Social Media and Library Policies

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Live Webinar: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
2:00 p.m. Eastern | 1:00 p.m. Central | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 11:00 a.m. Pacific | 10:00 a.m. Alaska

NOTE: This webinar is part of United for Libraries Learning Live
Please read the information below *before* purchasing registration for this webinar.


Description

Whether your library has a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram, or other platforms, it’s important to have policies in place to protect both library board members and staff. Learn how to ensure you are complying with legal guidelines, what library board members and staff should know about posting on their personal accounts, and how the library, board, Friends, and/or Foundation should work together on social media policies and procedures.

Speaker

Clare MembielaClare Membiela is the Library Law Consultant for the Library of Michigan. She helps public libraries understand and manage legal issues that impact library services. Before joining the Library of Michigan in 2016, she was the associate director for library and instructional support for the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Libraries. Before moving to Michigan, she worked at the University of Miami Law Library as the head of reference services. Prior to her academic library work, she worked for two major law firms as a librarian in their Miami offices. She has an MLS. from Southern Connecticut State University, a JD from the University of Miami, and 30 years of law library experience. She is excited about helping public libraries by connecting them to the legal information they need.


Please read the information below *before* purchasing registration for this webinar.

Webinar Includes
  • Live webinar
  • On-Demand access to recording
  • Slides and handouts
Target Audience
  • Library Trustees / Library Board Members
  • Friends of the Library
  • Library Foundations
  • Library Directors
  • Library Staff who work with Trustees, Friends, and/or Foundations
  • Students
How It Works
  • All registration and participation is per person; there is no group viewing or group registration option.
  • Base price is $39 per person. Membership‐related discount is based on the membership status of the person purchasing the seat(s):
    • ALA personal members receive a 10% discount
    • United for Libraries personal members - Do Not Purchase for Yourself - see United for Libraries Personal Member section below.
  • Bulk purchase discounts apply for purchases of multiple seats (3‐6 seats extra 30% off; 7‐12 seats extra 35% off; 13+ seats extra 40% off). Click here for more information.
  • Purchaser receives one “sign‐up code” per seat purchased and distributes sign‐up code(s) to individuals, who then redeem the sign‐up code to complete their registration.
  • This webinar is included in the Learning Live Series course, which includes live attendance for each of the eleven (11) sessions and on‐demand in perpetuity. To register for the series, click here.

Before You Register

United for Libraries Personal Members

  • Do not register for this course for yourself.
  • As a personal member, you receive FREE registration to Learning Live and on-demand access to all past Learning Live sessions. Please see "Access Member Benefits."
    • You may purchase individual seats for your library staff, board members, Friends of the Library, and/or Library Foundation.
    • You will receive 35% off all individuals seats purchased. Discounted rates as follows:
      • $25.35 per seat for 1-2 seats
      • $17.75 per seat for 3-6 seats
      • $16.48 per seat for 7-12 seats
      • $15.21 per seat for 13-19 seats
      • Contact united@ala.org for 20 or more seats.
    • As noted above, all registration and participation is per person; there is no group viewing option.

Residents of MA, MD, MI, NE, SC, SD, or TX

  • Do not register for this course.
  • Your state library provides FREE registration to Learning Live and on-demand access to all past Learning Live session.
  • Please register for your statewide access here.

Residents of ND, NH, OR, VA, or WI

  • Your state library provides FREE registration to attend the live session each month *and* access the on-demand recording for 30 days.
  • Please register for your statewide access here.
  • Register for this course only if you want on-demand access to previous Learning Live sessions. All registration and access to this course is per person; there is no group viewing option.
  • If you have questions, please contact united@ala.org.

Tech Requirements

Learning Live webinars are held in Zoom. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. Closed captioning is available in the Zoom platform. Text-based chat is available, and attendees will use the Q&A panel to submit questions to the presenter. Speakers will answer questions as time allows. The webinar will be recorded and accessible within 72 hours of the live session. 

Contact

If you have a question or need to make arrangements for additional assistance or accessibility, please contact Jillian Wentworth (jwentworth@ala.org).


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