by Kay Kirscht
Quick Summary
Check out this list of library professional development opportunities taking place in February that are available through Level Up!
Level Up!: Your source for library professional development information.
HEY, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS! THE BIG BENEFITS OF PARTNERING WITH YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Wednesday, February 3, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
PRESENTER: Kiersten Kerr
AN INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL FINANCE
Thursday, February 4, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
The purpose of this webinar is to provide an introduction to the different life cycle stages of Personal Financial Planning. We will also delve into the fraud aspect and look at ways to protect yourself and others from being potential victims. The webinar is designed to provide overviews of the different aspects of your personal finance picture and help you become more comfortable talking about your finances.
Amy Becker is a recent graduate of Emporia State University's Library and Information Sciences Masters Program. She has her undergraduate degree from Kansas State University with an emphasis in Personal Financial Planning. In 2013, she received her Master's in Business Administration from Emporia State University. She has almost ten years of banking experience. She is from the Topeka Kansas area and currently resides in Santa Clarita, California.
PRESENTER: Amy Becker
HARRY POTTER
Thursday, February 11, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
In 2002, the Cedarville School Board in Crawford County, Arkansas, ordered the removal of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books from library shelves, holding that “witchcraft or sorcery [should not] be available for study.” School librarian Estella Roberts, standing on policy, had the books reviewed — and unanimously approved — by a committee of teachers and administrators that included a child and a parent. However, the case was eventually brought to trial and ultimately decided in federal court, where it set a precedent for libraries in the years since then.
Presented by the two attorneys representing both sides of the case, this webinar will consider the origins of the book ban, the civil procedures and legal arguments involved, and implications for collection development in all kinds of libraries.
PRESENTERS: Brian Meadors and David Hogue
WHY I LEFT THE LIBRARY PROFESSION II? - DEI PERSPECTIVE
Thursday, February 11, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Join us for the second webinar in the Why I Left the Library Profession Series. Co-moderated by Twanna Hodge (UF) we will ask the panelists:
- Why did you decide to become a librarian?
- MLIS Education
- Describe your experience working in libraries?
- How long did you stay in the profession? Why did you leave?
- What was great about being a librarian? What was frustrating?
- What advice would you provide DEI and other committees who are designing recruitment/retention programs?
PRESENTER: Elaina Norlin
MEET HARRIET TUBMAN
Tuesday, February 16, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
If you could step back in history, with whom would you like to have a conversation and lunch? If Harriet Tubman is your choice, please join Kathryn Harris as she presents her first-person presentation as "Harriet Tubman." Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most famous Conductor on the Underground Railroad and Ms. Harris tells her life story, including not only her own escape to freedom, but also the trips she made back South to free her family and others so that they could also experience the "sweet taste of freedom".
PRESENTER: Kathryn Harris
FACULTY OUTREACH IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
Tuesday, February 16, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Creating faculty partnerships in the online environment without the benefits of daily face to face interaction generates a number of obstacles. This session will show how to build strong, respectful relationships with faculty. From tenacious outreach to long term goals of collaboration, faculty will soon realize that the academic librarian is a force they cannot live without.
PRESENTERS: Anne Rojas & Kim Burton, Liaison Librarians to the College of Education, Walden University
AN AFTERNOON WITH AFRO LATINO TRAVELS TELEVISION HOST KIM HAAS (PBS Travel Host and Producer)
Tuesday, February 16, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
We are in for a real treat so bring your tea/coffee and your positive vibes as we take a journey with our special guest Kim Haas. During our time with Kim, we will discuss her journey from idea to television host and producer, her process of gathering primary source materials and background research for her show, what's next in her production schedule, and finally how we can support her moving forward. Kim has such a warm, inviting energy that I guarantee you will leave the session with a smile on your face. We will also leave plenty of time for questions
PRESENTER: Elaina Norlin
PATRON-DRIVEN ACQUISITIONS: IMPLEMENTING A TRANSFERABLE, SUSTAINABLE MODEL
Thursday, February 18, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
In a continuation of our September webinar, “Creating Patron-Driven Acquisitions For Your Library,” Dr. Jeffrey Waldrop, now Dean of the Mercer University Libraries, describes how he brought the PDA model originally developed at Fuller Seminary to a much larger and different institution. This webinar will discuss how to partner with faculty and other stakeholders to encourage the adoption of a PDA model, restructure budgets and staff in support of it, and reflect the diversity of changing student bodies and online education through a balance of print and e-textbooks.
PRESENTER: Jamie Lin
PER YOUR LAST EMAIL: TRAUMA-INFORMED COMMUNICATION FOR TRYING TIMES
Thursday, February 18, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
2020 was quite the year, to put it mildly. 2021 promises new opportunities and challenges amid continued demands for normalcy against the backdrop of a collective traumatic event. Oh, by the way, did you respond to that email from a few weeks ago? No, the other one. There’s no doubt the pandemic and other high-profile crises are affecting our brains and our lives. How can we effectively communicate with one another in order to maintain trust and transparency for our staff and patrons?
Bryce Kozla, presenter of “Being Trauma-Informed During a Pandemic,” is back with some go-to tips for successful interactions when possibly everyone involved is affected by prolonged, toxic stress.
PRESENTER: Bryce Kozla
PROMOTE YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY USING CANVA - EASY AND FREE
Wednesday, February 24, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
PRESENTER: Kiersten Kerr
LEARNING IN VIRTUAL & AUGMENTED REALITY: INTRO TO TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN, AND COLLABORATION FOR HIGH-IMPACT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Wednesday, February 24, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Recent shifts toward social distancing and remote learning have highlighted a widespread interest in virtual and online resources for enrichment and instruction. Though the unique experience of engaging with collections cannot be exactly replicated in the virtual world, technologies exist that can provide opportunities to enhance and extend object-based learning in a wide range of ways. This session explores the opportunities and instructional challenges of encountering objects in virtual and augmented reality. We will use two of our Digital Scholarship in Museum Partnerships projects, one focused on middle schoolers, and one on college-age learners, as case studies, to illuminate the technological, theoretical, and design work required to create high-impact virtual learning experiences. Our goals are to de-mystify both the technology and design processes, and to demonstrate how they can be used to supplement rather than replace traditional object- and space-based instruction.
PRESENTER: Elaina Norlin
