Category: Events
Library Security Workshop with Dr. Steve Albrecht
The Bay County Library System and Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative cordially invite you to:
Dr. Steve Albrecht is internationally-known for his training programs and consulting work in workplace and school violence prevention and library safety and security. Steve continues to speak, train, consult, and write on tough organizational behavior topics. He brings his HR, training, law enforcement, security, coaching, and writing background to issues like violence and security risk assessments, sexual or racial harassment, diversity, drugs and alcohol at work, team conflicts, and employee stress. His clients include city and county governments; public, law, and college libraries; Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs); K-12 school districts; colleges and universities; and private-sector firms.
Top 5 Policies for Libraries (MCDA Webinar)
New WebJunction Content and Upcoming Webinars
Building a Culture of Learning with Library Boards
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 3:00 pm Eastern, 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/culture-of-learning-library-boards.html
Libraries that cultivate a culture of learning encourage their staff to participate in continuing education. But shouldn't this learning culture also extend to library boards? At the State Library of Iowa, we say yes! Trustees can and should play a key role in fostering a culture of learning at their libraries—beginning with themselves. When library boards embrace a learning culture, they become more receptive to supporting continuing education, in policy, planning, and budgeting. This webinar presents ideas for growing board learning into a blossoming culture that motivates board members to see education and training as a natural part of their trusteeship.
This webinar is hosted in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries.
Presented by: Bonnie McKewon, Consultant, State Library of Iowa, Northwest District
New WebJunction Content and Upcoming Webinars
Highlighted Content
- Healthy Libraries and Healthy Communities: In response to local community health needs, public libraries are also evolving by partnering with local parks to create StoryWalks™, offering Zumba classes, and establishing seed libraries so that patrons can grow their own food. Here is a collection of videos and examples from libraries around the United States that can help inspire new health programming ideas in your library!
- Online Course: Shelving with the Library of Congress Classification: WebJunction has recently updated this course to deliver an improved learner experience. It’s a great resource to help new staff members and volunteers become productive as quickly as possible with a minimum of time investment by the supervising staff. All content in the WebJunction Course Catalog is freely available and ready when you are.
Free WebJunction Webinars for You
These 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.
Voter Perceptions of Libraries: Getting from Awareness to Funding in 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/voter-perceptions-of-libraries.html
In 2008, OCLC published From Awareness to Funding: A Study of Library Support in America, a study of the awareness, attitudes, and underlying motivations among US voters for supporting library funding. The research dispelled long-held assumptions and provided eye-opening insights about who supports public library funding and for what reasons. A decade later, OCLC has partnered with PLA and the ALA Office for Library Advocacy to investigate perceptions and support among US voters today, and how they may have shifted in the intervening years. In this session, presenters will share key findings and analysis from summary report (due to be released in late March); provide new details on library super supporters and probable supporters in context with other library trends and research; and kickstart the discussion on how library leaders and advocates can act on these findings.
Presented by: Marci Merola, Director, American Library Association Office for Library Advocacy; Larra Clark, Deputy Director, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy and the Public Library Association; and Sharon Streams, Director, WebJunction, OCLC Research
Webinar Series: Evaluating and Sharing Your Library's Impact
Ensure your library’s programs and services are meeting patrons’ needs and exceeding expectations by using evaluation techniques that demonstrate results. This three-part webinar series on user-centered assessment and evaluation will help you go from gut instinct to data-supported proof.
The first session is User-Centered Assessment: Leveraging What You Know and Filling in the Gaps is on April 24, 2018.
More information and registration details: https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/webinar-series-research-assessment.html
Building a Culture of Learning with Library Boards
Thursday, May 24, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/culture-of-learning-library-boards.html
Libraries that cultivate a culture of learning encourage their staff to participate in continuing education. But shouldn't this learning culture also extend to library boards? At the State Library of Iowa, we say yes! Trustees can and should play a key role in fostering a culture of learning at their libraries—beginning with themselves. When library boards embrace a learning culture, they become more receptive to supporting continuing education, in policy, planning, and budgeting. This webinar presents ideas for growing board learning into a blossoming culture that motivates board members to see education and training as a natural part of their trusteeship.
Pzresented by: Bonnie McKewon, Consultant, State Library of Iowa, Northwest District
Free access to these webinars are brought to you, in part, by the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Cybersecurity Webinar
Registration is now posted for our next Co-op Director's Association (MCDA) sponsored [free] webinar:
An Introduction to Cybersecurity and How to Begin a Cybersecurity Program
(MCDA Webinar)
What - During this session, attendees will learn the basics of cybersecurity and how to protect themselves from external threats with little to no cost.
Topics will include:
Proper password hygiene and two factor authentication
Cloud based security recommendations
Information sharing with trusted third parties
Cybersecurity frameworks
What to look for in Phishing emails
Protecting sensitive data
When - Thursday, April 12th, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Who - Anyone associated with a library in Michigan
How - Register here and connect with your computer and headphones/mic or phone
Trainer - Jason Brown, CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer, Merit
jbrown@merit.edu | 734.527.7210 p | 734.527.5790 f | www.merit.edu
1000 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 200 | Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2018 Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference
Location: Grand Traverse Resort, April 30-May 2, 2018.
Attendee Registration is NOW OPEN!
2018 Preliminary Session Schedule
Major Sponsors:
The Library of Michigan Foundation generously supports the Rural Libraries Conference through administration of Loleta Fyan funds. This project is also supported by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
www.michigan.gov/fyanconference
LM’s New & Advanced Director’s Workshops 2018
All new (or new to Michigan) public library directors must attend the New Director Workshop within 12 months of appointment. If your new library is a Class 4 or higher, attendance at the Advanced Director workshop is required within 24 months of appointment.
New Director Workshop
The next New Director Workshop is scheduled for the following date and will be held in the Lansing or East Lansing area: Thursday, September 13, 2018. Registration will open June, 2018
Registration cost includes materials, snacks and lunch. The deadline for registration is 5:00PM on September 6, 2018. The event begins with registration and refreshments from 8:45 to 9:15am on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Sessions will conclude at 4:30pm. Attendees are invited to attend a post session dinner to network with their colleagues.
Advanced Director Workshop
The next Advanced Director Workshop is scheduled for the following date and will be held in the Lansing or East Lansing area: Friday, September 14, 2018. Registration will open in June 2018.
Registration cost includes materials, snacks and lunch. The deadline to register is is 5:00PM on Wednesday, September 6, 2018. The event begins with registration and refreshments from 8:45 to 9:15am. Sessions will conclude at 4:30pm.
Check the Library of Michigan Continuing Education Page in June for Registration Links.
For more information on the certification process, visit: www.michigan.gov/librarycertification.
Beginning Workshop 2018
May 16-18, 2018
Location: Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire, Michigan
The Library of Michigan’s Beginning Workshop is a yearly 3-day event geared for library staff members that have not had the opportunity for formal library coursework. Its aim is to introduce library staff to a variety of topics and offer them practical skills that they can use working in a Michigan public library. Anyone new to the profession or just hired at a library, no matter what their academic credentials, is welcome to attend the event.
More Details and Registration information can be found at: http://www.michigan.gov/beginningworkshop
An annual 3-day event held each spring for library staff without a Master's degree in Library Science. Beginning Workshop is a requirement to obtain Level 3 or Level 4 Library of Michigan certification.