[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://slo.oregon.gov/conted/> for more learning resources and the CE Calendar<https://slo.oregon.gov/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 and 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! <<

AT YOUR LEISURE:


Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation<https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/living-room-conversations-connecting-your-library-community-through-conversation> (Programming Librarian)
Living Room Conversations are a simple, easy, and effective way to bring your community together through community conversations and civic dialogue programming. Living Room Conversations offers a plug-and-play library program that allows both small and rural as well as large and urban libraries to hold community conversations on a wide range of topics. This webinar will guide participants through the Living Room Conversations dialogue model and offer examples of how libraries across the country have brought their communities together to engage in thoughtful, respectful, and transformative conversations.
Visit: https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/living-room-conversations-connecting-your-library-community-through-conversation

Nonprofit Board Best Practices<https://www.bonterratech.com/events-webinars/nonprofit-board-best-practices> (Bonterra)
Your board is a key element of your nonprofit’s fundraising and donor engagement strategy. It’s important to recruit members who are passionate about your mission, invested in growing your impact, and focused on enhancing your fundraising efforts.  In this webinar, Bonterra Fundraising Coach Janet Cobb will share her best practices to help you build and collaborate with your board, focusing on three key areas: where and how to recruit new board members, how to keep board members engaged, what it means to cultivate a fundraising-focused board. Visit: https://www.bonterratech.com/events-webinars/nonprofit-board-best-practices


ONLINE CONFERENCE
Thursday, July 17, 7:00a – 2:00p PT: Join School Library Journal for their 5th Annual Picture Book Palooza<https://www.slj.com/event/slj-picture-book-palooza-2025>.
Join the fun at this all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists from around the world, who bring picture books to life with their extraordinary art. Register<https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/Picture_Books_2025/registration/19360> for a day dedicated to their craft and hard work, with a schedule that includes keynotes, author panels, and illustrator spotlights with visionary creators. Visit the exhibit hall, chat with authors and publishing teams, download digital galleys & resources, and be prepared to be inspired as you build your collection, one picture book at a time.

SAVE THE DATES

Wednesday, July 30, 12:00 pm PT: Elevating core skills with new Library Foundation Training (LiFT) courses<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/elevating-core-skills-with-lift.html>
The Library Foundational Training (LiFT) courses build on the popular ABLE (Alternative Basic Library Education) curriculum while introducing fresh content and innovative learning approaches. This webinar offers an overview of the Collection Management series, the first series of the LiFT courses. Understand the findings from WebJunction's surveys of the field regarding core library skill needs; become familiar with topics in the LiFT Collection Management courses and how they address core foundational skills; and learn how to create a staff development plan using the LiFT courses. Join this webinar to find out how the Collection Management LiFT courses can be used to empower staff and enhance library services. 

Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/elevating-core-skills-with-lift.html

OSU Libraries is hosting a "Critical AI Literacy for Information Work" summer speaker series. OPEN TO ALL! Please register in advance, as seating is limited.


  *   Wednesday, July 30, 10 am PT: "A Compassionate Approach to Critical AI Literacy."
Speaker, Dr. Maha Bali, Professor of Practice at The Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. Register here: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__eagCgZ6SGuY2_b2Fid_5g#/registration


  *   Tuesday, August 26, 10 am PT: Carys Craig, SJD, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, York University (Title and registration coming soon).

HIGHLIGHTED WEBINARS:

Super Searchers and Meet LEO webinar series<https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/informationliteracy/supersearchers> (PLA and Google)
The ease with which misinformation can be created and spread online endangers everyday discourse—and libraries are uniquely suited to help counteract its negative effects. Google has created a new set of tools for evaluating material found online, making it easier to think critically about the veracity of digital information right at the point of search. New this year are additional tools to help library workers guide parents, caregivers and educators in safely navigating online with their children. Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Each webinar covers the same content, you only need to register once:
·        July 17, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025jul17>
·        August 5, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025aug05>
·        August 20, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025aug20>
·        September 10, 2025, 11:00a–12:15p PT<https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/searchers2025sep10>

For additional information please visit: https://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/informationliteracy/supersearchers

Wednesday, July 9, 11:00a PT: Calling it Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing<https://gla.georgialibraries.org/carterette-series-webinars/> (Carterette Series Webinars)
Following a period of disruption, library leaders often need to realign service offerings with current organizational priorities and resources. In this session, the speakers will introduce a new model that was designed and applied at a large research library in an effort to redefine, reevaluate, and right-size research service offerings to better align with current staffing levels and support work-life balance. The  model includes: (1) a rubric designed to aid in the evaluation of service offerings against available resources and campus needs; (2) a reusable checklist to support the sunsetting of services; and (3) a service template to clarify ongoing services for internal and external audiences. In this session, participants will use the model to engage in hands-on learning as they assess the sustainability and resource levels of the service offerings at their own institution. They will be positioned to identify potential service changes to align internal and external communication strategies for supported change. The session will also be infused with change management practices that center people and support them as individuals through the transformation 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>.

JULY:

  *   July 2: Storytime Success: Crafting Engaging Sessions from Start to Finish
  *   July 9: The Power of Partnerships: Planning a Successful Community Meet & Greet at Your Library
  *   July 16: Elevating Your Game as a Professional
  *   July 23: Trauma-Informed Libraries -- What are they, why do they matter, and how do we become one?
  *   July 30: Trauma-Informed Care or Services for Teens in the Library

Request your registration links for these upcoming webinars.<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestRegistrationLinksToUpcomingPCIWebinars> These webinars will also be recorded and available to Oregon libraries 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 June 30 (visit the CE Calendar<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> for additional details for individual webinars), all times are Pacific:

Monday, June 30

  *   10am: Reading Like a Historian with Digital Literacy
  *   10am: Recalibrate Your Events to Fuel Year-Round Fundraising (ProductiveFundraising)

Tuesday, July 1

  *   9am: Get Your Voice Heard Where Decisions are Made: Grow your Advocacy Skills (NonprofitLearningLab)

Wednesday, July 2

  *   12pm: PCI: Storytime Success: Crafting Engaging Sessions from Start to Finish

Thursday, July 3

  *   11am: Reel Change: Nonprofit Video Storytelling for Social Impact (Bloomerang)

Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>

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