CE NEWS

December 10, 2019

Table of Contents

• Webinars You Don't Want to Miss
• Alaska Digital Stewardship Intensive
• Alaska Library Association Conference in Juneau
• NASA @ My Library Workshop for Public Library Staff
• Small Library Institute of Continuing Education (SLICE)
• 3 Cities Tour: Engaging Millennials in Alaska’s Libraries
• A few remaining Infopeople Course Seats are still available
• 3 Cities Tour: Guerilla Branding: Building an Indispensable Brand

Webinars You Don’t Want to Miss

• Thinking Sideways: Computational Thinking and Early Literacy

• Public Librarians’ Chat: Online Reference Resources for Alaskans

  • This month's webinar has been canceled and will be offered in June of 2019.

• Library Programming for Adults, From Start to Finish

Alaska Digital Stewardship Intensive

Starting on January 8, 2019 Alaska State Library, Archive and Museum staff will be coordinating an Alaska Digital Stewardship Training Intensive. The Alaska Digital Stewardship Training Intensive is free and open to any staff or volunteer working in a collecting institution, such as a library, archive or museum.

The Sustainable Heritage Network's Digital Stewardship Curriculum created by the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University is designed to introduce staff in small cultural institutions to all aspects of the digital stewardship lifecycle. Participants will have twelve weeks to work through the four online modules. The first module focuses on creating collection development policies, bringing collections into your institution and setting up sustainable digital projects. The second module covers organization and management of collections, description, and digitizing planning and procedures. The third module will cover digital preservation, creating a digital preservation plan and physical preservation. The fourth and final module will cover access and use policies, rights management and online access platforms.

Participants are also invited to attend a series of virtual lectures and discussions led by experience facilitators from Alaska.  Presenters will also be available to serve as mentors and guides.  The 12 week training will intersect with the Alaska Library Association conference to be held in Juneau, February 28-March 3, 2019.

The deadline to register for the Alaska Digital Stewardship Intensive is December 21, 2018.

Alaska Library Association Conference in Juneau

The Alaska Library Association Conference is the largest annual continuing education event for librarians in Alaska. This year the AkLA conference will be held February 28-March 3^rd in Juneau. Libraries 24/7 is this year's conference theme, which speaks to the strides libraries are making to provide patrons with access to library resources whenever they need them.

Whether you are new to libraries or have several years of librarianship under your belt, the annual library conference is an opportunity to learn, share and network. The Alaska State Library supports public librarians' attendance to the AkLA Conference by providing each public library outlet with two Continuing Education (CE) grants. Visit the Grants for Alaska Libraries and Schools for CE grant eligibility requirements.

Organizing a seamless annual library conference is no small feat.  Conference Chair, Freya Anderson and her group of dedicated volunteers are hard at work soliciting vendors, developing the program and activities, securing presenters and ensuring the catering, technology and accommodations are in place.

NASA @ My Library Workshop for Public Library Staff

The Alaska State Library in partnership with the Loussac Library has been selected as one of 10 State Library Agencies to work with NASA@ My Library team members to bring a hands-on, space science themed workshop to a group of Alaska public library staff.  A 1.5 day NASA @ My Library Workshop  will be held at the Loussac Library in Anchorage on April 12-13, 2019.   The 1st day of the workshop will begin at 1 pm and conclude at 5 pm. It  will also include a Night Sky Viewing from 7pm to 8:30 pm(weather permitting). The 2nd day will begin at 9 am and will conclude at 3:00 pm.

The workshop facilitators Keliann LaConte, Professional Development Manager, STAR Net/Space Science Institute and Brooks Mitchell, Education Coordinator, STAR Net/Space Science Institute have years of experience in providing NASA and NSF supported workshop for public library staff.

During the workshop participants will:

1. Gain confidence in facilitating hands-on space science activities for ages 5-13 and their families at libraries
2. Gain confidence in making connections to current NASA science and mission with NASA apps, video clips, images, and other education and promotional resources.
3. Network with others involved in facilitating innovative science and technology programs
4. Connect to a broader online community of practice through the STAR Library Network (STAR Net).

If you or your library staff are interested in participating in the NASA @ My Library for Public Library Staff please complete the interest survey.

Small Library Institute of Continuing Education (SLICE)

A Small Library Institute of Continuing Education (SLICE) workshop will be held in the Andrew P. Kashevaroff building located at 395 Whittier Street in downtown Juneau, May 6-9, 2019.  

The Small Library Institute of Continuing Education (SLICE) is a four day workshop designed to empower library directors and provide them with the skills to be leaders of change and innovation in their library and community. SLICE is designed as a second tier of leadership and management training for library directors who have previously attended the Small Library Institute of Management (SLIM).

Leadership consultant Catherine McHugh and Julie Niederhauser, Public Library Coordinator for the Alaska State Library will facilitate the training.

Workshop topics include:

• Leading with Emotional Intelligence

• Leading with Social Intelligence

• Communicating the positive Impact and value of the library

• Developing library programs and partnerships that align with community goals

• Anticipating and leading change within the library

SLICE participants will be required to design and implement a library and/or community project to demonstrate and apply the knowledge and leadership skills acquired during the workshop.

Participants of (SLICE) will be reimbursed for their travel and receive a per diem for meals not provided during the workshop. Hotel arrangements for (SLICE) participants will be made by the Alaska State Library. Participants are required to stay in the arranged hotel and attend all scheduled workshop classes and events.

If you are interested in attending the SLICE workshop please complete the interest survey.

3 Cities Tour: Engaging Millennials in Alaska’s Libraries

Changes in age demographics are leading to challenges in recruiting people to work in libraries and serve on library boards in Alaska. Librarians are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit younger people, specifically Millennials, to fill board vacancies created by the large number of older volunteers retiring from public service. Older library board members are mainly compromised of baby boomers, people born between 1946 through 1964.  There are over 40 million Americans age 65 and older, and they make up 13 percent of the population. In 2030, all of the baby boomers will have passed the age of 65. 

Jenny Emanual Taylor, author of Millennial Librarians: Who They are and How They are Different from the Rest of Us, will facilitate three half-day workshops in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks.

These three workshops will be scheduled from 9 am to 1 pm on the following dates and locations:

• May 13, 2019-Juneau, Andrew P. Kashevaroff building
• May 15, 2019-Anchorage, UAA/APU Consortium Library
• May 17^th, 2019-Fairbanks, Noel Wien Public Library

At the conclusion of the workshop participants will:

• Understand the basic characteristics of the Millennial generation

• Understand what leads Millennials towards engagement with libraries

• Gain knowledge of the motivations among Millennials to benefit society, and in turn, libraries

• Learn how to engage and retain Millennials and develop a culture that aligns with their values

• Develop concrete actions to bring Millennials into their library, both as passive users and active participants

Workshop participants will leave with a plan for engaging Millennials in library services.  

Interested in attending one of the Engaging Millennials workshops? Please complete the registration form.

A few remaining Infopeople Course Seats are still available

The Alaska State Library has purchased a block of seats to Infopeople online instructor-led training sessions. These seats may be used by any Alaska library staff member during the 2019-2020 fiscal year.  To register for one of the remaining course seats, you will need to complete the online application below. Once your application has been approved, the Public Library Coordinator will register you for your Infopeople course and you will receive an email confirmation that you have been registered for the course.

 View a list of the Infopeople online training courses

Apply of Infopeople Course Seat

3 Cities Tour: Guerilla Branding: Building an Indispensable Brand

A successful branding campaign creates an expectation, delivers a meaningful experience that matches the expectation and builds an emotional connection that compels library users to want to repeat the experience. The Guerilla Branding: Building an Indispensable Brand is an interactive full day workshop specifically designed for small rural library directors, staff and board members, who may be working with limited resources and tight budgets.

Three Guerilla Branding workshops will be offered in Alaska. The workshops will be scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm. The dates and locations of the workshops are as follows:

• July 8, 2019-Juneau, Andrew P. Kashevaroff building
• July 10, 2019- Anchorage Consortium Library
• July 12, 2019-Fairbanks-Noel Wien Library

The workshops will be facilitated by David Vinjamuir, Founder of Thirdway Brand Trainers. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Marketing at New York University and the author of Accidental Branding: How Ordinary People Build Extraordinary Brands.

At the conclusion of the Guerilla Branding workshop participants will:

• Understand the role of branding and how it can serve their library and community

• Learn the ABCs of low-budget branding in a community

• Construct a guerilla branding plan for inside, outside and online

• Use brand positioning to connect to their outreach and program efforts and influence everyday decisions

• Learn about 10 branding strategies they can try in their own library

Interested in attending the Guerilla Branding workshop? Please complete the registration form.