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- Sep 13-15: ARSL Conference in Springfield, IL (Association for Rural & Small Libraries)
- Oct 15-16: Back in Circulation Again Conference (UW-Madison iSchool)
- Oct 23-26: WLA Annual Conference (Wisconsin Library Association)
- Jan 23-24: Wild WI Winter Web Conference (WI library systems & DPI)
- July 10: Social Media 101 for Nonprofits (Firespring)
- July 11: How to get media coverage for your small nonprofit (The Good Partnership)
- July 19: Digital PR Basics for Nonprofits – How to Get Visibility for Your Cause (Bloomerang)
- July 19: Library value: student success, research outcomes & collection impact (Library Connect)
- July 19: How to Master Your Tribute Book Layout (Charity How To)
- July 17: Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Asset Mapping to Better Serve the Immigrant Community (WebJunction and TechSoup for Libraries)
- July 17: How Safe Is Your Data (GovLoop Training)
- July 17: Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your Program (VolunteerMatch)
- July 18: Beyond Surveys: How to Measure Outcomes Using Alternative Data Collection Methods (Public Library Association)
- July 24: Be a Data Champion at Your Library (Infopeople)
- July 24: How to do Big Marketing on a Shoestring Budget (Wild Apricot)
- July 25: NCompass Live: Emergency and Disaster Response Planning for Libraries (Nebraska Library Commission)
- July 26: Marketing strategy, marketing plan and marketing tactics: Why you need all 3! (OCLC)
- Aug 13-17: WI Trustees Training Week @ 12 noon each day (WI Library Systems & DPI)
- July 18: Impromptu Leadership — How Women Can Seize Spontaneous Moments to Lead (American Management Association)
- July 26: Wake Up! Are you sleepwalking your way through the day? (Colorado State Library)
- Aug 8-10: Leadership Development Institute (Wisconsin Library Association)
Information & Application (due May 31)
- July 10: Social Media 101 for Nonprofits (Firespring)
- July 11: How to Keep All Those New Donors You Worked So Hard to Get (Productive Fundraising)
- July 11: How to get media coverage for your small nonprofit (The Good Partnership)
- July 12: Be Found: The Secrets of SEO for Nonprofits (Firespring)
- July 12: Be CALM not BUSY: How to Manage Your Nonprofit’s Communications (Firespring)
- July 12: An Inside Look at How the FBI Develops Engaging Video (DigitalGov)
- July 13: Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute)
- July 18: Impromptu Leadership — How Women Can Seize Spontaneous Moments to Lead (American Management Association)
- July 18: Effectively Communicating in the Moment (American Management Association)
- July 19: Digital PR Basics for Nonprofits – How to Get Visibility for Your Cause (Bloomerang)
- July 31: Media Relations Workshop (SEWI)
- Development & Change
- Fundraising
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- Library Buildings & Spaces
- Management
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- Outreach
- Programming
- July 11: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to Promote Framework Principles Adoption, Student Engagement and Active Learning (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 17: How and Why Libraries Should Move to HTTPS (TechSoup)
- July 26: The Tech Effect: Discover the Simple Solution that 1000s of Organizations Are Using to Grow Membership In Today’s World (Wild Apricot)
- July 26: Marketing strategy, marketing plan and marketing tactics: Why you need all 3! (OCLC)
- July 11: IMPROV(e) Your Business Workshop Series (Nonprofit hub)
- July 11 How to Keep All Those New Donors You Worked So Hard to Get (Productive Fundraising)
- July 11: Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace)
- July 12: Perfecting your Pitch: How to Successfully tell your Story to the Media (Nonprofit hub)
- July 12: An Introduction to Online Fundraising for Small and Medium-Sizing Nonprofits (Charity How To)
- July 18: Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace)
- July 19: Turn Your Website Into a Membership Growth Engine (Wild Apricot)
- July 19: How to Master Your Tribute Book Layout (Charity How To)
- July 24: Apps, Zaps, Data Maps: How Nonprofits Can Navigate the Software Integration World (GuideStar)
- July 24: How to do Big Marketing on a Shoestring Budget (Wild Apricot)
- July 25: Beyond social media: Identifying and mobilizing supporters with data (Nonprofit Hub)
- July 25: Introduction to Project Budgets (GrantSpace)
- July 25: Grant Writing 101: Basics for Programming Librarians (Programming Librarian)
- July 26: The Tech Effect: Discover the Simple Solution that 1000s of Organizations Are Using to Grow Membership In Today’s World (Wild Apricot)
- July 10: Mindful Leadership: Govie Edition (GovLoop Training)
- July 11: Strategic Thinking (American Management Association)
- July 17: How Safe Is Your Data (GovLoop Training)
- July 18: Impromptu Leadership — How Women Can Seize Spontaneous Moments to Lead (American Management Association)
- July 26: FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits Seminar (American Management Association)
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- July 12: Youth Engagement & Leadership (YALSA)
- July 17: Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Asset Mapping to Better Serve the Immigrant Community (WebJunction and TechSoup for Libraries)
- July 18: NCompass Live: Many Languages, Many Cultures: Responding to Diverse Health Information Needs (Nebraska Library Commission)
- July 24: Free Resources for Medicare and Medicare Rights (KEPRO-BFCC-QIO)
- July 26: When I’m 64: Financial Literacy Resources for Those Nearing and in Retirement (WebJunction)
- July 9: Code Club for Small & Rural Public Libraries Application (Prenda)
- July 19: Introducing MakeCode from Microsoft (Washington State Library)
- July 24 or 25: Creativity & Aging: Arts Education for Older Adults (SEWI, SCLS, SWLS, DPI)
- July 25: Fresh Food, Fresh Thinking: An Innovative Approach to Youth Development and Learning in Rural Communities (Public Library Association)
- July 26: When I’m 64: Financial Literacy Resources for Those Nearing and in Retirement (WebJunction)
- July 11: NCompass Live: WebJunction: The Learning Place for Libraries (Nebraska Library Commission)
- July 11: Make Your Smartphone a Depository Library (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 19: The Technology Reference Interview (Utah State Library)
- July 19: USGS Library Materials for Natural Hazards (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 24: Free Resources for Medicare and Medicare Rights (KEPRO-BFCC-QIO)
- July 24: Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents … Providing Health Information Services STAT (North Carolina Library Association)
- July 25: Beginning Genealogical Research at the National Archives (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 25: Environmental Health & Toxicology Resources for the Public and Professionals (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 26: When I’m 64: Financial Literacy Resources for Those Nearing and in Retirement (WebJunction)
- July 31: Making Sense of Numbers; Understanding Risks and Benefits (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
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- July 18: Dorobekindsider Live: IT Modernization in the Age of Digital Transformation (GovLoop Training)
- July 19: Digitization 101 (North Dakota State Library)
- Sep 18-20: Tech Days West (more info coming later)
- September 18: WITC, Rice Lake
- September 19: Marathon County Public Library, Wausau
- September 20: Comfort Suites, Black River Falls
- Sep 25-17: Tech Days East (more info coming later)
- September 25 @ Fitchburg Public Library
- September 26 @ [TBD]
- September 27 @ Franklin Public Library
- July 19: The Technology Reference Interview (Utah State Library)
- July 19: Memorializing Subject Matter Experts: Techniques to Converting Subject Matter Expertise to High-Performing Live & On-Demand Video Learning Assets (Training Magazine Network)
- July 24: Brain-Based Presenting: Getting the Brain to Pay Attention (InSync Training)
- June 5: STRETCH Your Storytime! Supporting early learning with yoga and movement (Infopeople)
- June 6: Engaging Families of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Strategies to Enhance Your Practice (Early Childhood Investigations)
- June 14: Meet the Starling – Library Technology That’s Inspiring Early Literacy (School Library Journal)
- June 21: Federal Government Resources for K-8 (North Dakota State Library)
In-Person Opportunities
- Creativity and Aging: Arts Education for Older Adults
SEWI, SCLS, SWLS, DPI
July 24 at Brookfield or July 25 at Dodgeville
Info & Registration
- WiLSWorld 2018
WiLS
July 24 & 25, 2018
The Pyle Center, Madison
Information & Registration
- Media Relations
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Brookfield Public Library
Information & Registration
- WLA Leadership Development Institute
Wisconsin Library Association (limited seating)
August 8-10, 2018
Best Western Park Hotel, Madison
Information & Application (Due May 31, 2018)
- 2018 Inclusive Services Institute
WI DPI (limited seating)
Part 2: August 12-14, 2018
Madison
Application Closed
- WI New Library Directors Bootcamp (for new WI public library directors)
August 22-24, 2018
Location: Hotel Marshfield in Marshfield
Info forthcoming
- Tech Days 2018
Western WI Tech Days (Keynote speaker: Laura Solomon)
Sep 18: WITC, Rice Lake
Sep 19: Marathon County Public Library, Wausau
Sep 20: Comfort Suites, Black River Falls
Eastern WI Tech Days (Keynote speaker: Jason Griffey)
Tues, September 25 at Fitchburg Public Library
Wed, September 26 at Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve, Appleton
Thu, September 27 at Franklin Public Library
Information forthcoming
- Back in Circulation Again Conference
UW-Madison-sponsored
October 15-16, 2018
Location: TBD
Information forthcoming
Online Courses
Self-Paced Online Courses (free)
- Gale Courses (Check your local library or library system for availability)
- Webjunction Course Catalog
- BadgerLearn Pro (a Wisconsin library continuing education portal)
- 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)
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