[Michlib-l] Upcoming FREE Webinars from WebJunction!

[Atkin, Evette (MDE)]

Highlighted content from WebJunction

·            Social Library, STEM Edition<http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/social-library-58.html>: check out great STEM related programming ideas shared by libraries on Facebook as well as a recent webinar archive from WebJunction and the staff at the Kitsap Regional Library (WA).

·            Censorship: Be Prepared for Challenges:<http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/censorship-be-prepared.html> resources from the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and the National Coalition Against Censorship can help prepare for addressing challenges to materials in the library’s collection.



Upcoming Webinars



If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the course catalog<http://learn.webjunction.org/>.



Genealogy Essentials: Helping Patrons to Search for Family Roots

Thursday, May 19, 2016 ♦ 3 pm Eastern / 12 pm Pacific ♦ 1 hour

Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/genealogy-essentials.html



The advent of the Internet liberated genealogy research. With the resulting ease of access, individual genealogy exploration has blossomed. However, many people pay for research services, not realizing that they can go to their public library for free, reliable tools and assistance. This webinar will teach library staff how to assist patrons with genealogical questions, using FamilySearch.org<https://familysearch.org/>, a leading genealogy resource. Learn the reference skills necessary to determine a patron’s research experience and reveal the problem to be solved. Learn how to orient patrons to available resources and introduce them to the principles of finding a record for a known ancestor. Become a better guide to your patron researchers and help them to connect successfully with the details and stories of their ancestry.



Presented by: James Ison, FamilySearch.org<https://familysearch.org/>



Public and Health Sciences Library Collaboration for Community Impact: Lessons from the MS Buddy Project

Thursday, June 9, 2016 ♦ 3 pm Eastern / 12 pm Pacific ♦ 1 hour

Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/ms-buddy-project.html



When public library and health library expertise combine, amazing things can happen. The MS Buddy service was created by 3 public library staff members and 1 health sciences librarian in Utah, to connect patients with multiple sclerosis to accurate information and to each other through the use of the mobile technology. Join this webinar to learn about this innovative collaboration, its impact, and ways you can build buy-in for health programming at your library. MS Buddy co-creators will share strategies for identifying sustainable solutions for priority health topics, and provide guidance for working together effectively across library disciplines and locations. Participants will be introduced to the program toolkit, which they can use in planning and partnering to implement similar projects in their communities.



Presented by:

Erica Lake, Associate Director, Hope Fox Eccles Health Library, and Associate Librarian, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

Katie Larsen, Library Technician, Tooele City Library, Utah

Casey Cox, Library Technician, Tooele City Library, Utah

Liesl Seborg, Senior Librarian, Adult Outreach & Programming, Salt Lake County Library Services, and winner of the 2016 ULA Librarian of the Year Award




Evette Atkin
Continuing Education Coordinator
Statewide Library Services
Library of Michigan
atkine at michigan.gov<mailto:atkine at michigan.gov>
517.373.3746

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