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 Read More
Category: Workshop
Full Body Storytime & Ready to Read Webinars
Best Storytime Practices a webinar series with Jenifer Strauss continues:Full Body Storytime: Moving and Grooving with Stories, Songs, Rhythms and Rhymes Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 2pm EST Description: Movement is a child’s first language! Combine movement with rhythm and you have the foundation for literacy skills like listening, speaking, reading and writing. In support of Read More
Market research and community data for entrepreneurs
Nov 29, 3:30 pm EasternHelp entrepreneurs and small businesses in your community by empowering them with market and demographic research far beyond anything available on the web. Please join us on November 29 at 3:30pm Eastern for a 30-minute webinar focused on market and community research resources available in MeL.Utilizing the MeL research databases allows Read More
Free Online Training for November 2017
November brings 75 free library-relevant webinars (and one virtual conference!) from a wide variety of organizations. This month includes a session on how to manage your collections and how to communicate with your community partners, or you’re interested in finding new resources to meet your community’s changing need. These training opportunities are compiled and shared Read More
Free MeL webinar – Michigan history with MeL
Help your genealogists, students, researchers, and history buffs by connecting them with best sources for Michigan history. Join us on October 25 at 3:30pm Eastern for a 30-minute webinar focused on Michigan history resources available through MeL. Learn about tools within MeL Databases which can help your genealogists, students, researchers, and community. Registration is free Read More
2017 Annual Appeal Workshop
Mark Morrow from the Breton Group will conduct a workshop on letter writing campaign for raising funds for the library. Workshop leaders will work with each library to prepare the necessary letters. Participants will leave the workshop with a letter that can be used to fund raise. This is a pilot project. Once you have Read More
Making Banned Books Week Work in Your Community
PLA Webinar Making Banned Books Week Work in Your Community Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | 1:00 PM Central A FREE webinar presented in partnership with ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) Banned Books Week (BBW) has been a mainstay in American libraries for over 30 years. This annual event brings together communities in support of the Read More
Performer’s Showcase 2018
To register: www.mmlc2017.info [pdfviewer width=”800px” beta=”true/false”]https://wplc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/event-flyers/Performers-Showcase-Workshop-Flier-1.pdf[/pdfviewer] Read More
LM’s New & Advanced Director Workshops 2017
Registration is open for the Library of Michigan’s New & Advanced Director Workshops. 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 Read More
New WebJunction Content and Upcoming Webinars
Check out these upcoming webinars and new content from WebJunction. Free access to WebJunction is brought to you, in part, by the Library of Michigan.Highlighted content: These resources can help you strengthen your library and services to the community, explore them today!Free Activity Calendars Put Programming at Your Fingertips: Library users young and old benefit Read More