(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI)
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois is pleased to share these upcoming Professional Development Alliance webinar offerings. Please see below for additional information, including links to registration.
“CARLI Directors’ Institute Series: Recruiting and Retaining BIPOC Library Staff Members”
In this session, Victor Jones, Jr. (he/him) will discuss trends in recruiting and retaining BIPOC library staff in today’s climate. He will use reflections from his past experiences as well as the latest literature and findings to shape the conversation.
Wednesday, May 4, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
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“The Trauma Informed Library Environment”
Beatriz De La Espriella will discuss ways the environment can trigger individuals who have experienced trauma. Library staff will learn ways they can avoid re-traumatization and steps necessary to create a trauma informed library environment.
Monday, May 9, 9:00-11:00 AM CDT
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“Learnabout: Google Sites”
Are you looking to create a website? Perhaps you want your own home page within your organization’s larger site? You can use Google Sites to create your own free and easy website. Take this webinar to learn the basics of Google Sites and leave with enough information to create your first site.
Monday, May 9, 4:00-5:00 PM CDT
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“CARLI Directors’ Institute Series: Effective Ways to Onboard New Employees”
In this session, speaker Ben Mead-Harvey will discuss his recommendations for the most effective way to onboard new employees, broken into three categories: welcome elements, training with the team, and check-in meetings. He will give a detailed breakdown of each element and spend time explaining the basis for each recommendation.
Wednesday, May 11, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
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“1000 Black Girl Books Book Clubs to Create Community Relationships”
The Martin County Library System launched its first 1000 Black Girl Books Book Club in 2021 to build community relationships through outreach and awareness with a local afterschool program. Now, they are working with three additional afterschool programs who help underserved youth, including Boys and Girls Club, to encourage tween girls to read books with black female leading characters. Join Darlene Encomio to learn more about these programs.
Tuesday, May 17, 2:30-3:30 PM CDT
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“Rescheduled: Sustaining the Infrastructure of OER Across Universities”
OER adoption requires more than the work of librarians. Collaboration is essential to have a long-term impact as well as weather the storms of turnover, a global pandemic, and piecemeal funding. Panelists will share practical advice on how to identify stakeholders, prioritize student success, and get buy-in from university administration. They will also cover the work of a task force in the UNC System that involves librarians, instructional designers, and university admin to streamline access to open educational resources.
Tuesday, May 24, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
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“MarcEdit”
Do you know that you can use MarcEdit to clean up MARC records, check name headings and subject headings, create local headings for archives and more, add linked data, and convert records back and forth between MARC? Learn how to save time, enrich records, and even practice BIBFRAME with the new editor! Join Robin Fay for this session to learn all of the wonderful things that MARCEdit can do for you!
May 26, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
Register here.