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Introducing Smart Cities
Smart Cities are using emerging technologies to improve the quality of living standards for its citizens. Smart City initiatives are revving up globally, and libraries have an opportunity to be part of the evolution of our cities. Smart Cities take the...
Getting Started with Live Video Streaming
According to a Statista study from 2018, 85% of all Internet users watched online video content on at least one device. It would be safe to assume that this percentage is even higher today since many people are spending more time at home due to the COVID-19...
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...
The Six Bad Habits of Online Learners and How to Address Them Successfully
An experienced classroom facilitator can see and hear, firsthand, how participants are behaving in a classroom. The student who shows contempt by bringing a romance novel to read. (Has happened to me!) The eager beaver working on an assignment for a different class....
Collection Development in Public Libraries
It is often said that libraries are about more than books, but users might not always agree. Have you ever wondered how library collections are built and maintained? Why do we spend so much time and effort on our collections? What do you need to know to be a good...
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...
Prezi
You may recall Prezi with its zooming animations, non-linear format, and cloud-based software from when it was the hot new thing back in 2009. Then came Google Slides and greater access to PowerPoint. But Prezi hasn’t gone away, and it was some great new...
How to Translate the Data We Collect Into Stories
Collecting numbers, aka quantitative data, answers many questions regarding your library. How many people in your service area have library cards and how has that changed in the last five years? Are more or less senior citizens coming to events? Which...
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...
Challenge Accepted: Remain Connected to Co-workers and Users with Video, Virtual Meetings, and Live Streaming Applications
Over the years, video has become one of the most effective digital marketing strategies and has evolved into a preferred method of consuming information. In many cases, videos are helping learners better understand complex topics. Going further, people have...
Standing Out In the Inbox: Effective Email Practices
Email is not dead, and it’s not going anywhere. Email newsletters, when done thoughtfully and strategically, can be the best way to communicate with a large group of people at scale. In this webinar, you will learn: - Specific ways to make your library website an...
Overcoming the Challenges of Working at Home for the Employee and the Manager
Part 1: How to Stay Productive and Positive When Working RemotelySuddenly, you’re thrown into a work-at-home situation with little preparation or possibly without any. Want to understand how to make working remotely easier, while staying productive? This...
Why and How to Promote Your Online Services During the Quarantine
We are certainly ""living in interesting times"" ... and working in them too. Even if your building is closed, your library is still offering services—but are you telling people that? While it's tempting to look at these pandemic-related closures as much-needed...
Self Care During a Crisis: Breathe, Think and Grow
As libraries deal with the global crisis of 2020, staff have many difficult choices to handle every day. From deciding whether to stay open to managing the constant flow of information, the work can be all-consuming. In this webinar, we will talk about how to take...
How to Get Things Done When You’re Not the Boss
Sometimes you’re not in charge. You cannot tell people what to do. Yet you still need their help to do your job. Yes, it’s possible to get results, influence others, and lead projects without being a boss. But how? By establishing a reputation for integrity and...
Accessibility and Social Media
Did you know that we have a legal obligation to create accessible content? In this session, we'll explore how to harness social media to support accessibility of our content. We'll explore how to share more accessible images via Facebook, as well as how to make...
Mental Health and Libraries
Nearly one in five adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness in any given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. While libraries cherish our privilege to serve all, we often struggle in responding to our patrons experiencing mental...
An Introduction to Universal Design for Learning
According to CAST, “Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” In this interactive and informative session, Lauren will introduce the...
How to Write Blog Posts Your Patrons Will Actually Read
Does your library staff struggle to keep your blog up to date? Do you struggle to find weekly topics to write about? Do you sometimes feel like nobody (except you) is actually reading your library blog? You're not alone! Blogs are a great way to advertise...