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September 29, 2020

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Censorship is a dead end. Find your freedom to read.

Banned Books Week

“Censorship is a dead end. Find your freedom to read!” is the theme for this year’s Banned Books Week, an annual event that increases awareness about book challenges, censorship and celebrates the freedom to read. Ellie Diaz, Program Officer at ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has compiled a list of 40 Virtual Program Ideas for Banned Books Week that libraries may want to initiate during Banned Books Week, September 27th- October 3, 2020. #BannedBooksWeek in Action encourage library staff, educators and members of the public to complete one activity for each day of the week.

  1. Sunday: Read a banned book
  2. Monday: Speak out about censorship
  3. Tuesday: Create something restricted
  4. Wednesday: Express the freedom to read in style
  5. Thursday: Write about your rights
  6. Friday: Watch, listen and learn from others
  7. Saturday: Thank those who defend the freedom to read every day of the year

Resources

National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 18-24,2020 Friend Your Library

Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week

Libraries need friends and supporters now more than ever. Friends of Libraries (FOL) provide funds that expand library collections and services, advocate on behalf of the library, promote the library’s mission and support library programs.

National Friends of Libraries Week is October 18-24, 2020. If your library has an established Friends of the Library, you may want to highlight their accomplishments or plan an outreach event that informs the public how the Friends of Libraries supports your library and invites new members to join.

If your library doesn’t have an FOL but you would like to start one, join us on October 8th at 11:00 am for a webinar that will outline how to start a Friends of the Library organization and will include a panel of FOL members

  • Panelists:
    • Carol Race, President of the Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries
    • Mary Rasmussen, President of the Anchorage Public Libraries Friends of the Library
  • Date: Thursday, October 8th
  • Time: 11:00 am

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Resource

Glass jar with money inside. Taped to the outside of the jar is sign with the words, "college."

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New tool to help students figure out how to pay for college

Through research, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has learned students rely on counselors and advisers to navigate big decisions about college. On July 15, the CFPB launched a new web tool, calledYour financial path to graduation, to help students to make informed decisions about where to go to school and how to pay for it.

With input from advisers and students, CFPB created this tool to help students:

  • Understand their financial aid offers
  • Create a plan to cover the full cost of going to school
  • Decide if they can afford their planned student debt in the long run
  • Compare multiple financial aid offers, apples to apples

Your financial path to graduation allows students to track their plans as they evolve.

Join us during a webinar, where a representative from the CFPB will demonstrate the functions of this new tool. We hope you will recommend this tool to students in your community who are trying to figure out how they will pay for college. Please note registration for this webinar is required.

  • Date: Wednesday, October 14th
  • Time: 11:00 am

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Frustrated man tapping his fingers on a table.

De-Escalating Difficult COVID-19 Customer Behaviors

As organizations are reopening, they are finding customers that are looking for a new audience to express their anger and frustrations about their feelings of a loss of normalcy and continued uncertainty. Because of that, dealing with individuals who are angry, non-compliant and even hostile can and will likely become an everyday occurrence. How you respond to their behaviors is often the key to de-escalating these situations and protecting yourself when a customer is losing control

Join us on Tuesday, October 27th at 1:00 pm> for an interactive and informative online program where attendees will learn eight customer de-escalation tips and specific verbal intervention techniques including proven verbiage to use with customers that are violating your organizations code of conduct and endangering your employees’ safety

Andrew Sanderbeck has been developing and conducting training programs for organizations for more than fifteen years. With more than 20 years of customer service in corporate, retail and hospitality customer service, Andrew’s programs are filled with proven techniques that attendees can immediately apply.

  • Date: Tuesday, October 27th
  • Time: 1:00 pm

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Photograph of a sign with the words, "Job Openings."

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Basic Skills, Resources, and Workforce Development Strategies to Use in Your Library

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted economies around the world. During an August 21st interview with Lori Townsend onAlaska Insight, Mouhcine Guettabi, Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) projected that employment in Alaska will not fully recover for several years. Public libraries and library staff will increasingly be called on to assist those looking for a job, those looking to upgrade their skills and those wanting to change careers. In order to meet this need, library staff will need training on Basic Skills, Resources and Workforce Development Strategies to Use in Your Library>. Join us onThursday, October 29th at 11:00 am for a webinar with Ryan O’Grady on this very topic

Ryan O’Grady joined the UMD iSchool as a lecturer in 2020, he is an expert in leveraging libraries to support individuals’ entrepreneurial and career goals, playing a significant role locally and nationally in deepening the library’s role in workforce development.Ryan is currently the LATI Coordinator through the Maryland State Library and formerly the Deputy Director of the Enoch Pratt Free Central Library in Baltimore, where a central focus of his was providing workforce resources to the community.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Drawing of a group of space creators and their pet.

Money Monsters

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created a series of children stories featuring the Money Monsters which introduce children to the ideas, habits and activities they will need to manage their money when they grow-up. The Money Monsters storis may be download as a (PDF) or an (ePub) using a book reader app. This charming series includes the following titles:

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