Knowledge is power. Increase your strength by attending workshops, webinars, and other opportunities. Lists include SEWI offerings, Wisconsin library organizations, Wyoming State Library’s Free Training, Webjunction, and more. Click on on any tab that interests you to find what’s coming up.
Find a chronological list of Upcoming Live Webinars in Wisconsin and beyond, courtesy of NEWI Libraries.
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2020 Online Training for Wisconsin Libraries:
- Jan 2020- Dec 2021: Ryan Dowd’s Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness online training (Contact Laurie Freund, ljfreund@bridgeslibrarysystem.org)
Online Conferences:
- December 1: 2020 FDL Conference Poster Presentations: Day One (Federal Depository Library Program)
- December 2: 2020 FDL Conference Poster Presentations: Day Two (Federal Depository Library Program)
- December 2: Creating Future Ready Schools Workshop (Future Ready Schools/Alliance for Excellent Education)
- December 9: Future Ready Team Workshop: Creating a Culture of Leadership and Innovation (Future Ready Schools/Alliance for Excellent Education)
- Jan 22-26: ALA Midwinter Virtual (ALA)
- Jan 27-28: Wild WI Winter Web Conference
- Dec 1: Winter and Spring YA Announcements (Booklist)
- Dec 2: Reading Diversely (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Dec 8: The Give and Take of Coordinating Concurrent Large and Complex FDLP Projects (Federal Depository Library Program)
- Dec 10: From a Big Deal to Platinum Open Access: How the Population Association of American and Duke University Press Converted Demography (Lyrasis)
- Dec 10: Youth Book Buzz for Spring 2021 (Booklist)
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- At Your Leisure: CopyTalk Webinar Archive (American Library Association)
- Dec 9: Better On The Outside After Being Inside – Improving Health Literacy and Self-Care For Incarcerated Persons (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Dec 10: From a Big Deal to Platinum Open Access: How the Population Association of American and Duke University Press Converted Demography (Lyrasis)
- At Your Leisure: Culturally Responsive STEAM Programming: Engaging Latinx Communities in Rural Areas (STARnet)
- At Your Leisure: Closing the Gender Gap: Developing Gender Equitable STEAM Programs (STARnet)
- Dec 2: Reading Diversely (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Dec 3: Confronting Institutional Bias in the Noprofit World (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
- Dec 3: Practical Tips for Accessible Content and Multilingual Websites (Digital.Gov)
- Dec 5: Tech for Girls Club : Coding a Story (PACER)
- Dec 8: Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with SciGirls! (National Girls Collaborative Project)
- Dec 9: Accessible and Inclusive: eLearning for Everyone in 2021 (Training Magazine Network)
- Dec 10: Service Design for All: Bridging Gaps in Your Nonprofit’s Service Delivery (TechSoup)
- Dec 15: Making SEL Accessible for Students with Learning Differences (edWeb.net)
- Dec 2: How to Attract Volunteers and Donations with a Strong Visual Brand (Nonprofit Hub)
- Dec 3: How To Write Top Performing Fundraising Emails (Network for Good)
- Dec 3: Why Nonprofits Must Optimize the Year-End Fundraising Experience (TechSoup)
- Dec 3: Legacy Giving at Ages and Stages: How to Get the Right Balance for Your Donors (Bloomerang)
- Dec 8: Mobile Marketing Tips for Every Generation (Firespring)
- Dec 8: Year-End Fundraising Blitz: Raise money fast to finish your year strong (Charity Village)
- Dec 8: How to Captivate and Engage Constituents with Your Website (Firespring)
- Dec 9: Introduction to Corporate Giving (Candid Learning)
- Dec 10: Expand Your Fundraising and Donor Engagement With Digital Marketing and Cloud Computing (Candid Learning)
- Dec 10: How to Prepare a Grants Strategy during Uncertain Times (Bloomerang)
- Dec 11: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (Lyrasis)
- Dec 15: Start Your 2021 Grant Strategy Off Right! (CharityHowTo)
- Dec 15: Online Fundraising Performance: Does Your Nonprofit Measure Up? (Firespring)
- Dec 16: How to Keep All Those Donors You Worked So Hard to Get (Productive Fundraising)
- Dec 17: How to Set up Instagram’s Free Fundraising Tools to Drive Donations (CharityHowTo)
- Dec 3: Confronting Institutional Bias in the Nonprofit World (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
- Dec 4: SEWI Library Directors Retreat (SEWI)
- Dec 8: Compassion Resilience Toolkit Overview (WI DPI)
- Dec 8: Start on your sustainability goals today (OCLC)
- Dec 8: The Give and Take of Coordinating Concurrent Large and Complex FDLP Projects (Federal Depository Library Program)
- Dec 8: Smart Scheduling and Planning in Youth Services, Part 2: Staff & Program Scheduling (Association for Library Service to Children)
- Dec 10: Service Design for All: Bridging Gaps in Your Nonprofit’s Service Delivery (TechSoup)
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- At Your Leisure: Culturally Responsive STEAM Programming: Engaging Latinx Communities in Rural Areas (STARnet)
- Dec 1: First Tuesdays: Engaging and Transforming Communities Through Social Learning (Washington State Library)
- Dec 10: Rural Library Summit: Accelerating 3rd-Grade Reading Outcomes in Rural Places (Berea College)
- Dec 15: Quick Bites: Grandparents as Informal Caregiver (Colorado State Library)
- At Your Leisure: 2017 Virtual Genealogy Fair: Taking Care of your Family Heirlooms (U.S. National Archives)
- At Your Leisure: Closing the Gender Gap: Developing Gender Equitable STEAM Programs (STARnet)
- Dec 2: NNLM Resource Picks: Public Programming and NLM Traveling Exhibitions (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Dec 5: Tech for Girls Club : Coding a Story (PACER)
- Dec 8: Quick Bites: Read with me! Inviting Children into the Reading Experience (Colorado State Library)
- Dec 8: Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with SciGirls! (National Girls Collaborative Project)
- Dec 9: Esports and Evidence-Based Connected Learning (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Dec 15: Libraries & Public Media: Family Engagement to Advance Young Children’s Computational Thinking (WGBH Educational Foundation)
- Dec 22: Quick Bites: STEM with Toddlers: Yes You Can! (Colorado State Library)
- Nov 3: Reading Graphic (Booklist)
- Nov 10: Behind the Book Author Takeover STUDENT EDITION with Stuart Gibbs (Follett)
- Nov 10: Winter Young Reader Announcements (Booklist)
- Nov 13: HarperCollins Winter 2021 Book Preview (Booklist)
- Nov 17: NNLM Reading Club Presents…Bill Sullivan, PhD, author of Pleased to Meet Me (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
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- Dec 5: Tech for Girls Club : Coding a Story (PACER)
- Dec 8: Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with SciGirls! (National Girls Collaborative Project)
- Dec 9: Free Online Tools That Are Unique, Fun and Inspiring (Infopeople)
- Dec 15: Tech Time with Purpose: A Creative Approach to Using Digital Devices with Young Children (Infopeople)
- Dec 30: Pretty Sweet Tech – Video Production: Tools, Tips and Tricks (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Dec 2: Learning Trends 2021: Facing the Future in a Business as Unusual World (Training Industry)
- Dec 9: Accessible and Inclusive: eLearning for Everyone in 2021 (Training Magazine Network)
- Dec 10: How to Champion Teaching and Learning in the Digital Humanities (Library Journal)
- Dec 10: Solving Academic and Behavior Problems in a Remote Environment (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
- Dec 16: Creating Your Micro-credentialing Strategy (Training Magazine Network)
- Dec 1: Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies (Volunteer Match)
- Dec 2: Creative and Innovative Recognition Strategies for Today’s Volunteers (Volunteer Match)
- Dec 2: How to Attract Volunteers and Donations with a Strong Visual Brand (Nonprofit Hub)
- Dec 3: Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer Handbook (Volunteer Match)
- Dec 3: Government Resources for Children, K-9 (Indiana State Library)
- Dec 5: Tech for Girls Club : Coding a Story (PACER)
- Dec 6: CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Monthly Look at Books for Children and Teens (CCBC/SCLS)
- Dec 8: Quick Bites: Read with me! Inviting Children into the Reading Experience (Colorado State Library)
- Dec 8: Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with SciGirls! (National Girls Collaborative Project)
- Dec 9: Adventures in Risky Play: What is Your Yes? (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Dec 10: Rural Library Summit: Accelerating 3rd-Grade Reading Outcomes in Rural Places (Berea College)
- Dec 15: Tech Time with Purpose: A Creative Approach to Using Digital Devices with Young Children (Infopeople)
- Dec 15: Libraries & Public Media: Family Engagement to Advance Young Children’s Computational Thinking (WGBH Educational Foundation)
- Dec 15: Quick Bites: Grandparents as Informal Caregiver (Colorado State Library)
- Dec 22: Quick Bites: STEM with Toddlers: Yes You Can! (Colorado State Library)
In-Person Opportunities
Online Courses
Self-Paced Online Courses (free)
- Ryan Dowd’s Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness online training
Available to all Wisconsin library staffs for 2020. Contact Laurie Freund (ljfreund@bridgeslibrarysystem.org) for info - Gale Courses (Check your local library or library system for availability)
- PLA On-Demand Webinars (some are free)
- Webjunction Course Catalog
- GCF LearnFree.org
- Wisc-Online Basic Computer Skills Mooc
- Wisc-Online Computer Science Courses (includes sections on career skills, programming, IT skills, and web development)
Arrowhead Library System, Bridges Library System, Kenosha County Library System, Lakeshores Library System, Milwaukee County Federated Library System, and Monarch Library System provide information to member libraries in Southeastern Wisconsin (SEWI) on training and professional development.