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

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

 

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

 

Budget Webinar 2020

Originally presented on March 12, 2020 with Marty Van Pelt, Kerrie Goeden, Mark Ibach, Corey Baumann, and Vicki Teal Lovely presenting.

A general explanation of the SCLS budget using 2020 budget numbers. The SCLS Department Coordinators will review the sources of revenue and expenditures. Each department will allow time for Q & A by attendees. This webinar targets SCLS member library directors but contains information useful to any member librarian. The webinar will be recorded.

Slides:

• Kerrie Goeden
• Mark Ibach
• Corey Baumann (coming soon)
• Vicki Teal Lovely

An Introduction to Talking Books

Originally presented September 26, 2019 with Katie Malloy, Outreach Librarian at WTBBL, presenting.

The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) is a network library of the Library of Congress National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

WTBBL provides braille and recorded books through the United States Postal Service for those Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read normal print or hold a book.

Join Katie Malloy, Outreach Librarian, to learn more how your library can promote these services to your community.

Slides

Application

WTBBL Information

Recording

From Inbox to Completion: the Secrets to Successful Workflow

Originally presented March 27, 2019 with Doug Crane, Director of the Palm Beach County Library System, presenting.

Is your inbox overflowing?  Is your work spilling onto every available surface?  Do you want to get more stuff done in less time while looking effortless in the process?  In this energizing class, you will learn the best practices for workflow management based on an internationally recognized system.  This includes discovering:

• The definitive five phases of workflow
• The key questions to ask about any item on your physical or virtual desk
• The role of functional folders for later action or reference
• The importance of a weekly review

Handouts

• General Reference Filing
• GTD Weekly Review®
• Organizing Your Workspace
• Simple Workflow Diagram
• Efficient Librarian Bibliography

CE Activity Report

Slides

Recording

Overcoming the Email Avalanche: Three Steps to an Empty Inbox

Originally presented March 20, 2019 with Doug Crane, Director of the Palm Beach County Library System, presenting.

Huge volumes of email are a fact of office life, yet it threatens to overwhelm our work.  Is there a way to get email under control short of mass deleting your entire inbox?  Yes there is!  In this fun and engaging class, participants will learn how to:

• Clear out inbox backlog, no matter how large
• Identify different types of actionable email and respond accordingly
• Create an efficient organizational structure to their email client
• Reliably locate archived email
• Celebrate the joys of an empty inbox!

Workflow Handout

Bibliography

Slides

CE Activity Report

Recording

Budget Webinar, 2019

Originally presented on March 15, 2019 with Marty Van Pelt, Kerrie Goeden, Mark Ibach, Corey Baumann, and Vicki Teal Lovely presenting.

A general explanation of the SCLS budget using 2019 budget numbers. The SCLS Department Coordinators will review the sources of revenue and expenditures. Each department will allow time for Q & A by attendees. This webinar targets SCLS member library directors but contains information useful to any member librarian. The webinar will be recorded.

Slides

• Kerrie Goeden, Finance & Human Resources Coordinator
• Mark Ibach, Consultant Services Coordinator
• Corey Baumann, Delivery Services Coordinator
• Vicki Teal Lovely, Technology Services Coordinator

Library Event Marketing & Photography

Presented on December 11, 2018 at the Fitchburg Public Library

Presenters: Tana Elias and Kristen Colgin, Madison Public Library and Amanda Reseburg, Photographer, Type A Images

Do you have a great event planned but not sure how to best promote it?  Or are you involved in programming at your library, but wondering how to choose and plan events?  Learn how to plan and promote your library events in this interactive workshop, with an emphasis on taking good event photos to share your success.

Tana and Kristen's slides and handouts:

• Slides (pdf), Slides (online)
• BtP Marketing Messaging Handout
• Madison Public Library media Consent form
• Example Social Media Post
• Marketing & Promotion Timeline

Amanda's slides

 

Clear & Practical Tools to tell our Libraries' Stories

As part of this year's March All Directors meeting, the Library Innovation Subcommittee asked a panel of our local experts to share their tools for gathering community input. Panelists include: Cindy Fesemyer, Director of the Columbus Public Libary; Kate Hull and Tim Powers, Librarians at the Fitchburg Public Library; and Sarah Lawton, Neighborhood Librarian for Pinney and Monroe Street.

Slides

Fitchburg's Survey questions

Jody Hoesly, the new Data Services Consultant, spoke briefly about the Data Dashboard that she's designing.

Slides

Notes from table talks:

Sarah

Jody

Cindy

Kate and Tim

Large Group Discussion Notes

TTW: The Green to Dream: Preparing for a Capital Campaign

Presented on August 24, 2016 with Karen Rose, Principal Consultant for Library Strategies presenting.

Your community needs a new library but public funding comes up short. Consider expanding your funding resources to include private donors and build the library your community deserves.  Learn the steps to conducting a successful capital campaign, including feasibility studies, campaign planning and leadership recruitment. 

Slides

CE Activity Report

Recording