Guest post 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 are numerous sessions to choose from, so here is a sample of topics that may be of interest to you.
Managing stress & building resilience; click title to register:
- How to Turn Over a New Leaf this Fall with Doable Daily Wellness Practices - Noon on Tuesday, Sep 13
- Being in the Moment & Diminishing Anxiety - Noon on Wednesday, Sep 14
- Cultivating Adaptability: Normalize Change - 1pm on Wednesday, Sep 21
- Managing Emotions in Workplace Conflict - Noon on Thursday, Sep 22
- Moving Towards Holistic Healing in Libraries - 3pm on Wednesday, Sep 28
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); click title to register:
- Lessons in Authentic Allyship - 10am on Wednesday, Sep 14
- The 21-Day Plan to Disarming Microaggressions - 10am on Friday, Sep 16
- Racial Equity in Libraries: Hiring, Retention, and Promotion of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Employees - 1pm on Monday, Sep 19
- Librarianship and DEI - 10am on Wednesday, Sep 21
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Inclusive Services for Youth with Disabilities at Brooklyn Public Library – 3:00pm on Thursday, Sep 22
- Addressing Implicit Bias - 11am on Wednesday, Sep 28
Special event this month - Tech Days webinar series:
- Overcoming the Email Avalanche: Three Steps to an Empty Inbox - 10am on Tuesday, Sep 20
- Making Your Images Ready for the Web - 1pm on Tuesday, Sep 20
- Canva for Teachers and Librarians - 10am on Wednesday, Sep 21
- What's on the Technology Horizon for 2023 - 1pm on Wednesday, Sep 21
A sample of webinars on other topics; click title to register:
- Me Difficult? Nah, They're Difficult! - 1pm on Wednesday, Sep 7
- Community Fundraising Success Stories - 2pm on Tuesday, Sep 13
- Christian Fiction: Good Books for Lovers of the Good Book - 10am on Thursday, Sep 22
- Beginner's Guide to Being in Charge - 9am on Wednesday, Sep 28
- Graphic Design Crash Course - 1pm on Thursday, Sep 29
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).
For more information, please contact Joy Schwarz, WLS Continuing Education/Training Librarian at Schwarz@winnefox.org