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Volunteers, Bibliotherapy, ebooks, Teen lit, Photos, and R-Squared

 Here are this week's CE opportunities for you. Enjoy!

• Baby Boomer Volunteers for Libraries and Friends, a webcast series from ALTAFF, cost = $39-$149*, registration required. Webcasts are available 24/7 after registering.
• Healing Reads: Bibliotherapy for the 21st Century, a FREE Infopeople webinar,s cheduled for Tuesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the program to join.
• Public Librarian's Guide to E-Books: A PLA Webinar Series, scheduled for April 17, April 24, May 1 and May 8 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $99 - $129 for series. Individual webinars cost = $28 - $35*, 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.
• Stretching Your Library's E-Books Budget, a PLA webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $28 - $35*, registration required.
• Teen  Literature Update 2012, a FREE Infopeople webinar, scheduled for Thursday, April 26 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link on the day of the program to join.
• Preserving Your Personal Digital Photographs, a FREE ALCTS Webinar as part of Preservation Week 2012, scheduled for Thursday, April 26 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Book Blitz! 45 "must know" YA Titles in 60 minutes, a YALSA webinar, scheduled for May 17 at 1 p.m. Central Time. cost = $39 - $49*, registration required.
• R-Squared - The Risk & Reward Conference, an all new and unique conference opportunity for libraries, scheduled for September 9-11 in Telluride, Colorado. Registration costs = $495*. For more information and registration, please visit the R-Squared site. 

* 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.

Nonfiction, Fossils, Cataloging, Books for Boys, Social Media, and more

 Here's this week's CE opportunities for you. Enjoy!

• The Scoop on Series Nonfiction: What's New for 2012, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tomorrow at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Fossils, Field Study & the Ocean Floor: How 100 Years of National Geographic Grants Changed Science, a FREE Booklist, webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, March 27 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Cataloging Three-Dimensional Objects and Kits with RDA, an ALCTS webinar, scheduled for March 28 at 1 p.m. Central Time. cost = $39 - $49*, registration required.
• You've got Male: Great New Books for Boys, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, April 3 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Social Media Marketing Series from UW Madison Continuing Studies, in person programs on April 12 and May 17, cost = $99 each or $360 for all four sessions*, registration required. 
• Managing the Swarm: Teen Behavior in the Library and Strategies for Success, a YALSA webinar, scheduled for April 19 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $29-49*, registration required.
• E-Government Resources: Connecting Library users to Services and Information, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 24 and continue through May 21. Cost = $150*, registration required.
• Boys & Girls at Risk: The Emerging Science of Gender Differences, Friday, June 15 at Madison Mariott West from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Cost = $159*, registration required. 

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

Programming, Teens & Technology, Books, Reference & more Programming

Happy Thursday! More CE Opportunities for you!

• Power Programming, a YALSA e-course, scheduled to begin Monday, February 6 and continue through March 5. Cost = $135-$195*, registration required. 
• Connect, Create, Collaborate: Supporting Teen Needs with Technology, a YALSA e-course, scheduled to begin Monday, February 6 and continue through March 19. Cost = $149 - $215*, registration required.
• Youth Media Activities in Your Community: Teaching Digital Natives, a FREE Infopeople webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, February 8 at 2 p.m. Central Time. No advance registration required, simply visit this link the day of the program to join in.
• Books for Youth Alert: New Titles for 2012, a FREE Booklist webinar, scheduled for Tuesday, February 21 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Turning the Page 2.0, a FREE online Advocacy training course from PLA, begins the week of March 19 and continues through April 23. The course meets online over the course of six weeks. Cost = FREE, registration required. 
• Rethinking Reference Collections, an Infopeople Online Course, scheduled to begin March 20 and continue through April 16, 2012. Cos = $150*, registration required. 
• Adult Programs on a $0 Budget, a FREE WebJunction webinar scheduled for March 27 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• Creating Presentations that Don't Put People to Sleep, an ALA TechSource workshop, scheduled for Thursday, March 29 at 1:30 p.m Central Time. Cost = 50*, 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.

YA titles, Printz Award, Cookbooks, QR Codes, Facebook, & Web Design

Here are some upcoming webinars and classes for your enjoyment!

• YA Fall Announcements, a FREE School Library Journal webinar on September 22 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required. 
• Secrets of the Seal: The Michael L. Printz Award, a YALSA Online Course beginning on October 3 and continuing through October 31. Cost = $135 - $195*, registration required.
• Food for Thought: New Cookbooks for the Library, a FREE Booklist webinar on October 4 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Registration required.
• What Is That Thing? Making QR Codes Work for Your Library, a YALSA webinar on October 20 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $29 - $49*, registration required. 
• Facebook in the Libraries: Enhancing Services and Engaging Users, an ALA TechSource with David Lee King on November 2 at 1:30 p.m. Cost = $50*, registration required.
• Web Design for Basics for Libraries, an ALA e-course with Diane Kovacs. Course begins November 7 and continues through December 16. Cost = $250*, registration required.

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

January Webinars and Classes

Happy New Year! I hope you are all had an enjoyable holiday season and are ready for a great 2011.

Here are a few classes and webinars that have accumulated in my inbox since I last posted:

• Keeping your Project on Track, online Infopeople course beginning January 18, with instructors George Needham and Joan Frye Williams. Cost = $150*
• ALA Midwinter Tech Wrap Up, a free webinar on Wednesday, January 19 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. (Central time), registration required.
• Library  Analytics: Inspiring Positive Action through Web User Data, two part ALA TechSource online workshop, Thursday, January 20 and 27, 2011. Cost = $85*
• Readers' Advisory Fundamentals, online Infopeople course beginning February 8 with instructor Francisca Goldsmith. Cost = $150*
• Young Adult Readers' Advisory Services, online ALA course beginning January 17 with instructor Jessica Moyers. Cost = $175*

*SCLS member public library staff may use CE Grant funds to attend

More Webinars & Courses

Here are some more upcoming webinars and classes that you might be interested in:

Cool New Legal Sources Online, Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. Central Time with presenter, Mary Minow.

A stunning array of new sources and tools are available to librarians and the general public. Learn how to guide library users to self-help legal materials written by legal experts. Go beyond Google in searching for reputable legal information, by using specialized legal search engines and tools. Want primary law? It's been enhanced with 2.0 tools that can help your users navigate the arcane waters of legislation, regulations, and more. Finally, it's time to review the difference between legal information and legal advice, to make sure you stay on the information side of the line.

No need to register, simply visit this link at the time of the program. Cost? Free!

YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is offering a two online courses this fall:

Growing, Managing, and Defending the Young Adult Budget

How can I gain support for teen initiatives among library management and friends? Where can I find grant money for teen programs and materials? How do I construct a grant application that funders will want to sponsor? These are common concerns for librarians whose budgets are stretched thin in tough economic times. Participants in this course will learn a two pronged approach to building and growing a young adult services budget. Students will learn how to advocate for the YA budget to important library stakeholders, and students will learn how to gain financial support for teen services from grant-funded sources. Students will also learn tips for maintaining the relationships that keep the funding flowing long after this course is complete.

Course begins on October 4 with instructor, Monique Delatte.

Tapping Youth Participation to Strengthen Library Services

Utilizing teen input in a respectful and practical manner is a challenge at any library, yet it has countless rewards. Through this YALSA e-course, participants will learn practical ways to work with teens to improve library services. Participants will learn the benefits of teen participation and engagement in the library, and will examine examples of youth participation in collection development, programming and planning of physical/virtual spaces. In addition, participants will learn methods of incorporating youth participation into the administrative levels in public libraries and school libraries and into the community.

Course begins October 4 with instructor, Amy Alessio.

The cost for YALSA Courses is: $135 for  YALSA members, $175 for ALA members, and $195 for nonmembers. SCLS member public library staff may use CE Grants may be used to attend these courses. for

May 25, 2007

Good Friday Afternoon!

Here are a few CE items that I learned about this week:

The Wisconsin State Law Library (WSLL) offers classes on a regular basis.  While the main audience for these classes is attorneys, library staff are welcome to attend.  Visit the WSLL website for more information

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering four online courses this summer: "Making the Match: Finding the Right Book for the Right Teen at the Right Time," "Pain in the Brain: Adolescent Development and Library Behavior," "Power Programming for Teens," and "Using Electronic Databases with Teens." Classes will take place July 1 to July 30, except for "Making the Match," which runs from July 1 through August 10. Registration opened on May 7, 2007.  (from the YALSA website)

Don't forget about the SCLS CE opportunities!  On June 6, 2007 Sarah Cords presents "It May Be In Public, But It's Still Just Speaking" from 9:30 to 12 noon at South Central Library System Administration Offices.  Then, on June 13, John DeBacher from DPI presents "Library Policy Documents for Effective Library Operations" via our OPAL Room.  For more information and to register, visit the CE Calendar.

Sneak Preview:  Gadget Training at SCLS Administration Offices on July 17 - 19 - more information coming soon!  Hands-on training with a variety of technology gadgets - register early!

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!