Free webinars on teen outreach, guiding staff through change, programs for babies & more this month (NEWI)

Go to the NEWI list of free webinars to find continuing education opportunities in which you can participate without leaving your library; most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems.
 
Here’s a sample of webinars offered this month:

• Developmentally Appropriate Programming for Babies (Ages 0-2) - Jan 14
• Video for Libraries: Why Video is a Tool You Need for Telling Your Library’s Stories - Jan 15
• Finding Grants and Donations: A Realistic Guide - Jan 16
• Serving Teen LGBTQ Patrons: The Future is Queer - Jan 16
• The Importance and Impact of Diverse Children’s Books - Jan 17
• Grappling with Unconscious Bias in the Library Setting - Jan 21
• How to Strengthen Your Public Speaking Skills & Find Your Professional Voice - Jan 21
• How to Guide Staff Through Change: From Skeptic to Champion - Jan 22
• Google Extensions: Helpful Hacks for the Chrome Experience - Jan 24
• 2020 Census: How It Will Impact Libraries - Jan 27
• Teen Outreach: Quick Play Game Club - Jan 29

Missed a webinar? It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.
 
Bonus: the Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference will take place online via GoToWebinar on Wed & Thu Jan. 22 and 23. Fourteen webinars will be offered in 4 tracks + opening and closing sessions:

• Tech Trends sessions, Wednesday 1/22: Help Your Patrons Cut the Cable Cord; Introduction to Website Accessibility; and Level Up On Your Social: Social Media Trends 2020
• Adult Services sessions, Wednesday 1/22: Adult Services 101; #OwnVoices for All Readers: Incorporating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Values into Readers’ Advisory Service; and Planting Seeds and Anticipating Blossoms: A Community Engagement Model
• Library Management sessions, Thursday 1/23: How to Put Emotional Intelligence into Practice: Best Practices of a First-Time Manager; Programming With Purpose; From “Participation Trophies” to “Retire Already!”: Best Practices in Managing a Multigenerational Library Staff
• Small and Mighty sessions, Thursday 1/23: Making the Most of the Space You Have; Small Libraries and the LGBT+ Experience; and Displays On a Dime
• Developing Motivated Cultures: Six Simple Factors That Shape Your Organization opening session, Wednesday 1/22
• Take a Break From Your Smartphone closing session, Thursday 1/23

All these webinars will be recorded and captioned. You may register for as many webinar sessions as you'd like. Each session is worth 1 contact hour for public library certification.
 
NEWI is a continuing education (CE) partnership of library systems located in North Eastern Wisconsin.  The NEWI website aims to be a central source of CE info for staff working at libraries in four library systems: Manitowoc‐Calumet Library System (MCLS), Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS), Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS), and Winnefox Library System (WLS).