Secure big numbers of tweens or teens with a real-life video game where they are the heroes! Live Action Roleplaying (LARPing) games allow for a unique opportunity that youth can’t get anywhere else. Get an in-depth look at this revolutionary event type and even create a mini version of the game on the spot.
Date Recorded: 1/26/22
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Brooke Windsor (she/her/hers), Teen Services Librarian / Stratford Public Library
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Kymberlee Powe, Children and YA Consultant for the Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development, dives into the makeup of the publishing industry. You will learn how to identify the difference between a diverse collection and an inclusive one, and walk through the logistics of performing a diversity audit of your collection. The examples and resources provided in this session will focus on youth collections; however, the methodology of performing a diversity audit, and the reasons to do so, are universal to all collections.
This presentation is brought to you by the Connecticut State Library, in collaboration with the Indiana State Library, the Library of Michigan, and the State Library of Ohio.
Date Recorded: 12/15/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kymberlee Powe, Children and YA Consultant / Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development
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This presentation addresses customer service training by growing and nurturing empathy and empowering staff to navigate the gray areas in our policies. Using storytelling and group interaction, we will look at special and challenging situations such as code of conduct violations and difficult patrons. Discover how understanding our own implicit biases and not assuming the worst of our patrons can help you offer consistent customer service to everyone we serve.
Date Recorded: 8/25/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Molly LaBadie, Deputy Director / Delaware County District Library
Molly Meyers LaBadie has been in Libraries for almost 20 years. She was lucky to have four of those as a Library Trainer allowing her to train staff in customer service and spend time learning what really made a difference. Currently, as a Deputy Director, she finds that empathy for both staff and patrons is a powerful tool in offering exceptional customer service.
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INSPIRE is Indiana’s Virtual Online Library. INSPIRE is a collection of online academic databases and other information resources that can be accessed by Indiana residents. This will be an informal question and answer session about all things INSPIRE.
Date Recorded: 11/10/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Paula Newcom / Indiana State Library
Get started planning your 2022 Summer Library Program by this VIRTUAL Collaborative Summer Library Program training! Join Beth Yates of the Indiana State Library for this training where you will be introduced to and receive updates about the 2022 CSLP Summer Reading Program “Oceans of Possibilities.”
Date Recorded: 12/9/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Beth Yates / Indiana State Library
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Board games are fun for children of all ages, but they are also promising tools for education. How can we best practically incorporate them into K-12 classrooms in order to optimize learning? As a former neurobiologist who transitioned to teaching, I have experimented for the past seven years with the integration of board games as educational tools. Here I will discuss best practices for using board games effectively to teach content knowledge, focusing primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Topics covered will include gamer motivations, fun yet educational game mechanics, lesson plan structures, roles of educators in scaffolded learning, and common mistakes I have discovered in the “gameschooling” process. I will also show preliminary evidence that board games can effectively improve content knowledge. Overall, I hope to show how popular modern board games could be utilized in educational arenas.
Date Recorded: 10/27/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Catherine Croft, Ph.D. / Co-Founder & CEO, Catlilli Games
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Are you worried about getting children and teens back into the library post-COVID? You aren’t alone! A community-based approach will help you expand your reach to patrons new and old, so in this webinar we’ll talk about Community Asset Mapping, a strategy that will help you discover and develop new partnerships.
Date Recorded: 10/19/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Beth Yates, Children’s Consultant / Indiana State Library and Christy Franzman, Teen Coordinator / Hamilton East Public Library
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Join Angela Fox, ISL Public Library Services Consultant, at this webinar to learn what new IMLS guidance on programming means for your stats, why many of the rules from last year are wrong – and why the impact on your 2021 Annual Report will be minimal.
Date Recorded: 10/7/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Angela Fox / Indiana State Library
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Learn from Kristin McClellan, Partner with Ice Miller, Sarah MacNeill, Director of Wells County Public Library and Latisha Provo, Director of Otterbein Public Library as they discuss how to navigate the requirement of County or Town Fiscal Body Approval before a Library can issue Bonds.
Date Recorded: 9/29/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Kristin McClellan, Partner, Ice Miller / Sarah MacNeill, Director, Wells County Public Library / Latisha Provo, Director, Otterbein Public Library
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Are you in charge of creating content for your library’s social media accounts? Do you feel like you are stuck with what new and exciting things you can post that will engage your followers? Are you not even sure where to start or look to create graphics that excite? Wondering if hash tagging is all it’s cracked up to be? Join Jenn Bartlett, Head of Reference and Adult Services of the Manchester Public Library, and lead of their social media as she discusses these topics. Catch Bartlett on her own personal social media as The Board Game Librarian.
Date Recorded: 922/21
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jenn Bartlett, Head of Reference and Adult Services / Manchester Public Library (Connecticut)
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