Continuing Education Opportunities from NEWI

Guest post by Angela Schneider, Northeastern Wisconsin CE Partnership

Visit the NEWI calendar of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you:

Click the event title to learn more and register. You are encouraged to register even if you cannot attend to receive links to recordings when available.

FEATURED UPCOMING WEBINARS FROM WISCONSIN:

See the Wisconsin Libraries Professional Learning Calendar for conferences and other webinars from in-state providers.

Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race Webinar: Identity, Burnout, and Vocational Awe – all staff

Fobazi M. Ettarh, the woman who coined the term "vocational awe," will present on Identity, Burnout, and Vocational Awe as part of Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race on February 29 at 1:00 p.m. Registration, archive, and more information at https://www.wislibidea.com/schedule/.

BadgerLink Winter 2024 Training Schedule - youth services, summer library program planners

Don't miss out on these upcoming BadgerLink training opportunities with Jen Champoux, BadgerLink Outreach and Training Specialist. Upcoming topics focus on Teaching Books and tools for K-12 learners.

UPCOMING WEBINARS FROM AROUND THE WEB:

CHILDREN & TEENS

• How Games Can Help Learning – February 21 at 9am
• Free & Low-Cost Programming for Youth – February 29 at 1pm
• Nature-Based Learning: Helping Children Learn with Nature – March 6 at 1pm
• Supporting Beginning Readers with TeachingBooks – March 20 at 12pm

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & READERS ADVISORY

• Upcoming Booklist Webinars
• Switching it Up! Creating a Video Game Collection for Your Library – February 22 at 2pm
• Project Management in Collection Development – February 29 at 1pm

COMMUNICATION

• Crisis Communication: The Librarian’s Guide to Clear Communication Under Pressure – Feb 20 at 1pm
• Effective Communication Strategies to Understand and Engage Your Target Market – Feb 22 at 10am
• 5 Secrets of Email Marketing Geniuses – March 13 at 2pm

DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING – year-long series

• The Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) is offering a free webinar series, 12 Months to Better Library Data, featuring curriculum from the RIPL 2023 national event as well as a few new topics. RIPL’s curriculum is based on the steps involved in conducting an evaluation:
  • Identify the purpose of your evaluation
  • Plan your evaluation
  • Use data – for management, program improvement, strategic planning, and advocacy
  • Analyze data
  • Collect data
• During the first quarter of the webinar series, we will focus on the Identify and Plan steps (click on each webinar title to learn more and register):
  • Begin With a Strong Foundation: Developing a Data Plan – March 7 at 11:30am
  • Outcomes and Beyond: A 3-Step Approach to Evaluating Program Success – April 16 at 11:00am
  • Introduction to Data Equity – May 13 at 2:00pm

FUNDRAISING

• Fundraise Smarter, Not Harder - How to Identify High Value Fundraising Tasks – February 27 at 10am

INCLUSIVE SERVICES

• How to Apply DEIA to Your Programs, Policies and Tech – February 21 at 1pm
• Transforming Librarianship to Model Neuroinclusion in Libraries – February 28 at 2pm

MANAGEMENT

• Bridging Generational Communication Gaps in the Nonprofit Workplace – February 20 at 10am
• “We Can Work It Out”: Managing Conflict in Work Teams – February 21 at 11am
• 5 Critical Skills to Lead an Organization – and How to Master Them – March 6 at 1pm
• Library Boards and Intellectual Freedom: How to Combat Censorship with Your Library Trustees – March 13 at 1pm

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Supporting Patrons While Avoiding Burnout – March 13 at 2pm

PROGRAMMING & OUTREACH

• How Games Can Help Learning – February 21 at 9am
• Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation – February 27 at 1pm

TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL RESOURCES

• Level Up Your Library with AI: Practical Uses for Library Staff and Patrons – February 21 at 1pm

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

• Volunteer Recruitment Pathway from VolunteerMatch.org
  • Recruiting for a Role – March 21 at 1:00pm
  • Making the Match – April 23^rd at 1:00pm
• Building Volunteer Relationships Pathway from VolunteerMatch.org
  • Creating the Relationship Foundation – February 15 at 1:00pm
  • Growing the Relationship – April 18 at 1:00pm
  • When Things Don’t Go as Planned – May 9 at 1:00pm
• 5 Trends in Volunteer Management You Can’t Afford to Ignore – March 5 at 10am

AT YOUR LEISURE – RECORDED EVENTS TO WATCH ON-DEMAND

Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference Recordings

Privacy and Wisconsin Public Libraries Tutorials for Front-Line Staff and for Managers:

Wisconsin public library workers have on-demand access to a tutorial covering the basics of privacy and public libraries, with specific attention to Wisconsin laws.

• The tutorial for front-line staff includes three modules. Each module consists of a short (8-9 minute) video, links to additional reading, and a short comprehension quiz. The goal is to help front-line staff understand the reasons behind privacy policies and laws, as well as learning how to interact effectively with library users about privacy.
• Additionally, library directors and managers can access a short tutorial with suggestions for working with staff, creating policies, and other administrative tasks related to protecting patron privacy.
• Those who complete the tutorials will be able to print a certificate of completion.

Collaborative Summer Library Program – Summer Symposium 2023

Features four recorded presentations to prepare for your summer library program, including:

• Simplifying the Adventure of Summer Reading: Observations from a Seasoned Storyteller
• 2024 CSLP Manual Highlights: Adventure Begins at Your Library!
• Once Upon an Adventure: Practical Tips for Gathering Stories to Promote Your Library
• Taking the Adventures Outdoors: Programming and Partnerships

Connecting with Teens Using Discord

This webinar from the Georgia Library Association includes information on what Discord is, some of Discord’s capabilities, programs held through Discord by the Salt Lake County Public Library, and recommendations for setting up and maintaining your own Discord server for teens.

Past NEWI-sponsored Webinars: Don’t forget to revisit some of our past webinars, including the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference. Earn 1-1.5 CE hours for each recording. Find links to recordings for on demand viewing on WWWC, Trustee Training, Tech Days, and the Fundraising/Grant series here: Past Events | NEWI: Northeastern Wisconsin CE Partnership (newilibraries.org)

UPCOMING IN-PERSON NEWI EVENTS

• Materials Repair Workshop
  • March 19, 1:00-4:00pm in Winneconne – Register here.
  • March 20, 9:30am-12:30pm in Gillett – Register here.
• CCBC Choices Workshops – Green Bay
  • April 11, 4:00-7:00pm – Presentation and Book Browsing – Register here.
  • April 12, 9:00am-3:00pm – Presentation/Book Browsing & afternoon Intellectual Freedom Training – Register here.