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Visit the CALL calendar to see the complete list of free educational opportunities for California public library employees. If you have questions or comments, feel free to email us at call@cla-net.org. We're here to help.
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Featured Learning
MAVA’s Virtual Volunteer Engagement Leadership Conference: In with the BOLD
Wednesday, June 9 - Friday, June 11 | Three day virtual conference
The past year has brought many challenges for volunteer engagement leaders that we may be eager to put in the past. It’s time to work together to imagine the future of volunteer engagement: Out with the old, in with the BOLD.
Passive-Aggressive Behavior: Sources and Solutions for Library Workspaces
Thursday, June 17 | 11:00 a.m. | One hour webinar
Passive-aggressive behavior can be maddening. It catches us off guard, causes confusion, resentment, and low morale. What causes it and how can you help prevent it? This webinar will bring together research from multiple fields on how to handle passive-aggressive behavior, with particular tips for librarians.
Basic Cataloging and Classification
Tuesday, June 29 - Monday, July 26 | Four week online course
This four-week online course will provide an overview of library cataloging and classification and prepare you to do copy cataloging. Through reading materials, online forums, and individual exercises, you will gain knowledge of basic cataloging rules and tools, commonly used controlled vocabularies, the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and MARC21 format. This course satisfies LSSC requirements.
Engaging Your Community Online
Tuesday, June 29 - Monday, July 26 | Four week online course
Due to COVID-19, many libraries shut their physical doors and worked in a virtual environment for weeks if not months. During this time, librarians had to quickly adjust their ways of interacting with the public. There was not a great deal of time to consider best practices for online engagement. As the pandemic wanes, many reasons remain to engage your community in online environments.
Creating Anti-Racist Storytimes: Activism, Belonging, and Change Workshop
Thursday, July 1 | 11:30 a.m. | 90 minute workshop
In this workshop, librarian and literacy activism expert Janet Damon shows you how to use storytime programs to help facilitate an anti-racist environment in your community. You will learn how to share and discuss stories that help parents and children talk about race, identity, and belonging in age-appropriate ways. You’ll also explore authentic examples of programming and learn ways to begin your own anti-racist and anti-biased storytimes.
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New: Library Juice Academy Courses
California public library employees may attend one Library Juice Academy course through CALL in the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Copyright and Open Licensing Issues
Monday, June 7 - Sunday, July 4 | Four week online course
Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing
Monday, June 7 - Sunday, July 4 | Four week online course
Leadership Communication
Monday, June 7 - Sunday, July 4 | Four week online course
LSSC Elective Competencies: Supervision and Management
Monday, June 7 - Sunday, July 18 | Six week online course
Redefining Wellness for Librarians of Color
Monday, June 7 - Sunday, July 4 | Four week online course
Supercharging Your Storytime
Monday, June 7 - Sunday, July 4 | Four week online course
*To enroll in this course you must first complete Library Juice Academy's Foundations of Early Literacy
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Learn how to make your library's volunteer program more inclusive in the CALL Blog.
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Deeper Dive into CLA Sessions
Did you attend CLA's session, Improving Accessibility: From Community Input to Actionable Change? To learn more about accessibility take a look at Library Services to Patrons with Disabilities, a CALL Academy multimedia approach to accessibility challenges.
If you attended Self-Directed Training: A More Efficient Option for Frontline Staff Development, check out the CALL Academy content for Library Skills for Paraprofessional Staff as well as our page on Learning for Support Staff.
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This Week
Capturing Outcomes of Virtual and In-person Library Programs & Services
Tuesday, May 18 - Monday, June 14 | Four week online course
Prioritizing and Promoting Self-Care to Avoid Burnout
Tuesday, May 18 | 12:00 p.m. | One hour webinar
Building Teams that Work
Wednesday, May 19 | 11:00 a.m. | One hour webinar
The “Marketing Funnel” Approach to Customer Engagement
Wednesday, May 19 | 11:00 a.m. | One hour webinar
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Learn 24/7 With CALL Academy
Available for a limited time in CALL Academy: Intentional Inclusion: Disrupting Middle Class Bias.
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Programs are open to all current California public library staff members, including those furloughed or laid off since March 2020 for pandemic-related reasons.
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