Are you tired of reading the same books for your book clubs? Are you hoping to reach new audiences? Join Tiffani Carter, the manager of the West Indianapolis Branch Library for some tips and best practices to consider when choosing your book club selections and recruiting new participants.
Date Recorded: 9/11/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Tiffani Carter / West Indianapolis Branch Library
Focused on school librarians, this webinar is an introduction to the Indiana State Library’s digital collections. It provides a basic overview of the collection and how to use them as primary source materials.
Date Recorded: 9/25/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Chris Marshall, Digital Collections Coordinator, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library
This webinar will show participants how to use the freely available information on the Indiana General Assembly’s website. Topics covered will include bill tracking and finding Indiana statutes and regulations.
Date Recorded: 9/20/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kim Mattioli, Student Services Librarian, Jerome Hall Law Library, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
This webinar will explore opportunities for libraries related to the world of TED – including, but not limited to, staging a TEDx event and hosting an ongoing TED Ed Club. The presenters will discuss their ongoing partnership, full of successes and failures, while inspiring librarians to bring these two worlds together at their own libraries.
Date Recorded: 9/12/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kevin MacDowell / Monroe County Public Library and Jennifer Borland / TEDxBloomington
Loren McClain, Mental Health First Aid instructor, from Muncie Public Library in Muncie, IN shares how librarians can work with patrons or staff members who live with mental health disorders.
Date Recorded: 9/11/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Loren McClain, Muncie Public Library
Originally designed for support staff, this presentation is important for managers to hear, as well. It will empower the entire library staff, and help each person realize how vital they are to their library’s marketing success. Jenna Anderson will offer practical tips on ways to keep the staff engaged, and inspire everyone to reach out a little more to patrons.
Date Recorded: 8/21/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jenna Anderson / Kendallville Public Library
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Your library has a mission to effectively serve the community, This cannot be achieved without a strategic plan that outlines your goals, priorities, resources, strengths and weaknesses. How can this be accomplished without the funding to hire an outside facilitator or consultant? This presentation will give you guidance on how research and write a strategic plan in-house. You will learn the major components of a strategic plan, how to conduct community research that will be incorporated into the planning process, and how to organize and delegate tasks.
Date Recorded: 9/5/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Michele Stricker / Deputy State Librarian of Lifelong Learning at the New Jersey State Library
The Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) IndyPL is a 3rd place for people to come, gather, study, reflect and be inspired. This is a place with both proverbial mirrors & windows. Mirrors for people who are part of the Black Diaspora to see themselves reflected in a myriad of powerful and positive ways. Windows for people who are not part of the Black diaspora to learn about the rich heritage and culture around the world. During this webinar, we will discuss how the center was developed including the Collection Development plan as well as future programming and exhibits.
Date Recorded: 3/14/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Nichelle Hayes / Indianapolis Public Library
Discover ways to maximize the impact of staff training to fit the ever-changing needs of the modern learner. Using instructional design principles, adult learning theories, and personal learning styles, participants will learn tips and tricks to engage staff members using microlearning techniques that are easy to integrate into a busy library schedule. At the end of the session, participants will have tools to customize and modernize their staff training program.
3: Be able to identify topics that can be adapted to the microlearning format for your library and gain resources to help incorporate microlearning into your existing training program.
Date Recorded: 8/29/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Julia Huprich / Director of Curation Strategy at Intellum
Join us to learn about STEM and “making” in libraries featuring the Make Do Share curriculum that has been tried and tested in a rural library system in Washington State. Make Do Share was made by libraries for libraries and includes helpful tips to build your confidence while supporting 21st century learners. We will explore ways to incorporate STEM skills into existing programs and how to become a non-expert leader in your community’s STEM learning ecology.
Date Recorded: 9/6/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Megan Burton / Kitsap Regional Library
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