What is Microaggression? Do you know when it’s happening to you? This webinar includes both coping with microaggressions and strategies for creating an inclusive workplace that prevents them from happening in the first place.
Date Recorded: 2/15/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Endia Sowers Paige / University of Georgia School of Law
This is a tongue-in-cheek webinar about workplace etiquette. The concepts covered are common sense, but some may benefit from humorous reminders and scenarios about how the little things matter in the workplace.
Date Recorded: 1/31/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kimbery Brown-Harden / Indiana State Library
Join us to talk about information literacy and lifelong learning in public, academic, and school libraries. We will share the perspective on the intersection of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education as well as lifelong learning after college. Please come and share your professional experiences and challenges. Information Literacy happens in all libraries. This webinar is worth 1 LEU.
Date Recorded: 11/3/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Lisa Jarrell and Brenda Yates Habich / Ball State University
Professionalism doesn’t always mean what position you hold at a library. It can also mean how you show honesty and responsibility in any position you hold. This presentation will discuss topics such as dress codes, appropriate workplace language and conversations, diversity, and electronic communication issues. Small group exercises are also included.
Date Recorded: 12/19/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kimberly Brown-Harden / Indiana State Library
Staff Day can be an incredible time of training, development, and unity for your entire organization. It can also be incredibly stressful for the team putting the day together. Learn tips, tricks, and ideas that will make your next Staff Day a huge success. From timelines to team building these ideas are sure to help Staff Day go smoothly.
Date Recorded: 10/20/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Michelle Merritt / Trainer, Allen County Public Library
Are you curious about academic librarianship? Are you a public librarian who is considering switching? While there can be many reasons you might consider switching to academia, join us for this webinar where Courtney Block will talk about her journey. She will discuss the differences and similarities between public and academic libraries, the surprising aspects of academia, the benefits of academic librarianship, and the struggles that she’s encountered during this transition. If you are curious about the implications of switching your career focus, come and join us to get your questions and concerns answered..
Date Recorded: 8/1/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Courtney Block / Indiana University Southeast
Many librarians fall into management and supervision almost accidentally. Doing great work in your role as a front-line librarian leads naturally to additional responsibility and expanded leadership opportunities, promotion, and even recruitment. As your career path broadens, it can be tricky to stay on course. Join us to discover the top 10 actions to take and the top 10 mistakes to avoid in your new supervisory role. By the end of this webinar, you’ll have some simple and effective tools to help you become the leader you always wanted to work for. This webinar is part of the Indiana Library Leadership Academy (INLLA) project: Ready to Lead: The INLLA Leadership Toolkit.
Date Recorded: 4/19/2017
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Edra Waterman / Hamilton East Public Library
Do you ever feel stressed? Most individuals will answer “yes” to this question. With the holidays fast approaching many feel additional stress besides the everyday stress. Learn the triggers and warning signs of stress and how to manage your stress.
Date Recorded: 10/18/2016
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Lisa R. Cangany / Purdue Extension, Health and Human Services
Join Samantha Minnis and Matt Smith for an in-depth look at the oddly prevalent phenomenon of patron bashing. Is this a problem? Why do we do it? are there any therapeutic benefits to “letting off steam?” Matt and Samantha will use psychological research to answer these questions and discuss why avoiding patron bashing not only leads to better service for library users but a happier work life for library professionals.
Date Recorded: 12/1/16
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Samantha Minnis / Grand Valley State University and Matt Smith/ Kalamazoo Public Library
There are many types of leadership styles: laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, autocratic, etc. This webinar will focus on servant leadership, which means you’re a ‘servant’ first. You focus on the needs of others, especially team members and staff before your own. This webinar is part of the Indiana Library Leadership Academy (INLLA) project: Ready to Lead: The INLLA Leadership Toolkit.
Date Recorded: 4/12/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Connie Scott / McMillen Library, Indiana Tech