[Michlib-l] WebJunction content and upcoming webinars

Wed Feb 14 13:56:42 EST 2024

WebJunction content and upcoming webinars - February 14, 2024

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WebJunction Wrap-Up: 2023 Highlights and Top Picks<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/webjunction-wrap-up-2023.html>: As we ease into another year of learning together, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the projects and accomplishments of the past year and highlight some our most popular courses, webinars, and articles. Whether you chose to take self-paced courses on your own, or you attended one of our webinars to connect with library practitioners in real time, we couldn’t create this community of learners without you. That’s why we’re also revisiting some of the most popular WebJunction content of the past year-picked by you!

Easy as ABCD: Using Asset-Based Community Development as a Lens for Authentic Relationship-Building<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/using-asset-based-community-development.html>: Building relationships with systematically excluded communities is one of the most important things your library can do to support relevant, meaningful services. Dr. Audrey Barbakoff expands on how co-creation can help libraries embody our EDISJ (equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice) values by working with our communities, rather than for or at them. The first and most foundational pillar of co-creation is building authentic relationships of trust across multiple identities and lived experiences. This article provides a focused look at one approach to starting and sustaining such relationships-asset-based community development or ABCD.

Survey on Climate and Environmental Health in Libraries<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/survey-climate-environmental-health-libraries.html>: STAR Net invites you to complete a short survey (by March 1) to inform the design of the 2024 Climate Action Symposium: Exploring Collaborations with Libraries, Community-Based Organizations, and Public Health Agencies.

Webinar series: 12 Months to Better Library Data<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/12-months-to-better-library-data.html>: The Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) is a national initiative to provide training about data and evaluation to public library workers. While RIPL typically provides in-person trainings, this March it will launch a free, monthly, yearlong webinar series, 12 Months to Better Library Data. This series is intended for public library workers interested in gaining knowledge and skills for data-informed decision-making, program improvement, planning, and advocacy; as well as in learning how to use data to serve their community even better tomorrow than they are today. Anyone else interested in public library data and evaluation is also welcome to join!

WebJunction Webinars

These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog<https://learn.webjunction.org/>.

Switching it Up! Creating a Video Game Collection for Your Library
Thursday, February 22, 2024 ◆ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ◆ 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/video-game-collection.html

Video games are a dynamic, modern, popular medium worthy of a place in every library, but starting a collection can feel overwhelming. You might have questions like, how much funding will it require? Are these materials more prone to theft? Is this a juvenile collection, young adult, or one for all ages? This webinar will provide you with practical solutions for all your questions. We’ll walk through the process of creating, maintaining, and promoting a new video game collection. You’ll hear lessons learned and tips for success that Billings Public Library used to create a successful collection, along with strategies from other libraries around the country. You’ll leave ready to get started creating what is sure to be one of your library’s most well-circulating collections.
Co-Creating Library Services for Transformative Impact
Tuesday, February 22, 2024 ◆ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ◆ 60 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/co-creating-library-services.html
The most relevant and dynamic ideas can grow from collaborating with impacted communities. Co-creation is one of the most effective ways for libraries to turn diversity, equity, and inclusion ideals into real-world services. In this session, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of co-design and explore how to apply them in your library for wildly creative and deeply impactful programs and services. As a result of this webinar, you’ll be able to:

  *   Define co-design and its role in creating library services
  *   Identify multiple ways of sharing power with community
  *   Apply basic principles and techniques from human-centered design to facilitate co-creation
  *   Draw on real-world examples for inspiration
Creating a Person-Centered Library: Supporting Patrons While Avoiding Burnout
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 ◆ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ◆ 90 minutes
Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/creating-person-centered-library.html

Are you feeling the strain of serving patrons with complex needs? Is your library seeing increased patron behavioral issues and mental health concerns? This session reviews ideas and approaches for how libraries can support both high-needs patrons and staff. As a result of this webinar, you will be able to:

  *   Articulate the changing needs of library patrons and how these impact staff
  *   Learn strategies for assessing your library’s unique needs
  *   Discuss helpful programs, collaborations, and/or services for high-needs patrons
  *   Apply person-centered strategies to begin creating cultural change in your library
  *   Anticipate potential barriers to change

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