Index
- Member/Staff News
- SCLS Foundation Board Member Search
- Scholarships for WLA Conference in Lake Geneva
- Adult Mental Health First Aid
- 2022 WI Public Libraries CE Topics Survey
- BadgerLink Training Schedule for Fall 2022
- Free PLA Webinar Series: Social Emotional Learning in the Library
- Continuing Education Calendar
Member/Staff News
Welcome to Kyle Domer, director at Brodhead Memorial Public Library. Kyle’s career started at Deforest Library, transitioning to working on political campaigns and working at the UW-Madison Law School Library. Kyle has spent some time being a stay-at-home Dad to a son and daughter, and he and his wife are expecting their 3rd child in the spring. Kyle enjoys the outdoors, and his hobbies are disc golfing and fishing. Kyle is looking forward to the challenges ahead and offering the Brodhead community outstanding library services.
WSLL@ Your Service
The October issue of WSLL @ Your Service is now online. In this issue: Cemetery and Burial Laws, This time of year it's common to see tombstones presiding over lawns and residential streets. While most tombstones you'll see are fake (and probably full of bad puns), burial law is something we can help people to research. Read more Abandoned Property, A ghoulishly sinister haunted house standing empty is a well-worn Halloween trope. The library fields many questions about abandoned property, year-round, not just at Halloween. Read more New Books, This month’s featured titles include AHLA Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law and Opening Statements: winning in the beginning by winning the beginning. Read more Tech Tip, One of our featured books for this month, AHLA Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law, can be checked out as an eBook from anywhere. All you need is a library card! Learn the steps to check out a book, or place a hold. Read more Library News, There is still time to sign up for fall classes! Sign up for Advanced Wisconsin Legislative Research through the link in our newsletter. Read more October Snapshot, The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library recently celebrated the reopening of its downtown Eau Claire location after a year of renovations. This month’s snapshot is of a sculpture from their renovated library. Read more
SCLS Foundation Board Member Search
The South Central Library System Foundation is looking for a new person to sit on its Board of Directors. Nick Studnicka will be stepping down at the end of this year. The board has nine spots, and one is filled by a SCLS Library Director appointed by Martha Van Pelt.
The Foundation board meets 4 times a year in January, April, July and October at 1:30 on the fourth Thursday of that month. Meetings typically last about an hour. The board decides how to distribute their money and plans the annual Cornerstone event. If you are interested, give Martha Van Pelt a call or email.
More information can be found at:
https://www.sclsfoundation.org/
Scholarships for Fall WLA Conference in Lake Geneva
Thinking about attending the Fall 2022 WLA Conference in Lake Geneva? SCLS is offering Continuing Education Scholarships for member library staff to attend the conference. This scholarship will cover registration, mileage, lodging, meals, and other costs to attend the conference. The WLA Conference is scheduled for November 1 - 4 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. There are seven (7) scholarships available for the fall WLA Conference and the deadline to apply is October 14, 2022.
The Scholarship program complements our existing CE Grant program. Applicants who don't receive a scholarship are encouraged to utilize CE Grant funds to offset the costs of attending a conference. The limit for in-state conferences has been increased to $300.
The SCLS CE Scholarship and Grant programs are funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which administers the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Thank you!
SCLS is offering another MHFA session on November 8 and 10 from 1 - 4 p.m. The sessions will not be recorded so please be sure you are able to attend both sessions.
Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training is intended for adults who wish to help people with emerging mental health disorders or experiencing a mental health crisis. The goal of MHFA training is to teach people to recognize signs and symptoms of an emerging mental health disorder or mental health crisis. Participants also learn a 5-step action plan to engage and ultimately guide people to both professional and community resources that can help.
The class is a two-part training. Part one is a self-paced, online overview of the entire training. It takes about 2 hours and must be completed before the instructor-led session(s). This section includes:
- What is Mental Health First Aid?
- What do Mental Health First Aiders do?
- What is the Mental Health First Aid action plan?
- Considerations before reaching out.
- What is mental health?
- What is a mental health challenge?
- What is stigma?
- What is person-first language?
- How do gaps in treatment impact people?
- What are the risk factors for mental health challenges?
Certified Mental Health First Aid instructors lead Part 2 of the training. The 6-hour online session takes place over two days and takes the knowledge and skills learned in part one and applies them to crisis and non-crisis situations. Through a combination of lectures, activities, scenarios, and videos, participants learn to assess, approach, listen nonjudgmentally, give reassurance/information, encourage appropriate help, and encourage self-help to people showing signs/symptoms of a mental health disorder or mental health crisis.
Participants who complete the class receive a 3-year certification as a Mental Health First Aider.
This program is presented, in part, by the Department of Public Instruction, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the form of a Professional Learning Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant.
2022 WI Public Libraries CE Topics Survey
Here is your opportunity to tell Wisconsin library system continuing education planners what you would like to learn. Your responses will help shape and develop the offerings in your region and the state. Click on the 2022 WI Public Libraries CE Topics Survey and select topics for the areas that are of interest to you or your staff. You can also suggest topics even in areas we didn’t list. This should take you eight (8) minutes or less. Submit your responses by Friday, October 28, 2022.
BadgerLink Training Schedule for Fall 2022
This fall, join BadgerLink trainer, Jen Champoux for a webinar series on BadgerLink resources. Each session will include a 20-minute brief overview of the resource(s), with 10 minutes for questions at the end. Can't attend but still interested? Recordings will be shared with registrants and posted to the BadgerLink training page.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Tuesday, November 8, 12-12:30 PM CST
Register for this webinar
Join this webinar to learn about BadgerLink resource, Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers, with its full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, as well as from the 1800s and 1900s.
Consumer Reports Magazine and Buying Guide
Tuesday, November 15, 12-12:30 PM CST
Register for this webinar
Broken appliance? Need to purchase a car? Learn more about accessing both the Consumer Reports Magazine and the Buying Guide through BadgerLink resource, MasterFILE Complete.
Public Library Resources
Tuesday, December 6, 12-12:30 PM CST
Register for this webinar
Do you work in a public library and don't know where to start with sharing BadgerLink resources with your library users? Join this webinar to get started with the help of the Resource Guide for Public Libraries and prepare to be intrigued (but no longer overwhelmed) by all BadgerLink has to offer!
Free PLA Webinar Series: Social Emotional Learning in the Library</span
Libraries respond to the needs of our communities, and communities all over the world have experienced an elevated level of trauma and stress over the past few years. As we continue to serve the public in these challenging times, library workers must adapt, pivoting to incorporate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into the work we do with families every day. In many cases, we are already using SEL in our work. This free webinar series will cover key SEL concepts and how to integrate them into library programs and activities. Book lists and other resources will be provided, and each session will include a calming mindfulness exercise for attendees. Register now!
Fundamentals of Social Emotional Learning
October 11, 2022, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Central
This webinar will give attendees the vocabulary to talk about SEL—with supervisors, administrators, funders, parents, colleagues, and community partners—and hone their skills for guiding patrons. Attendees will learn about the research and science behind this evidence-based approach to caring for their communities’ mental health and wellness.
Practical Applications of Social Emotional Learning in the Library
November 8, 2022, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Central
This webinar will move beyond the fundamentals of SEL to provide attendees with practical applications for incorporating it into library programming. Presenters will introduce programs like Yoga Storytime, Nourishing Literacy, and mindfulness activities, which teach participants how to manage emotions and self-soothe.
Happy and Calm: Kids Yoga in the Library with Author Bari Koral
December 13, 2022, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Central
n this webinar, recording artist and picture book author Bari Koral will discuss opportunities, benefits, and strategies for introducing yoga into library programming for kids.
Recharge and Refresh with Wellness Educator Shayna Marmar
January 10, 2023, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Central
This webinar will complete the Social Emotional Learning series and focus on personal applications and benefits of SEL. Attendees will take away strategies and techniques for improving their own emotional wellness.