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.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion; click title to register:
- Creating Accessible Content - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 10
- There’s a Week for That: Exploring Federal Government Resources for Diverse Weekly Celebrations - 1pm on Thursday, Aug 18
- From Diversity to Inclusion: How to Audit your Collection and Why - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 24
- Things to Avoid When Launching Your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative - 1pm on Tuesday, Aug 30
Fundraising; click title to register:
- Raising Money With $0 and 0 Donors - Noon on Wednesday, Aug 3
- Using Census Data for Grant Writing - 1pm on Tuesday, Aug 9
- Digital Fundraising 101 - 10am on Wednesday, Aug 10
- Introducing Reading Fundraisers for Libraries using Beanstack - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 10
- Today’s Digital Fundraising Trends, and How to Apply Them to Your Nonprofit - Noon on Tuesday, Aug 30
A sample of webinars on other topics; click title to register:
- First Amendment Audits: How to Respond - 10am on Wednesday, Aug 10
- Reinventing Programs with Take-Home Kits - 10am on Wednesday, Aug 10
- Article Discussion Group: "The Librarians Are Not Okay" & "Quitting Time" - 11am on Thursday, Aug 11
- How to Write Faster: Tips for Nonprofit Communicators - Noon on Thursday, Aug 11
- Fighting for #FReadom - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 17
Special event this month - Trustee Training Week:
- Materials Challenges and Your Library from the Trustee Table - Noon on Monday, Aug 22
- Here to Stay: Recruiting & Retaining Dedicated Library Workers - Noon on Tuesday, Aug 23
- Effective & Efficient Meetings: Parliamentary Procedure - Noon on Wednesday, Aug 24
- Making Sense & Cents of a Library Building Project: The Library Trustee Role - Noon on Thursday, Aug 25
- From Stories to Action: How to Talk about Your Budget to Activate Support and Secure Funding - Noon on Friday, Aug 26
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).