NEWI List of FREE WEBINARS this Month

​Free webinars on walking book clubs, PLSR, low-tech STEM, going fine-free & more this month from 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:

• Difficult Conversations: Embrace Confrontation and Produce Long-Lasting Benefits
• PLSR Implementation
• Walking Book Clubs, StoryWalk, and More: Taking a Walk with the Library
• Everybody Does Security
• Advocacy 101: When Advocating for Your Library Becomes Second Nature
• Low-Tech and No-Tech STEM
• Our Favorite Inappropriate Questions Under the ADA: Legal and Practical Considerations
• Eliminating Fines: A Win-Win for Your Library and Community
• Child Care is Everywhere: How Libraries Can Develop, Strengthen, and Support Child Care (three-part series)
• VoteLibraries 2020: Thinking About Elections and Libraries Without Being Partisan

Missed a webinar? It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.
 
Bonus: the SirsiDynix Connections Summit on November 12th is a free, online conference for all libraries and their staff (even those whose library is not a SirsiDynix customer.) Sessions are fast-paced and concise – most are 15 minutes or less – and include these topics:

• Going Fine Free: From Motivation to Preparation
• How to Motivate Your Staff
• Building Support for the Library by Sharing About Your Values
• The Shifting Perception of Library Marketing and How to Market Your Library Successfully
• Modern Library Websites
• Raising Public Awareness Through Libraries Transform

All sessions will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the conference is over.
 
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).