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.
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- Wednesday, March 13: Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design (Library 2.0)
- Wednesday, March 27: Middle Grade Magic Virtual Summit (School Library Journal)
- Mar 28-29: Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff (UW-Madison)
- Apr 9: Super Support Staff to the Rescue! (SEWI)
- Mar 6: Surveys, Questionnaires, Focus Groups: a short Course (Montana State Library)
- Mar 13: Data Visualizations for Decision-Making (Research Institute for Public Libraries [RIPL])
- Mar 18: Library Data & Evaluation (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
- Mar 21: Step Up Your Library Signage (Indiana State Library)
- Mar 27: Using Reddit and NextDoor to Engage with Your Library’s Local Community (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
- Mar 5: Supercharge Your Storytime Assessment: Using Data to Tell Your Story (WebJunction)
- Mar 6: Surveys, Questionnaires, Focus Groups: a short Course (Montana State Library)
- Mar 7: Nonprofit Succession Planning: Leading By Sharing Power (Bloomerang)
- Mar 13: Conducting a Library Facility Security Assessment Without Needing a Security Consultant (Infopeople)
- Mar 18: Library Data & Evaluation (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
- Mar 26: Strategic Planning in a Deeply Weird World: The Flexible Roadmap Field Guide Approach (WebJunction)
Nothing new at the moment. Be sure to check back!
- At Your Leisure: Trustee Trouble 4 (Wyoming State Library)
- Mar 26: Skills for Overcoming Burnout – Refueling the Fire (GrantSpace)
- Mar 6: New Nonfiction for Spring (School Library Journal)
- Mar 8: Spring Picture Books (Booklist)
- Mar 12: Springing Forward: Youth Titles to Watch (Booklist)
- Mar 13: Digital Preservation: Audiovisual Edition, Part 2 (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services)
- Mar 20: Digital Collection Development (Ed Web)
- Mar 20: Reading Diversely (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Mar 21: Digital Horizons: A Treasure Trove (North Dakota State Library)
- Mar 21: DRM-Free One Year Later: How Libraries Can Transform Data into Actionable Acquisition Methods (Library Journal)
- Mar 5: Library Book Repair Workshop (SEWI)
- Mar 1: Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute)
- Mar 5: Convert Supporters with Powerful Landing Pages (Firespring)
- Mar 13: Becoming an Effective Public Speaker (Govloop)
- Mar 19: Spiff Up Your Next Presentation (Training Magazine Network)
- Mar 21: Step Up Your Library Signage (Indiana State Library)
- Mar 25: The Art of Communication (Utah State Library)
- Mar 26: What We Say and How We Say It Matter: Teacher Talk that Improves Student Learning and Behavior (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development [ACSD])
- Mar 27: Using Reddit and NextDoor to Engage with Your Library’s Local Community (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
- Apr 8: Wisconsin Plain Language webinar (IFLS, SEWI+)
- Apr 9: Free Tools for Working with Graphics and the Web (InfoPeople)
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- Mar 5: Women in Leadership: What the Science Says & How to Move Forward in the Era of #MeToo (Washington State Library)
- Mar 5: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – A Refresher (Utah State Library)
- Mar 5: How to Create a Sane Life in an Insane World (Insync Training)
- Mar 6: Public Libraries: An Information Webinar for New Librarians (American Library Association)
- Mar 6: What Does Customer Service Have to Do with Early Childhood Programs? A Paradigm Shift (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Mar 13: Ethics Behind Emerging Technology (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Mar 14: Organize Your Work Life, and Set Yourself Free (Indiana State Library)
- Mar 22: 5 Ways to Promote Digital Equity in Your Library (Booklist)
- Mar 26: The Compassionate Librarian (Colorado State Library)
- Mar 26: Skills for Overcoming Burnout – Refueling the Fire (GrantSpace)
- Mar 4: Simplify Fundraising Now: Set Up a Segmented Spring Appeal (Network for Good)
- Mar 5: Convert Supporters with Powerful Landing Pages (Firespring)
- Mar 8: Next Level Income Strategies for Your Nonprofit (Nonprofit Hub)
- Mar 13: 7 Steps for Getting Started in Major Gifts (Even in Small Shops) (CharityHowTo)
- Mar 19: How To Set Your Nonprofit Up for Social Media Fundraising Success (CharityHowTo)
- Mar 20: Introduction to Finding Grants (GrantSpace)
- Mar 28: 3 Ways to STAND OUT and Win the Grant! (Bloomerang)
No new offerings at the moment. Be sure to check back!
- Mar 5: Women in Leadership: What the Science Says & How to Move Forward in the Era of #MeToo (Washington State Library)
- Mar 7: Nonprofit Succession Planning: Leading By Sharing Power (Bloomerang)
- Mar 12: Developing the Coaching Skills of Your Managers and Leaders (Training Industry)
- Mar 13: Recruitment on a Mission: How Nonprofits Can Attract & Retain Today’s Talent (GuideStar)
- Mar 26: Strategic Planning in a Deeply Weird World: The Flexible Roadmap Field Guide Approach (WebJunction)
- Mar 5: Adulting 101: Life Skills Classes for Tweens, Teens and Adults (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
- Mar 8: Recharge Your Book Club (Utah State Library)
- Mar 13: Becoming an Effective Public Speaker (Govloop)
- Mar 14: Responding to Humans in Crisis: New Tools to Reduce Homelessness (Govloop)
- Mar 20: Climate Change and Community Health in Rural Alaska (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Apr 4: Celebrating Diversity & Multiculturalism through Crafts (InfoPeople)
- Mar 6: New Nonfiction for Spring (School Library Journal)
- Mar 8: Spring Picture Books (Booklist)
- Mar 12: Springing Forward: Youth Titles to Watch (Booklist)
- Mar 14: Supporting Developing Readers at the Library: Reader’s Advisory for K-3rd Graders (Colorado State Library)
- Mar 20: Reading Diversely (Nebraska Library Commission)
No new offerings at the moment. Be sure to check back!
- Mar 5: Library Book Repair Workshop (SEWI)
- Mar 6: Improving Internet Access In US Libraries: the ‘Toward Gigabit Libraries’ Project (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Mar 13: Ethics Behind Emerging Technology (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Mar 14: Cloud Computing: First Steps to Jump-Start Your Cloud Project (TechSoup)
- Apr 12: WiLSWorld Shorts: Five Steps to Better Online Privacy with Jessamyn West (WiLS)
- At Your Leisure: Thinking Sideways: Computational Thinking and Early Literacy (Public Library Association)
- Mar 5: Adulting 101: Life Skills Classes for Tweens, Teens and Adults (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
- Mar 5: The New Three Rs: Trauma-Invested Strategies for Fostering Resilient Learners (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development [ACSD])
- Mar 6: What Does Customer Service Have to Do with Early Childhood Programs? A Paradigm Shift (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Mar 7: Early Childhood Expertise Beyond Libraryland: Early Childhood Development (Assoc. For Library Services To Children)
- Mar 20: CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Monthly Look at Books for Children & Teens (CCBC/SCLS)
- Mar 27: Middle Grade Magic Virtual Summit (School Library Journal)
- Mar 27: Literacy as a Tool for Student Engagement (Education Week)
- Mar 28-29: Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff (UW-Madison)
- Apr 4: Celebrating Diversity & Multiculturalism through Crafts (InfoPeople)
- Apr 17: CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Monthly Look at Books for Children & Teens (CCBC/SCLS)
- Apr 23: Sequences & Stories, Part 1: Connected Learning in Youth Services (SEWI, WI DPI)
- May 8: CCBC Shorts: A (Brief) Monthly Look at Books for Children & Teens (CCBC/SCLS)
In-Person Opportunities
- SEWI Adult Public Programming Meeting
Monday, March 25, 2019
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Cedarburg Public Library
Info & Registration - Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff
UW-Madison
March 28-29, 2019
Pyle Center, Madison
Info & Registration
- Super Support Staff to the Rescue!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Aurora Health Center. Summit
Info & Registration - Sequences & Stories, Part 1: Connected Learning in Youth Services
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Franklin Public Library
Info & Registration - WAPL Conference
May 1-3, 2019
Rothschild
Info forthcoming
- WLA SSCS One-Day Conference
May 23, 2019
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau-Claire
Info forthcoming
- Tech Days East 2019
Tue, Sept 10 at Franklin
Wed, Sept 11 at Appleton (Bubolz Nature Center)
Thur, Sept 12 at Monono
Info & Registration coming - Sequences & Stories, Part 2: Computational Thinking in Youth Services
Monday, September 23, 2019
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Franklin Public Library
Info & Registration coming - WLA Leadership Development Institute
August 7-9, 2019
Info & Application
- SEWI Adult Public Programming Meeting
Monday, September 30, 2019
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Matheson Memorial Library, Elkhorn
Info & Registration coming - WLA Conference
Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells
October 8-11, 2019
Info forthcoming - SEWI Library Materials Meetup
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Brookfield Public Library
Info & Registration coming
Online Courses
Self-Paced Online Courses (free)
- Gale Courses (Check your local library or library system for availability)
- 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)
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