Professional Development Events in January

This list is provided by Georgia Public Library Service.  Visit the GPLS CE Calendar for the program descriptions and to register.

ADVOCACY
Jan. 7: Community Engagement: A Case Study (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Jan. 19: Showcasing Your Library: FDLP Promotional Tools & Tactics (Federal Depository Library Program)
Jan. 28: Engaging Your Community in Sustainable Funding (Maine State Library)

ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Jan. 21: The Value of Outcome Measurement for Library Programs: An Overview of Project Outcome (PLA/ALA)

CAREERS
Jan. 13: Soft Skills for Supervisors and Managers (Indiana State Library)

CHILDREN & TEENS
Jan. 6: Best New Children's Books of 2015 (Nebraska Library Commission)
Jan. 6: Using your Maker Skills to survive a Zombie Apocalypse with Raspberry Pi and Arduino (O’Reilly)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Jan. 6: Best New Children's Books of 2015 (Nebraska Library Commission)
Jan. 13: Going Digital (LYRASIS)
Jan. 19: New Year, New Books! Lerner Publishing Group’s Spring Preview (Booklist)
Jan. 19: Body, Mind and Spirit Spring 2016 (Library Journal)
Jan. 21: NoveList K-8 Plus (GALILEO)
Jan. 25: NoveList Plus for Readers’ Advisory (GALILEO)

COMMUNICATION
Jan. 28: Clear and to the Point: The Importance of Using Plain Language in Your Communications (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Jan. 26: Aspen Institute’s Rising to the Challenge: Re-envisioning Public Libraries (Infopeople)
GENEALOGY
Jan. 28: Genealogy Basics (Georgia Public Library Service/Dekalb County Public Library)

MANAGEMENT
Jan. 12: Using Paraprofessional staff in reference triage (Washington State Library)
Jan. 13: Soft Skills for Supervisors and Managers (Indiana State Library)
Jan. 13: Restarting your Relationship with your IT Department (and Vice Versa) (Colorado State Library)
Jan. 20: Managing Challenging Patrons: Security for the New Library Environment (Infopeople)
Jan. 21: Stop Solving Problems! Develop Problem Solvers Instead (Demco)

OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Jan. 7: Community Engagement: A Case Study (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Jan. 21: When 100% of Your Users Speak Spanish: Cultural Aspects and Considerations of Promoting Government Documents to Non-English Speakers (Federal Depository Library Program)
Jan. 28: Community Engagement: Serving Diverse Communities Where They Are (WebJunction)

PROGRAMMING
Jan. 21: The Value of Outcome Measurement for Library Programs: An Overview of Project Outcome (PLA/ALA)
Jan. 27: One Book, One School, One Community - Experiences with all-school reads (Nebraska Library Commission)

READERS’ ADVISORY
Jan. 13: Riding the Range from Your Armchair (Nebraska Library Commission)
Jan. 19: New Year, New Books! Lerner Publishing Group’s Spring Preview (Booklist)
Jan. 19: Body, Mind and Spirit Spring 2016 (Library Journal)

REFERENCE
Jan. 12: Using Paraprofessional staff in reference triage (Washington State Library)
Jan. 13: The United States Congressional Serial Set ...15577 Volumes and Counting! (North Carolina Library Association)
Jan. 14: Online Resources Relating to American Indians (U.S. National Archives)
Jan. 14: Virtual Reference (American Libraries)
Jan. 19: Showcasing Your Library: FDLP Promotional Tools & Tactics (Federal Depository Library Program)
Jan. 20: Breezing Along with the RML: RML Updates (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Jan. 26: Exploring the CDC Healthy Living Website: Disease Prevention, Health Conditions, and Healthcare Statistics (Federal Depository Library Program)
Jan. 27: Discover National Library of Medicine Resources and More (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Jan. 20: Rethinking the Research Paper (edWeb)
Jan. 20: Explore, Create, Engage: HSTRY in the Classroom! (AASL)
Jan. 26: David Wiesner's Spot: Not the Same Old Story (AASL)
Jan. 27: One Book, One School, One Community - Experiences with all-school reads (Nebraska Library Commission)