Don’t miss out on these great workshops and webinars!

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All events are held at the Middletown Library Service Center unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, April 15

10:00 AM-Wednesday Webinar - Sharing with Social Media: Pinterest (online, at your computer)

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard, allowing you to quickly organize and share all the things that interest you on the web, and can be used for many things, from planning events to organizing articles on interesting topics. You can share with friends, or even browse pinboards created by others. In this webinar, we will explore the various Pinterest features, as well as discuss how you can use it to promote your library

Thursday, April 16

2:30 PM-Connecting with Students and Faculty through Personal and Embedded Librarianship

This is a group viewing of an ALA Editions webinar.
Part One of Two (Part 2 held on Thursday, April 23.)
Learn to become an instructional partner to faculty and a mentor to student researchers! In this workshop, you’ll discover how to use embedded librarianship and personal librarianship to do just that, all while creating value for your library and position.

Friday, April 17

8:30 AM-Aspen Institute: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries – CT Libraries Dialogues (Wallingford)

We are pleased to announce that Connecticut has been selected as a pilot state for the Aspen Institute: Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envision Public Libraries Dialogue. Setting the stage for a statewide event, the Division of Library Development is bringing the dialogue first to Connecticut Libraries. We want to hear how your library, your community, and your local policy makers are "rising to the challenge" to re-envision library service in your community. It is our hope that by sharing ideas, libraries throughout the state can fully realize a new vision for library service in Connecticut. Librarians, Trustees, Friends, community engagers, lawmakers are all welcome to join the conversation.

Wednesday, April 22

2:30 PM-How to Build a Sustainable Embedded Librarianship Program

This is a group viewing of an ALA webinar.
In this workshop, Meredith Farkas, a distance learning librarian and instruction coordinator, will describe how you can become embedded in the classroom and incorporate information literacy instruction into your curriculum in sustainable ways. You’ll learn about the best practices found in the literature as well as from Farkas’ personal experiences with embedment.

Thursday, April 23

2:30 PM-Connecting with Students and Faculty through Personal and Embedded Librarianship

This is a group viewing of an ALA Editions webinar. Part 2 (Part 1 held on Thursday, April 16.)

Thursday, April 30

9:00 AM-Charts, Graphs, and Statistics in MS Excel

No matter what job you do in your library, you probably are responsible for collecting and reporting statistics. Learn how to organize and share your data more effectively using Microsoft Excel 2010. Class topics will include basic formula, charts, graphs, tables, and some of the new features in Excel 2010. Basic knowledge of Excel helpful, but not required.

**And don’t forget about the 124th Annual Connecticut Library Association Conference on April 27 at 28 at the Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa! We hope to see you there!
For more information and registration, visit: http://ctlibraryassociation.org/content.php?page=2015_CLA_Annual_Conference

Kind Regards,

Julie Styles

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Join us at the 2015 CLA Annual Conference!
http://ctlibraryassociation.org/content.php?page=2015_CLA_Annual_Conference