Webinars in June: Opportunities to Learn, Wherever You Are (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:

• Enhancing Personal Wellbeing at Work and at Home - 11am on Tuesday, June 8
• Mental Maintenance - 10am on Wednesday, June 9
• In the Chaos, Stick with Emotional Intelligence and Accountability - 1pm on Friday, June 11
• How to Practice Empathy at Work - 1pm on Tuesday, June 15

Equity, diversity and inclusion, click title to register:

• The Power of Our Shared Stories: Early Childhood First Nations Webinar - 8:30am on Tuesday, June 8
• Where to Start with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? - Noon on Tuesday, June 8
• Overcoming Pitfalls in Diversity: Making the Workplace Better for All Employees - 1pm on Wednesday, June 9
• Eliminating Library Fines: Improving Community Access, Equity and Usage - 2pm on Tuesday, June 15
• Defining Library Accessibility: Services, Programs, & Technology - 1pm on Monday, June 21
• LGBTQ+ Programming and Outreach with Youth - Noon on Tuesday, June 29

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

• Building Connections with Community Assets - 2pm on Thursday, June 3
• Giving Storytime a Tune-Up: Embedding Music Activities to Support Texts and Engage Participants - Noon on Tuesday, June 8
• Designing Libraries to Meet Evolving Community Needs - 1pm on Tuesday, June 8
• Bedbugs in the Library?! - 10am on Wednesday, June 9
• Ten Tips for Managing Conflict With Co-Workers and Patrons - 2pm on Wednesday, June 9
• Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World - 2pm on Thursday, June 17
• Fights: How to Prevent and Stop Them (Safely!) - 1pm on Thursday, June 24
• Hire Right the First Time - 1pm on Thursday, June 24

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 It might have been archived, so check NEWI’s list of webinar recordings you can watch for free, anytime.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