Webinars in August (NEWI)

Please check the NEWI list of free webinars to find online continuing education opportunities you may attend from where you are. 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.

Managing stress & building resilience; click title to register:

• Keeping Our Sanity During Change - 1pm on Wednesday, Aug 4
• MogaMove: Mindfulness & Yoga - Noon on Monday, Aug 16
• Workplace Mental Health: Is your Nonprofit Ready for Post-COVID Challenges? - Noon on Thursday, Aug 19
• Resilience: This Moment And Beyond - Noon on Friday, Aug 20
• Understanding Compassion Fatigue in Your Library - 2pm on Friday, Aug 20

Equity, diversity and inclusion; click title to register:

• Reading Picture Books with Children through a Race-Conscious Lens - 2pm on Thursday, Aug 5
• Combatting Workplace Injustice in Public Libraries and the Importance of Diversifying Collections - Noon on Tuesday, Aug 10
• How to Ensure Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs Deliver Value - 11am on Thursday, Aug 12
• Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent - 2pm on Thursday, Aug 12
• 8 Tools To Mitigate Implicit Bias - 3pm on Thursday, Aug 19
• Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities - 1pm on Thursday, Aug 26

Trustee Training Week; click title to register:

• Wisconsin Library Ecosystem - Noon on Monday, Aug 23
• Departures & Arrivals: Transitions and Succession Planning - Noon on Tuesday, Aug 24
• Self-awareness for Social Justice Ally-ship - Noon on Wednesday, Aug 25
• Library Ethics 101: What Would You Do? - Noon on Thursday, Aug 26
• Trustee Leadership: Bringing it All Together - Noon on Friday, Aug 27

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

• Create Your Own Escape Room in PowerPoint - 2pm on Wednesday, Aug 11
• Establishing a Telehealth Center in Your Library - 1pm on Friday, Aug 20
• Introduction to Citizen Science in Libraries - 2pm on Wednesday, Aug 25
• How to Give Feedback and Performance Reviews Like a Coach, Not a Boss - 1pm on Thursday, Aug 26
• Taking a Stand for Employee Well-Being: The Science of Helping Employees Move More for Better Health - 1pm on Tuesday, Aug 31

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 It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.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

Joy Schwarz, Continuing Education/Training Librarian
Winnefox Library System, 106 Washington Ave., Oshkosh, WI  54901
NEWI: Northeastern Wisconsin CE Partnership https://newilibraries.org/