May 2019
Webinar: Game Mastery for Teaching and Learning
Webinar Description: Libraries have been at the forefront of the games for learning movement, both digital games and more recently as part of the tabletop renaissance of the past few years. Tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons have never been more popular, but getting started can seem daunting to the uninitiated. This webinar will offer a crash course in tabletop games including a brief history of the genre, guidance on how to select games and resources for a library collection, the…
Find out more »SIG: Early Career Professionals May Meetup – Integrating Cultural Humility into Practice
Are you an Early Career Library & Information Professional? Then we want YOU to join us at the May meeting of CLRC’s Early Career Professionals Special Interest Group (SIG)! For this month's meeting ECP SIG member Twanna Hodge will be giving us a sneak preview of her upcoming National Network of Libraries of Medicine presentation Integrating Cultural Humility into Practice. We'll be helping Twanna prepare her talk for future presentations so come ready to offer some constructive feedback! **Dinner will…
Find out more »June 2019
Webinar Viewing Party: Dealing with Challenging Patrons Workshop
Join us at the CLRC office for a webinar viewing party! We'll be learning best practices for dealing with challenging patrons from a webinar provided by the ALA. Webinar Description: Every library employee encounters challenging patrons and users from time to time. Whether it's a group of patrons causing disruption, a loud patron, or possibly an angry or even dangerous person, the experience of dealing with someone unpleasant is common for staff in libraries of just about all sizes and…
Find out more »Workshop: Keep It Growing! Strengthening Your Friends of the Library Group
Join us at the Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville for a follow up of last year's popular workshop, "Getting Started: Creating and Sustaining a Friends Group for your Library." The event will start at 10 a.m. but registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Workshop Description: Continuing to develop your library’s Friends group is vital to sustaining the organization long-term. Get tips on membership recruitment and volunteer engagement. Networking within your community and constantly sharing your message will revitalize your core…
Find out more »July 2019
Workshop: Managing Work Stress
Join us at the CLRC office to learn best practices for managing and alleviating work stress. Workshop Description: This training explores common causes for work related stress and strategies for alleviating and managing stress. This training addresses the importance of identifying both avoidable forms of stress and strategies for alleviating and managing stress to promote greater productivity and wellness throughout the day. Specific strategies explored are relaxation techniques, time management, nutritional tips, and more. About the Presenter: Steven M. Jobson,…
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