Check out these great workshops and webinars in May, brought to you by the Connecticut State Library!

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

Click on the workshop’s title for more info and to register.

Friday, May 1

Need help configuring your Summer Reader or Wandoo Reader programs? Sign up for this 3 hour program and get your questions answered while you work. The goal is to have your program set up by the end of the session. You must have an active Summer Reader or Wandoo Reader account to attend.

Tuesday, May 5

9:00 AM-Summer Reading Lab Day (Willimantic Library Service Center)

or
1:00 PM-Summer Reading Lab Day (Willimantic Library Service Center)

Wednesday, May 6

1:00 PM-Wordpress Crash Course

Need help with that Wordpress website that you just set up or have inherited? If so, this is the class for you.

Thursday, May 7

9:00 AM-Learn & Practice RDA

Cataloging consultant Dodie Gaudet presents a full-day workshop to give participants a chance to practice using RDA to catalog books, sound recordings (music and spoken word), video recordings, and other items.

Wednesday, May 13

10:00 AM-Wednesday Webinar - Finding Media for Marketing, Tutorials, and Everyday use (online)

In this webinar, we will investigate all the wonderful free and inexpensive resources available on the web for downloading media without violating copyright. We will explore sites containing images, music, sound effects, and video for use in handouts, slide shows, videos and reports.

1:00 PM-Make Your Voice Heard – Public Speaking to Advocate for Your Library & Yourself

In this workshop, Amy Greer will discuss the different presentation and storytelling styles that accompany advocacy work and how to prepare for each of these styles. How can we tell compelling stories that engage audiences and compel support? How do we lessen the anxiety around public speaking and presenting so we can maximize every opportunity to cultivate partnerships and attract resources? This workshop will help you take your library advocacy to a new level by preparing you for the many different facets of the work.

Thursday, May 14

1:00 PM-Leadership 101: Leadership Begins with You
Libraries will not survive without exemplary leadership. Luckily, everyone can be a leader, regardless of their position at the library. Through this workshop with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, participants will learn more about their own capacity as leaders, techniques to build on their strengths and what it will take to inspire our internal and external stakeholders to ensure a thriving future for libraries in Connecticut and beyond.

Wednesday, May 20

9:00 AM- Records Management Essentials For Public Libraries

In this workshop, you will learn about your institution’s records management responsibilities and your own responsibilities. Topics include basic concepts of records management such as records retention and disposition and best practices for managing email and electronic records.

Wednesday, May 27

9:00 AM-Conflict Resolution Techniques
This workshop, led by Cheryl Bryan, is designed to help you reflect on your current approach to handling conflicts, so you are aware of the areas on which you need to work. We will discuss the DNA of conversation management: Clarity, neutrality, and temperance. Finally we’ll share with you some effective conflict resolution strategies that will help you encourage a more cooperative environment.

10:00 AM-Wednesday Webinar - Top Tech Sites: Internet Security Best Practices (online)
In this webinar, we will highlight the best technology sites for staying informed on the latest Internet hazards and best practices for avoiding viruses, hackers, and spam.

1:00 PM-Disciplinary and Firing Procedures

This workshop, led by Cheryl Bryan, will cover possible corrections before disciplinary action, preparation for a disciplinary interview, documentation of employee actions, and options for final resolution of disciplinary action including dismissal.

Kind Regards,

Julie Styles

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