Advocacy Crash Courses: Champion Your Public Library! August Webinar Series 12-1 pm CST, Mondays & Thursdays $50 registration or save 20% and register for all 5! * Engage and Thrive! Leverage Community Engagement for Advocacy<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/advocacy-crash-courses#Engage-Thrive>, Aug 3 * Say it Loud: Advocating for your Library’s Values on Social Media<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/advocacy-crash-courses#say-it>, Aug 7 * Data Visualization Basics for Non-Graphic Designers<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/advocacy-crash-courses#data-visualization>, Aug 10 * Library Advocacy: Telling Your Story with the Voice of Place<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/advocacy-crash-courses#your-story>, Aug 14 * Fine-Tuning Your Presentations<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/advocacy-crash-courses#fine-tunning>, Aug 17 Register now: go.wisc.edu/library-advocacy<http://go.wisc.edu/library-advocacy> Online Summer Courses Serve your community better with instructor-led courses. 10% early-bird discounts automatically applied when you register at least two weeks early! NEW! What’s the Buzz?: Creating Organic Social Media Content with Wings, Jul 24 – Aug 20 Register now: go.wisc.edu/87hd75<https://go.wisc.edu/87hd75> Every library has programs, services and initiatives that they want the public to know about, but being able to effectively cut through the noise on social media is not always easy. In this course, you’ll learn how to determine your brand, find your place in the local market, and write strong content that helps you stand out from the crowd, regardless of budget. * Strategies for Supervising Part-Time Employees<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/part-time-staff/>, July 10 - Aug 20 * Genealogy Library Services<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/genealogy>, Jun 19 – July 30 * NEW! Sexual and Reproductive Health Information at the Library<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/new-sexual-and-reproductive-health-information-at-the-library/>, Jul 17 – Aug 13 * NEW! What’s the Buzz?: Creating Organic Social Media Content with Wings<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/new-whats-the-buzz-creating-organic-social-media-content-with-wings/>, Jul 24 – Aug 20 * Know your Community: survey Design for Results<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/survey-design/>, July 24 - Aug 20 See full course offerings: https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education Power Up 2024 A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff Call for Proposals Now Open! The Power Up Conference Committee wants your program proposals for Power Up 2024 to be held March 21-22, 2024, in Madison, WI. Every selected session will receive one complimentary conference registration. Submit your idea<https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/power-up/cfp/> by August 6th, 2023. We are also excited to announce our keynotes for the conference. Our opening keynote will be Past President of ALSC and REFORMA and award-winning author Lucia Gonzalez. Closing out the conference will be Mimi Ito, author of eight books, including Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Youth Living and Learning with New Media. Conference details: ischool.wisc.edu/power-up/2024<https://ischool.wisc.edu/power-up/2024> --- Questions? Email ce-info@ischool.wisc.edu