Check out these workshops and webinars coming up in January!
Click on any workshop title for more info and to register.
January 6:
10:00 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Middletown)
All libraries that plan to apply for an LSTA grant are required to attend a one-hour session covering application instructions, regulations, and fiscal management.
January 7:
10:00 AM-Wednesday Webinar: Troubleshooting Tablets (Online)
In this webinar, we will explore sites for learning about the various tablets and discover tips for finding answers and fixes for our tablets when they cease to function properly.
2:30 PM-ALA Webinar Viewing: New Sources of Revenue: Naming Rights, Crowd-Funding... (Middletown)
In this workshop, Ed Rossman will show you how you can find new sources of revenue by working within your own community.
January 9:
10:00 AM-Integrating iCONN EBSCO Resources with Common Core (online)
In this 1 hour session, we will provide a brief overview of the Common Core Curriculum Standards, and examine how various EBSCO resources provided by iCONN can help you implement those standards.
January 12:
3:00 PM-iCONN/EBSCO Databases for School Libraries (online)
This 90-minute training session will focus on individual EBSCOhost databases provided by iCONN that are most relevant to School Libraries.
January 15:
9:30 AM-Annual Money Smart Week Meetup: Planning Financial Literacy Programs (Middletown)
Looking for financial literacy programming ideas for your library? Come hear from representatives from UConn Extension, CT Department of Banking, the Money School and others about resources and programming available to libraries.
2:30 PM-ALA Webinar Viewing: Building Great Programs for Patrons in their 20s and 30s (Middletown)
In this workshop, Kate LaMantia and Emily Vinci will present strategies and resources for reaching the 20s and 30s demographic.
January 16:
9:30 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Westport)
All libraries that plan to apply for an LSTA grant are required to attend a one-hour session covering application instructions, regulations, and fiscal management.
2:00 PM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Middlebury)
All libraries that plan to apply for an LSTA grant are required to attend a one-hour session covering application instructions, regulations, and fiscal management.
January 20:
9:00 AM-Tech Chat...The Basics (Middletown)
Want to gain more tech skills but don’t know where to begin? In this informal, friendly, fun class, no question is too simple, no skills are required. What will we cover? That's up to you!
January 21:
9:00 AM-Excel for Sierra Beginners (Middletown)
Has your library migrated to Innovative Interfaces, Inc.? Could you use a little help with reports?
10:00 AM-LSTA Grant Information Session (Willimantic)
All libraries that plan to apply for an LSTA grant are required to attend a one-hour session covering application instructions, regulations, and fiscal management.
1:00 PM-Wednesday Webinar: Power Searching: Databases and the Hidden Web (online)
In this webinar, we will explore the depths of the Internet, discussing how to search the Hidden Web and databases, as well as when to choose one over the other.
January 22:
9:00 AM-Making Infographics in Microsoft Office (Middletown)
Discover the theory behind this presentation format and learn how to make infographics for your library using Microsoft Office software.
January 27:
3:00 PM-Integrating iCONN EBSCO Resources with Common Core (online)
In this 1 hour session, we will provide a brief overview of the Common Core Curriculum Standards, and examine how various EBSCO resources provided by iCONN can help you implement those standards.
January 30:
9:00 AM-iCONN/EBSCO Databases for School Libraries (online)
This 90-minute training session will focus on individual EBSCOhost databases provided by iCONN that are most relevant to School Libraries.
Julie Styles
Professional Development Coordinator
CT State Library | Division of Library Development
786 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
860.704.2206
julie.styles@ct.gov
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