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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666">WebJunction builds the knowledge, skills and confidence of library staff to power strong libraries that are the heart of vibrant communities. A program
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666"><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/empowering-informed-communities.html"><span style="color:#006666">Empowering
informed communities: Resources for building community trust around information</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
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Public libraries are uniquely positioned to help their patrons navigate information-related challenges. To do this, library workers need research-based resources and tools on information literacy and misinformation. WebJunction is partnering with researchers
at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public to offer public libraries up-to-date information literacy resources, sustainable professional development, and tools to refine, expand, and assess these resources and practices for their staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666"><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/seasonal-selections-book-display-roundup.html"><span style="color:#006666">Seasonal
selections: Summer reading list and book display roundup</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">: Libraries in the northern hemisphere are diving into a vibrant season of summer reading, and we want to spotlight
some of your creative book displays, reading lists, and other reading initiatives. Check out how other libraries are commemorating Audiobook Appreciation Month, Juneteenth, Pride Month, the anniversary of D-Day, and more events—and creating fun and whimsical
themed displays to help their communities get excited about reading.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666"><a href="https://hangingtogether.org/advancing-ideas-inclusion-diversity-equity-accessibility-25-june-2024/"><span style="color:#006666">Advancing
IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 25 June 2024</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">: This is the latest
<i>Hanging Together</i> blog post, part of <i>a regular </i><a href="https://hangingtogether.org/tag/IDEA/">series</a><i> on issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006666">Why do we fall for misinformation?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">From falling for cheap fakes to trusting the credibility of AI-generated references, we can all be vulnerable to online misinformation. In
this webinar, learn about several research-based strategies that can supplement and expand on your existing information literacy approaches with patrons. Researchers from the University of Washington’s
<span style="color:#006666"><a href="https://www.cip.uw.edu/"><span style="color:#006666">Center for an Informed Public</span></a></span> (CIP) will unpack how online information environments influence what we see and<b>
</b>believe online. Come explore opportunities to increase capacity for public library staff and community members to address and navigate problematic information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Cultural humility offers a renewing and transformative framework for navigating interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons
and staff or staff members with one another. But what is cultural humility, and what does it look like in practice? Join the editors of
<i>Hopeful visions, practical actions: Cultural humility in library work</i>, (ALA Editions 2023) as they define and explore the concept of cultural humility, its strengths and limitations, and strategies for applying more inclusive practices to library customer
service, policies, and collection development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">This webinar will introduce you to
<span style="color:#006666"><a href="https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/gbh-education/early-learning/work-it-out-your-library"><i><span style="color:#006666">Work It Out @ Your Library!</span></i></a></span> a new program for families in your community, built
around <span style="color:#006666"><a href="https://pbskids.org/wombats"><i><span style="color:#006666">Work it Out Wombats!,</span></i></a></span> a national PBS KIDS television series for 4- to 6-year-olds. Through hands-on activities, library storytime
sessions, animated videos, and a family app, this flexible program helps library staff guide families through the exploration of computational thinking. Computational thinking is a creative way of solving problems in more organized ways. When children make
believe they're running a restaurant, they explore <i>sequencing</i> by figuring out the steps for serving a customer a meal. When they play with blocks to make a castle, they can practice the
<i>design</i> process by creating, testing, and improving the structure. Library staff are uniquely suited to promote this learning with their library families. The webinar will cover why computational thinking skills are important for young children, how the
free resources have been used to run fun and engaging programs in libraries, and how you can, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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