Jayne Walters of the Indianapolis Public Library presents a collection of broad and inclusive LGBTQIA+ titles for teen and tween readers. Books representing many identities and orientations are presented with an eye to presenting a fuller picture of the queer experience– and most importantly, toward the inclusion of multiple voices on each topic
Date Recorded: 10/27/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jayne Walters / West Indianapolis Branch Manager
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Tips and tricks for obtaining materials to fill up your library shelves without draining your library’s collection budget.
Date Recorded: 9/30/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Laura Jones / Indiana State Library
Lisa Jones, EBSCO Trainer, will present the databases that you can use to help students at your library when they come in for homework or research help. Learn about the new eBook collections available through INSPIRE.
Date Recorded: 9/18/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Lisa Jones, EBSCO Trainer
Please join Amy, Heidi and Kate as they share lessons learned about virtual programming during the pandemic. You will leave with program ideas and virtual programming best practices.
Date Recorded: 9/18/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Amy Dalton, Johnson County Public Library; Heidi Lovett, North Manchester Public Library; and Kate Blakely, Bremen Public Library
*Please note – Due to technical difficulties in the first recording of this webinar, we asked Amy to record her part again. Her presentation is in the first video and Heidi and Kate’s presentations are in the second video. *
GenCon is the largest tabletop-game convention in North America that occurs annually in Indianapolis, Indiana and is contracted to continue happening in Indiana at least through 2023. This webinar will be presented by someone who has attended the convention in a multitude of hats; as a spectator, as a game-player, as a librarian taking advantage of the opportunities of Trade Day and as an event presenter. The webinar will cover a variety of basic information for attending and participating in the convention, whether you consider yourself a gamer or just a curious librarian.
Date Recorded: 4/16/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jennifer Taylor, Hagerstown Public Library
The Heroic Adventure Kids Club (Or HAK Club, for short) is an RPG club of elementary and jr. high aged students that are sponsored by the local library. The H.A.K. Club began in January 2017, formed by 4 students from the Hagerstown Elementary School and a librarian at the Hagerstown Public Library acting as sponsor. The students wanted to learn to play role playing games and there was interest in using it as a play test idea for the community outreach coordinator of the school who was interested in the benefits of elementary students playing role playing games and how it might be used towards social skills & behavior improvement. The club has grown, expanded to two “level” age groups of participants. The group has been written about in newspapers and has been part of three summer reading programs and been featured on the list of “Great Things Happening in Indiana Libraries” by the Indiana Library Federation (ILF). We want to share the origin, the challenges that were faced and the secrets to our success as this group has continued for over three years. We’ll cover what has worked, what hasn’t worked, a few things libraries should always keep in mind & what the plans are for the future.
Date Recorded: 4/29/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jennifer Taylor / Hagerstown Public Library
Teen patrons in every community live lives that are more and more hectic with little spare time and sometimes shrinking awareness of libraries and what they have to offer. It is sometimes the case that to engage them the best thing to do is to go where they are. In the community of Hagerstown, IN, a significant part of that has been accomplished by going into the high school and with the development of a program called the Quick Play Game Club. The program began over three years ago, originally as an International Gaming Day event that was highly successful, working in partnership with the school.
This webinar will cover how the game club began, the process of working with the school staff and finding a place in that very set daily schedule and how it has evolved into a twice monthly outreach program, the games used and the tips and rules that have made it fun for everyone.
Date Recorded: 1/29/20
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jennifer Taylor / Hagerstown Public Library, Outreach
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This presentation explores games developed by libraries to support information literacy and internal training. One benefit of creating games is being able to tailor experiences to the culture and needs of libraries and their communities. Some games covered in this session include the University of Tennessee Libraries’ interactive Breakout Game for first-year studies courses, Acquisitions Adventure (which is used for internal training of acquisitions staff), and the Pendergrass Clue board game (which supports one of our branch libraries). This session showcases games created by other libraries as well.
Date Recorded: 10/25/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Allison Shepard / Assistant Professor & Online Learning Librarian University of Tennessee Libraries
Under the staircase, an old study room, an accessible storage closet … anywhere can become a mini makerspace! The North Riverside Public Library, a small library outside Chicago, was able to cobble together funding using our budget and grants to create mini makerspaces in small nooks around our library. We will talk about our process, research on materials and space design, and how we solicited valuable feedback from patrons. We’ll also discuss our failures and successes throughout the planning and implementation process, including budgetary constraints and unique workarounds that we discovered. This talk will be applicable to any small or rural library willing to get creative.
Date Recorded: 5/15/19
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Britney Musial, Teen/Tween Librarian and Lizzy Boden, Adult Services Librarian, North Riverside Public Library (North Riverside, Illinois)
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Libraries are busy places. From programming to services, we want people to know about everything. The challenge? We often have very limited (if any) marketing budgets. Join Kim Crowder, Director, Communications, for The Indianapolis Public Library, and learn easy tips and tricks to boost your marketing strategy on a budget. See examples of what has worked and where your time is best spent.
Date Recorded: 11/16/18
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Kim Crowder, Director, Communications, Indianapolis Public Library