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| Feb. 23, 1:30-3:30pm, SWLS Headquarters
Ideas & resources to run a practical & budget-friendly summer library program, including best practices & networking. | |
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| Feb 29, 9:30-11am, online (Zoom)
Learn what other SWLS librarians are planning for Adults this year, and leave with a few ideas to try in your community. | |
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SWLS Youth Services (YS) Newsletter |
Click here for the latest YS Newsletter! 🡲 |  |
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Questions or comments? Contact YS Consultant, Carrie Portz at carrieportz@gmail.com. |
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Accommodations at Work |
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Have you heard of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN)? It has a remarkable amount of resources about workplace accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). There are trainings to browse, one-on-one (free!) consultation about all aspects of job accommodations and ADA compliance, and more! Bookmark it for the next time you create a job posting or update a policy. |
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Computer Skills for the Workplace |
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Gale Courses aren’t only for patrons—they’re also free and available to you! If you’ve been meaning to brush up on your computer skills, check out this 6 week, self paced, course.
Click here to see how to find this course in Gale Courses. |
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New! WI Libraries Talk About Race Webinar |
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| Identity, Burnout, & Vocational AweFebruary 29, 2024, 1-2 pm | | How can we as library workers stay sane and prevent the burnout from unrealistic expectations from our library administrators, boards, colleagues, community, and even ourselves? Come and learn from the librarian-scholar who coined the term vocational awe about how to maintain your authentic self at work, while preventing burnout and a total subsumption of self. |
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Transgender & Nonbinary-Affirming Library Practices, and More |
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The UW-Madison iSchool is offering some excellent (free!) webinars this spring. Feb. 9, Library Scavenger Hunts Feb. 13, How Social Work Outreach Changes Lives Feb. 23, Transgender and Nonbinary-Affirming Library Practices:
From Patron Records to Restrooms (and Beyond) Feb. 29, Creating Direction and Action with Continuous Improvement
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3/14, CCBC Librarians at Gays Mills Public Library |
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Great New Books for Children & Teens, CCBC Workshop Gays Mills Public Library
March 14, 2024 @ 9:30am - 3pm
Librarians from the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) will highlight new books in CCBC Choices 2024, the most recent edition of the library’s best-of-the-year list, and discuss preparing for and responding to materials concerns and challenges. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The program is free, and all library workers from SWLS are welcome! Registration will open in February.
Reminder: you can apply for a SWLS CE Scholarship if you'd like help with travel costs! https://www.swls.org/library-staff/ce-scholarships/ |
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Upcoming out-of-office dates for SWLS Staff Shauna Koszegi, CE & Outreach Consultant: Jennifer Bernetzke, ILS Support & ILL Consultant: Rosa Moore, Cataloger: Carrie Portz, Youth Services Consultant: Mary Rama, Administrative Assistant:
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