Training/Workshop

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=12177

In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time, and Michael will have your answers.

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Lauren McMullen and Jo Flick will lead a discussion about the meaning of Digital Literacy for libraries. Together, participants will explore the important role libraries play in promoting digitally literate communities.  In the second half of this session, participants will explore online resources they can access to support their digital literacy services and training.

http://nonprofitwebinars.com/webinar/5222013-can-your-board-tell-your-story/

Board members often don’t want to ask for funds, but when it comes to raising friends for your organization, most of them are eager. But, do they know how to tell your story? Here are some things board members can do:
• Develop their own 30-second elevator speech about your organization
• Present “just the facts, ma’am” fact sheet to a local business person
• Speak with passion about your organization to potential donors

Takeaways:

• Understand the various constituents of your organization
• Develop appropriate messages for each constituency
• Develop a comfort level in presenting your story

https://reg131.imperisoft.com/InSyncTraining/ProgramDetail/39363433/Registration.aspx

Tired of seeing PowerPoint shows that have neither power nor a point? This session provides strategies for developing memorable slides with punch, not just pretty slides peppered with bullets. Join us as we look at ways to hook our learners, highlight critical information, and create learning points that will stick.

http://nonprofitwebinars.com/webinar/5222013-conversations-across-the-invisible-yellow-line-board-and-staff-roles/

If you’ve ever watched a football game on television, you’ve seen the yellow line that appears on the screen, showing the placement of the next down. We can see it, but those on the field cannot. It’s invisible to the players. The same is true in many board and staff relationships. There is a yellow line that defines who does what, but it is invisible. This fast paced webinar will share some of the basic on both sides of the yellow line and suggest ways to make it less ‘invisible’ to the players in a nonprofit.

Takeaways:

• Clarification of basic board and staff roles in governance, financial management, human resources, resource development and more.
• Suggestions for effective ways to define roles of board and staff.

https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Broadband_Adoption_Toolkit.html

A webinar with the creators of the Broadband Adoption Toolkit discussing how to implement strategies for building digitally inclusive communities.

Increasing access and use of information technologies is essential for communities and individuals. Libraries, local government, community-based organizations and businesses are creating a variety of solutions. Building a digitally inclusive community requires multiple strategies, collaborations and creativity. Some digital inclusion strategies are referred to as “broadband adoption” which includes technology training, broadband awareness, low cost internet service and low cost home computers. NTIA is expected to release a Broadband Adoption Toolkit in May 2013. Join us for a conversation with the creators of the Broadband Adoption Toolkit to discuss what they learned and how the broadband adoption pieces fit together.

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=12179

Planning gives a library greater depth of understanding of the community it serves, goals to work toward, and a path to follow. Since libraries and their communities are all unique, every library’s plan is custom designed. Eric Green, Denise Harders, Sharon Osenga, and Sarah Warneke, Nebraska Regional Library System directors, and Laura Johnson from the Nebraska Library Commission will discuss the importance of planning and introduce a new program they will be offering to libraries to make the vital activity of planning simpler and more immediate.

http://www.slj.com/2013/04/webcasts/part-6-on-common-core-serving-the-ccss-and-youth/

What resources do librarians have in their collections that meet the goals of the Common Core initiative? How will the Common Core State Standards influence the decisions school and public librarians will be making as they continue to develop their collections?  What specifically should educators be looking for in the resources they select? Join Kathleen Odean, librarian, speaker, reviewer, university instructor, and the author of guides to children’s titles as she discusses the books that engage children and meet the goals of the CCSS.

http://infopeople.org/training/what_do_i_know_part_2

• Are staff uncomfortable with library users they perceive to be homeless?
• Are you looking for ways to reach users in need of social services?
• Is your library a model for others hoping to provide wider services?

A partnership between the San Francisco Public Library and the local Department of Public Health resulted in the placement of a social worker at the Main Library to link users to housing and social services. Eventually a job-training component was added, providing opportunities to develop marketable skills for people who had been homeless. Meet and hear the story of a library outreach worker who helps herself by helping others.

http://infopeople.org/training/what_do_i_know_part_2

• Are staff uncomfortable with library users they perceive to be homeless?
• Are you looking for ways to reach users in need of social services?
• Is your library a model for others hoping to provide wider services?

A partnership between the San Francisco Public Library and the local Department of Public Health resulted in the placement of a social worker at the Main Library to link users to housing and social services. Eventually a job-training component was added, providing opportunities to develop marketable skills for people who had been homeless. Meet and hear the story of a library outreach worker who helps herself by helping others.