[OPLINLIST] Upcoming WebJunction and State Library Webinars - Learning online couldn't be easier!

Thu Sep 5 15:37:00 EDT 2013

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The following upcoming webinars hosted by WebJunction are available at no cost.

September
Building a Digital Dodge City
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 ♦ 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific ♦ 60 min
Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Building_a_Digital_Dodge_City.html

"What does digital inclusion mean for people in a community? All people, businesses, and institutions will have access to digital content and technologies that enable them to create and support health, prosperous, and cohesive 21st century communities." (Building Digital Communities: Getting Started)

Building a digitally inclusive community requires buy-in and engagement from all sectors, with libraries playing a lead role alongside government, schools, businesses, and individuals. Using the principles and steps in Building Digital Communities: A Framework for Action<http://www.imls.gov/about/building_digital_communities.aspx>, Dodge City, Kansas is engaging stakeholders, aligning interests, setting community-wide goals and developing demonstration projects. Join us for a conversation with the Dodge City leadership team discussing why they have prioritized a community-wide initiative, the challenges of working with multiple sectors (with diverging goals!), what they expect from the project and what they recommend to others considering a similar path.

Presented by:
·        Cathy Reeves, director, Dodge City Public Library
·        Jane Longmeyer, Public Relations manager, City of Dodge City
·        Greta Clark, professor, director of Multicultural Education, Dodge City Community College

Geek the Library Q&A with Mary Stein
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 ♦ 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific ♦ 30 min
Registration: https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/onstage/g.php?d=713433421&t=a
Geek the Library helps public libraries shift the perception of libraries in the community, and changes the conversation from one about information to one about transformation. The Geek the Library community awareness campaign at East Baton Rouge Parish Library (EBRPL) activated both internal and external library advocates, and got the community talking about the library. Learn more about the EBRPL story and get your questions answered live!
Presented by Mary Stein, Assistant Library Director, Administrative Services, East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Leaving Fort Ref: Frontiers of Embedded Librarianship
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 ♦ 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific ♦ 90 min
Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Leaving_Fort_Ref_Frontiers_of_Embedded_Librarianship.html

At the innovative Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries, librarians don’t just wait for the questions to come to them. They leave the building and embed the public library<http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/community-reference-making-libraries-indispensable-new-way> in the community. Through a series of projects and experiments, the Douglas County librarians have explored a new dimension of modern reference service, one that places their expertise at points of need to respond to the questions the public didn’t take to the library. By helping to define and answer questions in context, the embedded librarians add value to their community.

Presented by: Jamie LaRue, director, Coble Galston, business librarian and Amy Long, Parker library manager, Douglas County Libraries (CO)

October Webinars
Serving Readers: Beyond the Basics
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 ♦ 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific ♦ 60 min
Early Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Serving_Readers_Beyond_the_Basics.html

As libraries evolve and adapt to changing circumstances, it is crucial to our continued community relevance that we retain and serve our core constituency of readers. Reader’s advisory specialists from The Seattle Public Library<http://www.spl.org/> will expand on the basic premises and practices of reader’s advisory, sharing how to apply these practices across new platforms and technologies, enlist social media and catalogs to serve readers, and use form-based and virtual reader’s advisory. Learn expert techniques for using the latest generation of advisory resources and other ways to better serve readers in libraries large and small.

Presented by: David Wright and Andrea Gough, readers advisory librarians with the Seattle Public Library’s Reader Services Department

Libraries Go “Outside the Box” with Redbox
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 ♦ 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific ♦ 60 min
Early Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Libraries_Go_Outside_the_Box_with_Redbox.html

Outside the Box<http://www.oclc.org/go/en/outsidethebox.html> is an innovative program that is focused on enriching communities by bringing people together for free, fun, public entertainment experiences.  In this pilot program, five public libraries teamed up with Redbox, America’s Destination for Entertainment. Led by the local communities, with support from OCLC, and guidance by consultants from the Project for Public Spaces<http://www.pps.org/>, the initiative explores “placemaking,” an approach that breathes life and community connection into public spaces. This webinar will showcase placemaking activities at the pilot libraries, as well as share best practices and perspectives on community engagement from program partners.

Presented by:
·        Megan Knapp, Project Manager, OCLC
·        Elena Madison, Vice President, Project for Public Spaces
·        Hallie Rich, Marketing and Communications Director, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Looking for more professional development opportunities? Visit our website at http://library.ohio.gov/lpd/Training to see all the opportunities available to you.

Need more information about Assisting the Public with Health Insurance?  The State Library of Ohio is hosting webinars featuring a presentation from the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services on the main provisions in the new health care law (the Affordable Care Act). Topics include the Health Insurance Marketplace, how patrons will enroll in health insurance, and how you can receive updates on implementation. A brief question and answer session will provide answers to commonly asked questions. Click on a link below to register.

·        Assisting the Public with Health Insurance<http://library.ohio.gov/lpd/assisting-public-health-insurance-1>
09/23/2013 - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

·        Assisting the Public with Health Insurance<http://library.ohio.gov/lpd/assisting-public-health-insurance-2>
09/24/2013 - 14:00 - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

For more information about the Affordable Health Care Act and libraries contact Ashlee Tominey<mailto:atominey at library.ohio.gov> or Mandy Knapp<mailto:aknapp at library.ohio.gov>. And, for more training opportunities, please visit http://library.ohio.gov/aca#Training

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