August Continuing Education Opportunities from NEWI

Visit the NEWI calendar of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you. Click the event title to learn more and register.

Featured webinar

There's an App for That?! Wisconsin Social Services Apps, August 9, 11am - 12pm
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This webinar will feature two apps and a mobile-optimized website to more easily find social services in Wisconsin that can address needs ranging from healthcare, childcare and housing, to judicare (legal needs) and driver's license restoration from wherever they have an internet connection. Here are the three services that will be covered:

1. 2-1-1 Wisconsin App from United Way
2. MyACCESS App from the State of Wisconsin
3. Legal Tune-up from LIFT Wisconsin

Sponsors for this webinar include Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, South Central Library System, SEWI Libraries, and the Wisconsin Library Workforce Connection (LWC).

Additional upcoming webinars

Following is a large selection of webinars in the areas of:

• Assessment & planning
• Children & teens
• Communication
• Equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI)
• Fundraising

• ​Library Spaces
• Management & leadership
• Reference
• Technology
• Wellness

• Assessment & planning
  • Staff-Led Strategic Planning - A Roadmap to Success, August 9 at 1pm
  • Future-Proof Your Library in the Face of Adversity, September 6 at 1pm
• Children & teens
  • SLJ Picture Book Palooza, July 27, 9a-4p
  • SLJ Teen Live!, August 17, 8a-4p
• Communication
  • Deploying Soft Skills in the Library Setting, August 9 at 10am
  • Writing for Impact: A Nonprofit Professionals Guide to Drafting Content that Inspires, August 14 at 10am
  • Defending Intellectual Freedom: A Censorship Town Hall with SLJ, August 30 at 10am
• Equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI)
  • Building a Culture of Inclusion: Crafting a DEI Strategy for Your Organization, August 31 at 10:30am
  • A Culture of Accessibility and Inclusion – Going Beyond the ADA in Your Public Library, September 7 at 10am
  • On Demand: Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race Webinars and Workshops
• Fundraising: ​Get Social: How to Reach & Engage Donors on Social Media, September 6 at 10am
• Library spaces
  • Wisconsin Library Buildings & Spaces: A resource for Wisconsin public library directors, staff and trustees about library building and renovation projects. 
    • On-Demand webinars and resources
    • Live Q&A sessions July 24-28 – register here
• Management & leadership
  • The Practice of Leadership Empathy within the Workplace, August 2 at 1pm
  • How to Prepare Your Team for Changes, August 8 at 12pm
  • Handling Difficult Behaviors in Tough Conversations, August 9 at 1pm
  • Trustee Training Week – August 21-25
  • Decompress as a Supervisor – What to Do When You’re Overloaded, August 28 at 3pm
• Reference
  • Federal Government Mapping Resources, August 10 at 2pm
  • The American Community Survey: A Comprehensive Look, August 15 at 1pm
  • Libraries Helping Refugees & Immigrants Learn the US Financial System, August 22 at 2pm
• Technology
  • AI and Libraries: Enhancing Services and Engaging Communities, August 9 at 2pm
  • Getting Started with Libby, August 23 at 10am
  • Tech Days 2023 – September 12 & 13
• Wellness
  • Achieving Success Through a Better Approach to Decision Making, August 3 at 12pm
  • SMARTER Goal Setting & Increased Motivation, August 10 at 12pm
  • It’s OK Not to Be OK: How To Navigate Mental Health in the Workplace, August 22 at 1pm​