March 17, 2023 CE Newsletter

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March 17, 2023

News from the CE Team

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Director Roundtables Registration Now Open!

This spring, Director Roundtables will follow our overall education theme for 2023: “Productive Partnerships.” With last year’s theme (“Make Room for Yes”) as a jumping off point, we’ll spend time this year discussing the benefits of finding partners in a common cause and how productive partnerships can advance mutual missions for community betterment. Among likely partners to consider:

  • Teachers or school librarians
  • Other city departments
  • County or nearby libraries
  • Arts groups
  • Business community

Come ready to share success stories about the productive partnerships your library enjoys. With that as the main focus, there will also be time for open-ended conversation on other topics that attendees would like to discuss.

Register for a Roundtable Near You


Newly-Added Events

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Find Grant Money For Your Library And Community: Using Foundation Directory

Two Identical Sessions:
Tuesday, April 25, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 27, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

In this webinar presented by Douglas Moore of Foundation Directory (FD), you’ll learn how to search the interface for grants for your library and how to teach your patrons as well. The first half of this webinar will be a demonstration of how to search and use the information in FD, the second half will be open for your questions.

Note that a library’s IP address must be registered with FD and you must be in your library to access. To confirm your IP is registered and you are able to access FD from your library, contact Toni.Blair@iowa.gov.

Register for the April 25 Session

 

Register for the April 27 Session

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Beyond “UNPLUG IT, STAT”: Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan Workshop

Wednesday, May 3, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

When faced with a cybersecurity incident, our first response is probably to unplug the computer and never plug it back in, but there’s so much more to it than that. In this session (presented by Ryan Mulhall, Chief Information Officer of the Iowa Communications Network (ICN)), participants will learn about cybersecurity, the risks, and some common attacks. 

More Information & Registration


Additional Upcoming Events

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Pop YS Live (April 2023) | The Whole Book Approach

Wednesday, April 11, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Discover the difference between reading to children and reading with children. This approach helps adults create an active, discussion-based reading experience for children that builds observation and critical-thinking skills. This session will be presented by Courtney Waring of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

More Information & Registration

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Library for the Blind (April 2023) | 
Etiquette: Providing Customer Services to Individuals Who are Blind

Thursday, April 13, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The staff from the Iowa Department for the Blind will provide general etiquette examples and useful customer service tips for serving individuals who are blind.

More Information & Registration

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Check It Out! | April 2023

Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join us for our webinar series spotlighting the best new books for ages 0-18. Join Janeé every month for booktalks on the latest titles. Check It Out! gives you collection development ideas and looks at trends in publishing and more. 

Check it Out Programming Note: we will be taking a break from this program in March while State Library staff heads to the STEM Fairs and Summer Reading Summits. Look for Check It Out! to return in April!

More Information & Registration


New Kernels

Kernels is an ongoing series of prerecorded videos from the State Library. Each installment in the series offers an overview of a program, service, or library methodology applied in a public library setting. They feature in practice librarians talking about what they're up to, so others can benefit & apply that idea in their library.

View on YouTube for informational purposes or in IA Learns for CE credit.

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Kernels! Programming for Adults

Join Sam Bouwers (State Library of Iowa) and Chris Baumgarn, Sally Morris, & David Hargrove (Winterset Public Library) as they chat about how Winterset manages a VERY full slate of adult programming in their library.

Kernels! Using Canva in Your Library

Join Bonnie McKewon (State Library of Iowa) and Angie Scales (Ida Grove Public Library) as they chat about how Angie uses Canva to create marketing materials for her small library.

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Webinar Archive

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View in IA Learns to access the evaluation & see the CE Hours on your transcript. Watch the whole recording, click next in the upper-right, and follow the prompts to get to the evaluation. Remember to type something in every field before hitting "Save."

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If you don't track CE hours, or only want to view for informational purposes, you can also view recorded webinars on the State Library of Iowa CE Team YouTube Channel. Subscribe for alerts when new content is added!

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External CE Training Opportunities

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The Wyoming State Library maintains a great list of CE events going on around the country. It's a good place to browse if you're looking for hours, or something on a specific topic. Our thanks to our colleagues in Wyoming for compiling this list. Please note, all times listed are in Mountain Time.

Wyoming State Library Training Calendar

Watch a course from that list or another CE training offered by someone other than the State Library of Iowa? Please complete the "Request for External CE Form" within 45 days of participating in the training.

Request for External CE Credit