Seats are still available for these upcoming workshops…

· Tomorrow! Thursday, October 8
9:00 AM--Making Book Trailers (Middletown) - They’re like movie trailers, but for books!

· Wednesday, October 14

2:30 PM-Group Viewing: Dealing with Difficult Patrons (ALA Webinar) (Middletown) - We all love our patrons, but sometimes we need to get together and learn how to deal with some of the challenges they present.

· Friday, October 16
9:30 AM--Grant Project Series: Rethinking Community Needs (Middletown) - If you’re thinking of writing a grant, don’t miss this session on a crucial first step.

· Monday, October 19
9:00 AM--Budgeting & Financial Management (Middletown) - Learn how to create a budget and get the funding you need.

· Tuesday, October 20
3:30 PM--Webinar: Power Searching: Databases and the Hidden Web (online) - It is estimated that the content in the deep web is over 500 times greater than what is visible to conventional search engines!

· Wednesday, October 21
9:30 AM--Welcome meeting (West Haven) - Who should attend? Librarians who want to serve the 13.6% of CT’s population that is foreign born and the 21.5% of population who speak a language other than English at home.
1:00 PM--Teaching Technology to Your Patrons (Willimantic) - Your patrons need technology help! Come learn some strategies on how to help them out.

· Thursday, October 22

9:00 AM--Tech Tour: Exploring New Technologies (Middletown) - Come check out a bunch of fun, useful websites and apps, with some software and cloud advice thrown in.

· Friday, October 23

9:30 AM--Weeding in the Garden of Good & Evil (Ellington) - Love it or hate it, weeding is a critical part of our jobs as librarians. Learn how to do it correctly and painlessly.

· Thursday, October 29
9:00 AM--Court Services and Legal Reference for Librarians (Middletown) - Strategies for conducting a legal reference interview will be discussed along with the differences between legal information and legal advice.
2:30 PM-Group Viewing: Decoding the ACRL Framework for Info. Literacy (ALA Webinar) (Middletown) - Do your students get bogged down during information literacy learning sessions? In this workshop, you’ll improve your teaching with strategies from Decoding the Disciplines model and threshold concepts from the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (approved in February 2015).

· Friday, October 30
9:00 AM--Working with Patrons with Mental Health Conditions (Middletown) - Learn strategies to effectively serve and communicate with library patrons that may be exhibiting signs of a mental health condition.

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Hope to see you soon!

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