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Storytimes, Websites, Books!, Copyright, Searching & Lots More

Here are some up coming CE Opportunities for you this week. Enjoy!

• Beyond the Rhymes: Rethinking the Who, Where and How of Storytimes, Part 1: the People, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for February 6 at 2 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Beyond the Rhymes: Rethinking the Who, Where, and How of Storytimes, Part 2: the Place, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for February 11 at 2 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into Library Services, an ALA TechSource workshop. Scheduled for February 13 and 20 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Cost = $85*, register here!
• The Library Website, a FREE webinar from American Libraries Live. Scheduled for February 13 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here or visit americanlibrarieslive.org on day of event to join.
• YA Announcements: Need-To-Know Titles for Teens, a FREE Booklist webinar. Scheduled for February 18 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!    
• Measurements that Matter: Analyzing Patron Behavior, a FREE Infopeople webinar. Scheduled for March 4 at 2 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• eReaders: Practical Help for Patrons and Staff, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for February 25 - March 24. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Popular E-Books for Your Library, a FREE Booklist webinar. Scheduled for February 25 at 1 p.m. Central Time. Register here!
• Rethinking Reference Collections, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for February 25 - March 24. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Denystifying Copyright: How to Educate Your Staff and Community, an ALA Editions Online course. Scheduled to begin March 3 and continue for 4 weeks. Cost = $175*, register here!
• Power Searching: Improve Your Techniques and Amaze Your Customers, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for March 11 - April 7. Cost = $150*, register here!
• Getting Started with Digital Projects, an Infopeople Online course. Scheduled for March 18 - April 14. Cost = $150*, register here!
• How to Win Grants for Your Library, a PLA Online course. Scheduled for April 21 - May 16. Cost = $129* - $189*, register here!

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

Project Management and Grant Evaluation

Infopeople presents Library Evaluation for Grant Writers and Others with Jennifer Sweeney. This free webinar is scheduled for March 1 at 2 p.m. CST. Registration is not required.

Evaluation is something you do when you're done with a program, right? Wrong! Evaluation should be a part of the entire grant process, from planning and writing the proposal, to ongoing program improvement, and finally assessment after-the-fact. Evaluation especially needs to be part of your thinking while you are planning your project and writing your grant. The process is also applicable and useful for evaluating library programs when writing general reports and creating other documentation.

Infopeople presents Project Management and Measuring Success for Digital Projects with Sarah Houghton-Jan. This free webinar scheduled for March 2 at 2 p.m. CST. Registration not required.

Managing any project is difficult. Managing digital projects requires a specialized set of abilities that, once mastered, are replicable across a variety of projects.

H. W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant

A recent issue of Grants for Libraries (available as part of our Professional Journal Routing) highlighted the H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant. Deadline for the application is December 1, 2010 with the grant money ($3,500) available after the ALA Annual Conference in 2011.

If you have an idea for a Staff Development project in need of funding, this may be just the grant for you. It's started my mind going - let me know if you have ideas for a system project, too.

CE Scholarships and Grants Available

The WLA Foundation offers a variety of scholarships and grants to attend a variety of Continuing Education Activities - from attending a conference to taking a class towards your Masters degree at UW Madison SLIS or UW Milwaukee SOIS. 

More information and application information can be found on the WLA web site under Awards and Scholarships.

Don't forget that SCLS also has CE Grants available for WLA and other continuing education activities.  Please contact me for more information.