[Michlib-l] Webinars! Social work in libraries coming up on Tues ... also Website Accessibility in Feb & design thinking in March

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

Howdy!



Just a reminder that we have some free webinars coming up, beginning this
Tuesday – join us!



Free registration here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/university-of-michigan-school-of-information-and-the-library-of-michigan-26412644287







SOCIAL WORKERS IN LIBRARIES

Tiffany Russell, Niles (MI) District Library

THIS TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 4pm Eastern

Have you been curious about the movement to embed social workers in public
libraries but think your library is too small? Join Tiffany Russell, social
worker, for a spirited conversation about the Niles District Library’s
initiative to coordinate social work services across a network of Class 2-4
libraries. She’ll talk about the nuts and bolts of her program and offer
strategies to help you think about how to develop relationships and a plan
for your own initiative. Social workers have a lot more in common with
librarians than you might think, and we know you’ll enjoy Tiffany’s
effervescent style and commitment to care in her community.



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WEB ACCESSIBILITY

Colleen Van Lent, University of Michigan School of Information

Tuesday, February 18, 4pm Eastern

Are your library website and online materials easily "read" by those with
vision or other impairments? For example, if your library's contact
information is contained in a graphic instead of text, those with aging
eyes or vision problems can't use screen readers to access the information
they need.  Is your annual report slide deck chock full of images ... but
without accompanying description? That may be an accessibility issue, too.
Whether you have visually impaired visitors or an aging population of
patrons, accessible online content matters -- and it's important to do so
to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Whether your
library or school hosts its content itself or outsources web updates to a
third-party vendor, you'll gain vocabulary and concrete action steps to
make your web presence more welcoming to all.



Join Colleen Van Lent, Lecturer IV at the University of Michigan School of
Information, as she unpacks how you can make your web presence more
friendly for all of your patrons. Colleen teaches hundreds of thousands of
online students through her Web Design for Everybody course series
<https://www.coursera.org/search?query=colleen%20van%20lent&> at
Coursera.org. In 2019, Class Central
<https://www.classcentral.com/report/top-moocs-2019-edition/>named her
HTML5 course one of the top 100 MOOC courses of all time. Colleen's
friendly, thoughtful teaching makes technical concepts easy to understand
-- even for tech novices.



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DESIGN THINKING

Mega Subramamian, University of Maryland

Tuesday, Mar. 10, 4pm Eastern

This webinar will introduce participants to the design thinking approach
and associated techniques to obtain community voice and insights at each
stage of the approach  – inspiration, ideation, and iteration.  Using
examples from youth services that articulate unique design challenges,
participants will experience the design thinking stages and obtain selected
skills needed to inspire, ideate, and iterate innovative programs and
services with library patrons of all ages. Additionally, participants will
reflect on the opportunities and challenges that their libraries encounter
in terms of programs, services, systems, and spaces, and learn how to
articulate them in the form of design challenges. Participants will receive
additional information on resources that are available for further learning
and reflection on this topic.

*Dr. Mega Subramaniam* is an Associate Professor and the Co-Director
of the Youth
eXperience (YX) Lab <http://yxlab.ischool.umd.edu/> at the College of
Information Studies at the University of Maryland
<https://ischool.umd.edu/>. Her
research focuses on enhancing the role of libraries in fostering the
mastery of emerging digital literacies among underserved young people. Her
research has resulted in several national recognitions, most recently
including the *Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers award
<https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=mega-subramaniam-movers-shakers-2019-educators>*
and
a Fulbright Specialist Award from the US Department of State. Her work has
been generously funded by various federal and private agencies, including
the National Science Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
National Library of Medicine, and Google.



An archived recording will be sent out within 48 hours of the event.







-- 
Kristin Fontichiaro
University of Michigan School of Information
4427 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.647.3593
Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school
year only)
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*Projects:*
Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu> | Making in Michigan
Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu>
Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu> | Public
Library Management MOOC
<http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>
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