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PLA to host free "office hours" webinar for prospective Inclusive Internship host libraries
CHICAGO –The Public Library Association's (PLA) Inclusive Internship Initiative (III) offers paid, summer-long internships to high school students at their local public library. Over the course of the summer, each intern works with a library mentor on a...
PLA to offer new webinars on #eBooksForAll campaign, trauma-informed approach to library service
CHICAGO – Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced two additional webinars to take place in December. The first, #eBooksForAll Campaign Update , will be held Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 1–2 p.m. Central Time. Presented by PLA and the American...
PLA December webinar to highlight non-traditional approaches to library programming
CHICAGO –The Public Library Association (PLA) is hosting a webinar in December featuring non-traditional approaches to public library programming. PLA's webinar, Outside-the-Box Programs, will take place Thursday, Dec. 12, from 1–2 p.m. Central Time...
Free December webinar will highlight Short Story Dispenser project
CHICAGO – Next month, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a free webinar featuring the pilot participants in its Fostering Creative Community Connections (FCCC) initiative. PLA launched FCCC in 2017 to strengthen a culture of literacy and...
LLAMA presents Innovation Incubator Webinar Series
Every library leader and manager knows that continually solving problems the same way will usually have the same results. If you want better results, you will need a new approach, and that will require innovation. The Library Leadership and Management...
2020 ALCTS Fundamentals Web Course Schedule Now Available
CHICAGO—T he Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce the release of the 2020 ALCTS Fundamentals Web Course schedule. Focusing on the fundamentals of acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, collection assessment...
New course on health insurance enrollment added to PLA’s DigitalLearn website
CHICAGO — In coordination with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment for 2020, which runs Nov. 1–Dec. 15, 2019, in states that use the Federal Marketplace Platform, the Public Library Association (PLA) has released a new online tutorial to help...
PLA announces webinars on health insurance education, measuring libraries' impact
CHICAGO – Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced two free webinars to take place in November. The first, Reaching the Uninsured: Libraries Work to Reduce Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 1–2 p.m...
PLA announces webinars on book clubs for millennials, trauma-informed approach to library service
CHICAGO – Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced two webinars to take place in November. The first, Millennials Haven’t Ruined Book Club: Hosting a Book Club for Millennials, will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, from 1–2 p.m. Central Time. In...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is offering free access to the recording of the National Friends of Libraries Week webinar, which was held on Tuesday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on the United for Libraries website. Featured speakers...
October webinar highlights community data and mapping techniques
CHICAGO – In October, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a webinar on the benefits to library service of mapping and leveraging community data. The webinar will feature King County Library System (KCLS), a 50-branch system encompassing urban...
Image Comics is teaming up with 91´«Ã½â€™s GNCRT and IFRT to celebrate #BannedBooksWeek
Image Comics is celebrating Banned Books Week with the 91´«Ã½ Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and the 91´«Ã½ Intellectual Freedom Round Table by producing a week of Library Livestream webinars featuring creators and librarians in conversation on a number...
PLA to share digital skill-building tools in free September webinar
CHICAGO – Public libraries have long been leaders in bringing people into the digital world, providing programs and services that help patrons get jobs, gain knowledge, increase productivity, and engage with others online. Leveraging and strengthening...
PLA to present webinar on trauma-informed approach to library service
CHICAGO – This month, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a webinar highlighting the trauma-informed approach to public library service. A trauma-informed approach generally entails understanding that library patrons may have experienced trauma...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will host Fundraising & Building Support for Your Library: A Three-Part Webinar Series in October. The sessions included are available for purchase as a package; they cover fundamental aspects of fundraising...
