Heath Umbreit, Adult Services Librarian, and Kate Tigue, Head of Youth Services, Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Regardless of your audience, successful programs require careful planning. Clearly communicating expectations helps everyone at a time when libraries serve many functions across diverse groups.
Learning Outcomes:
Consistent facilitation supports program quality and morale, and is an accessible skill that applies across all library services.
In this 90-minute session, an adult services librarian and a children’s services librarian will speak for 50 minutes and then answer questions.
Cara Marcus, Knowledge and Resource Manager, National Rural Transit Assistance Program (National RTAP)
Library users have questions about transportation. Maybe they are passengers who need a ride or are researching transportation. But transportation information can be hard to find. This one-hour webinar covers the best resources to find transportation information and statistics. Learn about the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)'s Find Anything Toolkit. Discover information about transit for your zip code. Leave with data and resources to answer patron questions about transportation.
Lydia Sampson, Assistant Director, Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
This webinar shares best practices to manage Libraries of Things. You’ll get tips on how to package and label items to make them more appealing to patrons and easier for staff to manage. Learn how to adjust your current workflow to deal with unconventional materials. Find out how to work with other departments to keep things running smoothly. You can ask questions, swap ideas, and talk about what has worked, or not, in your library.
Elizabeth McKinstry, Training and Programming Librarian, Springfield Public Library
This webinar is for library workers who thought AI didn’t apply to them. You haven't missed the window to learn! Start with this basic introduction for staff who want to be able to join conversations about AI topics with patrons and colleagues. You'll learn basic vocabulary and concepts, how AI might show up in libraries (or already has!), and ethical considerations. No prior knowledge or use of AI required to attend.