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...
The Healing Library: COVID-19 Kit
This session will introduce participants to The Healing Library (THL) - lendable kits of healing for families who have experienced trauma - and will focus on the contents of our newest kit to assist families in coping with COVID-19. The COVID-19 kit is...
Facilitating Civic Engagement with Pop Up Programming
In late summer of 2016, Skokie (IL) Public Library created a Civic Lab--a mobile, pop-up initiative to increase public discussion and civic literacy among library patrons of all ages. Hear from Christine Goertz and Amy Holcomb, two members of the Civic Lab team, to...
Library Outreach Reimagined: Operation Warm
Learn about an exciting new partnership implemented by Operation Warm (a national non-profit) and public libraries all across the United States. A Warm Welcome to the Library is a collaborative event designed to introduce under-served and low-income community...
It’s Not Just for Kids: Bringing Play to Adult Programming
We all need to play! Most grown-ups, stuck in the repetitive cycle of #adult-ing, forget that play is just as important for adults as it is for children. This interactive and informative program will outline the need for play in adult lives and demonstrate...
Transitioning Services Online to Meet the Needs of Patrons in a Crisis
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 –...
How to Assess Your Community for Programs and Events
When was the last time you added something new to your program & events calendar? Are you constantly recycling old ideas, hoping for new attendees? It’s time to change up your offerings. In this webinar you will learn how to scour your community for new...
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...
Creating the Image and Crafting the Message for Your Library
Image is about much more than a visual image or logo. Having a good image makes an impression and creates recognition. Creating a lasting and valuable image involves a relationship with customers and their emotional connection to you. Messaging is a key part of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Connecting Readers with Authors: How to Plan a Successful Author Event
Authors are an important part of the creative community, and when you support them in your library, you can bring innovative programming to your patrons. There are so many different ways to plan a successful author event. In this webinar, Cari – who is a former...
Circulating Non-Traditional Items: One Library’s Success Story
Are non-traditional items a good fit for your library? More and more libraries are joining the fun by adding items such as telescopes, GoPro cameras, and ukuleles to their library’s collection. A little over two years ago, Springville Public Library purchased a...
Bring on the Carnival Fun: Creating Large-Scale Community Programming
Libraries are increasingly becoming hubs for community play and engagement. But, do we really have what it takes to create a large scale community program that is both free to the public and a celebration of our library users? In this interactive and...
How to Coordinate Popular Author Events at Your Library
Want to learn how to coordinate popular author event by creating a memorable experience for your author and attendees? This webinar is for you! This program will give you tools including Mj’s Author VIP Form to gather unique details about the author before his...
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...
Intermediate Genealogy: Census Records
Handout Handout Handout Handout Handout Handout Handout Every beginning genealogist knows that Federal Census records are a great place to start searching for our ancestors. However, we can learn more from them than just the places, dates, and names...
The Healing Library
This session will introduce participants to The Healing Library (THL) – lendable kits of healing for families who have experienced trauma. The free resources to create these kits include the following topics: The Death of a Loved One, The Death of a Pet, Separation...