Often our best resources are those in the very communities we serve. Whether you’re hosting an author visit, a concert, or a taste event these ideas will help your event go smoothly while relying on affordable resources within your community.
Date Recorded: 11/17/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Michelle Merritt / Allen County Public Library
Attendees will learn what Wix.com has to offer as a free, drag-and-drop website building tool. They will become familiar with the basics of using the Wix Editor to customize templates and add elements like images, text, pages, menus, and apps.
Date Recorded: 10/25/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Alexander Hampton / Central Library, Indianapolis Public Library
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
Getting public library cards into the hands of all students can be a challenge. Find out how two libraries worked with their local schools to do just that during this webinar. First the Jasper County Public Library will share how they began providing Digital Access Cards to their middle and high schools, then Hamilton East Public Library will detail how they began allowing students to use their student ID as their library card number. Both libraries have significantly increased students’ access to their collections by working directly with school librarians and administrators.
Date Recorded: 12/5/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Patty Stringfellow, Rebecca Amalong/ Jasper County Public Library and Julie Walstra / Kankakee Valley High School and Lori Holewinski, Molly Mrozowski, Anna Sayres / Hamilton East Public Library and Terri Zabonick / Fall Creek Intermediate School
Hancock County Public Library Children’s Librarian Bambi Pea acts as a liaison between HCPL and the district’s schools. In this webinar, she’ll share successful ideas for school collaborations and visits, offer advice on how to initiate and maintain relationships with teachers and administrators, and provide insight into making it work from a public library’s perspective.
Date Recorded: 10/24/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Bambi Pea / Hancock County Public Library Children’s Librarian
Join us a Robyn Young, Avon High School Librarian and ILF Past-President 2017, shares the scoop on what school librarians do as well as the challenges they face. She’ll offer suggestions for public librarians approaching school media specialists with partnership ideas, discuss the types of partnerships that schools are most receptive to, and share information about successful public library partnerships in which she has participated.
Date Recorded: 9/28/17
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Robin Young / Avon High School Librarian and ILF Past-President 2017
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ecca Parker and Stuart Cotton will discuss their Digital Climbers STEAM learning program, and how they gave up on traditional STEAM programming in favor of a multi-layered, sustainable system of STEAM challenges and projects for children. Attendees will learn about the benefits of unscheduled, personalized learning programs for kids, how the program has evolved and improved over time, and how your library can benefit from programming like this.
Date Recorded: 9/1/2017
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Rebecca Parker and Stuart Cotton / Muncie Public Library
A picture says a thousand words, but when paired with data, it can say even more! Join us as we share tools you can use to bring your data to life.
Date Recorded: 5/24/2016
Some links and information mentioned during the webinar:
Infographic tools
Inspiration
Infographic video tools
Data Sources
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Jennifer Clifton and Emily Schaber / Indiana State Library
Meghan Alexander, Yoga Librarian at the Hagerstown Public Library, explains the benefits of mind, body, and breath connection and how this works for programming across generations and abilities. We’ll learn why the library is the perfect organization to offer this type of programming, all about Kinetic (or Physical) Literacy, and how to use the library as a center for Service Yoga (free yoga to under-served populations). We’ll cover who can lead these programs, what certification and qualifications may be needed, and how to promote safety in library programs as well as in programs outside the library.
Date Recorded: 8/3/2016
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Meghan Alexander / Hagerstown Public Library
While the world is full of apps, shiny game consoles & massive online games, more traditional sorts of games are more popular than ever. Second Generation Game Geek, Jennifer Taylor, Programming Services Librarian from the Hagerstown Public Library, will talk about the world of tabletop gaming. We will discuss the multiple varieties of board games, card games & role-playing games out there, and how to use these as the means to bring people together. We will cover how libraries can incorporate circulating games into their collection and game-related programming into their services. And we will look at some of the available resources that libraries can use to learn more about gaming.
Date Recorded: 10/25/2016
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Jennifer Taylor / Hagerstown Public Library