OLIS Continuing Education

At OLIS, we have been hearing from library staff that they feel overwhelmed and exhausted, while facing an increase in challenging behavior from patrons, who - let's face it - probably also feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Here are a few webinars to help you begin addressing these issues; we recommend watching together with your library co-workers and discussing what you see.

Taking Care of Self, Staff and Community (March 10)

This WebJunction live webinar will explore ideas for expanding core self-care practices to encompass connections with work colleagues and more broadly with community members.

We are NOT Okay: Library Worker Trauma Before and During COVID-19 and What Happens After (InfoPeople)

Over 3,000 people signed up for this webinar that was geared toward all library workers to explore the impact trauma has on library staff. InfoPeople also shared an excellent list of accompanying resources for further learning.

Preparing for the Next Wave of Pandemic Fatigued Customers (OLIS Library Learning Center)

This webinar is from March 2021, but is unfortunately still relevant a year later. Access this webinar in the OLIS Library Learning Center to hear practical tips for handling challenging behaviors from customers.

Public Library Directors & Leadership

• Engaged Planning Series with Erica Freudenberger (March 10 - June 9)
• Urban and Large Library Director Meet-up (March 1)
  
• Trustee Overview & Resources (March 2)

Youth Services

• Summer Reading Program Mini-Grant Informational Webinar (February 28)
• Beanstack Review (March 17)
• Introduction to Trauma (March 29)

Adult Services

• Summer Reading Program Mini-Grant Informational Webinar (February 28)

• Adult Programming Faves and Flops (March 15)
• Social Wellbeing Toolkits: An Introduction (April 13)

Data & Statistics

• Measure Your Impact with Project Outcome (April 6, April 20)
  

Resource Sharing

• Copyright First Responders (March 1 - April 5)

Technology

• Tech Help for Librarians - Drop-in Sessions (2nd Wednesday & 4th Friday of every month)

The OLIS Library Learning Center, powered through Niche Academy, allows library staff to access the archive of recorded OLIS CE programs as well as curated learning opportunities developed by library-serving organizations from around the country. All library staff can sign up for an account today to access webinars and courses on a variety of topics, including Customer Service, Library Advocacy, and Grant Writing and Management.

Nicolette Baffoni

Email: nicolette.baffoni@olis.ri.gov
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