Free Training Opportunities in February
Register at http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/libraries/training/trainingCalendar.aspx
From WSL (in person)
Serving Patrons who have Physical/Mental Disabilities Effectively
February 24, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Burlington Public Library
Ensuring the library experience is a positive one for patrons who have physical and mental disabilities is important. This workshop will provide communication and interaction best practices as well as practical techniques and strategies to enhance the patron’s library experience and ensure the best service provided.
Presenter Nancie Payne is from Payne & Associates, Inc. in Olympia, WA and has over 30 years conducting trainings and keynote addresses on various topics including serving customers with non-apparent disabilities. Register here.
From WSL (online)
First Tuesdays: Children’s Booktalks and Readers’ Advisory
February 2; 9:00-10:00 a.m. PST
Designed as a continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, this free web presentation from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on the first Tuesday of the month lets attendees share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. More information on First Tuesday, as well as access to archived materials, is available here.
February features a panelist of children’s librarians booktalking and sharing tips for matching teens to books. The panelists are Kristin Piepho, Jan Hanson and Sarah Zabel. This session is co-sponsored by CAYAS.
Ref22: 2nd Tuesday Webinars
February 9; 8:30-9:30 a.m. PST
Ref22 is a monthly webinar dedicated to the continuing education of reference and virtual reference librarians. Covering such topics as screencasting, search techniques, and much more, Ref22 allows attendees to share their skills and successes, and to learn about new topics.
For questions about Ref22, or if you have a subject you’d like to present on (or see presented), contact the Ask-WA Coordinator, Ahniwa Ferrari, at 360-570-5587 or [email protected].
Science/Math Resources on the Internet (Amigos online)
February 17 and 18; 8:30-10:30 a.m. PST
Young patrons have questions about imaginary numbers, Mars exploration, pi, black holes, and DNA. With the World Wide Web, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, students, and the curious patron can now find answers. During this workshop, you will explore and discover tools and sites covering biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, mathematics, science projects and much more.
Register here.
Other vendors (online)
Social Networking for Higher Education: Ten Tips for Growing and Leveraging an Online Community (Common Knowledge Webinar)
February 3; 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. PST
Universities, alumni associations, foundations, and individual sports, academic, and research programs are all rapidly developing their social networking supporter engagement strategies. For years, higher education institutions have struggled with online community building, and finally today social networking tools such as LinkedIn and house networks (i.e. alumni directories) have emerged as the right technology to make it viable. Register here.
Integrating Social Media into Your Website (TechSoup Webinar)
February 4; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PST
More and more organizations are benefiting from using social media tools like blogs, Facebook, and Twitter in their online communications. While the tools can be relatively straightforward to learn and adopt, many organizations struggle with how to effectively align messaging and communications across their online channels.
This webinar will focus on best practices for integrating social media into organizational websites, including basic nuts-and-bolts changes to web page templates and enhancements to contact, staff, and email sign-up pages. Effective and simple processes for coordinating various channels and maximizing traffic between them will be explained. In addition, a range of contrasts will be drawn describing the different natures and uses of the respective channels, and methods for measuring how different channels are driving traffic to one another will be presented. Register here.
Technology Essentials 2010 (WebJunction Online Conference)
February 9 and 10; 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. PST
WebJunction is hosting a free two-day online conference. The theme for this inaugural event is Technology Essentials, with a focus on practical and timely strategies for leveraging technology to help you in a wide range of library services and operations, including: Staff training, Marketing, Outreach, funding, advocacy, Services and programming, Technology planning, Virtual libraries, and your library’s web presence. Register here.
Getting the most out of vendor partnerships and negotiations (SirsiDynix Institute)
February 9; 10:00-11:00 a.m. PST
Now more than ever we are challenged with providing information services with dwindling budgets and time. Register here.
Gadgets and Tools and Apps, Oh My! (Library Journal Webcast)
February 9; 12:00-1:00 p.m. PST
It’s not easy to keep up with new technology. By the time you’ve learned about the latest free application or cool gadget, you discover there are dozens of new tools that could help your patrons and library staff. Register here.
Mission Inspired Gift Fundraising: Using a Fundraising Catalog to Raise Money Online (Common Knowledge Webinar)
February 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PST
Learn about a new online fundraising model that world-class nonprofits in many sectors are using to literally raise millions of dollars online. Based on a giving catalog, the program presents supporters with mission-inspired options for giving. For example, at Operation Smile, an international health organization, their Holiday Gift Catalog allows supporters to donate $60 to purchase hospital gowns for 10 children who received surgical services from the charity; a $75 donation funds all the supplies necessary for one surgery.
In this insightful presentation, you’ll learn about four nonprofits using online fundraising catalogs like Operation Smile. You’ll get an inside look at these programs highlighting the strategy, program concepts, and best practices along with practical tips for implementing your own program. Register here.
How Green Is My Library: A Conversation with the Co-Authors Ned Himmel and Sam McBane Mulford (OPAL Webinar)
February 11; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 pm
How green is your library, anyway? While there is a broad spectrum of ecological sophistication within libraries nationwide and some regions are at the forefront of sustainable design and operations, others are just beginning or have yet to integrate materials recycling into their daily practice.
Ned Himmel and Sam McBane Mulford are the authors of the recently published book, How Green is My Library?, published by Libraries Unlimited. Join us for an informal discussion with the authors about their book and the ideas, information, and recommendations it contains. Information here.
SLJTeen Spring 2010 Book Buzz (School Library Journal Webcast)
February 11; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PST
Do you have teens clamoring for new books, more in a favorite series, or simply wanting something ‘good’ to read? There is a bumper crop of new titles on the way for Spring and Summer release, and our three sponsoring publishers can’t wait to tell you all about these exciting books. Register here.
Hot Tools for Tough Times Drive-by Series – Pt. 2: Strange, But Free (BCR Free Friday Forum)
February 12; 9:00-10:00 a.m. PST
Since it’s not just your patrons’ cash reserves that are drying up, we’ll take a quick look at a few tools that you can use to replace services you may be paying for, or that you can use to expand services without breaking the bank. To co-host this FFF, we’re bringing in Kieran Hixon from the John C. Fremont Library in Florence, Colorado. Kieran has been a huge proponent of Open Source technologies in his library and has achieved some pretty impressive results. Register here.
Keys to Sustainable Digital Collaboratives (BCR Free Friday Forum)
February 12; 9:00-10:00 a.m. PST
Liz Bishoff will expand her Texas Library Journal article by providing specific strategies and examples for developing initial and on-going work and business plans, as well as guidance on negotiating the complex process of continuing funding and energy. Learn how to make digital collaboratives an effective means of increasing user access to critical information. Register here.
FiLBeRt Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Libraries, Books, and Reading (OPAL)
February 16; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PST
The shared futures of libraries, books, and reading seem very hazy at present. Join us for a monthly, lively, informal discussion of new developments, challenges, and opportunities. It’ll be a roundtable, so everyone is welcome to chime in. If it’s a FiLBeRt discussion, it’s going to be nutty! More information here.
Off the Shelf: Looking Beyond Libraries for Innovation and Inspiration (Infopeople Webinar)
February 16; 12:00-1:00 p.m. PST
With Marshall Shore; more information here.
School’s Out @ Your Public Library: Program Ideas for After School (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)
February 17; 8:00-9:00 a.m. PST
Please join us for another Webinar Wednesday! Providing innovative programming for the school-age crowd during the school year can be a challenge, especially when libraries are competing with children’s busy after-school schedules. Participants in this webinar will learn how to provide fun and educational programs for children ages 5-12 that will have them running to your library after the school bell rings. Programs featured include Chess Club, Fun with Science, Art Explorers, Craft Time, and a KidTrekkers around the world cultural program. Presented by Anne Neidinger, Children’s Librarian at the Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library. Register here.
Benefit from Users’ Collective Wisdom: the Ex Libris bX™ Scholarly Recommender Service (Library Journal Webcast)
February 17, 9:00-10:00 a.m. PST
Facing a rapidly expanding universe of online information, scholars are in need of new tools to help them find and assess research and study material in a manner that incorporates immediacy, relevance, and a standardized measure of quality. Register here.
Twitter for Nonprofits: Seven Tips for Making it Big on Twitter (Common Knowledge Webinar)
February 17; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.PST
Twitter is the fastest growing social media platform in the world. The latest statistics indicate that more than 50 million people (and thousands of nonprofits) are using this rapidly evolving platform for communications, collaboration, marketing, customer service, advocacy, market research and fundraising. Register here.
Library Laws for the Web Environment (Infopeople Webinar)
February 18; 12:00-1:00 p.m. PST
Presented by Mary Minow; more information here.
Archived presentations:
Don’t have time to catch these courses live? Many are available later as an archived presentation. To view archives, visit the following sites:
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