CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR GEORGIA'S PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF
Upcoming CE Events
Welcome to the Upcoming Events page, where we showcase Georgia's in-person and online continuing education opportunities sponsored by GPLS and associated organizations. These opportunities are tailored to meet the needs of our busy professionals, and most sessions are recorded and archived for later viewing.
Introduction
Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills, learn new techniques, or explore new areas of interest, our continuing education offerings have something for everyone. Our experienced presenters are committed to helping you achieve your goals, and we provide a supportive and collaborative learning environment to ensure your success.
So why wait? Register to attend the listed events and start learning. We look forward to helping you achieve your full potential.
ProQuest Newspapers Overview
Time: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 10 am Eastern (7 am Pacific | 8 am Mountain | 9 am Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From Clarivate
Join this one-hour webinar to discuss how to use and promote ProQuest Newspapers in your library. The session will include an overview of content and features, and a live demo; please bring any questions for our Q&A portion at the end.
From Wallflowers to Power Players: Mastering the Art of Networking
Time: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12:30 pm Eastern (9: 30 am Pacific | 10:30 am Mountain | 11:30 am Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From NNLM
Learn tips and tricks for networking at conferences, connecting with peers, and building your professional network. This webinar is brought to you through a partnership with the Early Career Librarian Initiative (ECLI) a volunteer-based group within SCC/MLA.
Please note: This session lasts for 90 minutes.
Practical Approaches to Reparative Description Workshop Series: Local Contexts: Tools for Supporting Indigenous Rights and Interests in Collections
Time: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific | 12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From DPLA (Digital Public Library of America)
Every Indigenous community has cultural and biological knowledge within educational systems, archives, libraries, and museums that they do not own, do not control, and cannot govern circulation over. Local Contexts is a global nonprofit organization that was founded to address the needs of Indigenous communities and local organizations who wanted a practical method to deal with the range of intellectual property issues that arise in relation to managing cultural heritage materials. The Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels and Notices are tools for Indigenous communities and collections- and research-based institutions to support Indigenous cultural authority and data sovereignty.
Manga Spotlight
Time: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific | 12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From Booklist
Expand your collection and reading list with Booklist’s Manga Spotlight! This one-hour webinar will include title presentations of new and continuing series from Square Enix Manga & Books, Yen Press, and Viz Media. Plus, we’ll be joined by school librarian and author of the Manga Librarian blog, Ashley Hawkins, who will offer tips on how to build and utilize manga collections in your library. Register now! Moderated by Booklist’s Books for Youth and Graphic Novels editor Sarah Hunter.
How Trauma and Stress Impacts the Well-Being of BIPOC Library Workers
Time: Friday, April 26, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From ASERL, Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
This presentation delves into the profound effects of trauma and stress on the well-being of library workers, with a focus on the experiences of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) professionals. Trauma, whether stemming from singular incidents or prolonged circumstances, poses significant challenges to individuals’ mental health and overall well-being. Through personal narratives and insights, this session sheds light on the intricate ways in which trauma and stress intersect with the professional lives of BIPOC library workers. By fostering awareness and understanding, the presentation aims to contribute to a more supportive and inclusive work environment within the library community.
Learning Objectives:
1. Gain insight into the diverse experiences of trauma and stress faced by BIPOC library professionals.
2. Establish a foundation for ongoing dialogue and collaboration to promote the well-being and resilience of BIPOC library workers.
3. Discuss the importance of allyship and cultural competence in mitigating workplace challenges faced by BIPOC library workers.
4. Develop an understanding of the broader implications of these issues for organizational culture and the effectiveness of library services.
Presenter:
Alejandro Marquez (he/him), is a Science and Engineering Librarian at the University of Denver Libraries. He also served in the Peace Corps in El Salvador where he worked as a Municipal Development volunteer. His research interests include library employee engagement and mental health.
Time: Monday, April 29, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From ASERL, Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
Join us for a live webinar to learn about Scite, an award-winning AI-powered search and discovery platform that enhances research discoverability and evaluation. Our experts, Sean Rife, co-founder of Scite, and Tony Landolt from Research Solutions, will guide you through Scite’s integration into Research Solutions’ product portfolio. Elias Tzoc, Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Research at Clemson University Libraries, will discuss his library’s recent trial of the product.
This webinar offers a chance to participate in an interactive demonstration of Scite’s features, including Smart Citations and the AI-enabled chatbot, Scite Assistant. Here’s a brief rundown of what will be included:
Research Solutions’ mission and commitment to transforming the research landscape
Insight into how Scite will work within Research Solutions’ Academic services
A live demo of Scite
A product roadmap, illustrating how Scite and Research Solutions will collaborate to support researchers
Feedback from Clemson’s trial of the product
Live Q&A session
We look forward to your participation!
Leadership Strategies for Building Connection and Defusing Difficult Situations
Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 3 pm Eastern (12 pm Pacific |1 pm Mountain | 2 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From WebJunction
This webinar introduces skills and practical strategies for developing empathetic, curiosity-led leadership, to help improve communication, connection and cooperation at your library.
As library staff, our collective morale and goodwill are often eroded by a tidal wave of factors including book challenges, budget constraints, staffing shortages, toxic online discourse, and an increasingly divided culture. In times like these, searching for common ground might sound naïve or idealistic, but intentionally cultivating these mindsets can have a profound effect on your organizational culture, communication, problem-solving, and mental health. This webinar introduces skills grounded in the “Good Inside” approach, and will cover practical strategies to develop empathetic, curiosity-led leadership that assumes good intent in moments of conflict and stress, along with actionable communication skills for connection and cooperation.
This webinar will help you:
Develop curiosity-led leadership that starts from a place of assuming good intent and adopting a most generous perspective in moments of conflict and stress.
Learn strategies for fostering an emotionally healthy organizational culture to deepen connection, engage cooperation, and problem solve more effectively.
Consider the frames through which we view and interpret the world and examine how we can broaden those frames or to simply recognize what we don’t know.
Discuss the “FACTS” of effective communication (Fully present, Acknowledging feelings, Curious longer, and Tag-teaming solutions from the Same side).
Presented by: Rebekah Cummings, Interim Director of Digital Matters, University of Utah Marriott Library
Don't I Have the Right Not to Be Offended? Responding to Censorship in Fractious Times
Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From Niche Academy
The best defense against censorship is preparation, policies, and the ability to manage meaningful conversations with the community. Join Jamie LaRue to learn how the value of intellectual freedom came to be adopted by librarians and why it is so crucial now. Jamie will provide a checklist and brief discussion of essential policies and protocols.
If you're interested but not able to attend the live webinar, go ahead and register. We'll send a recording to all registrants after the fact.
Come Play at the Library: How to Launch a Library Board Game Program for Everyone
Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From PCI Webinars with Annabelle Blackman
You may be familiar with jigsaw puzzles, chess and even Dungeons and Dragons in your local libraries, but what about all these new board games on store shelves? What are these about? If all you know of board games is Candy Land, Monopoly and Connect 4, join us and discover more options!
Modern tabletop board gaming grew as a hobby over the course of the pandemic as folks needed a way to unplug with those in their small circles. In this post-quarantine world, as folks venture out, people of all ages are relearning how to relate to their community. Board games can be a fun, engaging tool to fast-track relationships built around empathy and inclusion in a welcoming environment.
Takeaways from this program will include:
Information about how board games support Social-Emotional Learning
Confidence utilizing collection development skills to curate a relevant board game collection at your library
Ability to adapt board game programming at a scale sustainable with your staffing
Tools and resources for further growth as you create a tabletop culture in your library
Annabelle Blackman~ Biography
Annabelle Blackman is a Librarian II at Oakland Public Library in California. Around 10 years ago, she discovered modern hobby games alongside her then 3-year-old. She facilitates many family game days at the library, attends board game conventions for professional development, as well as for funzies. She stays active in her local scene, serving as a Board Game Ranger Captain at a local indie role-playing game convention, Big Bad Con.
Professionally, Annabelle has a particular interest in games that appeal to intergenerational groups of varying literacy levels, and English language fluency. A personal gaming goal of hers is to one day learn and conquer trick-taking games!
Please note: All PCI Webinars are recorded and will be available on the GPLS Learning Center within a week of the original airdate. Kindly refrain from contacting the host for a copy of the recording.
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Art: Taking a Look at Copyright Challenges for Libraries
Time: Monday, May 6, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From ASERL
The world of art is undergoing a revolution with the emergence of AI-generated creations. But who owns the copyright to these works – the person, the software developer, or someone else entirely? This critical question has implications for libraries, museums and other cultural heritage institutions. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on how copyright law interacts with AI art. We’ll explore how libraries can support the responsible use of AI in artistic creation, navigate the legal complexities of copyright ownership, and ensure the accessibility of these new forms of art for everyone.
Panelist
As Director of the Copyright Office at the University of Michigan, Melissa Smith Levine provides guidance on all aspects of copyright, publishing, scholarly communication, open access and more. She and her team of copyright specialists work closely with the U-M community to think through approaches to copyright that support transformative learning experiences and the University’s strategic priorities. Melissa’s professional experience has spanned museums and academic libraries, ranging from the Smithsonian Institution to the Library of Congress, and has included work in government relations and the U-M School of Information.
This event is being sponsored by the ASERL Professional Development Committee
Chilling Reads: Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime
Time: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
From Booklist
Whether you are anxiously waiting for the next installment from your favorite sleuth or looking to fill your summer with terrifying thrillers, you can find it all during our Chilling Reads: Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime webinar. Discover new detectives and complex mysteries from Sourcebooks, Macmillan Library, Soho Press, and the Penguin Random House Library Marketing team during this one-hour Booklist webinar. Moderated by Booklist’s senior editor for Adult Books, Annie Bostrom.
Booktalk Your Way to the Friendliest Library in Town
Time: Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 1 pm Eastern (10 am Pacific |11 am Mountain | 12 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
Becky Spratford
Booktalking is at the heart of what we do with patrons at the public library. Whether we are sharing books informally at the services desk, presenting a prepared list of books, or posting information online, talking about books is something we do each and every day. It is a core service, but it is also hard to do. Or is it? It is not, especially if you focus less on tallying transactions and move toward an environment of cultivating conversations. Join experienced Readers’ Advisor Becky Spratford as she shares the secret behind deepening patron engagement, creating relationships, and increasing circulation, all by simply rediscovering the power and joy that comes from sharing a good read.
Bio: Becky Spratford [MLIS] is a Readers' Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All. She is under contract to provide content for EBSCO’s NoveList database and writes reviews for Booklist and a horror review column for Library Journal. Becky is a 23 year locally elected Library Trustee [still serving], a former Board member for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, and currently on the Executive Board of the Illinois Library Association. Known for her work with horror readers, Becky is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Third Edition [ALA Editions, 2021]. She is on the Shirley Jackson Award Advisory Board and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and currently serves as the Association’s Secretary and organizer of their annual Librarians’ Day. You can follow Becky on X @RAforAll.
Please note: Registration is limited to 100 attendees. The webinar will be recorded and available within a week of the live airdate on the GPLS Learning Center.
PCI Webinar in Spanish - ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que le leyeron un cuento?: Hora de cuentos en español para adultos
Time: Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
PCI Webinars with Ana Villalpando
¡Las horas de cuentos no deberían terminar al crecer! Este programa ofrece a los participantes una guía para crear una hora de cuentos para adultos que hablan español.
Acompáñanos a explorar los beneficios de un programa que promueve la lectura, celebra la diversidad cultural y narrativa, e invita a su comunidad a conectar por medio de la literatura.
En este programa, los participantes aprenderán:
Los pasos para crear una hora de cuentos en español para adultos
La relevancia de las narrativas para la cohesión social
La importancia de promover las colecciones en español
When was the last time you were read a story? Story time for Spanish-speaking adults
Storytime shouldn't end when you grow up! This program offered in Spanish is a guide for participants to create a story time program for Spanish-speaking adults.
Join us in exploring the benefits of a program that promotes reading, celebrates cultural and narrative diversities, and invites your community to connect through literature.
In this program, participants will learn:
How to create a story-time program in Spanish for adults
The relevance of narratives for social cohesion
The importance of promoting Spanish-language library collections
Please note: All PCI Webinars are recorded and will be available on the GPLS Learning Center within a week of the original airdate. Kindly refrain from contacting the host for a copy of the recording.
The Change Factor: Unravel Drama, Shift Dynamics to Transform & Thrive
Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
PCI Webinars with Mj Callaway
Imagine a future where "change" in your library is met with enthusiasm and viewed as an opportunity for growth. Dive into The Change Drama Triangle theory to unravel resistance and stagnation, understand the roots of change-induced drama, and learn effective defusing techniques. Then, discover the powerful impact of The Empowerment Triangle (TED) theory, a positive alternative to embrace.
Along with real-life examples, you’ll get three essential practices for collaborative adaptation, triggering an optimistic ripple effect for you, your colleagues, and your library. Gain invaluable insights, proven practices, and strategic approaches to navigate change gracefully, purposefully, and positively.
As a result of this program, attendees will:
Understand the reasons change causes drama.
Identify what The Change Drama Triangle entails.
Embrace The Empowerment Triangle (TED) for positively impacting your choices and life.
Apply positive practices to strengthen a thriving work environment.
Please note: All PCI Webinars are recorded and will be available on the GPLS Learning Center within a week of the original airdate. Kindly refrain from contacting the host for a copy of the recording.
Conflict Management and De-Escalation
Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific |12 pm Mountain | 1 pm Central)
Cost: Free
Description
Niche Academy
When given the appropriate knowledge and skills, we are all capable of making informed, effective, and safe choices when facing customer conflict and violence. As part of that approach, join Suzanne Powell to discuss how we can create a shift in how we view and respond to these situations to enhance our safety and reduce employee stress.
Suzanne will cover:
The Continuum of Customer Conflict
How Communication Choices Determine Risk
Management of Behaviors VS Reactionary Efforts to Control
Zero Tolerance and Employee Safety
Contributing Factors to Customer Violence
Managing our Own Behaviors
Assertive Communication
Safely Gaining Customer Co-operation
If you're interested but not able to attend the live webinar, go ahead and register. We'll send a recording to all registrants after the fact.
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