Don’t miss these great workshops coming up from the CT State Library!

How Did They Do It? A Rhode Island Case Study - A Multi-Year, Multi-Partner, IMLS Grant Project

This workshop will provide a case study highlighting challenges and lessons learned about the innovative partnership between two Rhode Island public libraries, various community organizations and higher education as part of Adult Lifelong Learning (ALL) Access, a grant-funded initiative through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).  ALL Access Core Team members will explain how they created a four-tiered model for addressing digital literacy, adult education and workforce development needs in libraries.  In this highly interactive session, the ALL Access team will walk attendees through their process from getting the project off of the ground to final reporting.  The team will address concepts related to agile program development, developmental evaluation, user-centered program design, data driven decision-making, team building and connected learning and how they can be applied to each attendees’ unique situation.  
As a result of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

· Recognize the potential for the library’s role in workforce development and adult education.

· Employ a user-centered and connected learning perspective in evaluating their current programs.

· Evaluate how ALL Access approaches can be applied to their work.

· Establish connections with colleagues for further collaboration.      

Free; registration is required.

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Dalton, Mary Jo Feeney, Deborah L. Mathews, M.A., and Karisa Tashjian

Location: Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown

Project Management Cheap & Easy (Training Tuesdays webinar)

Libraries are bustling hubs of activity, where information and management projects are constantly flowing. It can be difficult to keep track of all the different tasks and projects in motion. In this workshop, we will demonstrate many of the free online services and apps available to help manage those projects and increase workflow efficiency.
Some of the software covered are:

· Asana

· Trello

· Zoho

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Presenter: Rita Gavelis

Location: Online - at your computer

Managing Change in Your Library

Ever-accelerating technological development and new demographics in both the work force and our user populations are driving continuous change in our libraries.

This workshop is for library leaders offering tips and tools to
•    Go beyond getting your message across to changing people’s behavior.
•    Assemble an effective team to implement change in your library
•    Develop implementation strategies to move from vision to service delivery
•    Incorporate changes in the culture of your library

Though discussion and case studies we will discuss how to bring thought leaders into your change strategies and help your library thrive in a climate of change.

Free; registration is required.

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Presenter: Cheryl Bryan

Location: Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown

Assessing & Managing Your Building

The appearance of your library heavily influences the way it is perceived in the community. While the staff and board members can often list the limitations of their library building; just as often familiarity can blind them to easily addressed problems regularly experienced by the users. If new construction is not in your near future that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make the most of what you have now. This workshop will provide practical information and tips on refreshing, redesigning, and remodeling your facility and space.

We’ll focus on:
•    How to regain the users’ perception from streetscape to wayfinding and contemporary safety concerns .
•    How to  step  back and re-examine and rethink your facility and space layout with an eye towards more effective, dynamic, customer-focused use.
•    How to determine whether an extreme makeover or gentle updating is needed.
•    How to assess of your building.
•    How to develop an effective maintenance programs and communicate with users when a big project is underway.

 Presented by Cheryl Bryan, author of ALA’s Managing Facilities for Results.

Free; registration is required.

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Presenter: Cheryl Bryan

Location: Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown

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PLUS … workshops and webinars on Metadata Automation, HTML, Dropbox, CSS, and book repair! For the full Continuing Education Calendar, click here.

Julie Styles | Professional Development Coordinator | Division of Library Development
julie.styles@ct.gov | 860-704-2206 | 786 South Main St. Middletown CT 06457
Website: http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/home | Continuing Education Calendar: http://cslib.libcal.com/