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

A Bridge Across the Divide: The Role of Libraries in the Digital Skills Gap

Originally presented Wednesday, October 30, 2013 with Bobbi Newman, Librarian by Day presenting.

The digital divide is more than lacking access to technology, it is knowing how to use technology well. An estimate 66 million Americans are not digitally literate. Libraries provide a bridge across the digital skills gap, by offering access to technology, instructions on the use of technology, and training in essential 21st century skills. This session will look at how libraries are uniquely positioned to help patrons close the gap.

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Hungry to Read or Just Plain Hungry? Helping Patrons Navigate the ACCESS Site

Originally presented on June 5, 2013 with Laura Wichert, Second Harvest of Southern Wisconsin presenting.

One in four eligible Wisconsinites is not claiming their nutrition assistance benefits! How do you respond to patrons who are looking for ways to make ends meet? Do they struggle with computers and signing up for "food stamps"? Learn about the benefits of the Wisconsin FoodShare (food stamp) program and how you can help your patrons quickly and easily use the ACCESS website to apply for this underutilized government benefit.

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DPI CE Activity Report

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Information Literacy for Life

DVD recording now available for Information Literacy for Life.  This program was originally presented on November 21, 2008.

Mary Evangeliste, Director of User Services & Outreach at Gettysburg College and co-founder of Fearless Future: Marketing & Design for things that matter, will bring together three librarians from three very different institutions and backgrounds to explore how school librarians, public librarians, and academic librarians can collaborate to create comprehensive information literacy programs that span a user’s lifetime. You’ll get the foundation for starting a local dialogue based on national principles. Mary will be joined by Alex Hodges, Assistant Director of Library Instruction at American University in Washington; Niketha McKenzie, School Librarian at the Thurgood Marshall Academy, a public charter high school in Washington, DC; and Roshin Mathew, a master’s student at University of Maryland’s iSchool and a teacher of information literacy to older adults through the public library as well as undergraduates at UM’s Freshman Writing Program.

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