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91´«Ã½, Depts. of Ed. and Labor to Host Webinar on Workforce Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On October 27, 2014, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will host "$2.2 Billion Reasons to Pay Attention to WIOA," an interactive webinar that will explore ways that public and community college libraries can receive funding for...

Teaching with tablets

CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop Teaching with Tablets with Carolyn Meier, Rebecca Miller and Heather Moorefield-Lang. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014...

How to run great technology training workshops for patrons

CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, How to Run Great Technology Training Workshops for Patrons with Phil Spirito. This workshop will consist of two 90-minute sessions and take place at 2:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesdays...

AASL eCOLLAB

Learn how to expand student learning with screencasts in new AASL webinar

CHICAGO – A new webinar from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will help school librarians expand their 24/7 learning capabilities by providing a tutorial of free screencast software. Presented by Brenda Stephens, “Screencast...

Arkansas becomes latest state to provide United for Libraries’ Trustee Academy

PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries has made special pricing for its Trustee Academy available to state library agencies. The state of Arkansas recently joined Texas, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, Nebraska and Kansas...

Web design basics for librarians

CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new new iteration of its popular eCourse, Web Design Basics for Librarians. Diane Kovacs will serve as the instructor for this six-week facilitated eCourse starting on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. Please note that this is a...

Researching prospective donors: Get more funding for your library

CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse, Researching Prospective Donors: Get More Funding for Your Library. Susan Summerfield Hammerman will serve as the instructor for a five-week facilitated eCourse starting on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014...

Social media basics: Engaging your library users

CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse, Social Media Basics: Engaging Your Library Users. Paul Signorelli will serve as the instructor for a five-week facilitated eCourse starting on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. This is a four...

Getting babies into books with early literacy programs

CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse, Getting Babies into Books with Early Literacy Programs. Kathy Kirchoefer will serve as the instructor for a five-week facilitated eCourse starting on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. This is a...

AASL eCOLLAB

School librarian’s role in Senior/Capstone Projects examined in new AASL webinar

CHICAGO — A new webinar from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will demonstrate the school librarian’s integral role in Senior/Capstone Projects - research-oriented courses driven by student interest rather than curricular mandates...

LLAMA webinar identifies core competencies of assessment

CHICAGO — Do you know what skills are needed to obtain or succeed in a library assessment position? The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) can help you find out. LLAMA’s Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section (LLAMA-MAES) will...

American Libraries Live

Digitization examined in free American Libraries Live broadcast

CHICAGO — Digitization is not the future of libraries, it’s the present. Whether your institution is a community repository or you need to digitize old materials to save space, the ability to start a digitization project is becoming an essential skill for...

Get beyond deadlock with free 'Naming and Framing' webinars

CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Center for Civic Life and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life will offer a free webinar series to help librarians lead their communities in dealing with challenging public issues. The series — “Naming...

LLAMA webinar provides tips for managing library instruction/outreach

CHICAGO — If you’re looking for fresh ideas about managing your library outreach and instruction program, then LLAMA has a webinar that can help. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Tips for Managing a Library...

ALCTS offers new cataloging Web course

CHICAGO - A new "Fundamentals" Web course is coming from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS). " Fundamentals of Cataloging" is a six-week online course that is a basic primer for library cataloging concepts and...