[OPLINLIST] WebJunction webinars and Skillsoft online learning opportunities available to staff (at no cost) working in Ohio libraries

Tue Nov 17 10:32:44 EST 2015

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The State Library of Ohio provides support to help WebJunction provide these opportunities at no cost to staff working in all types of libraries and museums.

Skillsoft is a premier provider of online learning and elearning solutions. Through our partnership with WebJunction, Ohio library staff (only) have unlimited access, at no charge, to the general technology and business skills courses and instructional videos from Skillsoft. Skillsoft courses, books, and videos have been developed by industry-leading learning experts to ensure that they build talent and develop a more knowledgeable, productive and valuable workforce.

Registered for an account yet today! Through the Skillport learning management system, registered users can manage and record their use of 450 online self-paced courses and over 4,000 short instructional videos. Course offerings cover a variety of topics, including communication and interpersonal skills, customer service, desktop software skills, leadership, management, and information technology. Remember you must be associated with an Ohio library in order to register for an account.

  *   Get Started with SkillSoft <https://library.ohio.gov/getting-started-with-skillport/>  (How to register for an account)
  *   SkillSoft Quick Start Guide<https://library.ohio.gov/documents/skillport-quick-start-guide/>
Highlighted content from WebJunction

·        The recently released 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey<http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/2014-digital-inclusion-survey.html> results provides valuable and telling data from a national study that explores the digital inclusion roles that public libraries play in our communities. A great way to see what’s in happening in public libraries throughout the country!

·        We can all benefit from learning to approach conflict as an opportunity for growth<http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/approaching-conflict-as-an-opportunity-for-growth.html>. This webinar recap explores ways to use healthy communication skills to address conflict and proactively contribute to a happier workplace.
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Upcoming Webinars

If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free from the course catalog<http://learn.webjunction.org/>.

Creating a Culture of ‘Yes’ at Your Library and in Your Community
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 ♦ 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific ♦ 60 min
Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/creating-a-culture-of-yes-at-your-library-and-in-your-community.html
The immortal Kurt Vonnegut said, "The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries." In this webinar, you can discover at least three ways to shift your library from good enough to unexpectedly amazing, and to take your community's image of the public library to new heights. Locate your library's first impressions, displays, customer service, policies and more on the "Yes-O-Meter" and understand how to move from "No" or "Yes, but..." to a powerful culture of "Yes, and!" The insights you gain for shifting your library culture will invigorate the relationships between your staff and with your community.

Presented by: Sharon Morris and Kieran Hixon, Colorado State Library.

This is an encore presentation from the 2015 Association for Rural & Small Libraries<http://arsl.info/> conference.

Family Literacy at a Food Pantry
Thursday, December 3, 2015 ♦ 3 pm Eastern / 12 pm Pacific ♦ 60 min
Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/family-literacy-at-a-food-pantry.html

The Cazenovia Public Library<http://www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org/> is connecting the dots between early literacy, the local food pantry and family well-being, and they’re doing it all on a small budget. Starting with an Early Literacy project at the CazCares food pantry, library outreach coordinators began to build more in-depth relationships with the food pantry’s clients. Their interactions led to unexpected positive outcomes:

·        adults obtaining their high school equivalency through the library tutoring program;

·        school age children participating in an interactive summer learning program and book club;

·        and the food pantry becoming the site for ESL classes, Dolly Parton Imagination Library sign ups and health literacy initiatives.

Find out how this innovative library team supplemented their small budget with donations and volunteers to make Family Literacy work for the community.

Presented by: Betsy Kennedy, Director, Cazenovia Public Library

This is an encore presentation from the 2015 Association for Rural & Small Libraries<http://arsl.info/> conference.
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