How a Library of Things Can Impact Services and Initiatives
A Library of Things can be made up of just about anything. La Porte County (Indiana) Public Library's grew into a collection of innovative technology equipment and now includes professional development resources for local teachers to help students of all...
So You’re the One In-Charge of Volunteers?
Have you found yourself coordinating the efforts of unpaid library volunteers? Would you like to start using volunteers to help provide services in your library? Can you “fire” a volunteer?Many libraries wouldn’t be able to provide such excellent services to...
Developing Dynamic Leadership Skills
Some people seem to be natural leaders, yet anyone can develop the skill set needed with some practice, patience and experience. If you want to take your team, department, organization and career as far as it can go, then you will have to be willing to put in...
Going from Ordinary to Extraordinary: The Importance of Good Process Management
Process Management is a way of looking at and then controlling the processes that are present in an organization. As a business practice it encompasses techniques and structured methods. The goals include identifying and modifying existing processes so they align with...
Library Leadership 101
Every organization needs leaders to help them achieve the mission and vision. But leadership is also about much more than big picture thinking. In this informative program we’ll explore how to work with Boards, internal and external partners, and community...
Grant Writing Made Easy
Today libraries rely heavily on grant funding, but not everyone has the skills or experience to write a successful grant application. In this interactive and informative session, you will learn the basics of grant writing and management, as well as tips and...
Preparing for an Uncertain Future – Reversing Our Assumptions
You’re facing a furlough or a layoff. Or maybe you’re still working, but your world has been turned upside down. And…you are now dealing with an unpredictable short and long-term future. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and not at all certain how to best prepare...
The Latest on CO-VID 19 Scams from the Federal Trade Commission
Scammers are experts at shifting tactics and changing their messages to catch you off guard. This is especially true as they take advantage of anxieties related to the Coronavirus. This webinar will explain how scams are evolving during the pandemic – from phony...
How to Find and Use Big Data
Big data is a widely discussed talking point at library conferences and trainings but does anyone know how to truly harness the power of big data? In this webinar we'll take a step-by-step exploration of where libraries can access big data for free or...
Take Your Library to New Heights with the SOAR Framework for Strategic Planning
SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations & Results) is a positive, strengths-based, and stakeholder-focused approach to strategic planning. This webinar will outline the SOAR process and its approach that is grounded in appreciative inquiry. A case...
Coaching Skills for Library Supervisors: Building a Performance Culture, One Employee at a Time
Library supervisors can create the workplace they want, where focused, motivated, and self-directed employees want to come to work, develop, and grow. Library leaders can learn to coach to get these results. Coaching is an employee-centered and time-focused...
How To Get $10,000 / Month In Free Advertising For Your Library From Google
Someone does a Google search and gets a list of results. On the very top are the “”paid listings””—ads placed by companies. Did you know libraries can place ads there too—for FREE? There’s a little-known initiative called Google Ad Grants. Every qualifying...
The Difference Between Discussion, Debate and Dialogue and How to Use It to Build Healthy Workplaces
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but there are healthy limits to how far staff (co-workers and bosses) can take their opinions. All too often, we forget to encourage a healthy dialogue and turn the conversation into a debate of one idea or belief versus...
Employee Engagement and Employee Morale: What You Need to Know About Both for Your Organization
In management circles there are a lot of conversations about employee engagement but not as much about employee morale. Are the two concepts essentially the same thing or do they share marked differences? How much energy should we put into employee morale anyway? Is...
Young Professionals Webinar: Seven Workplace Concepts…Learned the Hard Way
Handout What is something that all of us have and that we work really hard to perfect, but now, due to our technology, it can be damaged as quick as 10 seconds?I’m looking forward to giving you the answer to this riddle and more when I present “Seven...
How Supervisors and Managers Can Inspire Their People to Care About Their Work (And Each Other)
We know that employees who care about their work will work harder, be more motivated, and be more invested in a positive outcome. But how do we actually get employees to care? Unfortunately, we can't simply force them to exude loyalty, but we can give them the...
How To Address Passive-Aggressive Behavior in the Library Workplace
The array of bothersome behaviors lumped under the label of “passive-aggressive” is easier to describe than define: 1. You assign a task, the employee or co-worker agrees, but it never gets done.2. When you ask what’s wrong, they tell you “everything is good” but it’s...
Personnel Skills for Library Managers and Supervisors
This webinar covers these six critical skills every library leader needs to have. Dr. Steve Albrecht will discuss the value of each, using practical definitions, examples, and ways to apply them for library staff members. 1. Safe and Legal Hiring Practices:...
Revitalize Your Friends of the Library by Understanding Today’s Volunteers
Handout Handout Handout Handout Handout Handout Volunteer service is a valuable strategy for community engagement, but traditional volunteer programs in libraries of all sizes need to be redesigned to work with today’s volunteers – many of whom have limited...
Networking for Introverts and Others Who Find Networking Challenging
A strong “I” on the Myers-Briggs test, early in her career Lauren Hays did not think she would engage in networking or find it easy. However, after learning practical strategies that she has implemented she can remain comfortably an introvert and also expand her...