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

Southwest Connections: Local Workforce Development and Public Libraries

Originally presented June 3, 2021, with Rhonda Suda and Dave Shaw

Learn more about the help available to job seekers and communities and meet your partners in workforce development in southwest Wisconsin. Join us for a presentation and meet-n-greet session with the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Representatives from SWWDB and DWD will provide an overview of the workforce development system in Wisconsin, and information on programs, services, and support available to job seekers in your communities. Meet job service partners and make connections to local sources of support.

This training opportunity is part of the LAWDS Project and was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Please see the LAWDS Project website for additional training information and resources.

Slides (Rhonda and Dave)

Slides (Tovah)

CE Activity Report

Recording

 

Library Social Workers - Are You Ready for Any Circumstance?

Originally presented April 28, 2021, with Pamela Westby and Libby Richter presenting.

With the need being great to make changes in the services at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library to better serve marginalized members of the community many options were considered, assessments were done, a proposal was made to hire a social worker, and the rest was history. In 2019 the library appointed its first social worker and has seen the program blossom and shift amongst one of the most trying times for the community, and our world. Learn about what factors were considered when this library was deciding to hire a social worker, what a social worker could do in your library, how they fit into the normal hustle and bustle of services, and why a social service collaboration might be the right fit for your library.

Slides (Pamela)

Slides (Libby)

CE Activity Report

Recording

Meet Your Partners: Workforce Resources (LAWDS)

Originally presented on April 27, 2021, with Anne Hamland, Mark Jochem, Nicole Rice, Julie Eder, Mitchell Rupp, and Jennifer Krzmarcik.

Meet your partners in providing workforce and community resources! Library staff and workforce partners will gather virtually to learn about services and resources provided by job centers, workforce partners, and libraries. Attendees will get to know their counterparts, tour online resources, work through service scenarios, and brainstorm communication and collaboration strategies going forward.

Learning Objectives
1. Attendees will understand the services and resources available to the public provided by libraries and workforce development job centers.

2. Attendees will work through customer scenarios together and brainstorm potential areas for communication and collaboration.

The LAWDS project brings together public library staff with regional Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) and Wisconsin Job Centers, to facilitate more seamless support of job-seeking patrons, business owners, and entrepreneurs. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Agenda and Resources

Recording

Adult Take & Make Ideas for Your Library

Originally presented on April 14, 2021, with Melissa Roelli and Lindsey Ganz presenting.

Take & Makes, Grab & Go, and Workshop @ Home are a few of the names for the craft programs libraries are providing for their library patrons of all ages. In this webinar, Melissa Roelli from the Mount Horeb Public Library and Lindsey Ganz from the Columbus Public Library will share with us their process for providing Take & Makes at their libraries. From the idea stage to the finished product, Melissa and Lindsey will share their tips and best practices for their successful projects. You’ll come away with project ideas, resource lists, and tips on creating a video. And, if you have ideas to share, we’d love to hear them.

Melissa's Slides

Lindsey's Slides

Resource List

CE Activity Report

Recording

Job & Career Search Using Labor Market Information

Originally presented February 10, 2021 with Maura Kirkham presenting.

Review of the DWD website tools to assist in career development and job search. The webinar will focus on using the MyLMI Widgets, the Skills Explorer Tool, and WisConomy, the labor market data tool.

Presented by Maura Kirkham, Bureau of Workforce Information and Technical Support

Slides

Recording - February 10

Recording - February 12

Wisconsin Award Winners, 2020

Originally presented November 17, 2020, with Deb Shapiro and Aimee Schreiber presenting.

Each year the Literary Awards and the Children's Book Award Committees read and evaluate many books by Wisconsin authors. Join this year's committee chairs, Deb Shapiro and Aimee Schreiber, to hear all about this year's winners.

Children's Book Award Winners

Literary Award Winners

Slides

• Aimee
• Deb

Recording

Notable Books Marathon

Originally presented on October 29, 2020 with Jean Anderson, Helene Androski, Eliot Finkelstein, and Amy Lutzke presenting.

This year's Notable Books Marathon is going virtual. Librarians from across the state will discuss books from ALA's Notable Books list and the current WLA Literary Award Committee's Outstanding Achievement list. Join us to find new books to add to your collection and your TBR list and add to your library's collection.

Handout

What We're Reading Now list

CE Activity Report

Recording

Job Center of Wisconsin for Job Seekers

Originally presented August 6, 2020 with Linda Williamson, Department of Workforce Development, presenting.

A demonstration of the Job Center of Wisconsin website for job seekers, including account creation and registration, job searching and creating a resume.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program.

Slides

DPI CE Activity Report

Recording

Sharing Best Practices for Reopening Special Libraries

Originally presented June 23, 2020 with Amy Crowder, Eileen Serverson, and Amy O'Shea presenting.

Join panelists Amy Witt-Crowder, Wisconsin State Law Library, Amy O’Shea, Schumacher Library, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, and Eileen Severson, Library and Patient Education Services at Gundersen Health System to hear best practices around reopening services in special libraries around Wisconsin. The panel will discuss procedures and their experiences in planning and providing library services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be followed by a Q&A with the panel.

Slides:

• Amy Crowder, Wisconsin State Law Library
• Eileen Severson, Gundersen Health System
• Amy O'Shea, Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Handouts

• Wisconsin State Law Library Reopening Guidelines

There was a question about Caviwipes and TB wipes during the webinar. This link (shared by a participant) is a Comparison of EPA Registered Hospital Disinfectants.

Recording

 

Compassionate Accountability: Dealing with Problem Behaviors in the Library

Originally presented June 11, 2020 with Emily Rogers and Karla Giraldéz from Brown County Library presenting.

We all have those patrons who can make library work more challenging. Maybe they repeatedly violate a policy or they seek out the staff person who is willing to bend the rules for them when you have already told them no. With many of our libraries just starting to expand services and making plans to reopen our facilities in the wake of the Cornoavirus Pandemic, this session will explore ways we can explain changes to our services and enforce existing and new guidelines. We will provide ideas for how to hold patrons accountable for behaviors, and still be compassionate. Topics include tips and tricks to use before, during, and after a behavior concern to help make the library safe for all.

Slides

Role Playing Handout

Behavior Policy Cheat Sheet Handout

Violation Report Handout

CE Activity Report

Recording