Hello Michigan Libraries! If you're looking for free, high-quality continuing education webinars on a wide range of professional topics, check out People Connect Institute (PCI) webinars available from Library of Michigan every Wednesday at 2 pm. PCI webinars are available to the Michigan library community live via the Zoom platform and asynchronously via recordings made available in our Niche Academy<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills> about a week later. You can register for these webinars from the Library of Michigan Continuing Education calendar<https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/publicaccess/eventCalendarBig.jsp>. Once registered, you will receive a Zoom link to attend. Register online for upcoming PCI webinars: * Creating Community with "Speed Friending" at Your Library - August 19 * Podcasts, Fandoms, and Booktok, Oh My! Patrons and Non-Traditional Media - August 26 * Stepping Into Management: The Basics - September 2 * Back to Basics with Public Speaking - September 9 * Project Management Essentials for Libraries - September 16 * Microsoft Excel: Back to the Basics - September 23 * Collection Development Basics - September 30 LM Continuing Education To find the full calendar of training and continuing education opportunities supported and offered by the Library of Michigan visit the Continuing Education site at Michigan.gov/LibraryCE<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce>. Links to WebJunction, United for Libraries, the LM CE calendar<https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/libraries/ce/intro/lm-continuing-education-opportunities>, and the Niche Staff Skills Academy<https://my.nicheacademy.com/staffskills> can all be found there. Questions about LM Training? Contact me at VernolaA@michigan.gov<mailto:VernolaA@michigan.gov>. This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. Andrea Vernola Continuing Education Coordinator | Library Development Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909 vernolaA@michigan.gov | 517-335-0123 https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan [Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan] [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>.
