Category Archives: Continuing Education

Apps for Librarians: ALA eCourse (5 weeks)

Returning eCourse!

Apps for Librarians: Empower Your Users with Mobile App Literacy
with Nicole Hennig

5-week eCourse
Beginning Monday, July 13, 2015

Mobile apps are empowering for people of all ages and abilities. Contrary to the popular idea that apps are only useful for “consumption,” the best apps are being used effectively as tools to enable learning and knowledge creation. In this eCourse, Nicole Hennig will show you how to incorporate apps as learning tools at your library.

After completing this eCourse, you will

  • Gain experience using some of the best apps available and understand how they enable learning
  • Learn how to evaluate and review mobile apps
  • Learn how tablets complement laptops, and how their capabilities are creating new learning opportunities
  • Learn how apps are being used by people with special needs, and where to find additional resources for learning more
  • Receive guidance for creating your own app guides, offering workshops, and advising colleagues

PLS Scholarship Applications Due

NYLA’s Public Library Section (PLS) will award 5 scholarships for the 2015 NYLA Conference in Lake Placid! Applications are due June 30th; each award maximum is $1200, which includes registration, membership, travel, or other conference-related expenses.

For details on how to apply:    PLSScholarshipFlier2015

PLA Webinar Series: Understanding and Serving People Experiencing Homelessness

PLA Webinar Series:
Understanding and Serving People Experiencing Homelessness:
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Library Service

June 3 and 10; 2:00 PM EST

In January of 2014, there were 578,424 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States. As homelessness continues to increase, so does the significant intersection between homelessness and library service. This two-part series will address the prevalence, causes, and impact of homelessness and related trauma on children and adults, while exploring ways to address homelessness in public libraries.

At the conclusion of this two-part webinar series, participants will:

  • Identify common causes of homelessness among adults, youth, and families;
  • Describe the impact of exposure to trauma on children and adults, including potential triggers; and
  • Recognize core principles of a trauma-informed approach to library service.

Schedule:

  • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
    Part I: Covers prevalence and causes of homelessness and also the impact of these traumatic experiences on adults and children, with a link to the intersection between homelessness and public libraries.
  • Wednesday, June 10, 2015
    Part II: Continues with ways to respond to homelessness in a public library setting—including some of the models that currently exist, as well as the concept of “trauma-informed” library services and what the core principles of this approach look like.

This webinar series is intended for all public library staff.

Instructor: Kathleen Guarino, LMHC, director of training at The National Center on Family Homelessness at American Institutes for Research

Dates: June 3 and 10, 2015

Times:
2:00–3:00 PM Eastern
1:00–2:00 PM Central
12:00–1:00 PM Mountain
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific

Registration Information:

 

Individual Registration
• PLA Member: $45.00
• ALA Member: $52.00
• Nonmember: $59.00		 Group Registration
• Group of any size: $179.00

FIND COMPLETE DETAILS AND REGISTER HERE!
Deadline to register is 11:59 p.m. Central, Monday, June 1. The webinars are not available separately.