Guest post by Joy Schwarz
Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you.
Managing stress & building resilience; click title to register:
- A Mind-Body Prescription for Dealing with Burnout - Noon on Thursday, Nov 4
- Fostering & Sustaining a Healthy Culture with a Hybrid Workforce - 2pm on Wednesday, Nov 17
- Rekindling from Burnout: Lessons and Strategies for Public Library Workers - 2pm on Thursday, Nov 18
- Self-Care: Awareness, Acknowledgement, Action - 2pm on Thursday, Nov 18
- Creating a Healthy Culture with Conduct, Communication, and Conflict Resolution - 1pm on Tuesday, Nov 30
Equity, diversity, and inclusion; click title to register:
- “¡Vamos a leer!”: Collection Development for Spanish Language Children’s Materials - 10am on Thursday, Nov 4
- Building a More Diverse Holiday Collection - 1pm on Thursday, Nov 4
- Library Dementia Services - 1pm on Wednesday, Nov 10
- Supporting Formerly Incarcerated Individuals with a Fresh Start @ Your Library - 1pm on Thursday, Nov 18
- Developing Inclusive Library Services for Teens with Disabilities - 2pm on Thursday, Nov 18
A sample of webinars on other topics; click title to register:
- Beanstack Staff Essentials - 2pm on Tuesday, Nov 2
- Trends in Digital Privacy: Is There Even Such a Thing? - 1pm on Thursday, Nov 4
- Body Odor: How to Talk About Odor Without Awkwardness (Updated) - 1pm on Thursday, Nov 4
- Library Marketing Plan Workshop - 9:30am on Friday, Nov 12
- Library Design Institute - 10am on Tuesday, Nov 30
Missed a webinar? It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.
NEWI is a continuing education (CE) partnership of library systems located in North Eastern Wisconsin. The NEWI website aims to be a central source of CE info for staff working at libraries in four library systems: Manitowoc‐Calumet Library System (MCLS), Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS), Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS), and Winnefox Library System (WLS).
Joy Schwarz, Continuing Education/Training Librarian, Winnefox Library System & NEWI: Northeastern Wisconsin CE Partnership https://newilibraries.org/.
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