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Books, Open Source, E-Books, Advocacy, Joomla, Reference and More!

 Here is this week's round-up of CE Opportunities. Enjoy!

• The Murderous Month of May: Hot Mysteries for Spring, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Practical Open Source Software for Libraries, an Infopeople Online Course is scheduled to begin May 1 and continue through May 28. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• E-Books and Customer Service at Your Library, a PLA Webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, May 1 at 1 p.m.Central Time. Cost = $28 - $35*, registration required.
• Rallying Your Community: Mobilizing the Grassroots, a FREE webinar sponsored by ALA's Committee on Library Advocacy, is scheduled for Wednesday, May 2 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Using Joomla! to Build Library Websites, an ALA Editions online course, scheduled to begin May 7 and continue through June 15. Cost = $250*, registration required.
• Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management, an ALCTS Web course, scheduled to begin May 7 and continue through June 1. Cost = $109 - $129*, registration required.
• CORE Reference Fundamentals, an Infopeople Online course, scheduled to begin May 8 and continue through June 18. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• Hiring, Training, and Supervising Shelvers, a three-part workshop, scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 16 and 23rd at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $90*, registration required.
• Made in a Library, a FREE Online Symposium from OCLC and Library Journal, scheduled for May 15 from 12 - 2 p.m. Central Time. Registration required. 
• 12 Essentials for a Safe and Secure Library, an ALA Editions Workshop with Warren Graham, scheduled for Wedcnesday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, registration required.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

RA, Ebooks, Video, Mysteries, the Swarm and more!

 Happy Friday! Here are this week's CE Opportunities from around the country. Enjoy!

• Readers' Advisory 101, a RUSA Online class, scheduled to begin April 16 and continue through June 8. Cost = $130-210*, registration deadline April 12.
• E-Books 101: a Look at Devices, Platforms, and Training Ideas, a PLA webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 17 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $28 - $35*, registration required (deadline to register is April 13).
• You Ought to Be in Pictures: Bringing Streaming Video to Your Library, an ALCTS webinar, scheduled for April 18 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $39-49*, registration required.
• The Murderous Month of May: Hot Mysteries for Spring, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Exploring Sustainability Practices in Libraries, a FREE webinar from Going Green @ Your Library, scheduled for April 24 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Managing the Swarm: Teen Behavior in the Library and Strategies for Success, a YALSA webinar, scheduled for April 24 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $29-49*, registration required.
• Reference Interview 101, a RUSA Online course scheduled to begin April 30 and continue through June 8. Cost = $130 - $210*, registration required.
• Mobile Services: Augmented Realities, QR Codes, & Apps, a GSLIS Online course, scheduled to begin May 1 and continue through May 31. Cost = $250*, registration required. 
• Creative Writing Programs for Youth, a GSLIS Online course, scheduled to begin May 1 and continue through May 31. Cost = $250*, registration required. 
• Technology Grants for Libraries, a GSLIS Online  Course, scheduled to begin May 1 and continue through May 31. Cost = $250*, registration required.
• Practical Open Source Software for Libraries, an Infopeople Online course, scheduled to begin May 1 and continue through May 28. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• Genealogy 101, a RUSA Online course, scheduled to begin May 14 and continue through June 15. Cost = $130 - $210*, registration required.
• Social Media Basics: Engaging Your Library Users, an ALA Editions online course, scheduled to begin May 21 and continue through June 15. Cost = $175*, registration required.
• Serving Blind and Visually Impaired Patrons at the Library, an ALA Editions workshop scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 from 1:30 - 3 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $45*, registration required. 
• Core Reference Fundamentals, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin May 8 and continue through June 18. Cost = $150*, registration required.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Change, Leadership, Book Discussions, Connections, Technology and more.

 Here are this week's CE opportunities. Enjoy!

• Libraries & Change: Skills for Successful Change Management with George Needham, an Infopeople online course, scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 3 and continue through April 30. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• Skills for the Everyday Leader, a FREE WEbJunction webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, April 4 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Adult Book Discussions, a UW SLIS Continuing Education online course, scheduled to begin April 9 and continue through May 4. Cost = $95*, registration required.
• Virtual Connections, a FREE WebJunction webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 10 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• What's New in Children's Reference, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Thursday, April 19 at 11 a.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Leveraging Technology to Support Early Literacy in the Library, a FREE Infopeople webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the program to join.
• Social Networking for Genealogists, a FREE webinar from the South Carolina State Library, scheduled for Wednesday, April 25 at 9 a.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Creating a Dynamic Facebook Page, a UW SLIS Continuing Education online course, scheduled to begin May 14 and continue through May 25. Cost = $45*, registration required.
• Libraries and the Era of the Learner: A Vision for the Future, a FREE WebJunction webinar, scheduled for May 16 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Drupal Basics: What Drupal Can Do for Your Library, an ALA TechSource workshop scheduled for Wednesday, May 30 from 1:30 - 3 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, regisrationlal required.
• Understanding Compassion Fatigue in Your Library, a FREE WebJunction webinar, scheduled for May 31 at 1 p.m. Central time. Registration required.
• WordPress Basics: What WordPress Can Do for Your Library, an ALA TechSource workshop scheduled for Thursday, June 14 from 1:30 - 3 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $55*, registration required.

 * SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Spaces, Gardening, Outreach, DDC, Web Design, Change, Tutorials, & EBooks!

 More and more continuing education opportunities for you! Enjoy!

• Creating Dynamic Library Atmospheres: What we can learn from theater, retail, museums, and the container store, a PLA webinar scheduled for Thursday, February 23 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $28 - $35*, registration required.
• Fertile Ground: Growing a Great Gardening & Homesteading Collection, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Libraries for Sustainability: Call to Action & Collaboration, the first in a series of four webinars, from ALA's Task Force on the Environment, scheduled for February 28 at 1 p.m. CST. Registration required.
• State Library Outreach to State Employees and Elected Officials, an ASCLA webinar, scheduled for February 28 from 2-3:30 p.m. CST. Cost = $40 - $65*, registration required. 
• Libraries for Detained and Incarcerated Youth 101, Session One: Programming, an ASCLS webinar, scheduled for March 13 from 1-2:30 p.m. CST. Cost = $40-$65*, registration required.
• Understanding and Applying Dewey Decimal Classification, an ALA eCourse, scheduled to begin April 2 and continue through April 27. Cost = $175*, registration required.
• Web Design Basics for Librarians, an ALA eCourse, scheduled to begin April 2 and continue through May 11. Cost = $250*, registration required.
• Libraries and Change: Skills for Successful Change Management, an Infopeople Online course, scheduled to begin April 3 and continue through April 30. cost = $150*, registration required.
• Greening Your Library: Save Money and the Environment, an ALA Editions workshop, scheduled for Wednesday, April 18 from 1:30 - 3 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $40*, registration required. 
• Developing Online Tutorials for Patron and Staff Instruction, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 15 and continue through June 11. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• EBooks and Public Libraries: It's a Wild and Wooly World Out There, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin Tuesday, June 5 and continue through July 2. Cost = $150*, registration required.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

SLIS Classes, YA, Copyright, Electronic Resources, and Readers' Advisory

 More CE Opportunities for you. Enjoy!

• Spring 2012 Online Classes from UW Madison - SLIS. Courses range from Consumer Health Information to Business Reference. Cost varies from $95 to $415*, registration required.
• Improvisation at work! Communication and Innovating in your library, a FREE Infopeople webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, January 25 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required. Simply visit this link on the day of the program to join.
• Your Library's Future, fourth in the OCLC Building Bridges series, scheduled for Thursday, February 2 at 1 p.m.Central Time. Cost = FREE, registration required.
• What's New in YA: 2012, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, February 7 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library, an ALA TechSource workshop, scheduled for Wednesday, February 22 and February 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $75*, regisration required. 
• Demystifying Copyright: How to Educate your Staff and Community, an ALA eCourse, scheduled to begin March 5 and continue through March 20. Cost = $175*, registration required.
• Teen Services Fundamentals, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin Tuesday, March 6 and continue through April 2. Cost = $150*, registration required. 
• Managing Electronic Resources in Public Libraries, an ALA TechSource workshop scheduled for Wednesday, March 7 and March 14 from noon to 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $85*, registration required.
• Beyond Books: Advanced Readers' Advisory, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin on March 13 and continue through April 9. cost = $150*, registration required. 

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Retirement, Rural Libraries, Graphic Novels, Screencasting & More

 More webinars and classes for you! Have a wonderful weekend

• What Will Happen When I'm Gone: Ensuring Knowledge Transfer to Your Successor, a FREE Infopeople webinar scheduled for Tuesday, December 13 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link the day of the event to join.
• Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library, a FREE WebJunction webinar scheduled for Wednesday, December 14 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Graphic Novels and Tween Readers, a YALSA webinar, scheduled for Thursday, December 15 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $29-49*, registration required.
• Introduction to Screencasting for Online Tutorials & Reference, a RUSA webinar, is scheduled for Friday, December 16 from 1-2:30 Central Time. Cost = $40-65* registration required (and closes on December 14)
• Data Visualization for Advocacy, a FREE WebJunction webinar scheduled for Tuesday, December 20 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Journey into the Darkness: Summer Reading Programs, a YALSA webinar, scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $39-49*, registration required.
• Organizational Storytelling for Librarians: Using Stories for Leadership, Community, and Advocacy, a FREE WebJunction webinar scheduled for Tuesday, January 20 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration Required.
• Fundraising for Your Library: Generating New Revenues in Challenging Economic Times, an Infopeople online course scheduled to begin February 7 and continue through March 6. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• Using WordPress to Build Library Websites, an ALA Editions ecourse starting January 16 and continuing through February 24, 2012. Cost = $250*, registration required.
• Developing and Maintaining E-Reader Policies & Procedures for Libraries, a FREE WebJunction webinar scheduled for Tuesday, January 31 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Reference Through Social Media: Developing Standards, Guidelines & Policies, an ALA Editions ecourse starting February 6 and continuing through February 24, 2012. Cost = $175*, registration required.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Mobile, LE@D Online Free Courses, Digital Books & Rural Libraries

 More webinars and classes for you!

• Maximizing the Mobile Opportunity, a FREE webcast sponsored by TechLogic, Boopsie, and Library Journal, scheduled for tomorrow, November 16 at 11 a.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• LE@D Online offers a free course during November. See this link for more information. LE@D Online include courses including Cataloging, Fundraising, Strategic Planning and more. Contact Jean if you have any questions.
• A Page Turner: Gale's All-New Digital Book Experience, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, November 29 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• A Small but Powerful Webinar for Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library, a FREE WebJunction webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, December 14 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.

 

Public Speaking, Self- Employment, Technology, Romance & E-Readers

 Here are this week's CE opportunities from around the country. Enjoy!

• Worse than Death? Practical Tips on Public Speaking for Library Staff, an Infopeople FREE webinar. Thursday, August 25 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the program to join.
• Is Self-Employment for You? Building a Business, a FREE webinar with Pat Wagner, Thursday, September 1 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = FREE, registration required.
• Management of Technology, a LE@D Online course beginning, September 7 and continuing through November 2. Cost = $300*, registration deadline is August 31. LE@D is also offering the chance at a $150 grant for the course. Application deadline is also August 31.Interested in the grant? Email me so I can forward you the information.
• Ready for Romance? New Novels & Hot Trends, a Booklist Webinar. Tuesday, September 13 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = FREE, registration required.

• Check Out E-Readers: Sacramento Public Library Did It and You Can Too!, a Public Libraries at Work Webinar from PLA. Wednesday, September 21 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $38-35*, registration required.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Subject Guides & Areas, Screencasting, OverDrive, Storytimes, Tech Services, eBooks, & Copyright

I'm a little late in cleaning out my inbox so there are a few more CE opportunities here than normal:

• Creating Subject Guides for the 21st Century Library, an ALA TechSource Workshop. Scheduled for Thursday, September 20 from 3-4:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*, registration required. 
• CORE2: Subject Area Mini-courses from Infopeople, scheduled between July 26 and November 14. Cpst = $50 per course*, registration required.
• Introduction to Screencasting for Online Tutorials and Reference, a RUSA webinar, scheduled for August 2 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $40 to $65*, registration required. 
• OverDrive Training Month, September 12 through October 7. Free, registration required.
• Cuddle Up & Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for Tuesday, August 9 at 2 p.m. Central time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join.
• ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) has a wide range of webinars and courses coming up this fall. Check out their site for more information including dates and costs.
• Integrating e-Books and e-Readers into your Library, an ALA TechSource Workshop. Scheduled for Thursday, August 4 and August 11 at 1:30 p.m. Cost = $85*, registration required.
• Demystifying Copyright: How to Educate your Staff and Community, an ALA Facilitated online course beginning September 12th Cost = $175*, registration required.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.

Math, Time, Google Apps, Bosses, and Boot Camp

• Math, Science & More, a Booklist webinar, Tuesday, August 9 at 1 p.m. Central Time, cost = Free! Registration required.
• Using Technology for Time Management, a FREE Infopeople webinar, Thursday, August 18 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the event to join in.
• Using Google Apps for a More Efficient Library, an ALA TechSource webinar featuring Monroe Public Library Director, Suzann Holland! Scheduled for Wednesday, September 7 and 14th. Cost = $85*, registration required.
• Be a Great Boss: One Year to Success, an ALA TechSource webinar, Wednesday, September 21 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $50*
• PLA Results Boot Camp, October 18 through October 22, is a weeklong interactive workshop in Nashville designed to teach practical library management skills.  Participants will be encouraged to apply what they learn to real-life problems and issues in their library.  PLA Boot Camp will help attendees understand the publications in the Results series and see first-hand how they interconnect, and how they can help library managers forge an effective management style. Acceptance to Results Boot Camp 6 is competitive. Participation is limited to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation.  The application deadline is September 16, 2011. Cost = $795-995 + travel expenses*.

* SCLS Member public libraries may use CE Grant funds to attend.