[Libs-Or] Webinars and more from WebJunction

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings!

Below are useful articles and upcoming webinars (free) from WebJunction:

Highlighted Content on WebJunction

  *   Multicultural Picture Books: A Deeper Look at Your Collection<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/multicultural-picture-books-diverse-bookfinder.html> – The Diverse BookFinder Collection Analysis Tool is designed to help you diversify your picture book collection. This free, online resource allows you to upload a single file and get a snapshot of WHO is (which racial/cultural groups are) represented—and how—in your collection.

  *   Report on Public Libraries: A Community's Connection for Career Services<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/public-libraries-a-communitys-connection-for-career-services.html> – Public libraries serve an important role in the national workforce development system. This role has increased since the Great Recession and became formalized through changes in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. A recent study from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development chronicles the extent to which public libraries across the United States are providing these career services

WebJunction Webinars for You
The following upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog<https://learn.webjunction.org/>.

Community Health Challenges: Training, Language and Programming for Libraries
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 / 12:00 pm / 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/community-health-challenges.html

Public libraries are uniquely positioned to help their communities address substance misuse, homelessness, and mental health concerns, by connecting residents with accurate information and resources. Libraries are seen by many as safe, neutral spaces; but some topics carry fear and stigma that can have an outsized impact on staff and community members’ ability to respond. Compassionate training, policies, programming, and choice of terminology can help remove barriers that prevent people from seeking help for themselves or others, and give library staff the information and support they need to address this and other public health crises. This webinar will use several examples of library responses to the opioid crisis to highlight approaches, resources, and programs that can help reduce stigma and fear and promote healthier communities.

Presented by: Tramaine EL-Amin, Assistant Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, National Council for Behavioral Health; Jessica Styons, Interim Executive Director/City Librarian, New Orleans Public Library; Sheila Prevost, Public Services Administrative Assistant, New Orleans Public Library; Sarah Babcock, Director of Healthy Environments and Communications, New Orleans Health Department; and Kendra Morgan, Senior Program Manager, WebJunction

Responding to All: Managing Relationships with Key Constituencies
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 / 12:00 pm / 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/responding-to-all-managing-relationships.html

Do you know an amazing library director who stumbled into trouble unexpectedly? Are you one? Every library director seeks to be responsible and successful, but sometimes things go wrong. Understanding concepts for responsible leadership and strategies for fostering key relationships will boost your effectiveness and impact as a director, whether you are new to the position or have been around the block a few times. You will identify key relationships that need to be managed well⁠—your governing authority, your staff, your community, your profession, and last but not least, yourself. Embracing these relationships and working out a checklist of behaviors and communications for each audience will lead to more balance in your work. You’ll leave this webinar inspired by big ideas and motivated by practical steps that will refine your practice as a successful library leader.

Presented by: Jamie LaRue, writer, speaker, teacher, consultant, and former library director; and Sharon Morris, Ph.D., MLIS, Director, Library Development, Colorado State Library

Hooray for Dissent! Moving Beyond a Culture of Conformity
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 / 12:00 pm / 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/hooray-for-dissent.html

Dissent and conflict are critical components of progress and are catalysts that move individuals, institutions, and communities toward systemic change. Author Cass Sunstein writes, "Behavior that is sensible, prudent, and courteous is likely to lead individuals and societies to blunder." Librarianship, on the whole, is prone to such behavior, choosing conformity over conflict, and inertia over action. Authentic dissent in librarianship can be a catalyst to facilitate positive change against systemic oppression in libraries, and in society at large.

After viewing this webinar, participants will:
·         Understand the practical value of dissent to their organizations, communities, and profession
·         Assess the dissent-friendliness of their organizations
·         Practice reflective techniques to test the communal value of the dissent

Presented by: Margo Gustina, Special Projects Librarian, Rural Library Service and Social Wellbeing; and Eli Guinnee, State Librarian, New Mexico State Library, co-founders of Hooray4.org


Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
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