It’s summer, the spring semester is over, maybe things are quieter in the library. Why not take some time for professional development? Of course, as most of you know, learning opportunities are often expensive or, if covered by your workplace, fairly limited. That is why I’ve compiled from a variety of sources a list of free upcoming webinars you might be interested in:
ALA Public Programs Office
What Is a Program, Anyway? Findings from NILPPA, ALA’s National Study of Library Public Programs
Presenters: Carolyn Anthony, consultant and member of the standing committee of the Metropolitan Libraries Section of IFLA; Mary Davis Fournier, deputy director of the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office and director of the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (NILPPA)
June 10th, 11 a.m.
Details: http://ow.ly/FWTs30oIxZD
Utah State Library Training
The Art of Public Speaking
Presenter: Linda Bruno
June 11th, 2-3 p.m. MDT, 4-5 p.m. EST
Details: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/usl-training-208844751
ALA Public Programs Office
The Nine Competencies of Programming Librarians: Findings from NILPPA, ALA’s National Study of Library Public Programs
Presenters: Terrilyn Chun, deputy director of Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon; Mary Davis Fournier, deputy director of the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office and director of the National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment (NILPPA)
June 14th, 11 a.m. EST
Details: http://ow.ly/FWTs30oIxZD
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Nine Conversations that Matter to Health Sciences Librarians
Presenter: Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP
June 19th, 12 p.m. EST
If you don’t have a NLM/NNLM account, you can create one for free.
Session will be recorded.
Library Connect
Staying visible, relevant and connected with your research community: tips tools and trends from three progressive librarians
Presented by Anna Marie Johnson, head of the Scholars’ Commons at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Clare Withers, curator at the University of Pittsburgh University Library System; Katherine Stephan, research support librarian and an academic liaison librarian at Liverpool John Moores University
June 27th, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
OCLC
Library technology planning for today and tomorrow
Presented by Diana Silveira, librarian, president of Novare Library Services, and author of Library Technology Planning for Today and Tomorrow
August 27th, 3-4 p.m. EST
Details: https://www.oclc.org/en/events/2019/Library_tech_planning_webjunction_webinar_august27.html
