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Register now for ALCTS June virtual preconferences
CHICAGO — Two virtual preconferences coming in June bring the conference experience to you. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS) offers two virtual preconferences that are sure to guarantee a great experience...
91´«Ã½ President Barbara Stripling to host final episode of Libraries Change Lives webinar series
Community Engagement through the Declaration for the Right to Libraries: Free webinar moderated by 91´«Ã½ President Barbara Stripling CHICAGO – The Declaration for the Right to Libraries initiative has flourished as a successful public awareness, advocacy...
Free webinar introduces LLAMA’s New Professionals Section
CHICAGO — Are you are a new or aspiring library professional facing the challenges of finishing school, looking for a job, or working hard to succeed in your first position? LLAMA’s New Professionals Section (NPS) may be just what you need. The Library...
South Carolina purchases United for Libraries’ Trustee Academy
PHILADELPHIA — The state of South Carolina recently joined 11 other states in making United for Libraries’ Trustee Academy, a series of online courses for library trustees, available to its libraries “We are very excited to be able to provide library...
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse Rethinking Readers’ Advisory: An Interactive Approach. Rebecca Howard and Laura Raphael will serve as instructors for a six-week facilitated eCourse, starting on July 7, 2014. Form...
Copyright for teachers and librarians
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse Copyright for Teachers and Librarians. Rebecca P. Butler will serve as the instructor for a four-week facilitated eCourse starting on July 7, 2014. To create media-rich presentations...
Dynamic one-shot library instruction
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse Dynamic One-Shot Instruction. Heidi Buchanan and Beth McDonough will serve as instructors for a four-week facilitated eCourse starting on July 14, 2014. Faced with planning your one...
AASL webinar provides the recipe for connecting research and the CCSS
CHICAGO – An upcoming webinar from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will demonstrate how research - done correctly - will touch almost every one of AASL's “Standards for the 21st-Century Learner” and the "anchor standards" in the...
Public librarians and the CCSS webinar now archived in AASL professional development repository
CHICAGO — The archive of the webinar “The Common Core and the Public Librarian: Reaching Patrons and Students” is now available to view as part of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) professional development repository, eCOLLAB. The...
Learn how to keep your library (and everyone in it) safe with PLA’s violence prevention webinar
CHICAGO – Public library staff, by their sheer nature of being “public,” are particularly vulnerable to encountering dangerous or difficult individuals. Learn how to identify potentially violent behavior as well as strategies to diffuse or, in the worst...
91´«Ã½ President Barbara Stripling's free webinar series continues with 'STEAM in Libraries'
CHICAGO — STEAM Learning, a framework for teaching across the multiple disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, is the focus for the next webinar in Barbara Stripling’s “Libraries Change Lives” series. This free webinar will...
Library security discussed on upcoming free American Libraries Live broadcast
CHICAGO — Regardless of the size or type of library, staff and patrons need to feel confident that their facility is welcoming and safe. Does your library have a clear plan for dealing with problem patrons and other security incidents? In the next...
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Gadgets in the Library: A Practical Guide to Personal Electronics for Librarians with Jason Griffey. This workshop will last consist of two 90-minute sessions and take place at 2:30 pm EST/1:30...
Supporting Digital Scholarship
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Supporting Digital Scholarship with Karen Calhoun and Aaron Brenner. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 pm CST on Thursday, June 19, 2014. In this workshop...
Putting the 'pop' in information literacy
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse Putting the "Pop" in Information Literacy. Dawn Stahura and Erin Milanese will serve as instructors for a five-week facilitated eCourse starting on Monday, July 7, 2014. In this course, Dawn...
