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How to protect the freedom to read in your library: Free Webinar

Free Webinar: How to protect the freedom to read in your library

Banned Books WeekTuesday, September 29 – 9 a.m. PT; 10 a.m. MT; 11 a.m. CT; 12 p.m. ET

What do you do when a patron or a parent finds a book in your library offensive and wants to take it off your shelves? How do you remain sensitive to the needs of all patrons while avoiding banning a title? How can you bring attention to the issue of book banning in an effective way? In this 1-hour webinar, three experienced voices will share personal experiences and tips for protecting and promoting the freedom to read.

Part I: How to use open communication to prevent book challenges

klKate Lechtenberg, teacher librarian at Iowa’s Ankeny Community School District, finds that conversations between librarians, teachers, students, and parents are a key way to creating a culture that understands and supports intellectual freedom. “The freedom to read is nothing without the freedom to discuss the ideas we find in books.”

Part II: How to handle a book challenge after it happens

avatar.jpg.320x320pxKristin Pekoll, assistant director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, will share her unique experiences facing several book challenges (and a potential book burning!) when she served as a young adult librarian. How did she address the needs of upset parents and community members while maintaining unrestricted access to information and keeping important books on her shelves?

Part III: How to bring attention to the issue of banned books

sdmWhy would a supporter of free speech and open learning purposely ban a book? Scott DiMarco, director of the North Hall Library at Mansfield University, reveals how he once banned a book to shed light on library censorship and what else he is doing to support the freedom to read on his Pennsylvania campus.

Following the three presentations, there will be some time for Q&A moderated by Vicky Baker, deputy editor of the London-basedIndex on Censorship magazine.

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Web-Scale Discovery Services: American Libraries Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015
2 PM Eastern | 1 PM Central
12 PM Mountain | 11 AM Pacific

Web-scale discovery services are moving library technology forward by leaps and bounds. According to library systems expert Marshall Breeding, “Web-scale discovery services—tools that search seamlessly across a wide range of local and remote content and provide relevance-ranked results—have the ambitious goal of providing a single point of entry into a library’s collections.”

Many librarians have questions about Web-scale discovery services. What will change? What technology is available and at what cost? What will we need to know to make informed decisions?

On the next episode of AL Live, Thursday, October 8th at 2 PM Eastern, Marshall Breeding will lead an expert panel in a discussion on the topic of web-scale discovery services.

Tune in for this free streaming video broadcast! You can pre-register here for this free event (pre-registration assures you a reminder before the event), or go to www.americanlibrarieslive.org on September 10 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) to view.

Practical Library Assessment with Sue Considine & Nancy Greco

Practical Library Assessment

A Webinar Series from the NY3Rs Association, Inc.

Gather Your Qualitative Data and Tell Your Story: Taking a Formal and Informal Approach to Gathering Information That Proves Your Impact

Sue Considine, Fayetteville Free Library
Nancy Greco, St. John Fisher College Lavery Library

Date: September 29, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT
Location: Online – Your desk or conference room.
Registration: Free – registration required. Please register by Friday, September 25th.

https://scrlc.org/events/view/5640
Tech Support: You will need –
• An Internet-connected computer
• Computer speakers, headset, or phone for sound; microphone or keyboard for ‘chatting’
• Computer projector if a group is ‘attending’
Target Audience: Librarians and others responsible for assessment.
Sponsored by: NY 3Rs Association, Inc.

This webinar presentation is intended for librarians from all types of libraries. Learn strategies to involve everyone at your institution in gathering and sharing assessment data.

 Webinar Outcomes

Participants will:

  • Review the pros and cons of tools you know and some you don’t
    • Learn ways to involve everyone on your team in daily data gathering
    • Examine strategies for capturing information
    • Discover strategies for effectively sharing your story

Sue Considine is the Executive Director of the Fayetteville Free Library. As an administrator of a busy, progressive public library, Sue has successfully recruited and developed a team of dynamic professionals, support staff and community members who offer cutting edge library services in a state of the art environment to an engaged community. Sue is a passionate advocate for libraries and librarians and is committed to the development of the next generation of librarian leaders through the identification of and creation of leadership opportunities in the information field for new graduates and emerging library leaders. Sue is a Simmons College GSLIS PhD candidate. Sue is a proud recipient of the 2012 NYLA Mary Bobinski Innovative Public Library Director award and both the 2013 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and the WCNY Women Who Make America awards. Finally in June 2013, Sue received the White House “Champion of Change” award and had the honor to participate in a panel discussion, representing the FFL, CNY and Public Libraries, at the White House.

Nancy Greco joined St. John Fisher College’s Lavery Library as Access Service Librarian in 2007. A restructuring in 2011 allowed her to shift her responsibilities to focus on her passion for information literacy instruction. Currently serving as Instruction and Archives Librarian, Nancy led Lavery librarians in devising an information literacy program assessment plan using best practices for instruction and outcomes assessment. A graduate of the 2012 ACRL Assessment Immersion program, Nancy has presented on the topic of outcomes assessment at several conferences including the national Indiana University- Perdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Assessment Institute and the regional ACRL Eastern New York Conference.  Nancy teaches dozens of information literacy classes each semester within her liaison areas and in the First Year Program.