Join Julius Jefferson, ALA President, in a conversation about advocating for libraries from the local to the national level. He will explain the difference between grasstops and grassroots advocacy.
Date Recorded: 2/17/2020
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Julius Jefferson, ALA President 2020-2021, Library of Congress
Did you know the Indiana State Library can provide you with FREE refurbished computers? What about FREE website hosting? Did you know you can check out tech kits, STEM kits, and VR kits to use in patron programming? Don’t know the difference between LDO, PDO, and Public Services? Join us for a brief overview of the ISL’s services and learn how we can support you and your library.
Date Recorded: 12/15/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Courtney Brown / Indiana State Library
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Most librarians choose their careers based on the fact that they like to do core library work such as cataloging, collection development, or reference. But you might be surprised how far-removed the work of a Library Director is from core library work. Climbing the ranks to Director finds you crunching numbers, managing facilities, and navigating local politics. Is that really what you signed up for? In this webinar, Lynn Hobbs will talk about the range of duties that could fall under a Library Director’s job description, and will help you determine if it’s the right fit for you.
Date Recorded: 8/10/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Lynn Hobbs / Pendleton Community Public Library
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As part of the regular routine in public libraries, we plan/attend staff meetings. As a way to step it up a notch, why not plan a quarterly Staff Development Day for all of your library team. When your crew comes together in a relaxed environment, ideas and creativity can flourish! Plan to attend this webinar to get the Who? What? Why? and How?
Date Recorded: 7/16/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Tina Snyder / Director of the Hancock County Public Library (Hawesville, Kentucky)
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Join Lynn Hobbs, director of Pendleton Community Public Library, as she offers advice, tips and tricks for new library directors and new library supervisors in middle management.
Date Recorded: 8-28-19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Lynn Hobbs, Director of Pendleton Community Public Library
Jennifer Clifton, Library Development Office Supervisor from the Indiana State Library, will give an overview of the public library landscape, as well as the policies and procedures that guide what they do. She’ll talk about funding, budgets, governance, public library law, certification, standards, staffing, and services. This session will be aimed at folks that are new to Indiana libraries, as well as anyone looking for a refresher.
Date Recorded: 9/23/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jennifer Clifton, Indiana State Library
Many disruptive patron behaviors can be managed using appropriate and equally applied policies and procedures. In this webinar Cheri Harris, Legal Consultant for the Indiana State Library, will review relevant court cases and describe the legal standards that impact your choice of wording. She will discuss best practices and provide sample language. She will respond to recent questions about suspending or banning rule-breaking patrons and provide some guidance for making and carrying out those decisions.
Date Recorded: 03/28/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Cheri Harris, Certification Program Director/Legal Consultant, Indiana State Library
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After meeting as part of the first cohort in the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative, three librarians from three different sized library systems will share their experience getting out of the library and engaging with their communities. By the end of the session, attendees will understand why libraries should adopt this type of work, learn strategies for how to do it, and leave with techniques to make community engagement part of their regular library routine.
Date Recorded: 5/30/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Jean Canosa Albano, Assistant Director for Public Services at the Springfield City Library / Erica Freudenberger, Outreach & Engagement Consultant at the Southern Adirondack Library System / Aileen Luppert, Managing Librarian at the Spokane County Library District
Employees motivated to deliver top notch service are key to a library’s success. But many in library organizations don’t know how to effectively encourage employee motivation. As a critical management and leadership skill, it’s important to know what motivation is and isn’t, what works and what doesn’t. In this session, we’ll explore factors that influence motivation at work and review strategies for supervisors to keep their teams motivated and productive. No matter the size of your library or your role, you will be discover your own motivation and inspire motivation in others.
Date Recorded: 5/16/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Rachel Rubin / Director of Library and Information Services at Capital University (Columbus, Ohio)
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You were a hard-working youth librarian. Now, you’re a youth services manager moving at the speed of light. Experienced or just starting out, everyone needs a support network. Join us for this Q&A-based webinar, where three current youth services managers (and one children’s consultant/ex-manager) share their tips & tricks about time management, coping with staffing dynamics, and handling change.
Date Recorded: 4/24/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Beth Yates / Indiana State Library and Alyssa Morgan / Morgan County Public Library and Casey O’Leary / Mooresville Public Library and Cathy Riley / Hancock County Public Library
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