Did you know that WebJunction has free self-paced courses to help library staff here in Michigan learn new skills or brush up on old ones? The Library of Michigan subscribes to WebJunction on behalf of all library staff making it possible to take part in the course offerings when it is convenient for you. A variety of library-related topics are available through WebJunction and users can get a "certificate of completion" once a course is finished. Users need to create an account but there is no charge to participate. To find out more about the self-paced courses, please visit WebJunction at www.webjunction.org<http://www.webjunction.org> and choose FIND TRAINING in the top menu. Current Self-Paced Courses in WebJunction Customer Service * Dealing with Angry Patrons * Extreme Customer Service, Every Time Library Management * Directors ASK! * Master of Disaster: Developing a Disaster Plan * Providing Constructive Employee Feedback Library Services * Basic Web-based Reference * Readers' Advisory Services Developing Motivating Messages * Keep It Simple: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Library * Developing Motivating Messages * Merchandising That Works Personal/Interpersonal * Coping with Change * Having fun at work again Social Media * Building a Positive Social Media Presence Technical Services * Introduction to Cataloging for Non-Catalogers * Shelving with Dewey * Shelving with Library of Congress Classification (LCC) * Shelving with National Library of Medicine (NLM) * Weeding the Library Collection Technology * eReader Detective: Solving the case for your library patrons Training & Development * You Can Do It: A Recipe for Designing Web-based Instruction Youth Services * Accompanying the Young Reader: Helping the Reader Choose Appropriate Books * Encouraging Early Literacy * Planning Story Times for Children * There will always be storytellers * Where Teens and Technology Meet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon D. White Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:whites29@michigan.gov> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan