Makerspaces and Public Libraries

Monday, October 15.  2:00pm EST.  (ALA TechSource)

Makerspaces are taking hold in the library world and they are spreading quickly, popping up in libraries of all types and sizes. Makerspaces give people a place to pursue their own interests in building things, using tools (physical or virtual) and connecting with one another. Libraries have expanded on traditional library services to provide DIY/craft/make services, setting up spaces within their buildings and within their communities that allow people to do anything from building model airplanes to 3-D printing to self-publishing novels.

Learn what makerspaces are and how they work from librarians who are on the cutting edge of this movement by attending our upcoming series of free webinars. Each webinar will feature a panel of staff, administration, and patrons from one of the libraries that have implemented a makerspace. They’ll talk about how their makerspace concept began, how it was designed and how it was implemented. You’ll learn about the maker movement in general, the role libraries are playing specifically, and get ideas about how you can get involved and start a makerspace in your library!

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Mental Health First Aid USA for Library Staff

October 09, 2012, 3:00pm EST.  (Sponsored by ALA)

The in-person Mental Health First Aid course has been taught to library staff around the country, teaching how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, provide support, deescalate crisis, and if appropriate, refer individuals to services. This highly interactive program employs scenarios and activities to show how to respond in a variety of situations. In this webinar we will briefly outline the history, mission, and pedagogy of the course, then focus on the specific areas of anxiety disorders and psychosis. Library staff who participate in this webinar will learn some practical skills they can take back to their site or organization.

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Live Webinars for October 2012

October webinars. Go learn stuff!

Oct 9.  Graphic Novels (Library Journal)

Oct 31.  8+ Features You Will Love in Windows 8 (O'Reilly)

Send me links to future webinars if you'd like to see more here.

ALA (American Library Association)  All = $
15 events in October.  Click the link if interested.

Booklist 
Oct 2.  What's New in Series Nonfiction: Fall 2012
Oct 9.  New Cookbooks
Oct 11.  Getting Kids Hooked on Books
Oct 16.  Common Core and More: Surprising Reasons to go Graphic 

Infopeople

Oct 3.  What's New for Storytimes
Oct 4.  Legal Research Resources: Public Library
Oct 9.  Personal Gadgets and the Library
Oct 10.  Telling Your Story: Five Secrets for Successful Career Growth

Nebraska Library Commission
Oct 10.  Health Information for your Community
Oct 24.  Your Government Online: Independent Federal Government Agencies
Oct 31.  Tech Talk with Michael Sauers

School Library Journal
Oct 4. Getting Boys to Read
Oct 16. Fall Books for Kids
Oct 18.  Part 1 on Common Core: Getting Real

WebJunction
Oct 16.  Incubate Leadership @ Your Library 
Oct 25.  Community Technology Adoption

Wild Apricot
Oct 3.  How to Overcome your Board's Fear of Fundraising
Oct 4.  e-Strategy for your Nonprofit
Oct 10.  Growing your Nonprofit List
Oct 11.  Raise Money Without Asking

Live Webinars for September 2012

September webinars. Go learn stuff!

Featured Event!  eBook Online Conference  (SEFLIN)
Date:  September 21, 2012.  Time:  10:00am - 3:00pm EST.
Cost:  Free for Florida Library Staff.  $25 for non-Florida Library Staff.

Sept 10.  The Six Dimensions of Next Generation Learning (Educause)

Sept 19.  23 Things: The Next Generation (Georgia Library Association)

Sept 19.  Creating a Personal Learning Network for Librarians (Georgia Library Association)

Sept 24.  Designing Mobile Learning Experiences for Higher Education (Educause)
  
Sept 24.  Homebound Eduation Online Learning (eSchoolNews)

Sept 25.  Brain Bandwidth: Reducing Cognitive Load (InSync Training)

ALA (American Library Association)  All = $
8 events in September.  Click the link if interested.

Booklist 
Sept 6. Youth Announcements: Fall Into Reading
Sept 11.  Keeping Romance Fresh: Debut Authors & New Trends

Infopeople
Sept 6.  Successful Librarians Share Their Stories of Career Growth and Advancement
Sept 13.  Teens, Tweens, and Social Networking 

Library Journal

Sept 5.  Taking Floating Collections to the Next Level: CollectionHQ
Sept 6. A Tour of Two New LJ Landmark Libraries
Sept 20.  Weeding Your Library Collection with Bowker

Nebraska Library Commission
Sept 5.  Letting the Patrons Drive
Sept 12.  RDA: Are We There Yet?
Sept 19.  Your Government Online: White House, Legislative and Judicial Branches
Sept 26.  Tech Talk with Michael Sauers

WebJunction
Sept 6.  Engaging Your Whole Community: Principles and Practice to Influence Policy
Sept 11.  Best Small Library in America 2012

Wild Apricot
Sept 5.  Mission Critical: Video Checklist
Sept 6.  Making Volunteer Engagement Everyone's Job 
Sept 12.  Understanding Power Dynamics at Work
Sept 13.  An Introduction to Nonprofit Silent Auctions

Six Sigma and Libraries

What's in your tool belt? How Six Sigma fits with Libraries

Thursday, August 23, 2:00pm EST.

 

Join Michael Kucsak, Six Sigma blackbelt, for a visual tour of how six sigma can help librarians no matter where they work or the size of their library. He will show some basic tools with which libraries can streamline their processed and generate lasting improvements. 

Free webinar sponsored by the Florida and Caribbean Chapter of SLA.

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eBook Online Conference

Join us for an exciting one-day online conference as five nationally- and internationally-known speakers discuss wide-ranging aspects of the growing impact of eBooks on libraries. Brought to you by the Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN).

Date:  September 21, 2012.  Time:  10:00am - 3:00pm EST.

Cost:  Free for Florida Library Staff.  $25 for non-Florida Library Staff.

Registration:

https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/StartPage.aspx?Site=SEFLIN&WebCode=2012VirtConf 

10 AM Eastern		Frankenbooks and the Future of eBooks: An Ongoing Challenge Stephen Abram
11 AM Eastern		Getting the Most from Your eBook Readers: Tips and Tricks Chad Mairn
12 Noon Eastern		eTextbooks: The Shift to Digital — New Models for Course Distribution Nik Osborne, J.D.
1 PM Eastern		Lunch Break
2 PM Eastern		Swimming Upstream: Collection Development Issues and eContent Jamie LaRue
3 PM Eastern		Ebook Licensing and Access — Now and the Future Sue Polanka
		This session will analyze the barriers to eBook lending models currently available for libraries.

Google Indoor Maps

For Florida Library Staff Only 

Google Indoor Maps for Public Libraries (Live Online)

Presented by the Florida Library Association

Date:     Tuesday, August 21

Time:    1:00  – 1:45 pm EST

In November 2011, Google launched Indoor Maps, an exciting addition to the award-winning Google Maps. Indoor Google Maps will enhance your building's overhead or satellite view by replacing that with a floor plan of your building's public areas. This innovation helps visitors find their destination in large or unfamiliar spaces. The process to get involved is simple and unobtrusive. As Indoor Maps is a relatively new feature of Google Maps, your floor plans will be dramatically featured to mobile users of Google Maps at no cost.

This webinar covers a comprehensive review of Indoor Google Maps and explains why libraries are participating. Attendees have the opportunity to learn about an innovative step in digital mapping and ask in-depth questions following the presentation. 

Topics covered:

• What Can Indoor Google Maps Do For You?
• Project Basics
• Creating Indoor Google Maps
• Keys To A Good Map/Uploading
• Public Vs. Private Areas
• Maintaining Maps
• How To Get My Location On Your Maps
• Once You Are Live...
• Product Roadmap
• Examples
• Questions

Learn more:

• Go Indoors:  maps.google.com/starthere
• Case study: Mapping the Smithsonian Museum
• Onsite Visit Request Form

Presented by:   Vani Patel, Business Development Specialist, Google Maps

Cost:      Free

Florida Library Staff Only Register here