[Libs-Or] Upcoming learning opportunities (free)

[HANNING Darci * SLO]

Hello library community!

Here’s a summary of upcoming learning resources available through the State Library and other organizations:

Be sure to visit the State Library of Oregon’s CE website<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted> for more learning resources and the CE Calendar<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> which also includes links to the PDF<https://maine-msl.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=76010632> and online<https://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-events.html> versions of this month's free events listed by category (compiled by the Maine State Library hosted by WebJunction).

>> If you’re looking for learning resources on a particular topic, please contact me<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon?subject=I'm%20looking%20for%20CE%20resources> – I’m happy to help! <<

SAVE THE DATES:

January 20 - 31, 2025: Wellness in the Library Workplace<https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/wellness-library-workplace-january-20-31-2025> (NNLM)
Join NNLM for this 2-week, 4 credit-hour online class to discover ways to improve your own personal well-being and create a healthy workplace. We will discuss ways to increase overall wellness for all staff in libraries so that we have happy, healthy, and safe work environments.

2025 National Day of Racial Healing – WebJunction: The National Day of Racial Healing is an opportunity for people, organizations, and communities to call for racial healing, bring people together in their shared humanity‚ and take action together to create a more just and equitable world.

NDORH was created by W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2017, building on the work and learnings of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) initiative, to support  a national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.

The National Day of Racial Healing is observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Read on for resources and strategies that libraries can use to encourage community participation in this year's National Day of Racial Healing, on January 21, 2025.

Read on for resources and strategies libraries can use to encourage community participation in this year’s National Day of Racial Healing on January 21, 2025.<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/national-day-of-racial-healing-2023.html?>

ONLINE CONFERENCE:

February 5-6: Virtual Winter Workshop<https://www.clicweb.org/2025-virtual-winter-workshop/> (Colorado Library Consortium) (cost: $25)
This event is open to all library staff (not just those from Colorado). Registration deadline is 1/31/25.

The Virtual Winter Workshop is a time to come together; to learn, share and celebrate!  Some topics are unique, and some are universal. Sharing experiences and learning is what Virtual Winter Workshop is all about.  Content crafted specifically for rural library staff, plus the convenience of online access— all for just $25!

  *   Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 12:00 – 2:30p PT: Welcome and opening remarks with Jim Duncan, followed by energizing & inspiring sessions.
  *   Thursday, February 6, 2025, 8:00a – 2:00p PT: 6 concurrent sessions across five time slots.

LISTEN:

OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries Podcast: Season 3, Episode 9: We STILL Need Diverse Books<https://diversebooks.org/> w/Caroline Richmond & Dhonielle Clayton

In this episode we welcome We Need Diverse Books<https://diversebooks.org/> (WNDB) board members and authors Caroline Richmond<https://www.carolinetrichmond.com/> (Executive Director) and Dhonielle Clayton<https://www.dhonielleclayton.com/> (COO) to discuss why it is more important now than ever to ensure diverse books are available and accessible to youth.  Since its creation in 2014, WNDB has championed diverse books and creators, and has pushed back against the lack of diverse representation in youth literature, publishing and collections. Their advocacy efforts include, but are not limited to: mentoring marginalized creators, donating diverse books to schools and libraries across the nation, providing resources to diverse publishing professionals, and supporting educators and creators facing censorship attempts.

Learn more about WNDB's programs<https://diversebooks.org/programs/>, resources<https://diversebooks.org/resources/> <https://diversebooks.org/resources/> and successes<https://diversebooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WNDB-Successes.pdf>.

Hosts: Gene Ipaguirre and LaRee Dominguez
Date of recording:  November 8, 2024

HIGHLIGHTED ONLINE COURSE:

January 6 – 31, 2025: A Librarian's Guide to Consumer Health<https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/librarians-guide-consumer-health-0> (NNLM)
This 4-week, self-paced, online class (via Moodle) covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public.

HIGHLIGHTED WEBINARS:

January 8, 2025, 12:00p PT: Tax Time Resources for Consumers<https://events-na7.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1166535402/en/events/event/shared/1740555237/event_registration.html?sco-id=4078013684&_charset_=utf-8> (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Millions of consumers can keep more of their money at tax time by using free tax preparation services provided by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers. This webinar is designed for frontline service providers and program managers who want to know more about free filing options for the people they serve. As a result of this webinar, you will be able to:
·        Connect consumers with lower incomes to free tax preparation options
·        Help consumers make decisions about how to receive their refunds
·        Direct consumers with problems at tax time to sources of help
·        Use Your Money, Your Goals<https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/your-money-your-goals/?> tools and handouts to help people increase their financial well-being at tax time
Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with knowledge and resources to better serve your community during tax season! Register here<https://events-na7.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1166535402/en/events/event/shared/1740555237/event_registration.html?sco-id=4078013684&_charset_=utf-8>.

January 16, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00p PT: Don't manage change—embrace it<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/dont-manage-change-embrace-it.html> (WebJunction)
Trying to make changes at your library can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? How do you get people on board? What do you do when you encounter resistance? Change management plans can help, but too often they frame the change as a problem to manage rather than an opportunity to reach for a shared vision. In this webinar, you’ll learn strategies for effective, positive change-making and examine how shifting your mindset to center growth and strengths can help you positively reframe change. You’ll also explore approaches to leadership, collaboration, and power-sharing that meaningfully engage impacted groups and plan for and address change anxiety and resistance.

January 30, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00p PT: Building community connections by hiring for cultural knowledge<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/hiring-for-cultural-knowledge.html> (WebJunction)
Staffing demographics rarely match those of the communities they serve. Learn how valuing specific knowledge, skills, and abilities during the hiring process can develop a staff ready to serve a diverse community. Hear from Cultural Liaison Library Assistant staff representing Hispanic and Tribal communities, including the results of their efforts to build connections with and share stories of these communities. Attendees will be challenged to reconsider some common hiring practices and how to make them more inclusive. Hear a success story from a library that identified cultural knowledge gaps and worked with community stakeholders during the job posting and selection process.

Upcoming live PCI Webinars:
Each Wednesday from 11a - 12p PT, explore new, relevant topics during a live webinar from People Connect Institute.  Note: all PCI Webinars (live and recorded) are limited to Oregon library staff, volunteers, board members, Friend and Foundation members. Full descriptions are available on the PCI Webinar CE page<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-3>. Request your registration links for these upcoming webinars.<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestRegistrationLinksToUpcomingPCIWebinars>


  *   January 8: Let’s Collaborate: Teen-Adult Partnerships to Enhance Youth Leadership
  *   January 15: Foundations of Comics Librarianship
  *   January 22: Crisis Management in Libraries: Preparedness and Response
  *   January 29: Understanding and Managing Burnout in Libraries
  *   February 5: Best Picture Books Published in 2024
  *   February 12: Photography Basics for PR and Marketing
  *   February 19: Access and Agency: Welcoming the Disabled Community at Public Libraries
  *   February 26: ELL and Literacy on the Table: Using Board or Card Games to Foster Fun with Language

These webinars will also be recorded and available the following week in the Oregon Library Staff Academy / PCI Webinars<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff?category=20549> category; if you need access to the academy, please submit this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources> and choose the option for the Oregon Library Staff Academy.

Webinars coming up the week of January 6 (visit the CE Calendar<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> for details add additional webinar), all times are Pacific:
Monday, January 6

  *   8am Strategies, Systems and Shortcuts: Effective Content Marketing (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
  *   11am Getting Your Grants Program “AI Ready" (GrantStation)

Tuesday, January 7

  *   12pm Social Media Boot Camp - Day One (Firespring)
  *   1pm Spark Joy, Achieve Growth: Student-Centered Literacy Strategies (edWeb)

Wednesday, January 8

  *   7am Empowering Libraries to Support Caregivers: Essential Resources and Strategies (Indiana State Library)
  *   8am Best New Teen Reads of 2024 (Nebraska Library Commission)
  *   10am 12 Golden Rules of Nonprofit Finance (Propel Nonprofits)
  *   11am PCI: Let’s Collaborate: Teen-Adult Partnerships to Enhance Youth Leadership
  *   11am WhatsApp: Stay Connected with This No-Cost Mobile App (Tech-Talk)
  *   12pm Social Media Boot Camp - Day Two (Firespring)
  *   12pm CFPB webinar on tax time resources for consumers

Thursday, January 9

  *   10am Library Customer Data: Privacy vs. Personalization (RIPL)
  *   10am Info2Go! Librarians Collaborating to Teach Critical Engagement with Artificial Intelligence (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
  *   11am Nonprofit Website Audits & Best Practices for Fundraising Success (Bloomerang)
  *   1pm Teaching Copyright K-12: Ready to go and it’s all FREE! (Copyright & Creativity)


Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
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