Training/Workshop

http://oreillynet.com/pub/e/2553

First Thursday Webcast. Getting started with repairing and fixing Windows 8 can be very complex with many technical tools you need to be familiar with. This needn't be the case though. In this webcast, Mike Halsey, the author of "Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out" will show you how even non-technical people can troubleshoot and repair Windows 8.

http://tinyurl.com/cvjtz55

A full description of the Fundraising Houseparty – one of the most powerful, flexible, and effective way to raise money from individuals and highlight your cause.

Takeaways:

• How to prepare for a houseparty
• Who can be Hosts and what you can expect from them
• What should go in your invitation
• The criteria for an effective presentation
• Elements for an engaging and powerful “ask”
• The importance of follow-up

http://www.ala.org/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/plametrics

Whether you’re already a PLAmetrics subscriber or just interested in using public library data to enhance planning and implementation at your library, this free, interactive webinar is a must! PLAmetrics, the online report database, not only provides access to both Public Library Data Service (PLDS) and public-use IMLS data, but also enables customized sorting and reporting features.

Learn how to navigate available data, make the most of reporting templates, and create your own dataset with the team from Counting Opinions, the PLAmetrics database-provider. They’ll accept questions throughout the webinar and do their best to help you and your library make the most of public library data within PLAmetrics.

http://tinyurl.com/btwvaas

This webinar shares practical guidance on how libraries can help patrons with a variety of mobile devices whether through formal training or one-on-one assistance.

Our library patrons want help in learning how to use their mobile devices—such as an e-reader, smartphone, or new tablet--and it can feel like an insurmountable task to help them all. Join us for some practical guidance on how libraries can help patrons with a variety of gadgets. We’ll share tips for how to set up realistic formal training sessions and how to best offer one-on-one assistance. You will also gain examples of practical training outlines, how-to guides, and video tutorials.

http://tinyurl.com/ctdrbrx

This is the second in a three-part series to explore the question, “How can technology support independence and participation for people with cognitive disabilities?” After this session you will be able to:

1. Identify four underlying principles that can be used when selecting technology to be used for cognitive support.
2. Identify at least two commonly available tools to support personal organization and planning
3. Identify at least two specialized tools that are designed to support personal organization and planning activities

http://www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/upcoming

This webinar will provide you with observation skills that will help you see the future of your school library. Using simple observation skills we will explore ways to plan school library spaces. Learn how to leverage observation skills to “see” how students interact while working, what tools they choose to use, where they enjoy spending time and what activities naturally lead them into exploration. Beautiful, wood libraries filled with books and quiet study tables are a stationary image etched in the minds of a generation of aging learners. As life-long-learners we need to see space ideas that speak to the next generation of learners. These new spaces may still tolerate “wood” and “quiet” but both those characteristics need to demonstrate some flexibility for this generation of learners being asked to master Common Core skills. Learn how to observe people’s behavior and appreciate their comfort zones then use those observation skills to direct you in planning your school library. “Watch” your students as they show you the way to a new library floor. This webinar complements AASL's newest publication, Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/upcoming

This webinar will provide you with observation skills that will help you see the future of your school library. Using simple observation skills we will explore ways to plan school library spaces. Learn how to leverage observation skills to “see” how students interact while working, what tools they choose to use, where they enjoy spending time and what activities naturally lead them into exploration. Beautiful, wood libraries filled with books and quiet study tables are a stationary image etched in the minds of a generation of aging learners. As life-long-learners we need to see space ideas that speak to the next generation of learners. These new spaces may still tolerate “wood” and “quiet” but both those characteristics need to demonstrate some flexibility for this generation of learners being asked to master Common Core skills. Learn how to observe people’s behavior and appreciate their comfort zones then use those observation skills to direct you in planning your school library. “Watch” your students as they show you the way to a new library floor. This webinar complements AASL's newest publication, Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/upcoming

This webinar will provide you with observation skills that will help you see the future of your school library. Using simple observation skills we will explore ways to plan school library spaces. Learn how to leverage observation skills to “see” how students interact while working, what tools they choose to use, where they enjoy spending time and what activities naturally lead them into exploration. Beautiful, wood libraries filled with books and quiet study tables are a stationary image etched in the minds of a generation of aging learners. As life-long-learners we need to see space ideas that speak to the next generation of learners. These new spaces may still tolerate “wood” and “quiet” but both those characteristics need to demonstrate some flexibility for this generation of learners being asked to master Common Core skills. Learn how to observe people’s behavior and appreciate their comfort zones then use those observation skills to direct you in planning your school library. “Watch” your students as they show you the way to a new library floor. This webinar complements AASL's newest publication, Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts.

http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/firsttuesdays/

This lively session provides a view of your library from the page/shelver perspective. You will learn how that perspective can be strategically utilized for departmental organization, space planning, and training for staff, volunteer or patrons. By learning how to empower your pages/shelvers during the planning process, you empower your library in return!

About First Tuesdays

Designed as a continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, this free web presentation from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., lets attendees share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. The special-subject presentations, lasting about 60 minutes, are recorded so that others may listen at their own convenience.

We are pleased to announce a one day Payroll Training Class and one day Purchasing Class for April 9 and April 10 in Savannah, Georgia. We will discuss e-verify and new W2 requirements as part of this training .

This is a Team Event and will be for Directors and Business Managers.

We will allow up to 40 attendees (1 from each library with priority and then a second if room is available - if we have those willing to share a room we may be able to squeeze in a few more).

Registration is now closed for this event

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