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. Below is a list of upcoming continuing education opportunities:
In-Person Opportunities
- Wisconsin Youth Services Development Institute
Sunday, August 27 – Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Heartwood Conference Center, Trego, WI
DPI program, funded by IMLS through a LSTA grant
Info & Registration
- “Back to the Books” SCLS Youth Services Meeting
Friday, September 29, 2017
Portage Public Library
South Central Library System meeting (open to others)
Info & Registration
- Association for Rural & Small Libraries Annual Conference
Thursday, September 7 – 9, 2017
St. George, UT
ALA’s Association for Rural & Small Libraries
Info & Registration
- Guerrilla Storytime
Friday, September 8, 2017, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Hedberg Public Library, Janesville
Arrowhead Library System program
Info & Registration
- Tech Days 2017
- Tuesday, September 12 at Fitchburg Public Library
Info & Registration: http://bit.ly/fitch-sep12 - Wednesday, September 13 at Mosquito Hill (New London)
Info & Registration: http://bit.ly/mhnc-sep13 - Thursday, September 14 at Franklin Public Library
Info & Registration: http://bit.ly/frank-sep14
- Tuesday, September 12 at Fitchburg Public Library
- SEWI Adult Public Programming Meeting
Friday, September 22, 2017
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Matheson Memorial Library, Elkhorn
Info & Registration
- Youth Services Workshop 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
New Berlin Public Library
More info coming soon!
- Senior Services & Programs Workshop
Thursday, October 26, 2017
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Oconomowoc Community Center, Oconomowoc
More info coming soon!
- SEWI Library Directors’ Retreat 2017
Friday, November 10, 2017
Menomonee Falls Public Library
More info coming soon!
Online Courses
UW-Madison SLIS Continuing Education
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)
Webinars (free):
This list is adapted from Wyoming State Library’s Free Training page, which is posted monthly and listed on WebJunction and also includes Wisconsin webinars. New listings are posted as they become available.
ADVOCACY
- Aug 1: How to Bring Successful Adult Programming to Your Library (Sirsi/Dynix & Salt Lake County Public Library)
- Aug 15: Helping Participants Raise More through Storytelling (blackbaud)
- Aug 24: Everyday Advocacy (WI Trustee Training Week session)
ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
- Aug 3: Creating a Social Media Policy (Idealware)
- Aug 9: Are You Ready? Your Animals Depend on It – Contingency Planning for Collections (Connecting to Collections Care)
- Aug 10: Acceptable Use and IT Security (Idealware)
- Aug 17: Bring Your Own Device Policies (Idealware)
- Aug 23: Engaging Your Board, Staff and Community in Strategic Planning (WI Trustee Training Week session)
- Aug 24: Disaster Recovery (Idealware)
- Aug 25: The Beginnings, Current Status and Next Steps of PLSR (WI Trustee Training Week session)
BOARDS
- Aug 21-24: Wisconsin Trustee Training Week 2017 series (WI public library systems)
- Aug 21: How to Turn Your Library Board into an Effective Team (WI Trustee Training Week session)
- Aug 22: Policies for Results (WI Trustee Training Week session)
CAREERS
- Aug 1: Jumping Ship from Public to Academic: What to Expect During this Journey (Indiana State Library)
CHILDREN & TEENS
- Aug 1: Implementing STEM Programs: to fit your time constraints and comfort levels (Washington State Library)
- Aug 9: Teaching Young Gifted Children: The Whats, Whys, and How-Tos for Supporting Their Needs (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Aug 9: SLJ Teen Live! Virtual Conference(School Library Journal)
- Aug 17: PLAYful Musical Environments That Foster Learning: Listening, making, and moving to music in early education settings (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Aug 24: Equipping Students with Digital Literacy Skills (edWeb.net)
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
- Aug 1: Great Book-Group Reads (Booklist)
- Aug 8: Fall YA Announcements (Booklist)
- Aug 22: Good Reads for Reluctant Readers (Booklist)
- Sep 7: Tips for Building a Well-Rounded Collection for Youth (SEWI + WI library systems)
- Oct 26: Data Informed Collection Development (SEWI + WI library systems)
- Nov 3: Promoting Your Collection: Merchandizing and More (SEWI + WI library systems)
COMMUNICATION
- Aug 2: Understanding the Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Part 1 (North Carolina Library Association)
- Aug 8: Language: Your Most Important and Least Valued Asset (Digital Gov)
- Aug 8: Realities of Virtual Collaboration (Insync)
- Aug 8: How to Captivate and Engage Constituents with Your Website (Firespring)
- Aug 15: Making Sense of Numbers: Understanding Risks and Benefits and Learning How to Communicate Health Statistics (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Aug 15: Twitter 101: Why You Need to Tweet to Build a Personal Learning Network (AASL)
- Aug 16: People – Difficult or Different? (Effectiveness Institute)
- Aug 22: Twitter 201: Now I’m a Tweep – What’s Next? (AASL)
- Aug 22: Once upon a Time, Storytelling was Learning (Insync)
DATABASES & eRESOURCES
- Aug 18: EBSCO’s MasterFile Premier (Wyoming State Library)
- Aug 29: Periodicals and More for Your Public Library Patrons (Utah State Library)
DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
- Aug 1: Jumping Ship from Public to Academic: What to Expect During this Journey (Indiana State Library)
- Aug 2: Social-Emotional Learning from the Top Down: Administrative Practices that Support Children’s Emotional Development (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Aug 8: Engagement is the New Acquisition: Pathways for Action (Nonprofit Hub)
- Aug 10: Managing Change at Your Nonprofit Organization (blackbaud)
- Aug 15: Intelligent Outcomes: Learning From Both Success and Failure (Sirsi/Dynix)
- Aug 16: Creating a Culture of Learning in the Modern Workplace (Training Magazine Network)
- Aug 23: How Electronic Arts Created a Brand Voice to Overhaul Their Customer Experience (American Management Association)
- Aug 24: IFLA’s Global Vision: An Interactive Discussion (Association for Rural and Small Libraries and WebJunction)
FUNDRAISING
- Aug 2: Introduction to Proposal Writing (Grantspace)
- Aug 8: Online Storytelling: Big Impact. Small Budget. (GuideStar)
- Aug 9: Just Ask: Partnerships that provide funding and opportunity (Indiana State Library)
- Aug 9: Introduction to Project Budgets (Grantspace)
- Aug 10: How to Think Like a Donor in 1 Hour (Bloomerang)
- Aug 15: Helping Participants Raise More through Storytelling (blackbaud)
- Aug 17: How to Get Tech Donations: A Special TechSoup Tour (TechSoup)
LEGAL
LIBRARY SPACES
MANAGEMENT
- Aug 2: Introduction to Proposal Writing (Grantspace)
- Aug 3: Creating a Social Media Policy (Idealware)
- Aug 3: Defending Gov’s Vulnerable Endpoints (GovLoop)
- Aug 10: Acceptable Use and IT Security (Idealware)
- Aug 10: Bozarthzone! Juggling 101: Managing Multiple Priorities (Insync)
- Aug 17: Bring Your Own Device Policies (Idealware)
- Aug 17: More Than #MotivationMonday: Motivating Your Team Any Day of the Week (WebJunction)
- Aug 24: Workplace Bullying: words can hurt more than you think (Colorado State Library)
- Aug 24: Disaster Recovery (Idealware)
- Aug 30: Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits® Seminar—Free Online Session (American Management Association)
- Aug 22: Policies for Results (WI Trustee Training Week session)
OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
- Aug 1: USA Learns – A Free Website to Learn English and Prepare for U.S. Citizenship (California State Library/Infopeople)
- Aug 2: Connecting Students to Courses, Experts, and Virtual Field Trips (Nebraska Library Commission)
- Aug 2: Understanding the Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Part 1 (North Carolina Library Association)
- Aug 8: 5 Secrets of Email Marketing Geniuses (Firespring)
- Aug 8: How to Captivate and Engage Constituents with Your Website (Firespring)
- Aug 10: Building a Community of Readers–Driving Student Engagement Through Collective Impact (Education Week)
- Aug 16: Libraries as Community Catalysts Virtual Conference (Colorado State Library)
- Aug 17: Girls in STEM: Creating a New Era (edWeb.net)
- Aug 22: Memory Cafes and Libraries: The Perfect Fit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Aug 24: Welcoming Everyone Online: Creating Accessible Online Resources For People with Disabilities (TechSoup)
PROGRAMMING
- Aug 1: How to Bring Successful Adult Programming to Your Library (Sirsi/Dynix & Salt Lake County Public Library)
- Aug 17: PLAYful Musical Environments That Foster Learning: Listening, making, and moving to music in early education settings (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Aug 23: How to Break Up Boredom! Interactive Events for All Ages (Nebraska Library Commission)
READERS’ ADVISORY
- Aug 1: Great Book-Group Reads (Booklist)
- Aug 8: Fall YA Announcements (Booklist)
- Aug 22: Good Reads for Reluctant Readers (Booklist)
REFERENCE
- Aug 3: USGS Library: Oil, Gas, Coal, Uranium, and Minerals Maps and Data (Federal Depository Library Program)
- Aug 8: Your Community by the Numbers: Race, Ethnicity, Ancestry, and Foreign Born… (Utah State Library)
- Aug 9: Let’s Talk: Librarians & Agricultural Law (Federal Depository Library Program)
- Aug 10: Data User’s Guide to U.S. Census Bureau’s Economic Data (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Aug 15: Veterans by the Numbers – Searching the Census (Utah State Library)
- Aug 15: Making Sense of Numbers: Understanding Risks and Benefits and Learning How to Communicate Health Statistics (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Aug 16: Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents … State Agency Databases Project, finding and sharing agency databases by subject (North Carolina Library Association)
- Aug 16: Calling BS in the Age of Big Data (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Aug 17: National Archives History Hub (U.S. National Archives)
- Aug 18: EBSCO’s MasterFile Premier (Wyoming State Library)
- Aug 22: Government Information Resources for Teaching English as a Second Language and Learning English as an Immigrant (Federal Depository Library Program)
- Aug 24: American Indian Health Information Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
- Aug 29: Overview of History Resources (BadgerLink)
TECHNOLOGY
- Aug 1: Implementing STEM Programs: to fit your time constraints and comfort levels (Washington State Library)
- Aug 9: DorobekInsider Live- The Realities of IoT (GovLoop)
- Aug 15: Twitter 101: Why You Need to Tweet to Build a Personal Learning Network (AASL)
- Aug 22: Twitter 201: Now I’m a Tweep – What’s Next? (AASL)
- Aug 23: Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Elements of Design (Indiana State Library)
- Aug 29: AASL Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2017 (AASL)
- Aug 30: Graphic Design for Libraries Series: Introduction to GIMP (Indiana State Library)
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
- Aug 1: How Libraries can Help Students from Disadvantaged Socio-economic Backgrounds (ACRL)
- Aug 1: USA Learns – A Free Website to Learn English and Prepare for U.S. Citizenship (California State Library/Infopeople)
- Aug 2: Social-Emotional Learning from the Top Down: Administrative Practices that Support Children’s Emotional Development (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Aug 9: Teaching Young Gifted Children: The Whats, Whys, and How-Tos for Supporting Their Needs (Early Childhood Investigations)
- Aug 17: Brain-Based Learning Principles for Maximum Retention in the Virtual Classroom (Training Industry)
- Aug 22: Excel Made Easy for the Very Beginner (TechSoup)
- Aug 22: Using Video to Extend Classroom Training (Training Industry)
VOLUNTEERS
- Aug 8: Managing Difficult Volunteer Transitions (VolunteerMatch)
- Aug 15: Re-Energize your Volunteer Program by Designing Mission-Driven Opportunities (VolunteerMatch)
YOUTH SERVICES