just in doing research but in understanding copyright, so they can share their own work, and build on others' work. The good news is that librarians often know exactly what our patrons need to know -- we just have to know how to talk...
Compassion Fatigue During a Crisis: Recognize and Heal
Have you ever wondered if you have compassion fatigue? In this interactive and informative program, we will explore the concept of compassion fatigue, which can set in after time spent caring for others. Compassion fatigue is a type of emotional labor that can cause...
The Value of Simplicity in Library Operations, Policies and Life
There is an art and beauty to making things simple. It is selfless. Itmakes things simple for yourself, but more importantly it make things simple for others. Simplicity in the library can be such a huge advantage. Over time, organizations pick up complexities...
Webinar: When Opportunity Knocks, Will You Be Ready? Understanding Your GPV
When opportunity knocks, how will you know if you are a good fit for that opportunity? Sometimes we just “assume” that a new opportunity is something we should pursue. But knowing our gifts, passions, and values (GPV) can give us an instant answer as to whether this...
Using Minecraft to Enhance Learning
Minecraft, officially released in 2011, is a popular sandbox video game where players explore a blocky 3D world and have opportunities to discover and use raw materials while creatively building tools and structures. Minecraft is fun, but it can also enhance...
Free Online Tools for Creating Visual Content for Your Library’s Marketing
Yes, there are faithful standbys, such as Canva, but there is so much more out there that libraries can make use of! Many tools specialize in creating very specific types of visual content but are not known in the mainstream. Take a one-hour tour of some of the best...
Advanced WordPress
WordPress is a content management system (CMS) many libraries utilize for their websites. WordPress helps easily create a framework for your website, but its open-source roots allow us to customize and shape our sites to our specific vision. During this interactive...
Customer Service in a Digital World
As our primary contact points with many users continue to move to the digital world, how do we deliver quality service in an online environment? During this session, we will look at customer service online. We will explore: Customer Service tips for online reference...
Making the Case for News Literacy: How to Teach Students and Patrons to Fact-Check Like a Pro
Learn about the latest trends in online misinformation, and dive deep into the tools and skills needed to effectively debunk it. You’ll learn how to help students and patrons verify the authenticity of information, and learn to create engaging fact-checking...
Readers’ Advisory in a Post-Covid World
2020 may not have gone the way anyone planned, but the one thing that this year has definitely taught us is that no matter how much libraries had tried to promote themselves as ""more than books,"" when things were turned upside down, in our world and with our service...
Library Marketing – PR 101: You Shouldn’t Just Throw Press Releases Out There
Want to know one of my biggest pet peeves about marketing? When the terms “PR” and “marketing” get confused, mixed up, and our practice and expectations get out of whack. Let’s fix that today! We will talk about the basics of PR (including building good media...
Website Essentials: Things Every Library Website Should Have
There are so many plugins, features, and tools that make websites better, safer, and more interactive.This webinar will explore:- Key plugins to enhance the user experience- Essential tools to help design, monitor, and secure the site.- Best practices and tips...
Tips for Facilitating an Online Meeting
Face-to-face meetings can present certain challenges, but facilitating an online meeting can seem like chasing shadows – except the shadows reside in the chat box. In this one-hour session, we’ll talk about the best way to plan for an online meeting, how to set...
Embracing Race in Children’s Programming
Children are not colorblind. Research has shown that children recognize race at a very young age and even develop racial biases by age 5. (https://inclusions.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Children-are-Not-Colorblind.pdf)As storytellers and educators we have a moral...
Goal Setting in Times of Uncertainty
One of the keys to a well-run organization is a structured goal setting process. Managers can ensure employee buy-in with a process that involves the employees in setting annual goals. This is also an opportunity to create alignment between individual goals and...
Cataloging Graphic Novels and Comics
This one hour session will cover the basic definitions related to graphic novels and comics using a variety of fiction and nonfiction examples for demonstration. The session will pay special attention to descriptive cataloging areas, their associated RDA instructions,...
Canva: Beyond the Basics
You already know that Canva is an online graphic design website that targets people who have little graphic design experience. But even the most user-friendly platform has its secrets. AnnMarie is here to take your Canva experience to the next level. In this...