Program Handouts & Information -- Continuing Education -- South Central Library System

It's a Trap! How to Avoid Giving Legal Advice in Reference Services

Presented as part of the Adult Services & Programming Swap, August 8, 2019 with Carol Hassler and Jaime Healy-Plotkin presenting.

It's a Trap! How to Avoid Giving Legal Advice in Reference Services

Librarians can be at the front lines of the legal system. Helping users to access legal information and resources can be complicated. Where is the line between research help and giving legal advice? How can you determine which sources are authoritative or up to date? This session gives examples and practical tips, including phrases you can use to manage your users’ expectations. Discover online sources for case law, statutes, and regulations, and understand how the Wisconsin State Law Library’s website and services can be used to optimize your legal reference services.

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Research Handout

Resources for Job Seekers at Your Library

Originally presented June 6, 2019 with Mark Jochem, SCLS, presenting

Finding help for job seekers at the library can be a challenging and time-consuming process. Fortunately, help is out there. This webinar will introduce the workforce development resources available on the South Central Library System webpage, Resources for Job Seekers. Mark Jochem, Workforce Development Specialist for SCLS, will provide a demonstration of the webpage and how it might be useful for both library staff and patrons. He will talk about different resources and tools available to job seekers and the strengths and limitations of the various resources. Exploration of the webpage and its content during the webinar is encouraged! 

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Why Inclusivity & Diversity Matter For Your Library

Held May 22, 2019 at the Fitchburg Public Library

Shawn Brommer and Mark Jochem shared the Inclusive Services Assessment and Guide for Wisconsin Public Libraries 

• Slides
• Inclusive Services Assessment and Guide For Wisconsin Public Libraries

Why Inclusivity & Diversity Matter for Your Library presented by Deborah Biddle

An inclusive work culture promotes innovation, productivity, and profitability. How well do leaders and their teams embrace difference? In this session, we will discuss the team member and leader roles in embracing diversity, inclusion, and equality within the library, the characteristics of highly inclusive leaders and examine the impact of trust and unconscious bias.

• Resource list

In addition, Deborah mentioned the Implicit Bias test from Harvard and you can find more about it and take the test here.

Teen/Tween Programming Workshop

Tween & Teen Programming and Collections: Beyond Books

Learn about tween and teen programs at Verona Public Library with a presentation and hands-on experiences. Leah and Mary will also talk about their progress in creating special collections that encourage self-driven learning, social well-being, and content creation beyond library walls.

Presenters: Leah Portz and Mary Ostrander, Verona Public Library

• Slides
• Handout

Patience, Persistence, & Duct Tape FTW: Lessons Learned from Programming for Teens

Crafting successful programs for teens can be an incredibly rewarding but also an incredibly difficult process so how do you find the inspiration and determination to keep going? Join teen librarian Linda Jerome as she shares five valuable lessons she has learned from programming for teens that will help motivate and encourage you on your teen programming journey.

Presenter: Linda Jerome, La Crosse Public Library

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From Inbox to Completion: the Secrets to Successful Workflow

Originally presented March 27, 2019 with Doug Crane, Director of the Palm Beach County Library System, presenting.

Is your inbox overflowing?  Is your work spilling onto every available surface?  Do you want to get more stuff done in less time while looking effortless in the process?  In this energizing class, you will learn the best practices for workflow management based on an internationally recognized system.  This includes discovering:

• The definitive five phases of workflow
• The key questions to ask about any item on your physical or virtual desk
• The role of functional folders for later action or reference
• The importance of a weekly review

Handouts

• General Reference Filing
• GTD Weekly Review®
• Organizing Your Workspace
• Simple Workflow Diagram
• Efficient Librarian Bibliography

CE Activity Report

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Overcoming the Email Avalanche: Three Steps to an Empty Inbox

Originally presented March 20, 2019 with Doug Crane, Director of the Palm Beach County Library System, presenting.

Huge volumes of email are a fact of office life, yet it threatens to overwhelm our work.  Is there a way to get email under control short of mass deleting your entire inbox?  Yes there is!  In this fun and engaging class, participants will learn how to:

• Clear out inbox backlog, no matter how large
• Identify different types of actionable email and respond accordingly
• Create an efficient organizational structure to their email client
• Reliably locate archived email
• Celebrate the joys of an empty inbox!

Workflow Handout

Bibliography

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CE Activity Report

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Budget Webinar, 2019

Originally presented on March 15, 2019 with Marty Van Pelt, Kerrie Goeden, Mark Ibach, Corey Baumann, and Vicki Teal Lovely presenting.

A general explanation of the SCLS budget using 2019 budget numbers. The SCLS Department Coordinators will review the sources of revenue and expenditures. Each department will allow time for Q & A by attendees. This webinar targets SCLS member library directors but contains information useful to any member librarian. The webinar will be recorded.

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• Kerrie Goeden, Finance & Human Resources Coordinator
• Mark Ibach, Consultant Services Coordinator
• Corey Baumann, Delivery Services Coordinator
• Vicki Teal Lovely, Technology Services Coordinator

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Annual Report Webinar, 2019

Originally presented January 11, 2019 with Mark Ibach, SCLS Consulting Services Coordinator, presenting

This session on filing the Wisconsin Public Library Annual Report online is designed especially for new directors or others completing the report for the first (or nearly first) time, or for anyone who has recently experienced questions or problems with the report. However, anyone who is working on the state annual report should find it a helpful review and is welcome to attend.

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Library Event Marketing & Photography

Presented on December 11, 2018 at the Fitchburg Public Library

Presenters: Tana Elias and Kristen Colgin, Madison Public Library and Amanda Reseburg, Photographer, Type A Images

Do you have a great event planned but not sure how to best promote it?  Or are you involved in programming at your library, but wondering how to choose and plan events?  Learn how to plan and promote your library events in this interactive workshop, with an emphasis on taking good event photos to share your success.

Tana and Kristen's slides and handouts:

• Slides (pdf), Slides (online)
• BtP Marketing Messaging Handout
• Madison Public Library media Consent form
• Example Social Media Post
• Marketing & Promotion Timeline

Amanda's slides

 

Programs for Preschoolers & Toddlers

Originally presented December 14, 2018 with Shawn Brommer, SCLS, presenting

Shawn Brommer will present practical program ideas that encourage toddlers and preschoolers to read. Shawn will discuss the highlights of a 6-week program outline and will draw attention to book lists, songs, finger plays, rhymes, activities, crafts, early literacy connections and messages for parents that support the 2019 summer theme. A .pdf of the outline will be available online.

SCLS Youth Services site

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