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

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.

 

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

 

Youth Programming Workshop

Challenged Materials, Challenging Times with Megan Schliesman, Merri Lindgren, and Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, CCBC Librarians

 

We’ll take a look at what is happening around complaints, concerns, and challenges to library materials around the country, and walk through ways to be prepared for and respond to concerns and challenges.  All participants should bring their institution’s selection AND reconsideration policy and related procedures.

 

Communication Review Activity

Policies and Procedures Review Activity

Slides

 

 

Acts of Kindness: Library programs for youth that celebrate compassion, connection, and cooperation

 

Shawn Brommer, SCLS youth services Consultant, maker, musician, book reviewer, and Anne Horjus’s friend steps in as an understudy and returns to the SCLS stage to introduce concepts that support sustainable practice and program ideas that promote kindness, cooperation, and compassion. In this session, Shawn will introduce ideas that include art projects, games, music, and other practical and fun program ideas that will enhance next summer’s program. Be prepared to joyfully return to your libraries re-energized and excited to connect with next summer’s program participants.

 

SCLS Youth Services website

 

Slides

Notable Books Marathon 2022

The Notable Books Panel is Rising to the Challenge and expanding our reach beyond the ALA Notable Books list. The four-librarian panel will highlight titles from the current WLA Literary Award Committee’s Outstanding Achievement list, the ALA Notable Books List, and one Award List of their choosing. Come and hear about award-winning books to add to your library’s collection and your TBR.

Presenters: Amy Lutzke, Helene Androski, Eliot Finkelstein, Jean Anderson

Booklist

Recording

Updating Your Collection: Selecting & Deselecting Materials with Native Content

Originally presented on October 20, 2022, with Dr. Debbie Reese presenting.

Providing the best possible service to the public means we must periodically update our collections. Do the materials in your library accurately reflect Indigenous peoples of Wisconsin and the United States? How do you know? In this session, you'll have an opportunity to gain insights into selecting and deselecting materials with Native content.

CE Activity Report

Recording (only available until November 18, 2022)

Community Fundraising Success Stories

Originally presented on September 13, 2022.

Join us as three directors from Wisconsin public libraries share their local fundraising success stories. After attending this session, you'll have the inspiration and ideas you need to find a local base of supporters ready to get involved and become change agents for your library.

Presented by: Christy Ross, Library Director, Brandon Public Library, Svetha Hetzler, Library Director, Sun Prairie Public Library, Heidi Cox, Library Director, E.D. Locke Public Library, McFarland

• Recording
• Beyond Books: The 21st Century Public Library (7-minute video clip from CBS Sunday Morning)
• Evaluation Form
• CE Activity Report Form

Fundraising Webinar Series: Resources

Demystifying Genre

Originally presented on July 12, 2022, with Becky Spratford, RA for All, presenting.

Nothing is scarier than trying to help a fan of a genre you yourself don’t enjoy. You want to help that, for example, Romance reader find the perfect book, but you are having trouble knowing where to begin because...eek!... you don’t read Romance. You are afraid they will find out you are a fraud. How can YOU possibly help THEM?!? Never fear, in this program, Readers’ Advisory expert, Becky Spratford, will teach you the basic appeals of the major genres, give you the inside track on what a fan of that genre is most drawn to, and provide you with talking points to get your genres readers to tell you what they want. This program focuses on providing you with a diverse and inclusive list of up-to-date authors with at least 40% of the example titles representing “own voices”. You will leave this session with the confidence and skill to help fans of every genre, regardless of whether or not you have ever read a book in that genre yourself. And that will leave a trail of happy patrons in your wake.

• Slides
• Speed Reading Books by Joyce Saricks
• CE Activity Report
• Chat
• Recording

Hands-on, Hands-off, and Hands-down Helpful: Digital Literacy Resources for Community Members and Staff

Originally presented on June 23, 2022, with Mark Jochem presenting.

Digital literacy is more vital than ever as ways of working and living have significantly changed before, during, and for the foreseeable future after the COVID-19 pandemic. A startling 1 out of 3 adults (ages 16-54) have “no digital skills” or “limited digital skills” (National Skills Coalition, 2020). Digital literacy is a critical skillset necessary for many people to fully participate in work, school, and life. However, many libraries have limited staff time to dedicate to teach these skills. 

So where can you find free, comprehensive, and largely self-directed resources to support these skills? 

 

In the, Hands-on, Hands-off, and Hands-down Helpful, webinar participants will learn the ins and outs and uses of three accessible and interactive resources to support digital living and job seeking. The resources highlighted will include GCFGlobal, DigitalLearn.org, and Northstar Digital Literacy. They were selected for their wide applicability, usability, and versatility for patrons and staff.

• Handout (PDF)
• Handout (Word)
• Slides
• CE Activity Report

Recording

Booktalking Your Way to the Friendliest Library in Town

Originally presented on June 14, 2022, with Becky Spratford presenting.

Booktalking is at the heart of what we do with patrons each and every day at the public library. Whether we are sharing books informally at the services desk, presenting a prepared list of books, or posting information online, talking about books is something we do each and every day. It is a core service, but it is also hard to teach. Booktalking is more of an art than a skill, but with the right guidance and some practice, it can go a long way toward engaging your patrons and re-energizing your staff. Join experienced Readers’ Advisory Becky Spratford as she shares the secret behind delivering great book talks, giving you tips and tricks you can begin using right away to hone your own skills. Rediscover the power and joy that comes from sharing books with patrons.

Slides

CE Activity Report

Questions & answers from chat

Recording

You Got the Grant - Now What? A Recipe for Grant Writing Success, Part 2

Originally presented on May 25, 2022, with Cricket LaFond presenting.

Following up on her March webinar in our fundraising series, Cricket LaFond will focus on what to do when you successfully get the grant you sought and will touch lightly on what to do if you don’t get the grant.

She will cover:
• Announcing the receipt of the grant
• Acknowledging the funder
• The money
• Fulfilling the grant requirements
• Working with your partner(s)
• What happens if disaster strikes

With 30+ years of fundraising experience, Cricket is director of the public library in Clear Lake (WI), population 1,093.

This session is part three of a six-part fundraising webinar series provided by NEWI (Manitowoc-Calumet Library System, Nicolet Federated Library System, Outagamie Waupaca Library System, and Winnefox Library System) and South Central Library System.

Slides

CE Activity Report

Recording

RA for All: Flip the Script and Think Like a Reader

Originally presented May 17, 2022, with Becky Spratford from RA for All presenting.

Readers Advisory belongs in every library, no matter its budget. The implementation of this vital service is the responsibility of every staff member-- from pages to directors, from those behind the scenes to the ones on the front lines. This program will remove the mystery behind providing great RA service. Using her “Ten Rules of Basic RA Service” as a guide, Becky Spratford will use your own love of your favorite books to show you how to help any patron find their next great read. It's not as hard as you think. But more importantly, you will learn why a staff that can harness the power of sharing a great read will become a stronger team and improve service to all patrons, especially the hardest to reach ones.

 

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.

 

The next webinar in this series, Booktalking Your Way to the Friendliest Library in Town, is on June 14 from 10:30 a.m. to noon and you can register here.

• Slides
• Staff Reader Profile
• Speed Reading Books by Joyce Saricks
• The Vocabulary of Appeal by Joyce Saricks
• Books shared during the chat
• CE Activity Report

Recording