Webinars in April (NEWI)

Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may 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. There’s a lot to choose from, so here’s a sample of topics that may be of interest to you.

COVID-19 pandemic topics, click title to register:

• From Plexiglass to Physical Distancing: Library Spaces in 2021 - 1pm on Thursday, Apr 15
• Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines and How they Impact the Reopening and Ongoing Operations Plans for Libraries - 2pm on Thursday, Apr 15

Managing stress & building resilience webinars, click title to register:

• Compassion – Divided. Disconnected. Tired. - 9am on Wednesday, Apr 7
• Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue - Noon on Wednesday, Apr 7
• Self-Care: Awareness, Acknowledgement, Action - 1pm on Wednesday, Apr 7
• Mental Health First Aid and Trauma-Informed Approaches for Libraries - 2pm on Tuesday, Apr 13
• Re-envisioning Resilience: Become the Narrator of Your Story - Noon on Monday, Apr 26
• Mental Maintenance - 9am on Wednesday, Apr 28

Equity, diversity and inclusion webinars, click title to register:

• From Being to Doing: Anti-Racism as Action at Work - 1pm on Tuesday, Apr 13
• Collection Development to Support Indigenous Patrons: Looking for Mirrors in the Library - 1:30pm on Monday, Apr 19
• Uplifting Native Voices: Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade discuss "We Are Water Protectors" - 1pm on Wednesday, Apr 21
• Book Clubs for Neurodivergent Adults: Let’s Get Together! - 2pm on Wednesday, Apr 21
• Diversifying Your Collection as a Small Library - 1pm on Thursday, Apr 22
• Measuring the Success of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs - 1pm on Wednesday, Apr 28

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

• Surviving and Thriving With Bad Bosses - 1pm on Tuesday, Apr 13
• Planning an Exit Strategy for a Board Member - 11am on Wednesday, Apr 14
• Adult Take & Make Ideas for Your Library - 1pm on Wednesday, Apr 14
• Story Time STEM with Steve Spangler: Strategies for Connecting Amazing Science with Great Children’s Literature - 2pm on Wednesday, Apr 14
• Communicating Impact 2: Helping Stakeholders See the Story in Your Data - 9am on Friday, Apr 23
• Smart Spaces are Community Places - 2pm on Tuesday, Apr 27

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 It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.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