Upcoming Webinar and In-Person Learning Events Around Wisconsin

Guest Post by Angela Schneider

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Free Webinars

Please check the NEWI calendar more complete 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 this month:

• Providing Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information, Tuesday, March 14 at 1:00pm
• Helping Consumers Navigate Sky-High Insurance, Wednesday, March 15 at 1:00pm
• 10 Tips and Tricks for a Successful Grant Seeking Strategy, Tuesday, March 21 at 12:00pm
• Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning Foster Inclusion, Equity, Diversity, and Accessibility Solutions (IDEAS) in Libraries, Wednesday, March 22 at 1:00pm
• Let's Go Outside: Self-Care in the Great Outdoors, Thursday, March 23 at 12:00pm
• Using Excel to Manage Your Projects and Budgets, Thursday, March 23 at 3:00pm – 1 hour tech CE credit
• Strategies and Tactics to Navigate Difficult Employee Conversations with Confidence, Wednesday, April 5 at 1:00pm

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

Learn more about the 2023 WLA Leadership Development Institute: https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/leadership-development-institute

Applications are being accepted through March 6 for the 2023 Wisconsin Library Association Leadership Development Institute (LDI 2023). Based on several overarching leadership competencies, participants will interact in cohort groups throughout the six-month program. Each module includes the introduction of problem-solving skills and real-life applications. Instructors represent a wide range of disciplines both within the library community as well as outside the library profession. Participants can earn 30 CE hours.

Upcoming In-Person Learning Events Around Wisconsin

• CCBC Choices Workshop, Neenah– April 20 *registration open* – presented by NEWI
• Lead the Way Conference, Madison – April 24-25 *registration open*
• WAPL Conference, Oshkosh – April 26-28 *registration opens in March
• ALA Annual Conference, Chicago – June 22-27 *registration open*
• Play Make Learn Conference, Madison – July 20-21 *registration opens in April

Privacy and Wisconsin Public Libraries Tutorials for Frontline Staff and Managers - On-Demand Training

Library workers now have access to a tutorial to better understand the reasons behind privacy policies and laws, as well as how to effectively interact with library users about privacy. Specific attention is given to Wisconsin laws. The tutorials include three modules, each consisting of a short (8-9 minute) video, links to additional reading, and a short quiz. 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.

These tutorials were created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s iSchool and are sponsored by Wisconsin Public Library Systems with support from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, with funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

• Privacy and Wisconsin Public Libraries Tutorial for Front-Line Staff: https://my.nicheacademy.com/iflslib-staff/course/56679
• Privacy and Wisconsin Public Libraries Tutorial for Managers and Directors: https://my.nicheacademy.com/iflslib-staff/course/56903

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

NEWI is a continuing education (CE) partnership of library systems located in Northeastern 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).