Tag Archives: General LEU

What the Research Says – A Week in the Life of an Academic Video Game Collection – 1 LEU

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image of person playing with virtual reality gameThis presentation will give an overview of the maintenance and management of the UNT Media Library’s video game collection and gaming spaces. Join Diane Robson and Emily Pojman as they discuss collection maintenance and space management topics such as circulation, reservations, problem troubleshooting and ticketing, and handling disruptive students.

  • Space and collection overview
  • In-house collections and circulation
  • Reservations – recreational and instructional
  • Troubleshooting PCs and equipment
  • Tech ticketing systems
  • Space maintenance
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Disruptive students

Date Recorded: 4/5/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters:  Diane Robson – Games and Education Librarian & Emily Pojman – Media Circulation Manager / University of North Texas

 

 

Early Literacy Summer Programming with the Firefly Book Award – 1 LEU

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firefly award logo Indiana early literacy talking singing reading writing playingDo you need summer program ideas for your youngest patrons? Look no further than the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award! This Indiana book award comes complete with an entire manual packed with ideas and resources for ages 0-5. This webinar will dive into the manual, discuss voting methods, and more about this great picture book award voted on by Indiana children ages 0-5.

Suzanne Walker is the Indiana Young Readers Center Librarian at the Indiana State Library. Suzanne received her Master of Library Science from Indiana University. She is currently the Indiana Young Readers Center Librarian and Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress. She coordinates Indiana’s Letters About Literature competition annually. Suzanne judged the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards in 2013 and 2014 and the Indiana Poetry Out Loud competition in 2017. Most recently she was a judge for the 2020 Indiana Authors Awards and the 2021 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award. She has presented numerous times at Indiana Library Federation’s District conferences, annual conferences, and youth conferences and is proud to have been interviewed about Indiana authors by NPR.

Shel Curry, children’s author, has always dreamed of being an author and in November 2021, The Bedtime Story Race was published. When Shel was a little girl, getting her first library card was a defining moment in her literacy journey. She has been involved with the Firefly Award Committee for two years. The Gary, Indiana native is a graduate of Indiana State University, a mom of four and when she’s not reading with her kids, she works full time in corporate communications.

Date Recorded: 4/25/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters: Suzanne Walker, Indiana Young Readers Center, Indiana State Library and Shel Curry, children’s author, member of Firefly Award Committee

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Collection Development, Analysis, & Promotion with Book Connections – 1 LEU

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Join us to learn more about the ways that Book Connections can support your collection management projects. Discover tools to help analyze and generate reports that provide insights into the genre, cultural classification, and recency represented in your collections. Book Connections resources can also help you promote your collections for increased patron engagement. TeachingBooks and Book Connections are provided to all Indiana schools, public libraries, universities and residents through INSPIRE, a service of the Indiana State Library.

Date Recorded: 4/13/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Book Connections/TeachingBooks Staff

 

Get Ready to Recommend: Using Book Connections for Reader’s Advisory – 1 LEU

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Book Connections tools can assist library staff in providing easy and thorough Reader’s Advisory for children and teens, as well as helping empower readers to independently discover a new favorite title. Learn about Discover Like Books, searching and filtering, and resources to preview titles, and come away ready to recommend a book to any reader. TeachingBooks and Book Connections are provided to all Indiana schools, public libraries, universities and residents through INSPIRE, a service of the Indiana State Library.

Date Recorded: 3/30/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Book Connections/TeachingBooks Staff

 

Facilitating Community Inquiry: Using Questions to Support Change – 1 LEU

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the word change in orange with circular arrowsCommunity inquiry is inquiry, questioning, and exploring of, for, and by communities. A library can facilitate inquiry sessions both internally with staff and/or externally with their stakeholders and users. Libraries can use community inquiry tools and techniques to reframe and take a fresh look at complex questions and challenges which stall and even halt innovation and positive change. Community inquiry creates the chance to create lasting impact for and with communities. This session will overview community inquiry techniques, discuss possible hurdles, and walk you through one librarian’s experience utilizing community inquiry to support curiosity.

Date Recorded: 2/22/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter:  Katie Reineke, Experience Manager / Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

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Book Recommendations:

  • Ryan J. E. (2017). Wait what? : and life’s other essential questions (First). HarperOne an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers.
  • Berger W. (2014). A more beautiful question : the power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas (First U.S.). Bloomsbury.
  • Rothstein D. & Santana L. (2011). Make just one change : teach students to ask their own questions. Harvard Education Press.

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Digital Preservation: What Libraries Need to Know – 1 LEU

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Indiana Digital Preservation logo shape of IndianaWhen digitizing materials from your library, preservation is just as important as access. In this presentation from representatives of Indiana Digital Preservation, or InDiPres, you will learn what digital preservation entails, including the processes that InDiPres uses to prepare and include content into its preservation network, and how this practice is essential to any library’s digital initiatives plan.

Date Recorded: 1/25/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters:  Justin Clark, Digital Initiatives Director / Indiana Historical Bureau and Charla Gilbert, Director / Vincennes University and Janice Gustaferro, Metadata Librarian / Butler University

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Launching TALK in Your Community – 1 LEU

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Talk logo with a little fish

Get started with TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten. Discover how to quickly navigate online toolkits to find promotional materials and partnering tips to help you reach parents you might not see at the library with school readiness activities they can do at home. Learn how to use the MCLS TALK portal to send text messages to caregivers and let them know about upcoming library events.

This webinar is geared towards Indiana public libraries who are interested in or are planning to join the Indiana TALK pilot group. 1 hour/1LEU

An introductory webinar about TALK took place November 3, 2022 – here is the recording link (1 hour/1 LEU).

Date Recorded: 1/18/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter: Jodi Krahnke, Head of Youth Services – Ypsilanti District Library, MI

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All Together Now: Summer Reading 2023 webinar – 1 LEU

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Get started planning your 2023 Summer Library Program with 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 and resources for the 2023 CSLP Summer Reading Program “All Together Now.”

NOTE: If you attend an in-person All Together Now training in Indiana, there is no need to watch this webinar; content is duplicated.

Date Recorded: 1/4/2023

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenter:  Beth Yates, Children’s Consultant / Indiana State Library

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Media Mentorship for Youth Services virtual workshop – 4 LEUs

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This virtual, one-day training brought together Indiana and Maryland youth services staff to learn about the use of digital media in libraries and the role library staff can play as media mentors to youth and caregivers.

Part 1 explores technology/media trends and basic concepts surrounding media mentorship. 2 hrs / 2 LEUs

Part 2 explores practical applications and peer learning, helping library staff to incorporate media mentorship principles into their library programs, collections, and services. 2 hrs / 2 LEUs

Date Recorded: 10/27/2022

Format: Archived YouTube Video

Presenters:  This training is facilitated by a team of library and media professionals, including Lisa Guernsey of New America; Dorothy Stoltz, consultant/retired librarian from Carroll County Public Library (MD); Conni Strittmatter, Youth & Family Engagement Manager, Baltimore County Public Library; and Amy Koester from Skokie Public Library (IL), in addition to facilitation by Beth Yates, Children’s Consultant, Indiana State Library, and Carrie Sanders, Youth Services Coordinator, Maryland State Library Agency. Additionally, several library professionals from around the country are special guests, sharing their particular expertise and knowledge in the application of media mentorship work in libraries and youth services.

Resources:

  • All slides and a resource sheet can be found in this Google Folder

Part 1 = 2 hours / 2 LEUs

 

Part 2 = 2 hours / 2 LEUs