Using Publisher to Make Fantastic Flyers
Have you ever wondered about that Publisher product listed in the Microsoft Office suite? What does it do and what can you do with it? In this 1 hour session, we'll explore Microsoft Publisher with a focus on creating flyers, pamphlets, and brochures. We will also...
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Negotiating Skills: Standing Up for Yourself When Asking for a Raise or Promotion
As helping professionals, librarians often put the needs of others first. But there is always a time and place to stand up for your own personal development and compensation. How do you know when it’s time to ask, and how do you present your case? We’ll dive...
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How to Run an Ethics Audit of Your Library Organization
Library ethics include issues of privacy, transparency, fairness, and access to information. These lofty issues translate into policies and procedures that need to be taken seriously. Examples: Not speaking about customer borrowing habits, not exempting...
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Safer Online: Strategies and Advice for Librarians
How do you help your patrons stay safe online? With cybersecurity issues, financial scams, trolling, bullying and more; there are many hazards for individuals online. This webinar from a digital safety and citizenship expert will share both digital and...
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PCI Q & A Program with Captain H.A. Harry Katt (Ret.) – Ask the Expert About Library Safety and Security
Most crime prevention experts will attest that there is no “silver bullet” that can guarantee a safe working environment. Because we live and work in very dynamic environments facing unpredictable challenges, factors and behaviors, we must be ever cognizant of our...
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Trendcasting for 2019 – What Will The Future of Tech Hold?
Join Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project as he highlights this year's most significant technology trends and what it means for 2019. What changes are on the horizon? What technologies falling to the wayside? What technologies are on the verge of significant...
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Digging Up Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogical Resear
Are you curious about your personal or family ancestry? Have you done a DNA test and want to know more about your roots? Do you work in a field where you get genealogical questions and want to be able to better assist your customers? Do you just enjoy historical...
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How to Repurpose Library Space: Listening Lab Edition
In 2008, iTunes ""listening stations"" were created in the library so students could have easy access to a large, albeit hidden, CD collection. Hundreds of CDs were digitized and added to an iTunes collection that was shared to other computers located inside the...
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Recommended Read Alouds, Ages 0-6
With over 30,000 titles published for children in 2017, it can be challenging to see the forest through the trees. Identifying new titles for use in programs, displays, teacher collections, and class visits can be challenging and time consuming.In this interactive...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – A Refresher
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen Covey. Dr. Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true north" principles....
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Fostering Intergenerational Programs at the Library
Libraries are multi-generational spaces, welcoming patrons from a variety of generations on a daily basis. This webinar will discuss why intergenerational relationships are important, explore ways your library can help strengthen intergenerational connections through...
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Instagram Tips for Public Libraries
Instagram is one of the best ways to share everything you do at your library. Learn about ways you can maximize your library's Instagram account to reach new patrons as well as entertain your current ones. We'll cover some simple tools for making your...
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Using the ADDIE Model for Creating Library Training Sessions
The ADDIE model is a framework used within the field of instructional design to guide the creation of instruction. The framework is comprised of five core components: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Each of the five...
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Online Privacy: How to Explain and Inform Users
The news is filled with stories about privacy breaches and scandals, and yet you may find library users obliviously sharing their personal information out loud as they use library computers. How do you let users know what their privacy rights are...
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Mission Not-Impossible! Genealogical Research for Native Americans
HandoutHandoutHandoutHandoutHandoutHandout Are you curious about your Native American ancestry? Have you done a DNA test and want to know more about your roots? Do you work in a field where you get genealogical questions and want to be able to better assist your...
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Creating Authentic Relationships
Authenticity leads to understanding, a sense of community and mutual value. The dynamics of team environments can make it seem very challenging to create authentic relationships. The need to look good, get noticed for our work and ideas, be politically correct,...
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Yoga Storytime 101
Combining basic yoga movements into library storytime is becoming more popular. Yes, yoga storytime is both adorable and fun, but with a little understanding and intentionality, it can also be a powerful strategy for boosting early learning.This webinar will provide a...
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A Dozen Ways to Be Thankful Every Day of the Year
The Holiday Season is a powerful opportunity to focus on giving thanks for everything and everyone in our lives. The Thanksgiving Holiday is a cherished time, in part because we are surrounded by people we love and who love us, and we are visibly reminded...
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WiFi in the Park: Extending Services in Rural Areas
Centre County is a rural area in Pennsylvania and the Schlow Centre Region Library is using a unique method to bring low-cost internet to help bridge the digital divide. Utilizing TV WhiteSpace — the unused bandwidth between television channels — to...
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Using CoSpaces Edu to Create Virtual Reality Experiences
Virtual Reality (VR), a simulated computer environment in three dimensions, is becoming more popular for gaming, movies, and education. According to CoSpaces Edu, their creative platform “complements traditional teaching methods by immersing students into a world...
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