[Libs-Or] Upcoming learning opportunities (free)

Thu Jul 3 09:19:53 PDT 2025

Hello library community!

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 and the CE Calendar<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> which also includes links to the PDF<https://maine-msl.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=76010632> and online<https://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-events.html> versions of this month's free events listed by category (compiled by the Maine State Library and hosted by WebJunction).

>> 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! <<

AT YOUR LEISURE:
Pre-recorded webinars to view at your convenience

Soft Skills: The Tools Every Librarian Should Have<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff/course/36747> (Niche Academy)
Being a successful librarian means more than knowing how to catalog, read a MARC record, or find resources for a student writing a paper. It means having soft skills that fill in gaps when theory and technical knowledge don’t answer patron questions or tell you how to be a team player. Soft skills often speak to personality or character or the way a person works – things that are not necessarily definable or even measurable. In reviewing job postings, the soft skills librarians should have cover the ability to be a team player, collaborate, adapt to change. Librarians need to have interpersonal and communication skills, be organized and courteous. In this course, Melissa Lockaby will address some of the knowledge, skills, and abilities that aren’t covered in a classroom, why they are important, and how they can make you a better librarian.

Fighting for the First Amendment: Anti-book banning training series<https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/anti_book_banning_training_series> (EveryLibrary Institute)
America needs people like you to stand up and fight against the extremist groups who are banning books across the country. You might not know this but librarians, as government employees, can't often legally fight against the book bans happening in their community. Their jobs and careers are often threatened, they're attacked publicly, or the municipal attorneys advise them against taking any action. That means that they need people like you to stand up and push back against the well organized groups who are fighting to deny your right to read and control information in your community. That's why we created this webinar series to help people like you stand up against the book banners. Visit: https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/anti_book_banning_training_series

Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation<https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/living-room-conversations-connecting-your-library-community-through-conversation> (Programming Librarian)
Living Room Conversations are a simple, easy, and effective way to bring your community together through community conversations and civic dialogue programming. Living Room Conversations offers a plug-and-play library program that allows both small and rural as well as large and urban libraries to hold community conversations on a wide range of topics. This webinar will guide participants through the Living Room Conversations dialogue model and offer examples of how libraries across the country have brought their communities together to engage in thoughtful, respectful, and transformative conversations.
Visit: https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/living-room-conversations-connecting-your-library-community-through-conversation

ONLINE CONFERENCE (FREE)

Thursday, July 17, 7:00a – 2:00p PT: Join School Library Journal for their 5th Annual Picture Book Palooza<https://www.slj.com/event/slj-picture-book-palooza-2025>.
Join the fun at this all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists from around the world, who bring picture books to life with their extraordinary art. Register<https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Picture_Books_2025/registration/19360> for a day dedicated to their craft and hard work, with a schedule that includes keynotes, author panels, and illustrator spotlights with visionary creators. Visit the exhibit hall, chat with authors and publishing teams, download digital galleys & resources, and be prepared to be inspired as you build your collection, one picture book at a time.

Tuesday/Wednesday, September 16-17, 9:15a – 2:00p PT: Web Accessibility in Mind Conference<https://conference.webaim.org/> (Web Accessibility in Mind)
The Web Accessibility in Mind Conference, presented by WebAIM in partnership with Pope Tech, will provide conference participants with content that will help them mature their practice in digital accessibility. The conference will provide a diverse range of perspectives from a diverse group of speakers, offer solutions to accessibility challenges, give advice and guidance that helps participants to actively contribute to providing more accessible digital spaces, and bring together a cross section of public and private sector technology professionals from organizations large and small.

SAVE THE DATES

Wednesday, July 30, 12:00 pm PT: Elevating core skills with new Library Foundation Training (LiFT) courses<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/elevating-core-skills-with-lift.html>
The Library Foundational Training (LiFT) courses build on the popular ABLE (Alternative Basic Library Education) curriculum while introducing fresh content and innovative learning approaches. This webinar offers an overview of the Collection Management series, the first series of the LiFT courses. Understand the findings from WebJunction's surveys of the field regarding core library skill needs; become familiar with topics in the LiFT Collection Management courses and how they address core foundational skills; and learn how to create a staff development plan using the LiFT courses. Join this webinar to find out how the Collection Management LiFT courses can be used to empower staff and enhance library services. 

Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/elevating-core-skills-with-lift.html

OSU Libraries is hosting a "Critical AI Literacy for Information Work" summer speaker series. OPEN TO ALL! Please register in advance, as seating is limited.

  *   Wednesday, July 30, 10 am PT: "A Compassionate Approach to Critical AI Literacy."
Speaker, Dr. Maha Bali, Professor of Practice at The Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. Register here: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__eagCgZ6SGuY2_b2Fid_5g#/registration

  *   Tuesday, August 26, 10 am PT: Carys Craig, SJD, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, York University (Title and registration coming soon).

HIGHLIGHTED WEBINARS:

Wednesday, July 9, 11:00a PT: Fortifying Your Library: Protecting Your Library and Staff Through Policy<https://www.nicheacademy.com/upcoming-webinars> (Niche Academy)
Libraries are in need of updated policies now more than ever. Strong policy is one of the best ways to protect library staff, prevent issues, and keep unpreventable issues from escalating too far. Join Al Hayden for this webinar, which will offer practical advice for revising your library's policies with: Essential policies every library should keep updated; Tools to evaluate the strength of the policies you have now; Guidelines to consider when revising your policies; Suggestions for training staff on your updates; Communicating policy to patrons. Attendees should leave with actionable ideas to strengthen, revise, and evaluate library policy manuals.

Super Searchers and Meet LEO webinar series<https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/informationliteracy/supersearchers> (PLA and Google)
The ease with which misinformation can be created and spread online endangers everyday discourse—and libraries are uniquely suited to help counteract its negative effects. Google has created a new set of tools for evaluating material found online, making it easier to think critically about the veracity of digital information right at the point of search. New this year are additional tools to help library workers guide parents, caregivers and educators in safely navigating online with their children. Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Each webinar covers the same content, you only need to register once:
·        July 17, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025jul17>
·        August 5, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025aug05>
·        August 20, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025aug20>
·        September 10, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025sep10>

For additional information please visit: https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/informationliteracy/supersearchers

Upcoming live PCI Webinars:

Each Wednesday from 11a - 12p PT, explore new, relevant topics during a live webinar from People Connect Institute.  Note: all PCI Webinars (live and recorded) are limited to Oregon library staff, volunteers, board members, Friend and Foundation members. Full descriptions are available on the PCI Webinar CE page<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-3>.

JULY:

  *   July 9: The Power of Partnerships: Planning a Successful Community Meet & Greet at Your Library
  *   July 16: Elevating Your Game as a Professional
  *   July 23: Trauma-Informed Libraries -- What are they, why do they matter, and how do we become one?
  *   July 30: Trauma-Informed Care or Services for Teens in the Library

  *   August 6: 10 BIG Time Management Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
  *   August 13: How To Organize Anything
  *   August 20: Nontraditional Lending to Aid Your Community’s Environmental AND Safety Efforts
  *   August 27: Inclusive and Impactful: Reinventing Your Meeting Culture

Request your registration links for these upcoming webinars.<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestRegistrationLinksToUpcomingPCIWebinars> These webinars will also be recorded and available to Oregon libraries the following week in the Oregon Library Staff Academy / PCI Webinars<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff?category=20549> category; if you need access to the academy, please submit this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources> and choose the option for the Oregon Library Staff Academy.

Webinars coming up the week of July 7
Visit the CE Calendar<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> for additional details for individual webinars), all times are Pacific:

Wednesday, July 9

•                        8am Printing, Scanning, and Faxing at the Library (Nebraska Library Commission)

•                        9am Leadership Under Pressure: Mastering Change, Complexity, and Uncertainty (TrainingMagazineNetwork)

•                        10am Identifying and Managing Cyber Risk (TechSoup)

•                        10am Nonprofit 101: The Basics of Fundraising Readiness (Nonprofit Hub)

•                        11am PCI: The Power of Partnerships: Planning a Successful Community Meet & Greet at Your Library

•                        11am Calling it Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing (Georgia Library Association)

•                        11am Fortifying Your Library: Protecting Your Library and Staff Through Policy (Niche Academy)

•                        12pm Your Photo Mess, Solved: Smart Organizing with Google Photos (Tech-Talk)

Thursday, July 10

•                        8am Book Drop in Your Library (StarNetLibraries)

•                        11am Introduction to Fundraising Planning (Candid Learning)

•                        11am Teenagers (Part 1): How to Manage Problematic Behavior (Ryan Dowd)

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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