Free WebJunction webinars for you!
There are upcoming webinars now open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog.
Civility Goes Viral: A New Approach for a New Era
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern 1 hour
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To “choose civility” means to celebrate diversity and choose respect, compassion, empathy, and inclusiveness when interacting with others. Civility is the healing power we need to counteract the divisive, fragmented forces that seem to be undermining our social fabric. Since 2006, Howard County Library System (MD) has been leading the way toward community connectedness with their Choose Civility initiative. They, along with three library systems across the country, invite you to join the movement to nurture civility in your own community. Learn how kindness creates communities, how to challenge stereotypes effectively, and cultivate random acts of civility. Find opportunities to implement Choose Civility to enhance internal and external customer service, develop partnerships and community support, and create a more connected community of people who will #choose2Bkind. Let’s see civility go viral in 2017.
Presented by: Valerie Gross, President & CEO, Howard County Library System; Christie Lassen, Director of Public Relations, Howard County Library System; and Sonya Durney, Business and Government Team Leader, Portland (ME) Public Library
Build Your Political Literacy Skills for Advocacy
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern ♦ 1 hour
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Advocacy efforts to sustain funding for your library are crucial in the best of times. Challenging times call for new ways to engage and activate advocates for your library. Level up your political savviness by taking lessons from successful campaigns. Whether or not you have a library ballot measure on the horizon, learn how to put these proven techniques to work for your library funding requests. Explore innovative options to energize, focus and build your skills and confidence. You’ll come away with actionable tips and tools to market your library to garner a wide base of support from your community constituents.
This webinar is hosted in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries.
Presented by: John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary; and Carrie Andrew, Director, Lone Cone Library District, Norwood, CO