Continuing Education Opportunities

NASA @ My Library workshop registration is now open. 9:30am Doors Open/Registration, 10am start.

Monday, September 24: Bloomfield Township Public Library, Bloomfield Twp, MI
These workshops are made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Youth Services Programming During A Time of Crisis
Thursday, September 6, 2018
2:00 PM EST
Youth Services Programming During a Time of Crisis, is a downloadable toolkit* designed to help public libraries in times of crisis plan programming that creates a sense of normalcy for youth and teens in times of disaster or upheaval. This toolkit is the Capstone Project designed and written by Jamie Gilmore, Grace Morris, Erica Trotter, and Alexandria Wardrip through the University of Washington's Information School. It was also featured (8/30/17) in The Conversation's article, "Public Libraries can (literally) Serve as a Shelter from the Storm," by Grace Morris.
Grace will be joining LM's Youth Services Coordinator, Cathy Lancaster, to give library staff and administrators a deeper look at why the toolkit was created and how you can use it in your library. This will be an interactive webinar, so come prepared to roll up your sleeves and contribute your thoughts and ideas! Register here – please follow all the “continue” prompts to “complete” your registration.

This webinar will be recorded and link shared with registrants if you cannot attend in person.

*Please note that a printed copy of the toolkit was mailed to all public library directors in Michigan in a packet of “Resources for Public Libraries,” sent by the Library of Michigan in June. Please check with your director for the toolkit if you would like it in print. Plan to follow along with it during the webinar!

Children’s Services Fundamentals
An Infopeople Online Learning Course with Penny Peck to help acquire knowledge and skills to be more comfortable and confident about providing fundamental children’s services. $200 fee

CLEL Conference

Friday, October 12th

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO

To register please visit this link: https://www.clicweb.org/events/2018-clel/

Cost of registration is $60.00 and includes a light breakfast and lunch.

The conference features a wide range of informative breakout sessions on early literacy. View the full conference schedule and session descriptions: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/afe171_f9ae7643ca9b46008556f2a2399bbc91.pdf

For further information about the 2018 CLEL Conference, please visit our conference page.

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915

LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan

Nourishing Michigan’s Future…during school and during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up! www.michigan.gov/meetupeatup