On-Demand Webinar: User Engagement: New Approach and Tools

Strategic Planning: What Your Library Board Needs to KnowLive Webinar: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 2:00-3:15 p.m. EasternDescriptionIs your library in the process of creating a strategic plan, or do you need to get your library’s Trustees on board with yo

Marketing and Public Relations Skills for Friends of the LibraryLive Webinars: Part 1: Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EasternPart 2: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EasternPart 1 DescriptionYou don’t have to be a graphic designer, webmas

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Explore how to build outreach that serves all children in your community.

This workshop covers innovations and best practices for library senior services that are emerging in the face of the pandemic.

Explore how libraries can implement policies and procedures to handle difficult online situations and learn to assess when to engage and when to avoid.

Learn how to safely serve people with substance use disorders and their loved ones through policy, materials, outreach, collaboration, programs, and services.

In this webinar, you’ll examine the most common kinds of negative online behavior and the best methods for dealing with them.

This course teaches participants that marketing and promotions can help us better serve our patrons in the 21st century, and improve awareness and regard for our profession.

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This is an introductory class that will immerse public librarians in a collection of readings, podcasts, and other exercises designed to elevate understanding of the processes of grant writing and fundraising. By the end of the course, students will

Two librarians reveal how they use podcasts and webinars to create, collaborate, and curate relevant content, giving voice to ideas and concepts that should be shared.

The presenters provide creative ideas for marketing your reading programs, transforming your reading spaces and MakerSpaces.

Learn how to create your own book bus program.

Learn how to use Instagram to generate excitement among your teen patrons—and watch your library media program grow!

Learn how academic and school librarians collaborated to bring a college-level information literacy course to rural high schools.

Join 6 school librarians as they share ways to celebrate School Library Month for grades Pre-K to 12.

This recording highlights the work of librarians who are bringing communities together for shared literacy experiences all year long.

Learn best practices for providing safe, appropriate, compassionate outreach services based on healthy boundaries.

This webinar focuses on creating collaborations between the school library and content teachers in an effort to create lessons and units that foster critical thinking.

Learn how to use data to tell a compelling story about the library and its role in the community.

A 90 minute webinar on empathic design and learning to apply empathy, compassion and purpose in every aspect of your library

Experience a condensed version of a digcit family event that puts participants at the center of the action and the school as the guide on the side.

Hear from Friends of the Library groups across the country about their unique and scalable fundraisers and how they work with the library to raise funds and support.

Hear from libraries who participated in the "Get Involved: Powered by Your Library" volunteerism initiative.

Examine how to use social media, apps, and free website builders to your advantage to showcase your library.

Hear how Saint Paul (Minnesota) Public Library developed tactics and timelines to communicate its fine-free policy change.

AASL 2019 National School Library of the Year recipients will share how our six schools work to meet the needs of not only our individual communities but the district as a whole, bridging boundaries to create integrated learning.