Free Online Training: January 2016

These training opportunities for the month of January were compiled and shared by Jamie Markus, Interim Wyoming State Librarian for the Wyoming State Library.

For more information and to register for these webinars, visit http://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-events.html. Scroll down to “Program Abstracts“ for links to each program’s information.

Titles of January Programs by Topic

ADVOCACY

• Jan. 7: Community Engagement: A Case Study (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
• Jan. 19: Showcasing Your Library: FDLP Promotional Tools & Tactics (Federal Depository Library Program)
• Jan. 28: Engaging Your Community in Sustainable Funding (Maine State Library)

ASSESSMENT & PLANNING

• Jan. 21: The Value of Outcome Measurement for Library Programs: An Overview of Project Outcome (PLA/ALA)

BOARDS

• Jan. 13: Key Secrets to Inspiring Your Board to Fundraise (4Good)

CAREERS

• Jan. 5: The Power of You: Handling the chaos of work (InSync Training)
• Jan. 5: Discovery: A Better Model for Political Discussions (Siera)
• Jan. 6: The 3 Imperatives of Becoming a Great Leader (American Management Association)
• Jan. 7: Quiet Leadership: Harnessing the Strengths of Introverts to Change How We Work, Lead and Innovate (Training Magazine Network)
• Jan. 8: Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute)
• Jan. 13: Soft Skills for Supervisors and Managers (Indiana State Library)
• Jan. 13: Become a Better Leader: Unleash the Power of Vision (American Management Association)

CHILDREN & TEENS

• Jan. 4: Reading Leaders – Bright Futures: Summer Reading Partnerships (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
• Jan. 5: A Conversation with the 2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists (School Library Journal)
• Jan. 6: Best New Children's Books of 2015 (Nebraska Library Commission)
• Jan. 6: Using your Maker Skills to survive a Zombie Apocalypse with Raspberry Pi and Arduino (O’Reilly)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT

• Jan. 5: A Conversation with the 2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalists (School Library Journal)
• Jan. 6: Best New Children's Books of 2015 (Nebraska Library Commission)
• Jan. 13: Going Digital (LYRASIS)
• Jan. 19: New Year, New Books! Lerner Publishing Group’s Spring Preview (Booklist)
• Jan. 19: Body, Mind and Spirit Spring 2016 (Library Journal)

COMMUNICATION

• Jan. 14: How to Make a Video for the Nonprofit You Love for Under $100 (GrantSpace)
• Jan. 28: Clear and to the Point: The Importance of Using Plain Language in Your Communications (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

DATABASES & eRESOURCES

• Jan. 14: Database of the Month: The annual New Year's health resources (Wyoming State Library)

DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE

• Jan. 26: Aspen Institute’s Rising to the Challenge: Re-envisioning Public Libraries (Infopeople)

FUNDRAISING

• Jan. 6: Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace)
• Jan. 13: Key Secrets to Inspiring Your Board to Fundraise (4Good)
• Jan. 13: Introduction to Project Budgets (GrantSpace)
• Jan. 14: Get to Know GrantStation (TechSoup)
• Jan. 20: Finding Foundation Funders (4Good)
• Jan. 20: Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace)

LIBRARY SPACES

• Jan. 4: Organizing Your Library to Maximize Student Achievement (TL Virtual Cafe)

MANAGEMENT

• Jan. 6: The 3 Imperatives of Becoming a Great Leader (American Management Association)
• Jan. 8: Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute)
• Jan. 12: Using Paraprofessional staff in reference triage (Washington State Library)
• Jan. 12: The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit (VolunteerMatch)
• Jan. 13: Soft Skills for Supervisors and Managers (Indiana State Library)
• Jan. 13: Become a Better Leader: Unleash the Power of Vision (American Management Association)
• Jan. 13: Restarting your Relationship with your IT Department (and Vice Versa) (Colorado State Library)
• Jan. 14: A Happy Healthy Nonprofit: 10 Tips for Impact without Burnout (Wild Apricot)
• Jan. 20: Managing Challenging Patrons: Security for the New Library Environment (Infopeople)
• Jan. 21: Stop Solving Problems! Develop Problem Solvers Instead (Demco)

OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS

• Jan. 4: Reading Leaders – Bright Futures: Summer Reading Partnerships (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
• Jan. 7: Community Engagement: A Case Study (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
• Jan. 21: When 100% of Your Users Speak Spanish: Cultural Aspects and Considerations of Promoting Government Documents to Non-English Speakers (Federal Depository Library Program)
• Jan. 28: Community Engagement: Serving Diverse Communities Where They Are (WebJunction)

PROGRAMMING

• Jan. 21: The Value of Outcome Measurement for Library Programs: An Overview of Project Outcome (PLA/ALA)
• Jan. 27: One Book, One School, One Community - Experiences with all-school reads (Nebraska Library Commission)

READERS’ ADVISORY

• Jan. 13: Riding the Range from Your Armchair (Nebraska Library Commission)
• Jan. 19: New Year, New Books! Lerner Publishing Group’s Spring Preview (Booklist)
• Jan. 19: Body, Mind and Spirit Spring 2016 (Library Journal)

REFERENCE

• Jan. 12: Using Paraprofessional staff in reference triage (Washington State Library)
• Jan. 13: The United States Congressional Serial Set ...15577 Volumes and Counting! (North Carolina Library Association)
• Jan. 14: Online Resources Relating to American Indians (U.S. National Archives)
• Jan. 14: Virtual Reference (American Libraries)
• Jan. 19: Showcasing Your Library: FDLP Promotional Tools & Tactics (Federal Depository Library Program)
• Jan. 20: Breezing Along with the RML: RML Updates (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
• Jan. 26: Exploring the CDC Healthy Living Website: Disease Prevention, Health Conditions, and Healthcare Statistics (Federal Depository Library Program)
• Jan. 27: Discover National Library of Medicine Resources and More (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES

• Jan. 4: Organizing Your Library to Maximize Student Achievement (TL Virtual Cafe)
• Jan. 20: Rethinking the Research Paper (edWeb)
• Jan. 20: Explore, Create, Engage: HSTRY in the Classroom! (AASL)
• Jan. 26: David Wiesner's Spot: Not the Same Old Story (AASL)
• Jan. 27: One Book, One School, One Community - Experiences with all-school reads (Nebraska Library Commission)

TECHNOLOGY

• Jan. 6: Using your Maker Skills to survive a Zombie Apocalypse with Raspberry Pi and Arduino (O’Reilly)
• Jan. 6: Getting Technology Donations Through TechSoup (TechSoup)
• Jan. 13: Going Digital (LYRASIS)
• Jan. 13: The 2016 Top 10 IT Issues (Educause)
• Jan. 14: Website Trends for 2016 (Idealware)
• Jan. 14: How to Make a Video for the Nonprofit You Love for Under $100 (GrantSpace)
• Jan. 20: Moving to Windows 10 (Nebraska Library Commission)
• Jan. 21: Screencast Design for Librarians (Wyoming State Library)
• Jan. 21: Enhancing Your Library's Web Presence with WordPress (WebJunction)
• Jan. 27: 7 Powerful Excel Features Every Government User Needs to Know (American Management Association)
• Jan. 27: Technology Skills for Library Staff: Effective and Engaging Training Programs (TechSoup)

TRAINING & INSTRUCTION

• Jan. 12: Works in Progress Webinar: “I am the content.” How and why instructors discover and share course readings (OCLC Research)
• Jan. 27: Technology Skills for Library Staff: Effective and Engaging Training Programs (TechSoup)

VOLUNTEERS

• Jan. 12: The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit (VolunteerMatch)
• Jan. 14: Creating a Culture of Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch)
• Jan. 26: Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies (VolunteerMatch)

For more information and to register for these webinars, visit http://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-events.html. Scroll down to “Program Abstracts“ for links to each program’s information.

Julie Styles | Professional Development Coordinator | Division of Library Development
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