GPLS Events

Handling Challenging Situations: What Do I Do Now? Part II of II

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:45:21 -0400

http://infopeople.org/training/what_do_i_know_part_2

Are staff uncomfortable with library users they perceive to be homeless?
Are you looking for ways to reach users in need of social services?
Is your library a model for others hoping to provide wider services?

A partnership between the San Francisco Public Library and the local Department of Public Health resulted in the placement of a social worker at the Main Library to link users to housing and social services. Eventually a job-training component was added, providing opportunities to develop marketable skills for people who had been homeless. Meet and hear the story of a library outreach worker who helps herself by helping others.

Handling Challenging Situations: What Do I Do Now? Part II of II

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:45:21 -0400

http://infopeople.org/training/what_do_i_know_part_2

Are staff uncomfortable with library users they perceive to be homeless?
Are you looking for ways to reach users in need of social services?
Is your library a model for others hoping to provide wider services?

Part 6 On Common Core – Serving the CCSS and Youth

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:47:56 -0400

http://www.slj.com/2013/04/webcasts/part-6-on-common-core-serving-the-ccss-and-youth/

What resources do librarians have in their collections that meet the goals of the Common Core initiative? How will the Common Core State Standards influence the decisions school and public librarians will be making as they continue to develop their collections? What specifically should educators be looking for in the resources they select? Join Kathleen Odean, librarian, speaker, reviewer, university instructor, and the author of guides to children’s titles as she discusses the books that engage children and meet the goals of the CCSS.

Library Planning: A Customized Program for Success

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:49:36 -0400

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=12179

Planning gives a library greater depth of understanding of the community it serves, goals to work toward, and a path to follow. Since libraries and their communities are all unique, every library’s plan is custom designed. Eric Green, Denise Harders, Sharon Osenga, and Sarah Warneke, Nebraska Regional Library System directors, and Laura Johnson from the Nebraska Library Commission will discuss the importance of planning and introduce a new program they will be offering to libraries to make the vital activity of planning simpler and more immediate.

Broadband Adoption Toolkit

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:51:33 -0400

https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Broadband_Adoption_Toolkit.html

A webinar with the creators of the Broadband Adoption Toolkit discussing how to implement strategies for building digitally inclusive communities.

Increasing access and use of information technologies is essential for communities and individuals. Libraries, local government, community-based organizations and businesses are creating a variety of solutions. Building a digitally inclusive community requires multiple strategies, collaborations and creativity. Some digital inclusion strategies are referred to as “broadband adoption” which includes technology training, broadband awareness, low cost internet service and low cost home computers. NTIA is expected to release a Broadband Adoption Toolkit in May 2013. Join us for a conversation with the creators of the Broadband Adoption Toolkit to discuss what they learned and how the broadband adoption pieces fit together.

Conversations Across the Invisible Yellow Line – Board and Staff Roles

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:54:09 -0400

http://nonprofitwebinars.com/webinar/5222013-conversations-across-the-invisible-yellow-line-board-and-staff-roles/

If you’ve ever watched a football game on television, you’ve seen the yellow line that appears on the screen, showing the placement of the next down. We can see it, but those on the field cannot. It’s invisible to the players. The same is true in many board and staff relationships. There is a yellow line that defines who does what, but it is invisible. This fast paced webinar will share some of the basic on both sides of the yellow line and suggest ways to make it less ‘invisible’ to the players in a nonprofit.

Takeaways:

Clarification of basic board and staff roles in governance, financial management, human resources, resource development and more.
Suggestions for effective ways to define roles of board and staff.

Tech Tools with Tine: 1 Hour of Music Fun

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:39:48 -0400

https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/techtools.html

Please join us for a special series with technology trainer, Christine Walczyk, all about popular online tools. The series is meant to be short on talk about library context and higher concepts. It's really all about the tools themselves! Our aim is to demonstrate how to use one tool in each webinar in under 60 minutes with time for Q&A built in.

GPLS Offices Closed

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:10:40 -0500

GPLS Offices will be closed on May 27, 2013 in observance of Memorial Day.

National Exhibit on King James Bible opens at Nancy Guinn Library in Conyers

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:55:58 -0400

"Manifold Greatness: The Creation of the Afterlife of the King James Bible" exhibit will be on display at the Nancy Guinn Library for six weeks beginning May 29. Manifold Greatness celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James Bible in 1611 and examines the Bible's fascinating and complex history.

Making its final and 40th stop in Conyers, the traveling exhibit consists of high-quality reproductions of rare and historic books, manuscripts and works of art combined with interpretive text and related images.

Digital Literacy: What's it All About?

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:01:04 -0400

http://tinyurl.com/csqmkul

Lauren McMullen and Jo Flick will lead a discussion about the meaning of Digital Literacy for libraries. Together, participants will explore the important role libraries play in promoting digitally literate communities. In the second half of this session, participants will explore online resources they can access to support their digital literacy services and training.

Tech Talk with Michael Sauers

dlandrum — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:04:30 -0400

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=12177

In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time, and Michael will have your answers.

GPLS Offices Closed

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:11:31 -0500

GPLS Offices will be closed on July 4, 2013 in observance of Independence Day.