Continuing education
NEWI: Northeastern Wisconsin CE PartnershipThe 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).
Check the NEWI list of free webinars (below) to find online CE opportunities. Most sessions are 60 minutes long and are provided – at no charge to participants – by associations, agencies, companies, and library systems. Monthly updates are emailed to library directors and posted to the NFLS Blog. Angela Schneider is our NEWI contact. She can be reached at at aschneider@winnefox.org and 920-234-6213. Upcoming webinars calendar (NEWI)Vertical Divider
|
Wisconsin Public Libraries Professional Learning CalendarThis calendar brings together learning events from Wisconsin library systems, associations, DPI Library Services, and other groups all in one place. Learn more about the calendar launch here.
Digital Accessibility Foundations Free Online CourseThe “Introduction to Web Accessibility” online course provides the foundation you need to make your digital technology accessible, so that it:
|
2022 Continuing Education
Working With What You’ve Got: Practical Tips for Improving Your Library’s Website
Presented by Laura Solomon for the Southwest Wisconsin Library System on December 14, 2022.
Even when you don’t have full control over your library’s website, you can take some small, important steps to improving your users’ experience. Learn how to write better for the web, tweak navigation and graphics, and other important, small fixes to assist in creating a website that solves your user’s problems, not adds to them. Maybe you can’t rebuild from the ground up, but you can make things better!
NFLS Staff Development Day
September 23, 2022 @ Brown County Central Library
Refer to email from NFLS for details.
Creating Accessible Content
Recorded August 10, 2022
This webinar from the Maine Department of Education’s Maine CITE Program walks participants through the steps of creating accessible content in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Many of these tools and techniques carry over to other platforms, such as Google Docs. (It also does an excellent job explaining what digital accessibility is and gives tips that also apply to websites.)
OWLSnet ILS & Workforce Development Resources Training
May 18, May 23, May 26
Training will be provided on Carl-X, Carl-Connect, BiblioCommons, circulation, and cataloging. Additionally, resources for job-seeking patrons will be offered.
Compassion Resilience Toolkit Training
April 7, April 8, or April 22
The Compassion Resilience Toolkit offers information, activities, and resources for leadership and staff to understand, recognize, and minimize the experience of compassion fatigue and to increase compassion resilience.
Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race
February 15 - April 25, 2022
Provided by THE PEOPLE COMPANY through WisLibIDEA: Wisconsin Library Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity in Action (IDEA). This site is for any Wisconsin public library staff member interested in devoting more time to learning about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and how to bring that learning to their libraries and communities.
Choosing the Right Social Media Platforms for Your Library
February 9, 2022 (60 minutes)
Laura Solomon presents on which target audiences best match up to which popular platforms, and the important nuances of picking the right digital place for your marketing efforts.
Transitioning to Libby: Tips for winding down the OverDrive app and welcoming more readers to Libby
February 17, 2022 (30 minutes)
Join OverDrive’s Training team for a 30-minute overview of Marketplace, your hub for digital content. In this session, you’ll learn to:
10th Annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
January 26-27, 2022
Fourteen available in four different tracks, including Management, Marketing, Small and Mighty, and Wellbeing (new). Click here for post-conference resources (recordings, slides, etc.).
Presented by Laura Solomon for the Southwest Wisconsin Library System on December 14, 2022.
Even when you don’t have full control over your library’s website, you can take some small, important steps to improving your users’ experience. Learn how to write better for the web, tweak navigation and graphics, and other important, small fixes to assist in creating a website that solves your user’s problems, not adds to them. Maybe you can’t rebuild from the ground up, but you can make things better!
NFLS Staff Development Day
September 23, 2022 @ Brown County Central Library
Refer to email from NFLS for details.
Creating Accessible Content
Recorded August 10, 2022
This webinar from the Maine Department of Education’s Maine CITE Program walks participants through the steps of creating accessible content in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Many of these tools and techniques carry over to other platforms, such as Google Docs. (It also does an excellent job explaining what digital accessibility is and gives tips that also apply to websites.)
OWLSnet ILS & Workforce Development Resources Training
May 18, May 23, May 26
Training will be provided on Carl-X, Carl-Connect, BiblioCommons, circulation, and cataloging. Additionally, resources for job-seeking patrons will be offered.
Compassion Resilience Toolkit Training
April 7, April 8, or April 22
The Compassion Resilience Toolkit offers information, activities, and resources for leadership and staff to understand, recognize, and minimize the experience of compassion fatigue and to increase compassion resilience.
Wisconsin Libraries Talk About Race
February 15 - April 25, 2022
Provided by THE PEOPLE COMPANY through WisLibIDEA: Wisconsin Library Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity in Action (IDEA). This site is for any Wisconsin public library staff member interested in devoting more time to learning about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and how to bring that learning to their libraries and communities.
Choosing the Right Social Media Platforms for Your Library
February 9, 2022 (60 minutes)
Laura Solomon presents on which target audiences best match up to which popular platforms, and the important nuances of picking the right digital place for your marketing efforts.
Transitioning to Libby: Tips for winding down the OverDrive app and welcoming more readers to Libby
February 17, 2022 (30 minutes)
Join OverDrive’s Training team for a 30-minute overview of Marketplace, your hub for digital content. In this session, you’ll learn to:
- Sign into Marketplace
- Utilize Marketplace for purchasing, reporting, and/or managing your digital collection
- Differentiate publisher lending models
- Find help and training resources
10th Annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
January 26-27, 2022
Fourteen available in four different tracks, including Management, Marketing, Small and Mighty, and Wellbeing (new). Click here for post-conference resources (recordings, slides, etc.).
2021 Continuing Education
Assessment and Evaluation for Strategic Decision-Making
October 15, 2021
Kim Kiesewetter, Data Analyst with WiLS. In recent years, there is increasing attention paid to measuring the value of our work – what are we doing that is effective and what challenges might remain? This is where assessment and evaluation come in! While these efforts may seem daunting at first (or even downright scary!), assessment and evaluation can be an opportunity for growth and celebration while also allowing us to make decisions strategically with limited resources. This session will show you how to find and collect data in support of assessment and evaluation efforts at your library.
Building Projects 101
September 28, 2021
Presented by John Thompson, IFLS Library System Director. Provided by Southwest Wisconsin Library System
Does your library need more space? Does the building need to be updated? John Thompson has served as the IFLS Library System Director since January 2007 and has consulted on over 30 building projects in the IFLS area. John has provided consulting, training and workshops for library boards and staff on a variety of library administration topics including building projects! His building project consulting has included evaluating current library configurations, developing space needs assessments, assisting with architect selection, developing building program statements, providing ideas for capital campaigns, and helping answer questions throughout the construction phase.
Tech Days Webinar Series
September 15 - 16, 2021
Learn from experts without having to travel! Tech Days 2021 is a two-day series of webinars. When you participate in the four 90-minute sessions of the Tech Days webinar series, you’ll earn the same number of tech-related continuing education contact hours as you would from attending a one-day in-person workshop. All webinars are recorded, captioned, and available on the Resources page.
The Only Thing More Exhausting Than Having a Mental Illness is Pretending That You Don't
Presented by Carla Huston, Stetsonville Public Library and Provided by Wisconsin Valley Library Service
July 14, 2021
Nearly 20% of Americans experience some form of mental health issue, yet it can be the loneliest place. Carla Huston, director of the Stetsonville Public Library, presents a recorded webinar called “The Only Thing More Exhausting Than Having a Mental Illness is Pretending That You Don't.” This webinar is worth 1 contact hour and available on the WVLS YouTube Channel.
2021 Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Annual Conference
May 4 - 7, 2021
If you participated live or will be watching recorded sessions, you may count both activities as Category B continuing education contact hours toward recertification. For this year’s online format of the conference, you may count one (1) contact hour for each session you attended or watched. Just fill out one Continuing Education Activity Report for each day the conference and list the sessions you attended.
From Plexiglass to Physical Distancing: Library Spaces in 2021
Presented by Curt Beyler, Brown County Library and Provided by Wisconsin Valley Library Service
April 15, 2021
Learning Objectives:
Top Tips For Online Presentations
Receive effective tips for making your virtual presentations more effective. Created as a teaching tool for presenters at the 2021 WAPL virtual conference, Jamie Matczak now shares these tips widely.
Presented by Jamie Matczak, CE Consultant at WI Valley Library System
April, 2021
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Watch this free 50-minute online training to learn what unconscious bias is, the many ways in which it is experienced, and how it can hinder the effectiveness of teams and organizations.
Presented by GovLoop Academy
March 16, 2021
Job & Career Search Using Labor Market Information
Review of the DWD website tools to assist in career development and job search. The webinar will focus on using the MyLMI Widgets, the Skills Explorer Tool, and WisConomy, the labor market data tool.
Presented by Maura Kirkham, Bureau of Workforce Information and Technical Support
February 10, 2021
Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
This year's conference had 14 programs with tracks in Management, Small Libraries, Public Services and Marketing. The recordings, slides and hand outs are available at https://www.wildwiscwinterweb.com/post-conference-resources.html.
January 27-28, 2021
WISL PubLib - Treat Yo' Self (Self-Care in a Small Library)
Wisconsin's Small Library Section of WLA hosted a WISL PubLib session with the topic of self-care.
Presented by Angie Bodzislaw & Sara Klemann January 21, 2021
NO MBA REQUIRED: How to Engage Your Business Community (Library Journal webcast)
Discover the steps your fellow librarians are taking to support their business communities in meaningful ways.
Presented by Natalie Cannestra, Angela Doolin and Trevor Winn. Sponsored by GALE, A Cengage Company.
January 19, 2021
October 15, 2021
Kim Kiesewetter, Data Analyst with WiLS. In recent years, there is increasing attention paid to measuring the value of our work – what are we doing that is effective and what challenges might remain? This is where assessment and evaluation come in! While these efforts may seem daunting at first (or even downright scary!), assessment and evaluation can be an opportunity for growth and celebration while also allowing us to make decisions strategically with limited resources. This session will show you how to find and collect data in support of assessment and evaluation efforts at your library.
Building Projects 101
September 28, 2021
Presented by John Thompson, IFLS Library System Director. Provided by Southwest Wisconsin Library System
Does your library need more space? Does the building need to be updated? John Thompson has served as the IFLS Library System Director since January 2007 and has consulted on over 30 building projects in the IFLS area. John has provided consulting, training and workshops for library boards and staff on a variety of library administration topics including building projects! His building project consulting has included evaluating current library configurations, developing space needs assessments, assisting with architect selection, developing building program statements, providing ideas for capital campaigns, and helping answer questions throughout the construction phase.
Tech Days Webinar Series
September 15 - 16, 2021
Learn from experts without having to travel! Tech Days 2021 is a two-day series of webinars. When you participate in the four 90-minute sessions of the Tech Days webinar series, you’ll earn the same number of tech-related continuing education contact hours as you would from attending a one-day in-person workshop. All webinars are recorded, captioned, and available on the Resources page.
The Only Thing More Exhausting Than Having a Mental Illness is Pretending That You Don't
Presented by Carla Huston, Stetsonville Public Library and Provided by Wisconsin Valley Library Service
July 14, 2021
Nearly 20% of Americans experience some form of mental health issue, yet it can be the loneliest place. Carla Huston, director of the Stetsonville Public Library, presents a recorded webinar called “The Only Thing More Exhausting Than Having a Mental Illness is Pretending That You Don't.” This webinar is worth 1 contact hour and available on the WVLS YouTube Channel.
2021 Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Annual Conference
May 4 - 7, 2021
If you participated live or will be watching recorded sessions, you may count both activities as Category B continuing education contact hours toward recertification. For this year’s online format of the conference, you may count one (1) contact hour for each session you attended or watched. Just fill out one Continuing Education Activity Report for each day the conference and list the sessions you attended.
From Plexiglass to Physical Distancing: Library Spaces in 2021
Presented by Curt Beyler, Brown County Library and Provided by Wisconsin Valley Library Service
April 15, 2021
Learning Objectives:
- Discover low and high-cost changes to library spaces during a pandemic.
- Learn best practices for staff and public safety.
- Learn steps to opening a library incrementally and safely following a pandemic.
Top Tips For Online Presentations
Receive effective tips for making your virtual presentations more effective. Created as a teaching tool for presenters at the 2021 WAPL virtual conference, Jamie Matczak now shares these tips widely.
Presented by Jamie Matczak, CE Consultant at WI Valley Library System
April, 2021
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Watch this free 50-minute online training to learn what unconscious bias is, the many ways in which it is experienced, and how it can hinder the effectiveness of teams and organizations.
Presented by GovLoop Academy
March 16, 2021
Job & Career Search Using Labor Market Information
Review of the DWD website tools to assist in career development and job search. The webinar will focus on using the MyLMI Widgets, the Skills Explorer Tool, and WisConomy, the labor market data tool.
Presented by Maura Kirkham, Bureau of Workforce Information and Technical Support
February 10, 2021
Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
This year's conference had 14 programs with tracks in Management, Small Libraries, Public Services and Marketing. The recordings, slides and hand outs are available at https://www.wildwiscwinterweb.com/post-conference-resources.html.
January 27-28, 2021
WISL PubLib - Treat Yo' Self (Self-Care in a Small Library)
Wisconsin's Small Library Section of WLA hosted a WISL PubLib session with the topic of self-care.
Presented by Angie Bodzislaw & Sara Klemann January 21, 2021
NO MBA REQUIRED: How to Engage Your Business Community (Library Journal webcast)
Discover the steps your fellow librarians are taking to support their business communities in meaningful ways.
Presented by Natalie Cannestra, Angela Doolin and Trevor Winn. Sponsored by GALE, A Cengage Company.
January 19, 2021
