Next User Group meeting, Mary Cotton Library
2023-11-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | KS
Quarterly users group meeting for Next libraries.

Transient Populations: How to Work with Patrons Experiencing Homelessness In Libraries (PCI Webinar)
2023-12-20 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4416968857587/WN_IV0Jl_j9RliNI5GUxwjv8g

Homelessness is a recurrent topic of concern in public libraries. At times, staff at public libraries interact with almost as many patrons experiencing homelessness as staff at shelters do. This presentation will highlight best practices and give guidance that frontline staff can use to better understand and serve this diverse population of patrons experiencing homelessness.

As a result of this program, participants will:

• Learn how to assess the needs of the transient communities they serve, identify defects, and develop ways to support them• Learn how to create relevant and impactful programs for patrons experiencing homelessness• Gain confidence in working with patrons experiencing homelessness• Learn how to deescalate situations in library and increase compliance with patron’s experience homelessness• Acquire best practices tools and techniques to better understand and serve this population

Nicole Bryan ~ BiographyNicole Bryan is a Library Information Supervisor at Brooklyn Public Library, the fifth largest library system in the United States. She has spent her career within the social services arena, developing programs and meeting constituents’ needs.Currently, Nicole assesses the delivery of library services, employing trauma-informed methods, to transitional populations in public library branches and homeless shelters in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MLS degree from Long Island University.

Legislative Session Begins
2024-01-08 08:00 - 15:00 | KS

Focus On: Iola Public Library
2024-01-09 13:30 - 14:00 | KS
Dan Alexander interviews Sharon Moreland about the Iola Public Library as part of this monthly series (formerly Sunflower State Libraries). Registration link: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldOmgqD0jHdZaGSkZXFyNVFrDAQSaV_8_

What's Your Bounce-Ability? Thrive In Times of Change (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-10 01:30 - 14:00 | KS
PCI Webinar with Mj Callaway

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 1-2 PM CST

Unexpected disruptions, understaffed days, and uncertainty impact you and your patrons. Change is an unexpected guest, but it doesn’t have to be feared. Instead, discover how to “flip” every twist and turn of change into a catalyst for positive communication, fostering resilience and unstoppable momentum.

You’ll boost your Bounce-Ability to improve communication, energy, and mindset. You’ll get a blend of inspirational examples, strategic tactics, and Mj’s trademarked techniques.

Embrace change, transform challenges, and accelerate success with the Bounce-Up™ philosophy—your ticket to thriving in an ever-evolving world.

You’ll walk away with Mj’s powerful Bounce-Up Framework™ so that you can Bounce-Up higher and stronger.

Come to this program ready to:

Identify what drains your energy and what you can do to replenish and recharge

Accelerate proactive communication to uplift your workplace and patrons

Gain actionable tactics you can apply immediately to thrive during transitional time

Mj Callaway ~ Biography

Mj Callaway, CSP As a former corporate sales trainer and only award-winning woman sales executive to rank #1 nationally, Mj knows first-hand the disruptions professionals, managers, and executive teams handle daily. Yet, they still need to be positive and productive.

She blends her experiences together, sales, speaking and journalism, to create interactive and impactful workshops. With more than 2,000 articles published in consumer magazines under her pen name, she’s interviewed hundreds of people from youth entrepreneurs to CEOs to non-profit founders to professional athletes. She has a unique ability to make others feel like they’re talking to a friend. Mj is a two-time cancer survivor, certified virtual presenter, and past-president of the National Speakers Association Pittsburgh Chapter.

Winter 2024 Readers' Advisory (MALA Webinar)
2024-01-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Facilitated by Gregg Winsor, Johnson County Library

For this Readers’ Advisory networking sessions we’re going to do a “New Year’s Resolutions” type of discussion, but for books!

What are your Readers’ Advisory goals for 2024?

How can we help each other achieve them?

Come join us, our Readers’ Advisory panel is a fun group!

Register here (Sign up as a member through NEKLS)

2024 Youth Media Mock Awards
2024-01-16 09:00 - 11:30 | KS
NEKLS, Lawrence Public Library and Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library join forces to host the 2024 Youth Media Mock Awards from 9 -11:30am on January 16, 2024 at Lawrence Public Library.Register at

https://forms.gle/mogpfSs7kfKDGAw96

The shortlists of nominees will be announced on Monday, December 18th. If you need the list, email Anna Foote at NEKLS, afoote@nekls.org. Come ready to discuss great books!

Official RDA Overview (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-17 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
90 Minute PCI Webinar with Bobby Bothmann

Official RDA Overview

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9716985205721/WN_dAMSfw-yTsSZ2rerd0t8gA

Beginning in 2017, updates to and work on what is now “Original RDA” was halted for the 3R project: RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign. The result is now available for review as “Official RDA”.

It is based on the IFLA-LRM (Library Reference Model) and includes many new terms for old concepts such as Aggregates, Application Profiles, Nomens, and Representative Expressions, and new tools such as LC’s Metadata Guidance Documentation (MGD). This educational session* will explain the reasoning behind the revisions, what IFLA-LRM is, and introduce many of the new concept terms.

As a result of this program. participants will recognize and understand new concept terms (that is, aggregates, representative expressions, and so forth), define the IFLA-LRM and explain its significance, and recognize an application profile.

Bobby Bothmann ~ Biography

Bobby Bothmann is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato where he serves as the catalog and metadata librarian. Bobby catalogs analog and digital resources of all kinds, including books, serials, moving images, objects, cartographic resources, musical and spoken word audio recordings, and music in between many meetings. He is a member of the editorial board for Cataloging & Classification Quarterly and an active member of OLAC (OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers) where he has served in various roles including treasurer, president, and the current archivist.

He holds an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and an MS in Geography and English Technical Communication from MSU Mankato. Bobby moonlights as an adjunct instructor for the School of Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he teaches cataloging and classification courses and tries to covert one student per semester to the cataloging side of the Force.

Public Library Survey Webinar (State Library)
2024-01-19 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
Join Alice as she provides a review of the data input process for the Public Library Survey. The COVID-related questions have now been removed from the survey, but, other than that, there are no new or newly-changed questions on the survey this year.

Login information for the survey is the same as in previous years, but if you haven’t received an email with your library’s login information for the survey or if you’re having any issues logging into the survey, please contact Alice at alice.smith@ks.gov

Presented by Alice Smith, LSTA & State Data Coordinator at the State Library of Kansas

Recommended for public librarians.

This training will be recorded for later viewing. A link will be sent out after the webinar concludes.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOs, or Android: https://kslib.zoom.us/j/92501483919

Hosting My First Summer Library Program
2024-01-23 13:30 - 15:00 | KS
Register at:https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvceuurD0rHNUjISSffFNhOOdbFTYp-rfoYou will receive the link to the webinar when you register. Look for the link in yourconfirmation email.

Hosting My First Summer Library Program will assist new librarians and library staffhosting or participating in their first summer library program by providing anintroduction to summer library program planning, resources, events, and the evaluationprocess. Even if 2024 isn’t your first summer program, you’re sure to find ideas, tipsand tricks that will benefit your library!Many of the Collaborative Summer Library Program resources discussed in thiswebinar are created by the Collaborative Summer Library Program. These resourcesare funded in part through the State Library of Kansas Library Services and TechnologyAct provided by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.Robin Hargrave is Youth and School Services Consultant for South Central KansasLibrary System. She has a wealth of experience providing engaging educationalexperiences for youth and those who serve them.

Co-sponsored by South Central Kansas Library System

A Model for Spanish Language Services (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-24 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
90 Minute PCI Webinar with Bobby Bothmann

Official RDA Overview

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9716985205721/WN_dAMSfw-yTsSZ2rerd0t8gA

Learn about how the Fresno County Public Library created a model that works within their current structure providing an opportunity for staff at all levels to learn library jargon together. Understand that having a librarian who speaks, writes, and reads Spanish fluently work alongside library staff who they would typically not interact with has been a part of the work groups success.

Discover how we established a safe, welcoming environment to gather information, learn skills, and edit library signage and written texts to further the mission of providing Spanish language users with the best possible experience regardless of the lack of Spanish-literate staff.

The goals of this webinar are:

To persuade library systems to look at their current model and be intentional about language services practices

To persuade library systems to think about how they are currently doing translations and what they should plan for in the future

This program is part of PCI’s collaborative learning project with California Libraries. (CALL)

Deborah Bernal – Biography

Deborah brings years of experience developing partnerships working with a variety of communities. Deborah has worked across sectors, including nonprofits, private business, and the public sector. In the private sector she managed day-to-day activities for a low-income telecommunications program that took her to 19 counties in Central California. Since October 2016 she has served as the Fresno County Public Library Literacy Coordinator. Deborah’s secret power is being Bilingual.

Clarisa Bernabe – Biography

Clarisa has experience as part of the collection development team as a selector helping to develop the Spanish collection in Fresno County the 6th largest library system in California. During that time, she also co-founded the translation team (SNACK) and helped structure and standardize the process. She grew up in the Central Valley and is currently serving as a supervisor over Collection Development and Special Collections.

Next Users Group
2024-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 | NEKLS Office & Zoom
First quarterly meeting of 2024, hosted at the NEKLS office and over Zoom.

Public Library Survey - In-Person Drop-In
2024-01-25 12:30 - 15:00 | KS
Pop into the NEKLS office, or stick around after the Next Users Group Meeting to get help filling out your annual public library statistics. NEKLS staff will also be available, online, on Friday January 26 from 10 AM to Noon. (Protip: you should register for the Next meeting if you plan to eat lunch before the pop-in.)

State Stats Online Support
2024-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Need help with your annual statistics?

NEKLS will also host a virtual drop-in session over Zoom on Friday, January 26, 2023 from 10am-Noon: https://kslib.zoom.us/j/92861420152

How to Get Out of a Rut at Work (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-31 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
PCI Webinar with Mitchell Friedman, EdD, APR

How to Get Out of a Rut at Work

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4716985225736/WN_Qtt-IHe7S1GZzbd4A_hJfA

You’ve been in your job for some time now. Perhaps you’ve been promoted. Other exciting professional development opportunities have come your way. But recently—not so many. Your daily routine has become drudgery. You watch the clock, looking forward to your lunch break and the end of the working day. You know you’re good at your job. You earn the praise of your supervisors. But you’re bored and find few challenges to keep the spark you once had for your profession alive. Simply put, you feel stuck. You’re in a rut, and you’re at a loss as to how to escape it short of finding a new job (and that’s often easier said than done).

But all is not lost. Many of us at one point or another in our careers find ourselves in similar circumstances. Fortunately, we have options for identifying and learning from them. We do so by applying time-tested strategies to reinvigorate our work and life. In other words, the passion and enthusiasm we once had can return if we take action.

This webinar is designed to help show you how to escape your rut and resume a productive and engaging work life. By attending it, you’ll learn:

The signs of being in a rut at work;

Strategies designed to spark your creativity in your job; and

How to apply what you’ve done to reinvigorate your daily activities—and to escape your rut.

Mitchell Friedman, EdD, APR ~ Biography

Mitchell Friedman, EdD, APR develops people. Known as an enthusiastic, energetic, and insightful educator and consultant, he relishes opportunities to help others to develop their skills and abilities on the path to achieving their full potential.

Dr. Friedman teaches leadership, management communication, organizational behavior, and public relations at universities located throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr. Friedman also helps a range of organizations to develop the communications and leadership skills of their employees.

State Public Library Survey Deadline
2024-02-05 08:00 - 17:00 | KS
Public Libraries should have their statistics finalized in Counting Opinions. Extension requests should filter through NEKLS, we will contact the State Library on your behalf.

Summer Library Programming for Adult Patrons with Greta Funk
2024-02-07 10:00 - 11:00 | KS
Greta Funk has been the director at the Nortonville Public Library (in the tiny town of Nortonville in northeast Kansas) for about three and a half years. Adult programming has been a priority for her since the beginning, and she’s excited to share some ideas from her work as the CSLP Adult Manual committee chair for the upcoming summer reading season! The workshop will be a great place to find ideas and inspiration for adult and multigenerational programming that can be easily adapted to fit your library’s needs.

La Hora Virtual: How to Develop a Virtual Program to Promote Spanish Resources (PCI Webinar)
2024-02-07 13:00 - 14:30 | KS
This hour-and-a-half webinar will guide attendees on how to develop and implement a virtual program designed to promote Spanish resources at your library. Engage in interactive exercises that will help you draft your future virtual drop-in hour in español…step by step.

As a result of this program, attendees will learn how to:

– Address digital literacy from culturally competent frameworks

– Increase the use of Spanish library resources and programs

– Amplify community building through virtual interactions

Ana Villapando ~ Biography

Ana Villalpando is a doctoral student at University of California, San Diego. Since her career in public libraries started in 2016, Ana has prioritized advocating for language justice, equal access to information and addressing systemic inequities through conscious library programming. Ana’s work has been presented at Reforma National Conference, California Library Association Conference, Seguimos Creando Enlaces Binational Conferences, and California Libraries Learn Academy.

Reframing Failure: How to Keep Calm and Carry On (MALA Webinar)
2024-02-07 14:00 - 15:00 | KS
Presented by Caitlin McMahan, Eugene Public Library

Wednesday, January 7th 2024 at 2 p.m.

This session is about reframing how we look at “failures” and how we as staff can learn from our “mistakes,” give ourselves grace, and create a more realistic understanding of what it means to lead programs in libraries.

Register here (Sign up for free as a member via NEKLS)

Autism: A Conversation with Carly Danesh-Jones (Ryan Dowd Webinar)
2024-02-08 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
If you would like to receive a registration link directly to your email address, from Ryan Dowd, you should go to http://bit.ly/MonthlyWebinarSignup to signup.

Or you can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7116469294105/WN_qHE0kVbbRrqCmcYLcajNXw#/registration

About the Guest:

Carly Danesh-Jones is an autistic woman and advocate, shaping policy and practice related to autistic women and girls since 2008.

Over the last 15 years, Carly’s books, films and advocacy campaigned for greater acceptance, equality of diagnosis, education and safeguarding of autistic women globally. She was the first British autistic women to address the UN on rights in 2014. In 2021, her book, Safeguarding Autistic Girls, was distributed to all UK police forces to use.

Carly was awarded an MBE for her services to the autistic community in 2017 and recognized with a honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 2022.

During the interview, Carly will share her experience of how homelessness and autism intersect after previously being homeless as a teenage mother.

Adventure Summer 2024: Best Ideas for Library Staff Serving Youth & Families
2024-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | KS
Register at: https://forms.gle/gm41e9RvfbcnAg1CAYou will receive the link to the webinar by email before the event.

Adventure begins on your computer screen at this summer library program webinar!Get inspired with new ideas for your summer program. Featuring topics such asreading tracking, incentives, storytimes, and programming, you will come away fromthis webinar with practical and reproducible ideas to use at your library this summer.Liz Karstadt has over 12 years of experience as a public librarian and is currentlyemployed as the children’s librarian at Rahway Public Library in Rahway, New Jersey.For 5 years, she served as the co-chair for the New Jersey Statewide Summer ReadingCommittee and hosted several summer reading workshops for hundreds of librariansall over NJ. Liz lives in Aberdeen, NJ with her husband and two adorable cats.

What's New in Readers Advisory with Becky Spratford (PCI Webinar)
2024-02-14 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
Helping leisure readers is a core service at all public libraries. It is something library staff do each and every day, often without changes in how they perform this service for years, if ever.

But there is a lot more “new” in the tried-and-true world of Readers Advisory than you may realize.

Join international Readers’ Advisory expert, Becky Spratford, as she walks you through some of the biggest trends in publishing and shows you how to best serve your leisure readers in 2024, starting immediately.

Becky Spratford ~ Biography

Becky Spratford [MLIS] is a Readers’ Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All. She is under contract to provide content for EBSCO’s NoveList database and writes reviews for Booklist and a horror review column for Library Journal.

Known for her work with horror readers, Becky is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Third Edition [ALA Editions, 2021]. She is on the Shirley Jackson Award Advisory Board and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and currently serves as the Association’s Secretary and organizer of their annual Librarians’ Day. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll.

TEEN Adventure Summer 2024: Great Ideas & Tips for Library Staff Serving Teens
2024-02-16 10:00 - 11:30 | KS
Register at: https://forms.gle/qFY9JkidtrMwseBB7You will receive the link to the webinar by email before the event.

Adventure into the world of summer programming for tweens and teens. We’ll discusssome overall directions you can take your summer and some specific ideas that willinspire you.Jennifer McCulley is the Youth Services Coordinator for the McPherson Public Library.She loves pandas and hates orange M&Ms and has been working in Kansas librariesfor well over a decade.

Level Up Your Library with AI: Practical Uses for Library Staff and Patrons (PCI Webinar)
2024-02-21 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
The future is here – learn how artificial intelligence is transforming libraries! Join our insightful webinar to discover how leading libraries leverage AI to improve programs, empower patrons, streamline operations, and offer cutting-edge services.

We’ll explore real-world examples and demo the latest AI applications for tasks like research, readers’ advisory, marketing, data analysis and routine writing. Take advantage of this opportunity to prepare your library for an AI-enabled future.

As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

Share actionable strategies to implement AI in ways that augment (rather than replace) human expertise

Understand how libraries big and small can make the most of AI to create more valuable, personalized experiences for patrons and new efficiencies for staff

Kira Smith ~ Biography

Kira is a Virtual Reference Specialist for Florida’s Ask A Librarian service and helps coordinate Florida’s statewide delivery service. With Master’s Degrees in Library Science and Education, Kira brings a strong educational foundation to her work. She is passionate about helping people find the information they need. Additionally, she freelances as a research consultant for journalists. Her background includes experience as an elementary school teacher and childbirth educator. Kira’s interests lie in teaching, technology, and travel. She is also an aspiring prompt engineer, and she is excited to see what the future holds for this emerging field.

Building Community Partnerships (Registration Full)
2024-02-23 11:00 - 13:00 | NEKLS Office, 4317 W 6th Street, Lawrence, KS, 66049, United States
Please save the date for a new Continuing Education opportunity on Friday, February 23rd. NEKLS is hosting a presentation and lunch with Darci Hildebrand, Director of the Wamego Public Library, on Building Community Partnerships. This CE opportunity will expand on the very popular presentation that Darci made at the November KLA Conference. The session will be from 11 AM-1 PM, including lunch provided by NEKLS. Due to space limitations, NEKLS will offer this exclusive in-person opportunity for the first 35 that register. Open to Directors or Library Staff—one staff member from each Library please. Details and registration to come in the next few weeks. We hope you can join us!

Best Picture Books Published in 2023 (PCI Webinar)
2024-02-28 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
Are you looking for new picture books to share in your classroom, curriculum, or collection? This presentation will feature the “best of the best” from the 2023 publishing crop (for ages 1 -6).

A variety of books will be featured, including quality read aloud books, distinguished illustrations, and picture books about diversity and inclusion. Log-in and enjoy this hour-long event.

As a result of this program, attendees will:

Develop a list of new picture books that connect to the preschool and kindergarten audience, both as read-aloud performance and one-to-one reading sessions

Learn how to choose diverse books for collections and programming, with a wide variety of themes, tones, subjects, and illustration styles. Acquire simple techniques to analyze picture book art

Identify books that align with kindergarten readiness skills and make connections to other books while discovering new authors and illustrators

Katie Clausen ~ Biography

Katie Clausen is the Early Literacy Services Manager at Gail Borden Public Library. She completed her MLIS from Dominican University and holds an M.A. in Children’s Literature from Simmons College.

She has presented at the Illinois Library Association’s Annual Conferences, ALSC Institute, Opening Minds Early Childhood Conference, and the National Network of Medical Libraries (NNLM). Check out Katie’s articles in the ILA Reporter and Children & Libraries: The Journal of ALSC. Katie’s specialties include: early literacy, children’s literature evaluation, play-based learning, and best storytime practices.

KORA Training at Lawrence Public Library (Registration Full)
2024-02-29 10:00 - 11:30 | KS
Lawrence Public Library has contracted The League of Kansas Municipalities to provide in-person Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) training for their library staff members. Nicole Proulx Aiken, who provided KOMA training in 2023, will lead this presentation, and be able to field questions about KORA compliance for public libraries. Registration is limited, one participant per library – NEKLS is subsidizing up to 14 spots for our member public libraries. Deadline to register is February 16.

10 AM Start, February 29, at the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium – training should last approximately 1.5 hours.

No online access or recordings will be available.

Attendees will receive a 2023 KORA Manual.

Let Dan (dalexander@nekls.org) know if you have any questions.

Register here: https://forms.gle/tJi5LmUG2yEAB6waA

Providing Accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patrons in Your Library (PCI Webinar)
2024-03-06 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
This session unpacks the legal requirements for communication access under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and provides a guide to effective use of accommodations such as interpreters, captioning, front-line communication techniques, and more. We’ll also cover easy and inexpensive solutions that can be used by library staff at all levels.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Describe their library’s legal requirements for providing communication access

Name at least accommodations that can be deployed by staff at all levels

List three (3) factors to consider when communicating through an interpreter

Kathy MacMillan ~ Biography

Kathy MacMillan (she/her) is an American Sign Language interpreter, instructor, consultant, writer and signing storyteller. She holds National Interpreter Certification (NIC) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Kathy is the author of the Little Hands Signing board book series (Familius Press) and Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together (Hands Up Press), as well as many other books for children, teens, and adults. She has worked in school and public libraries for over 25 years, and has trained thousands of library staff members on serving the Deaf community, signing in storytime, and engaging programming techniques. Kathy holds a Master of Library Science from the University of Maryland, a Bachelor of English from the Catholic University of America, and a Certificate of American Sign Language Interpreting from the Community College of Baltimore County. She lives in Baltimore, MD.

An Introduction to Passive Readers’ Advisory (PCI Webinar)
2024-03-13 13:00 - 14:00 | KS
Readers’ Advisory is not always face to face or in real time . . . Some patrons will not ask for help while in the library or want to start their search at home. For these reasons and because it’s not possible to reach everyone for one-on-one help, a robust program of passive readers advisory can fill in the gap.

Join Passive Readers’ Advisory expert Lila Denning for an hour of all the ways that you can help patrons find their next great read with passive readers’ advisory tools such as book displays, bookmarks, shelf talkers and lists. You will learn the features that both guide patrons with specific needs and wants while also marketing your collection.

She will also show you how to design social media posts and online lists of your physical and digital collection that will be a guide for patrons seeking help with a particular genre or subject.

Attendees will learn how to:

Understand what Readers’ Advisory is as well as how Passive Readers’ Advisory differs from active readers advisory

Identify best practices for creating Passive Readers’ Advisory tools for patrons, both online and offline

Discover some ideas for how to market every part of your collection using Passive Readers’ Advisory

Learn where to find ideas to inspire your Passive Readers’ Advisory efforts

Lila Denning ~ Biography

Lila Denning is a librarian in Florida specializing in Passive Readers’ Advisory for patrons of all ages. She is the acquisitions coordinator for the St. Petersburg Library System and has worked in circulation, reference, and youth services. She serves as the volunteer coordinator for the Horror Writers of America. You can find her on Twitter @Vantine and on BlueSky @Vantine.bsky.social. On her blog, bookdisplays.blogspot.com, she talks about ideas for book displays and other forms of Passive Readers’ Advisory and how to best use it to serve your patrons.

Creating a Person-Centered Library: Supporting Patrons While Avoiding Burnout (WebJunction)
2024-03-13 14:00 - 15:30 | KS
Are you feeling the strain of serving patrons with complex needs? Is your library seeing increased patron behavioral issues and mental health concerns? This session reviews ideas and approaches for how libraries can support both high-needs patrons and staff. As a result of this webinar, you will be able to:

Articulate the changing needs of library patrons and how these impact staff

Learn strategies for assessing your library’s unique needs

Discuss helpful programs, collaborations, and/or services for high-needs patrons

Apply person-centered strategies to begin creating cultural change in your library

Anticipate potential barriers to change

Presented by: Beth Wahler, PhD, MSW, Social Work Consultant with Public Libraries, Founder and Principal Consultant, Beth Wahler Consulting; and Sarah Johnson, MLIS, LMSW, Adjunct Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, both co-authors, Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons

https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/creating-person-centered-library.html?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=February+7+2024+Crossroads&utm_campaign=wj-crossroads-fy24&utm_term=WebJunction%20Crossroads
