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Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you can attend from where you are, whether in the library or working from home. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. Here’s a spotlight on topics that may be of most interest to you.

For webinars on managing stress & building resilience, click title to register:

• Work and Our Well-Being - 11am on Tuesday, Nov 10
• Self-Care During a Pandemic, Part 2 - 1:30pm on Monday, Nov 16
• Attend to Your Well-Being: How You Can Avoid Mental, Physical and Emotional Exhaustion - 5pm on Wednesday, Nov 18

For webinars on equity, diversity and inclusion, click title to register:

• Diverse Books with TeachingBooks Resources - 2pm on Monday, Nov 2
• Unconscious Bias is Impacting Your Organizational Performance, Whether you Know it or Not- 2pm on Thursday, Nov 5
• Facing Bias - 9am on Tuesday, Nov 10
• Beyond Diversity and Inclusion: Equity, Belonging, and Allyship - 2pm on Thursday, Nov 12
• A Discussion of Contemporary Native Children's Literature with Authors Traci Sorell and Carla Messinger - 3pm on Thursday, Nov 12
• Diversity on Library Boards - 6pm on Thursday, Nov 12
• Serving All Adults: Dementia Friendly Business Training & Customer Service in the Library - 10am on Tuesday, Nov 17
• Support Adults with Autism by Creating a Welcoming Physical Space at the Library - 10am on Wednesday, Nov 18

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Trustees Supporting Library Directors, a 4-part series from IFLS Library System; you may register for the whole series, or click title below to register for individual sessions:

1. Understanding Your Role - Noon on Thursday, Nov 5
2. Understanding the Library - Noon on Thursday, Nov 12
3. Connecting the Library and Community - Noon on Thursday, Nov 19
4. Bringing It All Together, a Conversation - 7pm on Thursday, Dec 3

Below are the headlines from the October 30, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• What’s News
  • New and Upgraded EBSCO Resources in BadgerLink
  • RB Digital Audiobooks Move to Libby/OverDrive
  • Government Information Day Goes Virtual
  • Virtual Trivia Fundraiser by WLA
• Grant Opportunity
  • Science Kits for Public Libraries Grant Opportunity
• Library Programming & Resources:
  • Magic Village Shows: Magician & Ventriloquist

Below are the headlines from the October 23, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Collections and Facilities: Caring for Your Resources During COVID-19
• Power Your Job Search with Google Tools: A Virtual Workshop for Staff and Patrons
• October 2020 WiLS Community Chronicle Highlights

Below are the headlines from the October 16, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• Recommended Materials Quarantine Time Reduced
• Impact of Emergency Order 3 on Wisconsin Public Libraries
• Accepting Applications for Project READY Learning Cohorts
• DLT Seeks LSTA Advisory Council Members for 2021-2024
• Topics from the October Libraries Transform Newsletter
• Pint Size Polkas: Summer 2021 & Discounted Virtual Programs for Off-Season

Beginning Thursday, October 15, 2020, Brown County Library card holders can access hoopla, a free digital media service that offers thousands of movies from major Hollywood studios, music albums, audiobooks, eBooks, comics, and TV shows.
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Download the hoopla app (available in the Apple and Google Play app stores) or visit hoopladigital.com to get started.  Access is with a Brown County Library card. To apply for a library card online, go to browncountylibrary.org/apply or visit any library location in person. ​

Below are the headlines from the October 9, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• New and Upgraded EBSCO Resources in BadgerLink
• Bright Idea? Share It with Your Peers: Submit a PLA Webinar Proposal
• CSLP Newsletter: September 2020
• Family COVID Survey - University of Wisconsin
• Beanstack News
  • Epic! Integration Now Available in Beanstack
  • Register for Beanstack Webinar Focusing on Non-summer Reading Challenges for all Ages
• October Webinars from NEWI

Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you can attend from where you are, whether in the library or working from home. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems.

For webinars related to COVID-19, click title to register:

• What’s Next? Libraries Adapt to the New Abnormal – 9am on Tuesday, Oct 6
• Anti-Loneliness Programs in the Time of COVID-19 – 2pm on Wednesday, Oct 7
• Collections and Facilities: Caring for Your Resources During COVID-19 – 2pm on Thursday, Oct 8

For webinars on managing stress & building resilience, click title to register:

• Resilience to Face Turbulent Times: Understanding and Achieving It – Noon on Thursday, Oct 8
• Managing Workplace Anxiety – Noon on Thursday, Oct 8
• Virtual Group Engagement covers Zoom fatigue & how to calm anxieties caused by technology – 1pm on Friday, Oct 16
• Techniques for Adapting to Uncertain Times with Ease & Joy​: Improvise into the Unknown – Noon on Friday, Oct 23
• Taking Care of Yourself and Staying Mentally Strong in a Time of Uncertainty (part of the SirsiDynix Connections Summit) – 12:55pm on Tuesday, Oct 27

For webinars on equity, diversity and inclusion, click title to register:

• How to be More Inclusive in Your Readers’ Advisory Work – 2pm on Wednesday, Oct 7
• Integrating Cultural Humility into Librarianship – 1pm on Tuesday, Oct 13
• Tackling Racism in Classic Children's Literature – 10am on Tuesday, Oct 20
• Understanding Microaggressions in the Nonprofit Workplace – 11am on Tuesday, Oct 20
• Inclusion: It Doesn’t Happen by Accident – 1pm on Wednesday, Oct 28

A sample of webinars on other topics; click title to register:

• Activating and Customizing a Beanstack Template – 3pm on Tuesday, Oct 6
• Money Smart for Older Adults and COVID-19 Scams: Building Collaboration and Finding Free Resources to Prevent Isolation and Financial Exploitation – 3pm on Wednesday Oct 7
• Libraries Supporting Voter Turnout: Answers to Your Questions About the 2020 Election – 9am on Monday, Oct 12

Below are the headlines from the October 2, 2020 - 📢 Nic News Weekly:

• YWCA of Green Bay: Upcoming Conferences
• Update URLs for Literary Reference Center & MAS Ultra-School Edition
• Make a difference by joining the WLA Virtual Conferencing Work Group
• Libraries Supporting Voter Turnout: Answers to Your Questions about the 2020 Election
• Virtual Program: Abraham Lincoln by Kevin Wood