May Webinars (NEWI)

Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you can attend from where you are, whether at work or at home. Most sessions are 60 minutes long, and are provided – at no charge to you – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems.
 
For webinars on COVID-19, click on a title to register:

• Being Still in an Emergency – 1pm on Tue, May 5
• Reopening Lives with the Library – 1pm on Wed, May 6
• Guidelines for Reopening Wisconsin Public Libraries <-click to join at time of webinar – 2pm on Thu, May 7
• Safety Tips for Reopening Your Library (Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, presenter) – 1pm on Tue, May 12
• Maximizing and Measuring Virtual Programs – 1pm on Wed, May 13
• Connections Summit Online Conference includes these sessions:
  • Preparing Your Library for a Post-Quarantine Environment – 10:15am on Tue, May 19
  • Preparing and Implementing Tools to Re-Open Post Quarantine – Noon on Tue, May 19
• In Times of Crisis: Managing Key Relationships – 2pm on Thu, May 21

Need a break from pandemic info? Here’s a sample of webinars on other topics; click on a title to register:

• Invisible Cause of Homelessness (and Staff Frustration!): Traumatic Brain Injury (Ryan Dowd, presenter) – 1pm on Thu, May 7
• Library Programs for Teens and Tweens: Going the Distance – 10am on Fri, May 8
• The Average American Reader Needs You to Write (Even More) Clearly – 1pm on Wed, May 13
• Top Ten Tips to Educate Your Board – 1pm on Thu, May 14
• Digital Book Clubs for Your Library – 10am on Wed, May 20

Missed a webinar? It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.
 
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).