Join staff of the Indiana State Library to learn about how to use the historical collections, Talking Books, and the Young Readers Center. This program may benefit librarians looking for ways to assist their patrons or researchers wanting to know more about the Indiana State Library.
Date Recorded: 11/24/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Indiana State Library’s Public Services Librarians – Monique Howell, Jamie Dunn, Marcia Caudell, Victoria Duncan and Laura Williams
Sexual harassment is prohibited under state and federal law. You are entitled to a workplace free of sexual harassment, but not all unpleasant encounters constitute harassment. We will discuss the difference between annoying behavior and actionable behavior. We will identify key elements of a sound sexual harassment policy and offer tips on how to handle uncomfortable situations that do not constitute sexual harassment. In this webinar you will learn to identify: Who can be a target of sexual harassment and who can be a harasser? What is the difference between risky behavior and sexual harassment? What should you do if you are the target of sexual harassment? What can you do if you are a witness or bystander? What are your duties as a manager or supervisor?
Date Recorded: 6/24/2021
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Cheri Harris/ Indiana State Library
Resources: Handout on Harassment Resources Sexual Harassment 2021, Sexual Harassment 2021
In July 2021, the Indiana State Library (ISL) launched a new librarian certification portal: Certification for Indiana Librarians. Many librarians have accessed the portal, updated their information, and successfully renewed their 5-year certificates online. This informal meeting is designed to demonstrate how the portal works, share some tips for successfully navigating within the portal, illustrate activities that can be done from the portal, and address individual’s questions and concerns. We will demonstrate how to use the public look-up function, how to find and print out your own certificate, and how the name change process works.
Date Recorded: 9/30/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Cheri Harris and Kara Cleveland/ Indiana State Library
Resources: Guide to Using Cert Portal
This session will highlight support staff who did innovative programs during the pandemic. They will cover and ins and outs of how the program was done, how it went, what they learned and the outcome of the program.
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Ashley Bartley, Julie Jolliff and Sarah Morbitzer
Our panel will discuss the “not-so-fun but “oh-so-real” issues of troubleshooting relationships with a supervisor. Some possible topics: What if your boss isn’t approachable? Is there a problem you want to discuss? Do you need strategies for those conversations? This will be the place for you!
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Lynn Hobbs, Chris Scandling, Donna Seaton and Jason Fields
Join librarian, book review blogger, and bookstagrammer Laura Jones as she shares her favorite readers advisory tools and tips to help library staff find the right book for even those patrons with the most eclectic tastes!
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Laura Jones, Indiana State Library
Join this session to become versed with the Diverse Books Toolkit from our INSPIRE, state-funded TeachingBooks service. You’ll discover new ways to…
Prior to and during the session, freely explore this resource at https://teachingbooks.net/DiverseBooks
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Nick Glass and Alyssa Yokota-Byron, TeachingBooks.net and BookConnections.org
This session covers real incidents that happened in libraries and good ways to respond to those uncomfortable situations. Great pro tips for new & seasoned library workers.
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Paula Newcom and Kara Cleveland, Indiana State Library
BookConnections.org is the newest INSPIRE resource for all Indiana public library children and teen services. With games, homework help, and homeschool support for families, and library programming, book promotion, and collection analysis tools for library professionals, you’ll be equipped to deepen reading connections for everyone in your community. Book Connections was developed to meet the needs of our public libraries from the group behind TeachingBooks, another INSPIRE resource.
Prior to and during the session, freely explore this resource at https://bookconnections.org.
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Nick Glass and Alyssa Yokota-Byron, TeachingBooks.net and BookConnections.org
Websites and apps often rely on “intuitive design” so that users can navigate them without getting confused. Low-skill tech users often lack the experience needed for good “tech intuition” which prevents them from independently navigating new websites or apps. This session will explore common design patterns and user interface characteristics that you can teach patrons so that they can quickly develop tech intuition and become more confident when using new apps and websites.
Date Recorded: 9/17/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Marianne McKenzie and Alex Hampton, Indianapolis Public Library