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 – Dec 2020: Ryan Dowd’s Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness online training (Contact Laurie Freund, ljfreundatbridgeslibrarysystem.org)
Online Conferences:
- At Your Leisure: Advancing Racial Equity in Your Library (Public Library Association)
- August 24-28, 12noon-1pm: WI Trustee Training Week (WI DPI & Public Library Systems)
- Mon, Aug 24: Core Values of Librarianship
- Tue, Aug 25: Recruiting and Engaging Friends and Trustees Under Age 40
- Wed, Aug 26: Public Library System Redesign (PLSR) Implementation Update
- Thu, Aug 27: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: What Library Trustees Need to Know
- Fri, Aug 28: Walk the Line: How Trustees Can Best Lead Their Libraries Without Overstepping Their Authority
- July 9: 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Awards (Booklist)
- July 14: A Novel Form: Graphic Novels Part 1 (Booklist)
- July 14: Why Graphic Novels? Five Practices to Transform Your Library (School Library Connection)
- July 21: Fall YA Announcements (Booklist)
- July 22: A Virtual Shout-N-Share Showdown (Booklist)
- July 1: Do’s and Don’ts of Communicating with Your Community During COVID-19 (GrantSpace)
- July 8: Justice From the Streets to the Early Childhood Classroom (Early Childhood Investigations)
- July 9: How to Create a Remote Workforce Communication Plan for Your Nonprofit (TechSoup)
- July 10: People – Difficult or Different? (Effectiveness Institute)
- July 15: What’s next?: Community Conversations in a Time of Profound Trauma (Black Caucus of the American Library Association)
- July 23: Podcasting Using Government Documents (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 24: Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute)
- July 28: Beyond Virtual Facilitation: How to Maximize Engagement and Tackle Wicked Problems in Your Virtual Meetings (Charity How To)
- July 29: Social Media: How many accounts do I really need? (Indiana State Library)
- July 29: Reading and Talking about Race: An Intro to ALA’s Great Stories Club (Part 2: Finding Your Voice) (Programming Librarian)
- At Your Leisure: Designing Libraries for Safety in the Age of COVID-19 (Library Journal Webcasts)
- July 1: Libraries in the Time of COVID… a discussion (The Library Corporation)
- July 1: COVID-19: Preparing and Implementing Tools to Reopen Post Stay-At-Home-Order – Part 2 (SirsiDynix)
- July 1: Do’s and Don’ts of Communicating with Your Community During COVID-19 (GrantSpace)
- July 1: Nebraska Libraries in the Time of COVID: Planning for Reopening (Nebraska Library Commission)
- July 1: The Road Ahead: Library Service in a Post-COVID World (Library Journal)
- July 2: Talking to Elementary and Middle School Students About COVID-19 (edWeb.net)
- July 9: Impact of COVID-19 to 2020 Census Operations – Latest Update (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 14: The Digital Doctor in the Age of COVID-19 (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 27: Planning for Reopening: FDLP Libraries Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 28: Is It an Allergy, Cold, or COVID? Finding Answers With Federal Health Resources (Federal Depository Library Program)
- Development & Change
- Fundraising
- Legal
- Library Buildings & Spaces
- Management
- Marketing
- Outreach
- Programming
- July 1: Nebraska Libraries in the Time of COVID: Planning for Reopening (Nebraska Library Commission)
- July 1: COVID-19: Preparing and Implementing Tools to Reopen Post Stay-At-Home-Order – Part 2 (SirsiDynix)
- July 1 The Road Ahead: Library Service in a Post-COVID World (Library Journal)
- July 1: Libraries in the Time of COVID… a discussion (The Library Corporation)
- July 9: How to Create a Remote Workforce Communication Plan for Your Nonprofit (TechSoup)
- July 27: Planning for Reopening: FDLP Libraries Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 1: Money Mindset and Fundraising (Nonprofit Hub)
- July 8: The Way Forward: Diversifying Revenue and Giving Opportunities (Blackbaud)
- July 8: Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace)
- July 15: It’s a New World: How to Cultivate Your Online Community (Firespring)
- July 22: Finding Your Social Media Sweet Spot (Nonprofit Hub)
- July 23: How to Build Your Major Donor Portfolio (Charity How To)
- July 28: Beyond Virtual Facilitation: How to Maximize Engagement and Tackle Wicked Problems in Your Virtual Meetings (Charity How To)
- July 28: Keys to a Successful Virtual Event — Building Community and Beating the Fundraising Goal: How We Did It (Bloomerang)
- July 28: How to Avoid Fundraising’s Quiet Killer: Donor Attrition (Firespring)
- July 29: Sponsors: How to Find Them & Create a Win-Win (Productive Fundraising)
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- July 1: Counting Black Communities: Census 2020 & Libraries (Black Caucus of the American Library Association)
- July 8: Justice, Power, & Voter Engagement in Libraries (Black Caucus of the American Library Association)
- July 8: 2020 Census: Last Chance for a Complete Count (Public Library Association)
- July 9: Impact of COVID-19 to 2020 Census Operations – Latest Update (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 15: What’s next?: Community Conversations in a Time of Profound Trauma (Black Caucus of the American Library Association)
- July 15: Using the Community Tool Box to support health education and health promotion efforts (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 23: Podcasting Using Government Documents (Federal Depository Library Program)
- At Your Leisure: Wyoming Virtual Field Trips (Wyoming State Library)
- July 11: Tech For Teens Club: Coding Video Games (PACER)
- July 14: Transforming Teen Services: Using Computational Thinking and Connected Learning in Programs for Teens (Utah State Library)
- July 22: Transition Planned In-Person Adult Programs to a Virtual Environment (Public Library Association)
- July 24: Part 1: Citizen Science in the Academic Library (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 28: Whose Turn Is It, Anyway? Online Board Gaming and Libraries (WebJunction)
- July 29: Reading and Talking about Race: An Intro to ALA’s Great Stories Club (Part 2: Finding Your Voice) (Programming Librarian)
- July 31: Part 2: Citizen Science in the Academic Library (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 9: Impact of COVID-19 to 2020 Census Operations – Latest Update (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 14: The Digital Doctor in the Age of COVID-19 (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 16: Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents… What were they thinking?! Exploring America’s voting preferences and attitudes using the American National Election Study (North Carolina Library Association)
- July 16: From A(ddiction) to Z(its): Supporting Teens with Health Information (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- July 21: Library Research for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (Including Climate Change) (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 23: Podcasting Using Government Documents (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 27: Planning for Reopening: FDLP Libraries Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Federal Depository Library Program)
- July 28: Is It an Allergy, Cold, or COVID? Finding Answers With Federal Health Resources (Federal Depository Library Program)
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- July 7: Open science and the reward system: how can they be aligned? (Library Connect)
- July 15: Learning to Teach All Over Again: Teachers’ Reflections on Using Primary Source Analysis to Engage English Learners (Library of Congress)
- July 22: Creating Accessible Materials for Library Instruction (Nebraska Library Commission)
- July 22: Not Another Recorded Webinar! How to use Recorded Sessions and Video to Enhance Learning (InSync Training)
- July 29: Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words (Library of Congress)
- July 1: Turning Inquiry into Action: How to Engage Young Learners with KidCitizen (Library of Congress)
- July 2: Talking to Elementary and Middle School Students About COVID-19 (edWeb.net)
- July 8: Justice From the Streets to the Early Childhood Classroom (Early Childhood Investigations)
- July 11: Tech For Teens Club: Coding Video Games (PACER)
- July 14: Transforming Teen Services: Using Computational Thinking and Connected Learning in Programs for Teens (Utah State Library)
- July 16: From A(ddiction) to Z(its): Supporting Teens with Health Information (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
In-Person Opportunities
- SEWI Materials Meetup — Postponed. This will be rescheduled.
March 30, 2020
1:00 – 4:00 pm
New Berlin Public Library
- Lead the Way: Libraries at the Heart of Community Engagement — CANCELLED. Potentially rescheduled for November
April 20-21, 2020
UW-Madison iSchool
Madison, WI
Info
- Customer Service and Diversity (Attend any session) — Postponed. Sessions will be rescheduled.
- April 21, 2020: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon at Matheson Memorial Library, Elkhorn (SEWI sponsored)
- April 22, 2020: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon at Delafield Public Library (Bridges sponsored, open to SEWI region)
- April 23, 2020: 1:00 – 4:00 pm at Franklin Public Library (SEWI sponsored)
- Streamline for Success: Library Programs and Services Reboot — Postponed. Tentative rescheduling for May 2021
9:00 am – 4:00 pm each date. Choose the one that best fits your schedule:- May 5, 2020 at New Berlin Public Library
- May 6, 2020 at Portage County Public Library, Stevens Point
- May 7, 2020 at The Lodge, Mauston
- May 8, 2020 at Rice Lake Public Library
- May 5, 2020 at New Berlin Public Library
- SEWI ALA Bus Trip to Chicago Exhibits — CANCELLED
June 27, 2020
Info & Registration coming soon!
- Tech Days East
Info & Registration coming soon!- September 22 at Monona Public Library
- September 23 at Bubolz Nature Preserve, Appleton
- September 24 at Franklin Public Library
- SEWI Adult Public Programming Meeting
October 5, 2020
1:00 – 4:00 pm
New Berlin Public Library
Info & Registration coming soon!
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.