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<body style="font: 10pt/normal Segoe UI; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><div class="GroupWiseMessageBody" id="GroupWiseSection_1556743834000_StoddartR@lanecc.edu_76DA158117C500009F706F6436643239_"><div>The <a href="https://pnla.org/conference/">2019 PNLA Conference</a> in Spokane, Washington is offering a few Pre-Conference sessions that might be of interest to the Pacific Northwest Library Community. The pre-conferences will occur on Wednesday -- August 7th in the Centennial Hotel conference space.</div><div><br></div><div>1. <strong>Morning session: <em>LEADERSHIP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE </em>(Cost:$65 - seating limited to 20 participants)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">A 3 hour morning workshop lead by experts from the University of Idaho Extension to help build leadership skills that will positively impact libraries and their communities. This workshop is designed to assist people in developing a greater understanding of self, others and community. Working with Others is one segment the Leadership to Make a Difference Institute, focused on the development of basic leadership skills necessary for planning, leading and supporting positive intentional community change. Leadership to Make a Difference pre-conference cost is:<span> </span><strong style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">$65<br><strong style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a style="transition:0.1s linear; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent;" href="https://pnla.wildapricot.org/event-3350605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to register for Leadership to Make a Difference Pre-Conference</a></em></strong></strong></div><div> </div><div>2. <strong>Morning session: </strong><a href="https://sched.co/N93c"><strong><em>21st CENTURY VOLUNTEERS: WHO NEEDS THEM?</em></strong></a><strong> (Free w/ conference registration)</strong><br><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Traditionally library volunteers have completed tasks such as mending books, hosting book sales, or dusting shelves. This workshop will update participants on how to recruit, train, motivate and retain volunteers with specialized skills such as marketing, social media, or program support that library staff might not have time to develop or use. Topics will include why volunteers are an important part of the library workforce, examples of skilled volunteer descriptions, the fundamentals of a successful volunteer management program, and resources to support staff with limited time for volunteer management. By the end of the workshop, attendees will develop a volunteer job description to meet a need in their library. This session will be given by Sue Walker from the Idaho Commission for Libraries. Session info: <a href="https://sched.co/N93c">https://sched.co/N93c</a> -- <font color="#000000">Cost is Free with conference registration - </font><a href="https://pnla.org/conference/registration-pnla-2019/">Register here</a><font color="#000000">.</font></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">3. <strong><font color="#000000">Morning session: </font></strong><a href="https://sched.co/N93i"><strong><em>BUILDING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS WITH MINIMAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH COLLECTIONBUILDER</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em>(Free w/ conference registration)</strong><br><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">CollectionBuilder is an open source project for building library digital collection and exhibit websites driven by metadata and hosted on lightweight infrastructure. After providing well-structured metadata and a directory of digital files, CollectionBuilder utilizes Jekyll static web generator to create a website for visualizing, browsing, and accessing the collection. Developed by the University of Idaho Library to provide a viable alternative to bloated infrastructure systems, CollectionBuilder is “Librar* Optimized,” enabling librarians to take greater ownership over their projects and lowering barriers to development. </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">This workshop will introduce the three main use cases of CollectionBuilder:<span> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">1) the creation of stand-alone library digital collections and exhibits </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">2) the creation of “skins” to apply on top of the data/metadata from current digital collection management systems such as CONTENTdm </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">3) a pedagogical tool for learning about digital libraries concepts, web skills, and digital literacy via hands-on, project-based learning. </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Session info: <a href="https://sched.co/N93i ">https://sched.co/N93i </a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Cost - Free with conference registration - <a href="https://pnla.org/conference/registration-pnla-2019/">Register here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">4. <font color="#000000"><strong> Afternoon Session:</strong><a href="https://sched.co/NcAG"><strong> <em>INCLUSIVE LIBRARY TEAM CULTURE: TRANSFORMING HOW STAFF TREATS CUSTOMERS AND EACH OTHER</em></strong></a><strong> </strong><strong><font color="#333333">(Free w/ conference registration)</font></strong></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Do you want to create a better team environment at your library, where your staff treats each other and customers with respect and goodwill? Jenny Berg, Adam Carlson, Kimbre Chapman and Alice Darnton, supervisors from McMinnville Public Library, will share how their mid-sized public library transformed its culture to be more positive and inclusive, thereby improving customer satisfaction. During a time of anxiety caused by high turnover and leadership changes, we led our 20-person staff in brainstorming the ways they want to treat each other. The resultant list became the library’s Staff Ground Rules. The library work teams have revisited the Staff Ground Rules regularly in meetings for the past three years. We have discovered that customer service has been significantly improved as a result. Great customer service starts within ourselves and our work teams– if we thrive as a team, we thrive as an organization, and the library will thrive within the larger community. We have since used the Staff Ground Rules, and the process from which we arrived at them, as part of a new Strategic Plan. Presentation attendees will leave this session with tools they can implement to create a better team environment at their libraries. </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Presentation attendees will leave this session with tools they can implement to create a better team environment at their libraries, including positive relationship building, holding people accountable and having critical conversations, fun ways to keep the positive team dynamic front and center, and getting staff buy in for various library initiatives. Session info: <a href="https://sched.co/NcAG">https://sched.co/NcAG</a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Cost - Free with conference registration - <a href="https://pnla.org/conference/registration-pnla-2019/">Register here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Stay turned for more conference updates!</div><div><br></div><div>More information about the 2019 PNLA Conference (August 7-9th) is available here: <a href="https://pnla.org/conference/">https://pnla.org/conference/</a> including Early Bird registration info!</div><div><br></div><div>See you in Spokane in August!</div><div><br></div><div>Rick</div><div>2019 PNLA Conference Chair<br></div></div></body></html>