Southwest Wisconsin Library System

August webinars @ UW-Madison iSchool

Apply for a CE scholarship through SWLS, which could absolutely fund a webinar or online course through the UW-Madison iSchool. Check out these Advocacy Crash Courses:

Engage and Thrive! Leverage Community Engagement for Advocacy, Aug 3
Say it Loud: Advocating for your Library’s Values on Social Media, Aug 7
Data Visualization Basics for Non-Graphic Designers, Aug 10
Library Advocacy: Telling Your Story with the Voice of Place, Aug 14
Fine-Tuning Your Presentations, Aug 17

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Should libraries hire social workers?

Social Workers in Libraries: A Conversation, is a live training coming up Thurs. August 3rd at 1pm from Ryan Dowd. Ryan is interviewing Beth Wahler and Sarah Johnson, authors of the upcoming book Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons. But how do you sign up?

Signing up for the email list! This is how you access LIVE trainings.

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Emailing Shauna at SWLS for access to the Niche Academy portal. This is how you access all RECORDED content.

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Live Q&A next week!

LIVE Q&A Sessions begin next week (July 24 - July 28) for the new Wisconsin Library Buildings & Spaces Project! If you can’t make it, remember that you can view on-demand webinars any time.

Book Recommendation

Prairie du Chien Library Director, Elisabeth Byers, has a book rec for you!

“These books are wonderfully illustrated and well written. Each book has an enjoyable story with humor sprinkled throughout. Also, each book you order can be personalized to you or your library with special drawings just for you!

I met Erin (author) at WLA last year where I purchased a couple of her books. I adore getting to meet authors and getting a book signed and personalized by the author and/or illustrator is one of my favorite things! I enjoy meeting authors, but especially love supporting authors from Wisconsin.

Learn More

To connect with Elisabeth, email pdcdirector@swls.org.

Is technical services a part of your role?

The Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries (WAAL) and Technical Services Section (TSS) joint conference is an interactive virtual experience taking place on Friday, August 4th! (And it’s not just for academic libraries)! Key details:

Registration closes August 1
6 contact hours for certification in Category B
WLA Members $50, Non-Members $95, Students $25
Group discounts for individuals from the same library/institution are available

Learn More

Contact WLA Executive Director Laura Sauser with questions at sauser@wisconsinlibraries.org or 608-245-3640.

Upcoming out-of-office dates for SWLS Staff

Shauna Koszegi, CE & Outreach Consultant: 8/3-8/4
Jennifer Bernetzke, ILS Support & ILL Consultant: 8/10-8/18
Rosa Moore, Cataloger: 8/14-8/15
Carrie Portz, Youth Services Consultant
Dave Kranz, Director
Mary Rama, Administrative Assistant

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