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

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.

• WTBBL Website
• CE Activity Report

Recording

 

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

Slides

CE Activity Report

Recording

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.

Slides

CE Activity Report

Recording

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).

• Recording
• 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

Slides

CE Activity Report

 

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