Get Ready for Gaming Day! National Gaming Day will take place on November 13, 2010. In anticipation of this event, Kelly Czarnecki and Christine Bretz, librarians with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, will share their experiences with teen gaming in public libraries. Gaming as related to literacy and already familiar library services will be discussed. Participants will learn how to start offering gaming programs in their library, which will cover high and low tech options for large and small budgets.
Kelly Czarnecki is a Teen Services Librarian in Charlotte, NC. She is an author and speaker. She was a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2007 for her work with teens and technology. She has published Gaming and Libraries, part of the Tech Set with Neal Schuman. She writes the School Library Journal column, Gaming Life. In her spare time she enjoys reading young adult fiction and nonfiction.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Online
For additional details and registration information visit: Gear Up to Game!
Video has become a common means of sharing information about everyday activities and events. Yet, this technology remains largely inaccessible to people with sensory impairments. While there are tools available to facilitate the creation of accessible video content the availability and use of these tools is not widely known and/or understood. This session will review the key features of an accessible video, steps to consider when planning and developing accessible video content and demonstrate how it can be utilized.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Online
For additional details and registration information visit: Creating Accessible Videos for Your Website
Orienting new staff quickly to your organization is very important. A virtual orientation could be the key to a timely, comprehensive, standardized introduction to your library system. Discover advantages to implementing a virtual orientation for your workplace. Join us for this webinar, presented in collaboration with the ALA Learning Roundtable, and by staff from the Baltimore County Public Library as they talk about the creation and design process of this valuable Human Resources tool.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Online
For additional details and registration information visit: Creating A Virtual Orientation for New Staff
WebJunction is hosting a two-hour symposium that will feature four presentations on current trends and practical approaches to library digitization and preservation projects. Our guest panelists will address:
Designing a digital preservation system using a framework that includes all stakeholders, from library administrators to archivists to IT workers to vendors.
The difference between access and preservation tools, and why we need to consider both.
Harvesting social networking websites for preservation.
The organizational “long-view” of preservation resources, technology, costs and policies.
For additional details and registration information visit: WebJunction: Digitization & Preservation Symposium
The Connecticut State Library offers free online courses for Connecticut library staff through the CT.WebJunction.org website. The course list includes, but is not limited to:
Basic Web Reference (LibraryU Illinois Library)
Dreamweaver 7 & CS3
Financial Management in Tough Times (LE@D University of N. Texas)
General Design: Introducing User Centered Design
Online Research Strategies for Librarians (LE@D University of N. Texas)
Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word, etc.)
Reaching Teenagers (LE@D University of N. Texas)
RFID Technology
Story Times for Children (LibraryU Illinois Library)
Updating & Upgrading Library Computer Software
Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction
What to Consider When Hiring
Web 2.0 Fundamentals
For a complete list visit WebJunction Connecticut Online Course Catalog.
Capital campaigns are not rocket science but conducting a successful campaign involves many activities and a lot of hard work. Done well, conducting a successful campaign can go way beyond building a new library building – it can position your library for great fund raising into the future. Library Strategies consultant, Sue Hall, will lay out all the activities in a capital campaign – including the feasibility study, setting a campaign goal, recruiting campaign leadership, creating a compelling campaign case, soliciting major donors and all the campaign activities.
Sue Hall is the coordinator and lead consultant with Library Strategies, a consulting group of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Sue has worked with libraries and library organizations across the country specializing in all aspects of fund raising including feasibility studies and capital campaigns, special events and creating comprehensive fund raising programs.
Thursday, August 26. 2010
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Online
For additional details and registration information visit: Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign
I’m afraid the prize is just a grateful “THANK YOU” for public libraries who submit their annual report early. The deadline is not till November 15, but most libraries already have the statistics they need to complete the survey. For more information and a 15-minute online tutorial, go to the Annual Report and Application for State Aid page on WebJunction CT. Library Directors should already have received their user name and password by email. If not, please contact me.
Want to give your programming a spark and bring together patrons of all ages? Integrate pop culture into your library’s events! By using elements of the mainstream media in your programs, you can draw in new interests and invigorate your library. In this webinar, you’ll get step-by-step suggestions for creating pop culture programs for children, teens and adults. Get advice on adapting ideas from the book Pop Goes the Library! to suit your community, and discover the pitfalls to avoid in pop culture programming. Book clubs and storytimes are great–but let’s show the world that the library is for fun, too!
Melissa Rabey has been a contributor to Pop Goes the Library since 2006. For nearly ten years she’s worked with children and teens in libraries across the Mid-Atlantic region. For the last three years, she has worked as a teen librarian with the Frederick County (MD) Public Libraries. Her work in YALSA has included serving on the Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults committee. Currently, she is a member of the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award committee and is finishing revisions on Historical Fiction for Young Adults: A Genre Guide.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Online
For additional details and registration information visit: Pop Culture Programming in Your Library
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