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

Let’s Talk: Enhance Your Booktalking Skills

Whenever librarians gather, conversations eventually turn to books. Whether we’re gushing about our favorite reads or describing the titles on our to-read piles, we excel at talking to each other about books. Let’s apply these natural skills to promoting the books in our collections to the tweens and teens we serve by brushing up our booktalking skills! In this fun and engaging session, participants will: be treated to examples of different booktalking styles; be introduced to best practices and practical techniques; learn about resources that support booktalking; and practice personal techniques in the safe and supportive environment of colleagues who are serving teens and tweens. Join us and strengthen your booktalking skills and your connections with colleagues from the region who are spreading the word about incredible books for amazing readers.

Presenters: Jody Mohrbacher, Madison Public Library and Shawn Brommer, SCLS

Handout

11/13/2023 in SLP, Summer Library Program, Youth Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wisconsin Talking Books & Braille Library: Services to Patrons and Public Libraries

Originally presented on November 2, 2023, with Katie Saldutte, WTBBL Outreach Librarian

As part of a national network cooperating with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) provides audiobooks and Braille materials to Wisconsin residents who cannot read or use regular print materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical limitations.

Bestsellers, romances, mysteries, classics, sports, and travel are just a few of the many subject areas to choose from. Materials are available for adults, young adults, and children. WTBBL also lends audio-described DVDs.

Borrowed items are received and returned postage-free through the U.S. Postal Service. Attend this webinar to learn more about the WTBBL and its services for WI residents.

11/02/2023 in Adult Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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

09/21/2023 in Adult Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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.

Public Library Communication Review Activity

Recording

09/11/2023 in Adult Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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).

08/16/2023 in Adult Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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 Policies & Procedures Review Activity

Action Plan Worksheet

07/25/2023 in Adult Services, CCBC, Communication, Youth Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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.

Resources

Recording

05/16/2023 in Youth Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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

03/29/2023 in CCBC | Permalink | Comments (0)

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

Recording

03/15/2023 in CCBC, Youth Services | Permalink | Comments (0)

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.