Did you know that the Library of Michigan is one of several state library agaencies that provides financial support to help ensure that public library staff have access to high quality continuing education? Check out the highlighted content and upcoming webinars below. Be sure to visit http://webjunction.org to view their vast collection of archived webinars as well! Highlighted Content on WebJunction * New Course: Media Smart Libraries<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjunction.org%2Fnews%2Fwebjunction%2Fmedia-smart-libraries.html&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C502afc91c93542b02ffc08d62ec8ea09%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636747837783864218&sdata=9yatE%2BvjDarNZntAa%2FvUqvvBNcMPFQnfAPryR7OUBXs%3D&reserved=0>. Children today need to be prepared for living in a digital, media-smart world and library staff are in a great position to effectively serve this need. Since digital technologies and online behaviors evolve so rapidly however, many librarians need professional development to advance their own digital and media literacy skills to better support their young patrons’ development as critical thinkers and producers of digital media. This free, new course can help you meet those development goals! * Adult Arts and Crafts at the Library (and 5 Cool Projects to Get You Started)<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjunction.org%2Fnews%2Fwebjunction%2Fadults-arts-and-crafts.html&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C502afc91c93542b02ffc08d62ec8ea09%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636747837783884234&sdata=m%2FA4zHN36jn52M9EYzRmkIDMFRQ%2FL%2B4%2BHwJ0fZD05HI%3D&reserved=0>. An adult arts and crafts program is an opportunity to encourage creativity in a safe, welcoming space, within the context of a guided program, for people who may have found themselves long ago disconnected from their own creativity. Free WebJunction Webinars for You These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flearn.webjunction.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C502afc91c93542b02ffc08d62ec8ea09%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636747837783884234&sdata=BU5qKdonIL9CyYNmBO3YoE5CcbeZchZfajnaE0tUBxQ%3D&reserved=0>. Small But Mighty Library Management and Innovation Monday, November 5, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/small-but-mighty.html<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjunction.org%2Fevents%2Fwebjunction%2Fsmall-but-mighty.html&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C502afc91c93542b02ffc08d62ec8ea09%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636747837783894236&sdata=zjiRbrM1J91o9ysNi7SqQMjBC5Lp8KMLxeARgSrod3c%3D&reserved=0> Innovating. Meeting community needs. Managing the daily business of running a library. It can feel as though there aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. But there are powerful models like the Millvale Community Library which is acting as an agent of change in the community without sacrificing their core role as an information resource. This small but mighty library addresses their community’s food desert, uses clean energy, offers a tool-lending library, and more—while operating in a financially sustainable way. Learn how they do it, and how you can, too! Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Thursday, November 29, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific ♦ 60 minutes Registration: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/librarian-evolution.html<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webjunction.org%2Fevents%2Fwebjunction%2Flibrarian-evolution.html&data=02%7C01%7Catkine%40michigan.gov%7C502afc91c93542b02ffc08d62ec8ea09%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636747837783904249&sdata=mwH2xcivw0DJAnsE%2B4kAkOyiBk9l%2BWIrqa5BAtGzLGA%3D&reserved=0> Charles Darwin said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." It has never been a better time to be a librarian—especially when we recognize and act on our power to help people in our communities build better lives through learning and literacy. To do that, our identity, our education, our organizations, and our work is changing. Learn how library staff are becoming change agents to help Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, the 2016 Gale/LJ Library of the Year, become an essential asset in its community. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.