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

LGBTQ+ 101

Originally presented on September 21, 2023, with OutReach LGBT Community Center of Madison presenting

Equitable and inclusive service throughout the community is a foundational principle for library service. LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and other gender and sexual identities) people are present in all communities rural, suburban, and urban. Over the past several years, book, display, and program challenges concerning LGBTQ+ people and topics have skyrocketed. Library staff may be wondering, “How can we create a safer more inclusive environment for all?”

In this webinar, presenters from OutReach LGBT Community Center of Madison, WI will provide an overview of:

How and why people self-identify matters

• What it means to be LGBTQ+, including gender identity and expression
• How to be an effective ally to the LGBTQ+ community
• Ways to create inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ people

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A Culture of Accessibility and Inclusion - Going Beyond the ADA in Your Public Library

Originally presented on September 7, 2023, with Jason Beloungy and Wendy Weiler presenting.

This program will explore practical ways to ensure people with disabilities, of all ages and identities, are welcome and able to enjoy all your public library has to offer. Topics will include:

• Physical space and environment: Layouts, displays, furniture and equipment.
• Programs and Services: Assisting patrons with a various disabilities, and ensuring library staff and volunteers are prepared.
• Community events, and library programs: Addressing barriers to in-person events, as well as offering accommodations.
• Web and Social Media: Ensuring images, videos, and site navigations don’t exclude disabled patrons from programs and services.
• Discussion: Participants will have time to share good and bad examples from their libraries, as well as implementation ideas they have as a result of the webinar.

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There's an App for That?!: Wisconsin Social Services Apps

Originally recorded on August 9, 2023.

Services and assistance are available with a tap of a mobile device’s screen. From ordering a meal, hailing a ride, or finding a home, people can use their mobile phones and other smart devices to access services when they need it. This webinar will feature two apps and a mobile-optimized website to more easily find social services in Wisconsin that can address their specific needs ranging from healthcare, childcare and housing, to judicare (legal needs) and driver’s license restoration from wherever they have an internet connection. Here are the three services that will be covered:

• 2-1-1 Wisconsin App from United Way: The familiar and amazing 2-1-1 service goes mobile. Find local help for food insecurity, housing insecurity, mental health assistance, and substance abuse treatment. Presented by Ed Wall, 2-1-1 Director for Dane County UnitedWay.
• MyACCESS App from the State of Wisconsin: Enroll and manage BadgerCare Plus (healthcare), housing assistance, childcare subsidies, employment and training accounts, and other services from a single app and website. Presented by Gwen Hannes, Dane County Human Services.
• Legal Tune-up from LIFT Wisconsin: A mobile optimized online tool to help navigate legal barriers to employment, housing, etc. The tool allows visitors to reinstate driver’s licenses, remove eviction records, remove criminal records, and more. Presented by Alberto Prado from LIFT Wisconsin

Sponsors for this webinar include Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, South Central Library System, Bridges Library System and the Wisconsin Library Workforce Connection (LWC).

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• MyACCESS Slides 1
• MyACCESS Slides 2
• LIFT Wisconsin Slides
• 211 Service Wisconsin

Materials Challenge Readiness

Presented by CCBC Librarians, Tessa Michaelson Schmidt and Megan Schliesman, on Thursday, July 20 at the Pinney Library.

We will walk through ways to be prepared for and respond to IF concerns and challenges. This workshop will provide opportunities to acknowledge and decenter fear. We will focus on the reasons why public libraries do what they do when it comes to providing community members with diverse materials and a wide range of choices, and how to talk about it. We encourage all participants to review their library’s mission and selection and reconsideration policy and related procedures in advance.

Public Library Communication Review Activity

Public Library Policies & Procedures Review Activity

Action Plan Worksheet

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Relax. Take a Deep Breath. Read a Comic.

Originally presented May 15, 2023, with Soline Holmes and Alicia Schwarzenbach presenting.

Shazam! Want to be a superhero for your library? Use your superpower–COMICS! Not just an "escape" read, comics have healing qualities and are a good medium to teach and discuss mental health. The format makes complicated and sensitive information more accessible and allows the readers (and creators) to identify with characters and issues. Learn about mental health comic titles and how mental health comics can be used for all ages for programming and as informational texts. Throughout the presentation, there will also be mini-mental health breaks featuring tips for self-care.

So...Relax. Take a deep breath. Read a comic.

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Great New Books for Older Children & Teens, Grades 6-12

Originally presented on March 29, 2023, with CCBC Librarians Megan Schliesman, Merri Lindgren, and Madeline Tyner presenting

Join CCBC librarians as they highlight some of the books in CCBC Choices 2023, the most recent edition of the library's annual best-of-the-year list, for older children and teens in grades 6-12.

 

CCBC Choices 2023

 

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Great New Books for Younger Children, Birth - Grade 5

Originally presented March 15, 2023, with CCBC Librarians Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, Megan Schliesman, and Merri Lindgren presenting.

Join CCBC librarians as they highlight some of the books in CCBC Choices 2023, the most recent edition of the library's annual best-of-the-year list, for children from birth through grade 5.

Great New Books for Older Children & Teens, Grades 6 - 12 is scheduled for March 29, 2023, at 9 a.m. Register here!

CCBC Choices 2023

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Annual Report Webinar 2023

Originally presented on January 13, 2023, with Tracie Miller, SCLS Public Library Administration Consultant, 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 anyone who has recently experienced questions or problems with the report. However, anyone working on the state annual report should find it a helpful review and is welcome to attend.

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Summer Library Program & Early Literacy

Originally presented on December 9, 2022, with Shawn Brommer presenting.

Shawn Brommer will present practical program ideas that encourage toddlers and preschoolers to engage in early literacy activities during next year's Summer Library Program. Shawn will discuss the highlights of a 6-week program outline and will draw attention to book lists, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, activities, crafts, early literacy connections, and messages for parents that support the 2023 summer theme. A .pdf of the outline will be available online and will be sent to all registrants.

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Rebound & Reconnect: Post-Crisis Management Strategies

Originally presented in person on November 17, 2022, at the Waunakee Public Library and virtually via Zoom on November 29, 2022, with Rachel Arndt presenting.

When crisis management ends, what comes next? Library directors are managing a return to “normalcy” after a long cycle of fast-paced change. Approaching business as usual may not result in the same benchmarks of success. This workshop will provide tools and strategies for rebuilding the connections vital to a library’s success. Participants will examine self-management tools, learn approaches to renew relationships with staff and patrons, and identify prospective community partners.

 

Rachel Arndt has worked in public libraries for over a decade in front-line reference, archives, technical services, management, and library administration. As a library consultant, Rachel shares her knowledge and expertise to support the library community. She works from the belief that lifelong learning isn’t just for patrons; a successful practitioner continues to adapt and evolve over their career. Through Rachel Arndt Consulting LLC she delivers holistic and customized professional development to all types of library workers.

 

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• CE Activity Report - In Person
• CE Activity Report - Virtual
• Recording