Monday, April 4, 2016

Professional Development Events in April

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

ADVOCACY
Apr. 27: Instagram for Public Libraries: Good Practices for Social Media (TechSoup)
Apr. 28: Make, Do, Share: Build a STEM Learning Community (WebJunction)
Apr. 28: Count Your Impact: Getting Started with Outcome-Based Evaluation (Colorado State Library)

CHILDREN & TEENS
Apr. 27: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: 7 Projects to Get Students Storyboarding (American Association of School Librarians)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Apr. 7: Storymakers 1: Pre-Planning Your Digital Story from Concept to Storyboard (TechSoup)
Apr. 12: Great Middle-Grade Reads (Booklist)
Apr. 12: Behind the Scenes: SLJ In Conversation with Top Children’s Book Editors (School Library Journal)
Apr. 14: Apr. 14: What's New in Children's Literature - 2016 (Infopeople)
Apr. 19: 12 Things: New Directions for Collections (Montana State Library)
Apr. 26: From Cassette to Cloud: Reformatting Audiotape (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services)

COMMUNICATION
Apr. 27: Instagram for Public Libraries: Good Practices for Social Media (TechSoup)
Apr. 28: Count Your Impact: Getting Started with Outcome-Based Evaluation (Colorado State Library)

DATABASES & eRESOURCES
Apr. 6: Engaging Students and Staff with Digital Content (School Library Journal)

DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Apr. 27: Lessons Learned Establishing a Technology Makerspace (Nebraska Library Commission)

LEGAL
Apr. 13: Emerging Issues in Copyright and Intellectual Property for Public Libraries (Georgia Library Association)

LIBRARY SPACES
Apr. 27: Nuts & Bolts (and Bricks!): Library Elections Primer for Operating and Building Projects (Colorado Virtual Library)
MANAGEMENT
Apr. 5: An introduction to open data and APIs (DigitalGov)
Apr. 27: Nuts & Bolts (and Bricks!): Library Elections Primer for Operating and Building Projects (Colorado Virtual Library)

OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Apr. 5: First Tuesdays: Readers to Eaters (Washington State Library)
Apr. 13: Content Marketing and Strategy (Infopeople)
Apr. 20: Collaborative Community Outreach for Local History and Genealogy (Nebraska Library Commission)
Apr. 20: Breezing Along with the RML (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Apr. 28: Amping Up Your STEM Program (Booklist)

PROGRAMMING
Apr. 5: First Tuesdays: Readers to Eaters (Washington State Library)
Apr. 7: Storymakers 1: Pre-Planning Your Digital Story from Concept to Storyboard (TechSoup)
Apr. 13: Libraries & Museums Serving Free Summer Meals (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Apr. 19: Incubate Creativity at Your Library (WebJunction)
Apr. 25: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (National Archives)
Apr. 28: Preserving Your Digital Life (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services)
READERS’ ADVISORY
Apr. 12: Great Middle-Grade Reads (Booklist)
Apr. 14: What's New in Children's Literature - 2016 (Infopeople)
Apr. 26: Mysteries to Die For (Booklist)

REFERENCE
Apr. 11: Diets, Textiles, and Electricity: Records that Impacted the Domestic Lives of Americans (National Archives)
Apr. 11: 2016 SXSW for Libraries: Reports from the Field (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)
Apr. 13: African American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation (National Archives)
Apr. 19: Find the Information You Need! (Booklist/Rowman & Littlefield)
Apr. 19: Four Starting Points for Finding Government Information (Federal Depository Library Program)
Apr. 21: Librarian’s Guide to Trade Data, Part 3 – U.S. International Trade Administration (Federal Depository Library Program)
Apr. 27: Discover National Library of Medicine Resources and More (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Apr. 6: Engaging Students and Staff with Digital Content (School Library Journal)
Apr. 6: TV on a Dime: Creating a Library TV Studio (American Association of School Librarians)
Apr. 13: Personalized Learning with Gooru (American Association of School Librarians)
Apr. 18: This Month in School Libraries (TL Virtual Cafe)
Apr. 20: Innovation for Diverse 21st Century Learning Environments (Education Week)
Apr. 27: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: 7 Projects to Get Students Storyboarding (American Association of School Librarians)

TECHNOLOGY
Apr. 13: Innovation on a Shoestring: Free & Cheap Tools (Nebraska Library Commission)
Apr. 27: Lessons Learned Establishing a Technology Makerspace (Nebraska Library Commission)
Apr. 27: Emerging Technology Trends and the Library: The Future is Now (Demco)
Apr. 28: Make, Do, Share: Build a STEM Learning Community (WebJunction)
Apr. 28: Amping Up Your STEM Program (Booklist)
Apr. 29: Tech Trends with Tine: Robots & Drones (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Apr. 14: Considerations for Selecting Primary Sources (Library of Congress)

VIRTUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
Apr 12: Introduction with Julie Walker (Georgia Public Library Service)
Apr 12: Library Trends with ALA's Miguel Figueroa (Georgia Public Library Service)
Apr 12: The Myths of Innovation with R. David Lankes (Georgia Public Library Service)
Apr 12: Trends in Customer Service and Customer Service Training for Libraries with Andrew Sanderbeck (Georgia Public Library Service)
Apr 12: Library Confidential: Understanding the Scope and Reasons for Patron Privacy with Marti Minor (Georgia Public Library Service)

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