Free Webinar on Power Searching

Power Searching Webinar from American Libraries Live

Power searching is one of those ambiguous terms that has been around the library world for a few years now. Librarians seem to agree that the term refers to the use of web-based search engines for searches that are more direct, advanced, and dynamic than the standard “web search.” Google is even offering free courses—including a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)—on Power Searching!

Regardless of how we define the term, one thing is clear—effective web-searching is not only an essential skill for librarians, it is also an essential skill that we need to be able to teach to our patrons.

On the next episode of AL Live, Thursday, November 12th at 2 PM Eastern, our expert panel will explore the concept of web-searching, both in terms of what it is and how librarians can put it to use.

Tune in for this free streaming video broadcast! You can pre-register here (pre-registration assures you a reminder before the event), or go to www.americanlibrarieslive.org on November 12 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) to view.

 

Register Here:  http://americanlibrarieslive.org/upcoming-episodes

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Prevention and Treatment in Public Libraries

  PLA Webinar:
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Prevention and Treatment in Public Libraries

October 28; 1:00 PM Central
So, your library has discovered bed bugs in your facility or collections. Or maybe your library is lucky and hasn’t yet had a bed bug introduction, but you’d like to be prepared if and when that introduction happens, so you’re not trying to have months worth of policy discussions in a few hours or days.

This webinar will provide everything you need to know, from identifying bed bugs, to ways they are introduced into the library, to treatment and mitigation options that will help you protect your library’s facilities and collections on a daily basis. Libraries around the country and world have successfully dealt with bed bugs—you can too! Instructor Sarah Kitrell is the author of the forthcoming PLA publication, Bed Bug Abatement in Public Libraries.

At the conclusion of this one-hour webinar, participants will:

  • Know how to identify bed bugs and the signs that materials have been in a home with bed bugs;
  • Recognize the problem areas in facilities and collections that staff should pay close attention to every day, in order to prevent bed bug introductions from becoming infestations; and
  • Understand treatment and mitigation options to protect facilities and collections.

This webinar is intended for all library staff, but particularly those in administration, as well as those working with collections, facilities, and circulation.

Instructor:
Sarah Kittrell, collection development division manager, Wichita (Kans.) Public Library

Date: October 28, 2015

Time:
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: $28.00
• ALA Member: $31.50
• Nonmember: $35.00		 Group Registration
• Group of any size: $129.00

Using Door-to-Door Marketing for Library Card Sign-Ups: Free Webinar

“How did your library card sign-ups go this year? Join us at 12 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, Oct. 21, for a free webinar to learn about a new and innovative way to increase library card sign-ups all year long, not just during Library Card Sign-up Month in September.

This webinar will offer marketing strategies for getting outside of your library to break down the barriers that keep people from opting in to a library card. Learn how to dramatically improve your library’s visibility in the community by taking a page from the best political campaigns and going door-to-door to sign people up. The webinar will also provide effective ways to bring this new idea of building awareness to your board and administrators. You will hear directly from librarians who’ve used these strategies successfully in their communities. Their door-to-door engagement tactics can be part of your library’s ongoing advocacy efforts.

Register now!

There is no cost to attend the webinar, but registration is required. Participation is limited to the first 100 participants who arrive in the virtual room prior to the start of the webinar, but the webinar will be archived and accessible to ALA members.