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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...
United for Libraries November Monthly Member Forum to focus on the Future of Libraries
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar for members, “Friends, Foundations, Trustees, and the Future of Libraries,” on Wednesday, Nov. 13th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Miguel Figueroa of 91´«Ã½’s Center for the Future of Libraries...
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...
United for Libraries to host webinar on Annual Giving Campaigns
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar for members, “ Annual Giving Campaigns,” on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Peter Pearson, 2019-2020 President of United for Libraries, will lead the webinar. The live session...
United for Libraries invites Trustees to become Library Census Champions
Sign up by Oct. 1 to join launch webinar Today United for Libraries, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Policy and Advocacy office and the Census Counts campaign launched Library Census Champions, a new network of state, local and tribal...
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...
Libraries ‘Keep the Light On’ During Banned Books Week
Don’t be left in the dark this Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28, 2019). The 91´«Ã½’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) offers several resources and activities for libraries and readers that highlight the Banned Books Week 2019...
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...
United for Libraries to host free National Friends of Libraries Week webinar
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar on ideas to celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week (Oct. 20-26) on Tuesday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m. eastern. Featured speakers include Judy Bentzen (Friends of the San Juan...
United for Libraries to host free webinar: What’s Your E?™ - The E’s of Libraries®
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar: What’s Your E?™ - The E’s of Libraries® on Tuesday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m. eastern. Featured speakers will include Alan Fishel, Charity Tyler, and Paula Miller. The webinar is free...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar for members, “2020 Census: What Trustees, Friends and Foundations Need to Know,” on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Gavin Baker, assistant director of government relations at...
