We have at our fingertips more tools than ever before. But are you using these resources to their fullest capacity? In this course, we’ll explore how to maximize the platforms you use to make the biggest impact. From the latest, must-have apps for your phone and power tips for using your device, to the ins and outs of Instagram, to fresh design ideas for your school or library, get the inside scoop via top professionals in marketing, design, mobile tech, and more. Learn how you can build your library’s brand and create a social media presence that wows. Best of all? You’ll come away with professional skills you strengthen your own professional profile.
Looking for innovative ways to engage and inspire teens in your library or classroom? This course will explore STEM-centric and creative programming ideas for your young adult users that will equip them with the 21st century skills they need for the future, and that they’re want to get involved in! Prepare your teen audience for careers that don’t even exist yet and have fun with dynamic multimedia projects, cutting-edge gaming initiatives, and more, helping to create lifelong learners along the way.
Libraries are a natural place for book clubs, and librarians have been facilitating book clubs for years. But not all librarians report success with the book clubs they’ve hosted, and the very idea of the book club keeps evolving, often raising more questions than answers about the best way to proceed. So how can you keep your approach fresh, exciting, and most important—successful—in a saturated landscape? Over three weeks, you’ll learn from the experts how to build a better book club, from inception through execution, including how to design the most effective survey, how to facilitate the most productive and enjoyable group dynamic, and how to measure success.
This new online course is a hybrid of content with fresh perspectives from our original foundational course blended with an advanced pathway to extend the learning. During the three weeks, you will learn how to become more culturally literate, to be a more effective advocate for your community, and ensure that your collection is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. You will walk away with an understanding of the key diversity & cultural literacy concepts and learn how to recognize stereotypes, tropes, and microaggresions, see what a “Diverse & Inclusive” collection looks like, and be able to conduct an audit and diversify your collection.
Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) is the next big thing. But how much do you know about this exciting technology and how you could use it at your school or library? This new online workshop will get you up to speed on the latest AR/VR tech and tools—and how to use them. You’ll learn how to integrate AR/VR in your practice in interactive, live sessions led by experts, featuring case studies, demos, tutorials, and more, and get the inside scoop on how you can successfully incorporate AR/VR at your library.
Proactively and strategically managing your circulation can be one of the most cost-effective ways to keep patrons sustainably engaged. And engagement is one of the best ways to demonstrate to stakeholders the value of your library and its services to your community. Through this course you’ll learn from circulation experts how to grow your print and e-circulation in creative and innovative ways without spending a fortune on best sellers, investing in costly software, or revamping your entire system.
You don’t need tech chops to put together an impactful coding program at your library. Over three weeks you’ll learn from leading companies, organizations, and public and school libraries how to design and launch a sustainable coding program that supports digital literacy and 21st Century skills, and has the power to transform your community.