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Arizona Library Association

March 2021 – What’s New for You in Professional Development

AzLA Administrator March 1, 2021
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Program Description:

The older adult population is growing and will continue to grow for the next several decades. They are a diverse group with a variety of needs which may keep them from visiting the library. The Covid-19 pandemic has kept many people at home but for some older adults this never changed and in some cases, many may have become more isolated. Phillis will discuss who the older adult population is and what their needs are as well as how to work with older adults. She will share ways to partner with other agencies in the community and programs from around the country that have been successful. Learn how to adapt programs when librarians are not able to visit older adult facilities.

Presenter Bio:

Phyllis Goodman is a retired librarian who has worked more than twenty-five years in public library services and education.  Ms. Goodman took a special interest in senior programming in her last position when asked to provide programming for seniors who were not able to visit the library.  Finding programming resources scarce, she created many fun and educational programs to stimulate and inform older adults.  She was involved in staff training, the reader’s advisory committee, and wrote for the library blog.  In 2020 her first book, On the Go with Senior Services:  Library Programs for Any Time and Any Place was published by ABC-CLIO.

Share your expertise and experience. The AzLA Professional Development Committee Monthly Webinar Series is back, and we want you. Submit your webinar proposal here. Submissions will be considered on a monthly basis.

The Professional Development Committee wants to add more voices to our group. If you are ready to help shape the direction of AzLA professional development, contact Patty Jimenez at development@azlahistory.org. We are interested in adding librarians from all types of libraries, from all over Arizona. 

Want more professional development? Check out the sources below!

$ = This webinar requires a fee

Children and Young Adults

Information Literacy & Teaching

Leadership and Staff Development

Library Outreach, Marketing and Advocacy

Technology & Tech Services

User Services

For a complete listing of webinars, see below:

AZ State Library [for a complete listing]

American Association of School Librarians  [for a complete listing]

American Library Association [For a comprehensive listing see ALA’s E-Learning Catalog]

Listing by ALA Unit

Booklist  [Check out the webinar archives for past classes]

EBSCO has hundreds of webinars in their training center  to choose from each month.

Infopeople [For a comprehensive listing see all upcoming training | archived webinars | on demand–Niche Academy Classes]

Infopeople offers a variety of webinars and self-paced online courses on topics of high interest for library staff. Webinars are free, and the Arizona State Library has purchased a block of registrations for the online courses. Arizona library staff may register for courses by sending an email to Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov, containing:

  • The course name and dates
  • Registrant’s name
  • Registrant’s email
  • Library name
  • Library address
  • Library phone number

Library Journal: Online Courses | All Webcasts | School Library Journal Webcasts

Library Juice Academy:  Online Courses

Arizona library staff may register for courses by sending an email to Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov, containing:

  • The course name and dates
  • Registrant’s name
  • Registrant’s email
  • Library name
  • Library address
  • Library phone number

Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians and other library staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills. Workshops are taught asynchronously, so you can participate as your own schedule allows, within a four or six-week period.

LibraryWorks 

Medical Library Association

PCI: The Arizona State Library now has a subscription to PCI Webinars, giving Arizona library staff access to one live webinar a week and to the webinar archives. PCI Webinars offers webinars specifically for library staff. Email Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov to register.

Public Library Association – On Demand Webinars

Archived Webinars by Topic:

TechSoup for Libraries [check here for updates]

WebJunction: Search Course Catalog Browse all Webinar Recordings

Access to WebJunction’s self-paced online library courses is now available and free to all library staff members. Simply create an account at http://learn.webjunction.org and then explore the catalog of library-focused courses and archived webinars. Certificates of completion will be available to you for any of the courses or archived webinars you complete from the catalog.

YALSA: Registration | Upcoming Live Webinars | Free Competencies Webinars | Webinars-on-Demand

The Arizona State Library has purchased a subscription for Arizona Library staff to access the YALSA member or subscriber only webinars. Email Email Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov for access.

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