[Libs-Or] Upcoming learning opportunities

[HANNING Darci * SLO]

Hello Library Community and Happy Friday!

Did you know that the Oregon Library Staff Academy has hundreds of tutorials and recorded webinars sorted by topics from Community Outreach to Technology (including artificial intelligence)? If  you work at or volunteer with an Oregon library, you have free access to the Oregon Library Staff Academy – you can request your free account by submitting this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources>.

Here’s a summary of upcoming learning resources available through the State Library and other organizations. Be sure to visit the State Library of Oregon’s CE website<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/> for more learning resources as well as the CE Calendar<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/calendar>.  (You can view this email online as well.<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/weekly>)

HIGHLIGHTED WEBINARS:

Support Summer Reading Programs with Gale<https://cengage-gale.zoom.us/webinar/register/9817748868302/WN_ddIqPYbhQ1K0OWGtSOzgUA#/registration> (Gale)
Tuesday, May 19, 11:00 - 11:45a PT
Join this webinar to explore engaging, age-appropriate digital resources from Gale that support reading motivation, curiosity, and skill-building throughout the summer months. We’ll share hands-on examples, promotion ideas, and programming connections that can help support summer reading in your library.

Participants will learn how to:
·        Support early literacy development with Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee’s Academy (not available through Oregon's state contract)
·        Encourage nonfiction reading and exploration using Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids
·        Incorporate Gale eBooks into summer reading lists and activities
·        Use Gale In Context: Elementary to support inquiry and help establish real-world connections
·        Promote Gale resources to families and caregivers during summer months

Where is AI in 2026, and where is it going?<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/where-is-ai-going.html> (WebJunction)
Thursday, May 21, 12:00p PT
AI has advanced at a pace that has stunned even leading experts. These systems aren’t science fiction anymore—they’re reshaping work, relationships, and even crime in real time. Join us for a fast-paced, beginner-friendly overview of today’s most powerful AI systems including AI's current capabilities and AI safety concepts that will help you and your library be more prepared to serve your communities.

In just the past year, AI has advanced at a pace that has stunned even leading experts. These systems aren’t science fiction anymore—they’re reshaping work, relationships, and even crime in real time. This fast-paced, beginner-friendly interactive webinar explores AI's current capabilities and what we know about where it is headed. Ramirez will explain why AI is quite proficient at some tasks while it performs poorly on others. AI safety concepts will be a significant part of the presentation. Leave with knowledge that will help you and your library be more prepared to serve your communities.

Helping Patrons Find Legal Information: Using Oregon Law Help in Libraries <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sDLR0X7yRbmc5I3YHjzY1Q#/registration> (Oregon State Bar / State Library of Oregon)
Tuesday, June 9, 1:00 – 1:45p PT
Every day, people turn to libraries for help with urgent issues – including housing, family, immigration, and more. These issues often involve legal needs, but finding the right legal support can be challenging. Oregon Law Help<https://oregonlawhelp.org/> is a new tool designed to make that work easier.  

Created by Oregon courts, legal aid providers, and the Oregon State Bar, Oregon Law Help<https://oregonlawhelp.org/> is a free, interactive website that has step-by-step guides, referrals to free and low-cost legal help, legal forms and other helpful resources. Available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Simplified Chinese, the site makes it easy to find clear, reliable legal information to share with patrons.   

Hosted by the Oregon State Bar, this 45-minute webinar will help library staff use Oregon Law Help confidently and effectively. It will include: 
·        Tips for navigating Oregon Law Help and sharing relevant resources. 
·        Strategies for integrating Oregon Law Help into everyday library services.  
·        Examples of how to use Oregon Law Help to respond to patron questions.  
·        Opportunities to ask questions during a live Q&A. 

Libraries play a vital role in connecting people to information and services in their communities. Oregon Law Help is a tool you can rely on to support and strengthen the work you’re already doing.  Register here<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sDLR0X7yRbmc5I3YHjzY1Q>.  A recording will be made available in the Oregon Library Staff academy a few days after the live webinar.

AT YOUR LEISURE:
WATCH: Book Display Basics for Every Library Worker<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff/course/92338> (PCI Webinar / Oregon Library Staff Academy)
Note: Oregon library staff and volunteers can request access to the Oregon Library Staff Academy by using this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources> and choosing the option for the Oregon Library Staff Academy.

Any library worker can be a hero and use book displays or online book lists to market their library's collection, revealing the hidden gems on their shelves and introducing patrons to materials they may have missed. In addition, book displays, both in the library and online, can tie your programs, partnerships, and library services into your collection. Discover all the ways that you can promote your library’s collection with better book displays. Book displays are a fun, creative marketing technique that any library can use.  Learn how to create book displays that will draw readers in and help them to find those titles that don’t get enough attention.

LEARN: Basic Spanish for Library Staff<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff/course/56270> (Self-paced tutorial / Oregon Library Staff Academy)
Note: Oregon library staff and volunteers can request access to the Oregon Library Staff Academy by using this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources> and choosing the option for the Oregon Library Staff Academy.

Do you want to brush up on your Spanish skills and practice phrases that are useful in a library environment?  Head over to this interactive, self-paced online tutorial. This course was created through a partnership between the South Carolina State Library, the Library of North Carolina, and REFORMA de las Carolinas, a chapter of REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.  This project is made possible in part by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Learning Objectives Learners will be able to:

  *   Acquire basic library vocabulary and scripts
  *   Discuss cultural competency, outreach, and programming
  *   Build confidence in using Spanish in the library--at any skill level

LISTEN: Creating a Communication Campaign<https://libraryleadershippodcast.com/175-creating-a-communication-campaign-with-dr-stevie-munz/> (Library Leadership Podcast)
As librarians, how do we create effective communication campaigns that achieve our goals and craft messages that encourage people to engage with all we have to offer? On this show, Dr. Stevie Munz, Co-Owner and Consultant at Summit Communication Consulting, discusses how libraries are well-positioned to achieve strategic and effective messages.

ONLINE CONFERENCES
Thursday and Friday, May 28 and May 29: 20th Annual Information Literacy Summit<https://ilago.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/time-to-register-for-the-20th-annual-il-summit/> (ILAGO)
Registration is now open for the 20th annual Oregon Information Literacy Summit taking place virtually on Thursday, May 28th and with a hybrid option on Friday, May 29th at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus. We are so very pleased to offer two no-cost opportunities to participate and be in community together.

Registration link for all sessions: https://forms.gle/K9mNmFuCbBBUDLyy9<http://registration%20is%20now%20open%20for%20the%2020th%20annual%20oregon%20information%20literacy%20summit%20taking%20place%20virtually%20on%20thursday,%20may%2028th%20and%20with%20a%20hybrid%20option%20on%20friday,%20may%2029th%20at%20the%20portland%20community%20college%20cascade%20campus.%20we%20are%20so%20very%20pleased%20to%20offer%20two%20no-cost%20opportunities%20to%20participate%20and%20be%20in%20community%20together.%20%20registration%20link%20for%20all%20sessions:%20https/forms.gle/K9mNmFuCbBBUDLyy9> Zoom links and in person location details will be provided via email to registrants.

Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15, 7:30a – 1:30p PT, Reimagining Information Literacy: A National Forum<https://reimaginingliteracy.cmpinc.net/> (New Jersey State Library and Institute of Museum and Library Services).
Registration is now open<https://www.edgereg.net/er/Registration/StepRegInfo.jsp?ActivityID=44112&StepNumber=1&v=ODc0N2FhZDYtNzZiYi00MjcwLTk2OWItNWI3YWNjY2QwYjkx>, sessions<https://reimaginingliteracy.cmpinc.net/agenda/> will be recorded!

Reimagining Information Literacy is an opportunity for librarians, educators, and researchers to gather to reflect on the importance of information literacy. Variously understood as digital, visual, media, textual, and/or technological literacy, this forum approaches information literacy as an umbrella that is inclusive of all types. The need for a high degree of information literacy spans the continuum of life – from the time a child “reads” a cereal box at the breakfast table, to an elder’s decision-making around medical treatment, information is a part of daily life. With the advent of widespread artificial intelligence tools, it is also a time of reimagination. [More information<https://reimaginingliteracy.cmpinc.net/>]


>> If you’re looking for learning resources on a particular topic, please contact me<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon?subject=I'm%20looking%20for%20CE%20resources> – I’m happy to help! <<

LIVE WEBINARS for the week of May 18 (details are available at our CE Calendar<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> and the WebJunction<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/free-webinars-for-library-staff.html> listing).
Monday

  *   9 – 10am Page to Practice Book Club (AASL)

Tuesday

  *   8 – 9am Theory of Change 101- What's so Great About Mapping Change? (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
  *   9 – 10am Active-Allyship in the Modern World (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
  *   10 – 11am How Agentic AI Rewrites the Rules of Workplace Training (Training Industry)
  *   11 – 11:45am Support Summer Reading Programs with Gale (Gale)

Wednesday

  *   8 – 9am Beyond the Summary: Information Literacy in the Era of Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT (SirsiDynix and Library Journal)
  *   8 – 9am Engaging New Voices in Advocacy: Youth, Trustees, and Everyday Patrons (Nebraska Library Commission)
  *   9 – 10am Building Community Groups to Stand Against Book Challenges and Support Local Librarians (Bibliotheca)
  *   10 – 11am Assessing Risk to Protect Your Collections (Foundation for Advancement in Conservation)
  *   11am – 12pm PCI: Cataloging for Non-Catalogers
  *   11am – 12pm Overcoming MTSS Challenges to Better Serve All Students (edWeb)
  *   12 – 1pm Discovering AI Resources: What to Know, What to Use, What to Avoid (TechTalk)
  *   12 – 1pm Finding Pictures: Twentieth-Century Ephemera (Library of Congress)
  *   1 – 2pm Building the Case for Libraries: Turning Outward & The New Civic Path (ALA)

Thursday

  *   9 – 10am How to Prove the Value of Coaching and Consulting (Training Magazine Network)
  *   12 – 1pm Building a Podcast to Create Organizational Learning Impact (Training Magazine Network)
  *   12 – 1pm Where is AI in 2026, and Where is it Going? (WebJunction)
  *   12 – 12:45pm Boost engagement with donor-advised fund donors with tips from Vanguard Charitable (Candid Learning)

Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>

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