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Recent Webinars
"Library Fund Raising: Sharing the Passion with Library Staff"
January 31, 2012, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Central Time
Description: Are you actively involved with library fundraising and want to help your library colleagues better understand your role as a fundraiser? How can we share our passion for fundraising with other library staff? Do you sometimes feel as if library staff think you are from another world?How best to articulate what we do? Working with donors can sometimes be the easy part when compared with trying to engage other library staff in our function as fundraisers. Join us as we hear from both an academic and a public librarian who have successfully engaged their staffs in fundraising activities and learn how you can apply their experience.
Presenters: Gina Millsap, CEO, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS; and Karlene Jennings, Senior Director of Development, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Fees:
LLAMA member: $49
Non-LLAMA member $59
LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $199*
Non-LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $239*
(Please note: for group webinar registrations only one name/login is required)
For questions about this webinar or other LLAMA programs, contact Fred Reuland, freuland@ala.org
Archived recordings*
*available as a benefit of memberhip to LLAMA members only. Please log in to access these recordings.
“A Person of Interest: Safety and Security in the Library”
November 16, 2011,1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Central Time
Description: Learn how to deal with patrons in the library who are breaking library policy, displaying behavioral problems or breaking the law. Hear about strategies for effectively addressing difficult situations as they arise and what you can do to minimize disruptions to library service.
At the end of this program participants will:
• be more aware of training methods that can be used to prepare staff for disruptive patron behavior
• have a better understanding of how to deal with a variety of specific patron behavioral problems that often occur in a library
• have strategies for increasing the safety and security of their work environment and facility
• have increased understanding of how to deal more effectively with teen and tween patrons
Presenters: Michael Daly, Director of Logistics and Security Management, Queens Borough Public Library; Nancy Relaford, Director, Safety and Security, UC San Diego Libraries
“Job Hunting for the Recent or Future MLS Graduate”
A free webinar sponsored by LLAMA’s Human Resources Section (HRS)
October 19, 2011, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Central Time
Presenter: Brian Keith, Assistant Dean for Human and Financial Resources, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
Description: You have or soon will earn your MLS degree---but what’s next? –-how do you put it to work? Applying and interviewing for a professional library position can be fraught with anxiety and frustrations. But you can put yourself ahead of the herd with the right information and strategies.
Audience: This is geared towards library students or recent MLS graduates about to enter the workforce or start a job search.
"Learning Spaces: cost-effective innovation"
Sponsored by LLAMA’s Buildings and Equipment Section (BES)
Presented July 20, 2011
Presenters: Alexander Cohen, Librarian and Space Planner; Loriene Roy, Professor, University of Texas, Austin
Description: To develop library learning space with limited resources, it is essential to understand the basic facility requirements for collections, staff, users, programs, meetings, and social spaces. This workshop addresses the changes that have to take place so that the library building can provide dynamic learning spaces. Emphasis will be placed upon recycling existing facilities and developing new services. We will stress methods to develop welcoming learning environments that patrons will want to visit and use.
“Succession Planning and Leadership Development: Are you ready?”
Sponsored by LLAMA’s Systems and Services Section (SASS)
Presented July 27, 2011
Presenters: Dr. Paula M. Singer, President, Singer Group; Suann Wymer, Deputy Director, Tulsa City-County Library, and Nancy Davenport, Director of Public Services, DC Public Library
Description: According to research conducted by the Library Journal, 40% of the nations librarians will have retired by the end of this decade. Libraries have to make sure they are ready. Demand for service is increasing as budgets are decreasing. As key staff leave at an ever increasing rate it becomes critical to strategically plan how library resources will be used to train and develop staff in order to fill the gaps. Are you ready???
“Return on Investment in a Tough Economy – Defining the Value of the Academic Library”
Sponsored by LLAMA’s Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section (MAES)
Presented Sept 14, 2011
Presenters: Irene Herold, Dean of the Library, Mason Library, Keene State College;
Description: Highlights two projects to help academic libraries apply return on investment (ROI) principles to demonstrate their value and impact on users and justify the expense during challenging economic times. Cawthorn and Herold will explain the application of Triple (people, planet, and profit) Bottom Line Accounting (TBLA) to ROI while King will discuss the IMLS-grant-funded Lib-Value (Value, Outcomes, and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries) that will develop approaches to assessing the value/ROI of library services.
