Register for this webinar. Social media can be an essential piece in your library’s communications toolkit, especially if your building is closed or has limited in-person services. It is not only a promotion tool, but also a way to entertain and engage with followers. Join Tiffany Breyne, Communications Coordinator at Skokie Public Library (IL), to learn practicalContinue reading "Engaging With Patrons on Social Media"

This webinar is open to California Library Staff only. Register to attend live, or visit the CALL Academy one week after delivery for a recording. Do you need grant funding but aren’t sure how to start? Have you received a grant and are thinking what now? Do you find all the reports and budgets confusing? This webinar isContinue reading "Grant Writing 101 – Lessons Learned from a First Time Grant Recipient"

Register for this event. Please join libraries across the state on Tuesday, March 9 for a panel discussion on Mental Health Supports for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery. The meeting will be hosted by NorthNet Library System’s Preparing to Respond and Recover Together  LSTA project. Following recent wildfires and during the ongoing response to COVID-19, libraries have played a crucial roleContinue reading "Mental Health Supports for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery."

This webinar is open to California Public Library staff only. Register for the live delivery. If you are unable to attend, look for the recording in the CALL Academy about a week later. Leadership is often perceived as something heavy, something that comes with a lot of responsibilities. What if every one of us canContinue reading "Mindful Leadership: How Ancient Tibetan Healing Tradition Can Help You to Become a Leader of the Future"

Registration and additional information On the one-year anniversary of the pandemic shutdown, we will reflect on the impact of the pandemic on families’ lives and well-being. In this webinar, we will explore how providers can identify family member behaviors that are expected responses to the pandemic, and when those behaviors may need more mental healthContinue reading "Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Families’ Well-Being"

This webinar is only available to California Library Staff. Register to attend live, or visit the CALL Academy a week after delivery for a recording. Communication is of the utmost importance during times of crisis. How do we effectively communicate? What information needs to be shared? How and who shares this information? This presentation provides the necessary foundationalContinue reading "Leading During a Crisis Part 1: What is Crisis Communication and Crisis Leadership?"

Registration and Additional Information Many public libraries struggle to grow a culture of evaluation across their organizations. No matter whether you are already aboard the data train yourself, or you and your library still have a way to go, a key hurdle to spreading evaluation and assessment best practices is that it represents change. ThisContinue reading "Evaluation + Culture = Change"

Register for this event. Research shows clear benefits for children who have the opportunity to engage in risky play such as play at great height, high speed, around dangerous elements (water, trees), including rough and tumble play, and/or with the ability to disappear/get lost. A few of those associated benefits are a decrease in depressionContinue reading "Embracing Risk-Friendly Learning"

This webinar is only available to California Library Staff. Register to attend live, or visit the CALL Academy a week after delivery for a recording. Between a pandemic, political partisanship, and fast changing technology, public libraries are experiencing a dramatic series of changes and challenges. To survive in these unusual times exceptional leadership is required from our LibraryContinue reading "Leadership in Libraries: Observations from the Director’s Seat"

Register for this event. Returning for a third season of engaging dialogue, BTC’s Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change series features luminaries across the family-facing fields who are exploring current and emerging issues facing children and families today. In this first webinar in the series, Dr. Rosemary Allen, a national expert on implicit bias andContinue reading "Disrupting Implicit Bias in Early Childhood Programs"

Register for this event. In this panel discussion, library workers of color from different types of institutions such as public and private universities, school and public libraries will share their experiences, opportunities, and challenges in obtaining the Master of Business Administration Degree also known as “the MBA” while pursuing leadership and management opportunities. Does theContinue reading "Library Workers of Color Pursuing the MBA Degree AKA Master of Business Administration: A Virtual Discussion on the Opportunities and Challenges"

This webinar is only available to California Library Staff. Register to attend live, or visit the CALL Academy a week after delivery for a recording. Student mental health is a growing concern among high schools, colleges and universities, particularly in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Students across the country are seeking connection and help from a varietyContinue reading "Creating a Culture of Caring: Practical Approaches to Support Young Adult Wellbeing and Mental Health"

What could be wrong with traditional middle class principles such as hard work, achievement, self-sufficiency, and planning? The reality is that these dearly held values alienate many library customers and impede our ability to truly meet their needs. Pima County (Arizona) Public Library is successfully offering programs utilizing restorative practices for youth, community conversations forContinue reading "Intentional Inclusion: Disrupting Middle Class Bias in Library Programming"

This webinar is only available to California Library Staff. Register to attend live, or visit the CALL Academy a week after delivery for a recording. Knowing how to communicate is the first step toward addressing a crisis situation. Developing a plan is the next step. How does one plan for a pandemic? (I don’t remember the pandemic chapterContinue reading "Leading During a Crisis: How to Develop a Crisis Strategy"