Webinars in January (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. Please click title(s) to register.

Managing stress & building resilience

• Trauma-Informed Librarianship: Building Communities of Care - 1pm on Thursday, Jan 13
• Gratitude Practice for Well-Being - 9am on Friday, Jan 14
• Why Psychological Safety Matters More Now Than Ever - 10:30am on Wednesday, Jan 26
• Coping with Compassion Fatigue - 1pm on Wednesday, Jan 26
• Honoring Resilience - 2:30pm on Wednesday, Jan 26

Equity, diversity, and inclusion

• Reaching Black Audiences in a Digital World - Noon on Wednesday, Jan 12
• 3 Ways to Optimize Your Recruiting Efforts for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) - 1pm on Wednesday, Jan 19
• Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding and Responding to the Communication, Behavioral and Social Characteristics - 11am on Thursday, Jan 20
• Promote Community Engagement and Challenge Prejudice with a Human Library - 2pm on Thursday, Jan 20
• Let the Children March in Library Programs - 4pm on Monday, Jan 24

A sample of webinars on other topics

• Recruiting New Board Members - 1pm on Thursday, Jan 13
• Learning Gaps and Local Partnerships - 10am on Wednesday, Jan 19
• Library Violence Prevention and De-escalation - 1pm on Wednesday, Jan 19
• Respectful Human Resources for Rural Librarians - 1pm on Thursday, Jan 27
• Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way - 11am on Monday, Jan 31

Special events this month:

• Iowa Libraries Online Conference - Thursday, Jan 20 (create a free IA Learns account to register)
• Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference - Wednesday, Jan 26 and Thursday, Jan 27

​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).