SirsiDynix

Connecting the Community with Library Programs
2018-01-24 13:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Join us as we learn how the K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library connects directly with their community to help organize programming efforts.

Are you looking for new ways to better connect with your community? By partnering with local businesses and organizations, Cara Romeo has found new and innovative ways to do just that. Through a combination of efforts, community engagement is up and their library is able to gather donations and gain support via local programming.

Join as Cara shares with us how she engaged with her local businesses and organizations and see what you can apply in your library and community to have the same success.

Presenters

Cara Romeo has been working at the K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library (formerly Alexander Mitchell Public Library) for almost 20 years. Starting out as a reference assistant during college, she moved on to a full time position at the circulation desk and a year later was promoted to Community Services Librarian. After 11 years she was also promoted to Assistant Library Director. This title and duties were added to my Community Services Librarian position. I have a BA in History Research & Writing from Northern State University, obtained my MLIS from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Symphony Wizard: Overview of Hold Maps, Hold Groups, and OPAC Hold Range
2018-02-06 13:00 - 13:30
What are some of the important attributes of Hold Map, and what library policies work well with it?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Portus Felipe for this free 15-minute webinar. Portus will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This second session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Hold Maps, Hold Groups, and OPAC Hold Range. Learn about

Discuss Hold Map attributes, including the OPAC hold range

Review Library policy settings that work in tandem with the hold map

Walk through example scenarios and how to achieve the desired outcome

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Hold Maps, Hold Groups, and OPAC Hold Range to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Horizon Wizard: Patron Photos
2018-02-08 10:00 - 11:00
How can I learn more about activating patron photos in my Horizon system?

Put your Horizon System under your spell! Join Ken Bonney for this free 15-minute webinar. Ken will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

In this second session of Horizon Wizard, Ken will teach you how to activate patron photos.

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Patron Photos to learn more about your enchanting Horizon system.

About the Series

The Horizon Wizard series is a series of eight webinars led by Horizon Master Ken Bonney. In these webinars, Ken teaches tips for getting the most out of your Horizon system. Attend all eight sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Horizon Wizard Certificate and the title of Horizon Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: MARC Export Utility
2018-03-13 13:00 - 13:30
What are the key steps when exporting bibliographic records from Symphony?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Sarah Murphy for this free 15-minute webinar. Sarah will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This third session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Marcexport Utility. Learn about

Extract Keys for MARC Export report

Utility > MARC Export wizard

Bibliographic Database Overlay report

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Marcexport Utility to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: Overview of Types of Symphony Reports
2018-04-03 13:00 - 13:30
How can I better understand which reports to run in Symphony for the required data or processing of data?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Emma Roberts for this free 15-minute webinar. Emma will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This fourth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Symphony Reports. Learn about

The tabs available in the Schedule New Reports wizard to understand how reports are grouped

Review the types of reports: count, list, statistical, import/export, modification, notice and special

Compare the data that one sees in a user record with the selections that one sees on a User Selection tab to begin to understand the relationship between data and reporting

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Symphony Reports to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Horizon Wizard: Removing the Pre-filled Fine Amounts
2018-04-26 10:00 - 11:00
How can my library more easily remove pre-filled fine amounts for patrons?

Put your Horizon System under your spell! Join Ken Bonney for this free 15-minute webinar. Ken will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

In this fourth session of Horizon Wizard, Ken will teach you the set up for removing the pre-filled fine amount and how this process can benefit your library’s circulation staff.

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Removing the Pre-filled Fine Amounts to learn more about your enchanting Horizon system.

About the Series

The Horizon Wizard series is a series of eight webinars led by Horizon Master Ken Bonney. In these webinars, Ken teaches tips for getting the most out of your Horizon system. Attend all eight sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Horizon Wizard Certificate and the title of Horizon Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: Tips & Tricks in Serials
2018-05-01 13:00 - 13:30
How can I better utilize Serials in my library?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Alex Haig for this free 15-minute webinar. Alex will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This fifth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Serials. Learn about

Creating serial pattern templates

Changing the title for a serial control

Changing the pattern for an existing serial control

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Serials to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

BLUEcloud Wizard: eResource Central (eRC)
2018-05-15 11:00 - 11:30
Your 15 minute guide into import schedules, collections and syncs.

Put your BLUEcloud System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Nathan Peterson for this free 15-minute webinar. Nathan will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This fourth session of BLUEcloud Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your eRC. Learn about

eRC import schedules

Creating collections

Syncs to discovery

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for eRC to learn more about your enchanting BLUEcloud system.

About the Series

The BLUEcloud Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your BLUEcloud system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your BLUEcloud Wizard Certificate and the title of BLUEcloud Wizard!

Horizon Wizard: Transit Groups
2018-05-24 10:00 - 11:00
How can I use Horizon to set up a transit group?

Put your Horizon System under your spell! Join Ken Bonney for this free 15-minute webinar. Ken will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

In this fifth session of Horizon Wizard, Ken will teach you how to set up a transit group using Horizon and talk about the benefits of using transit groups.

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Transit Groups to learn more about your enchanting Horizon system.

About the Series

The Horizon Wizard series is a series of eight webinars led by Horizon Master Ken Bonney. In these webinars, Ken teaches tips for getting the most out of your Horizon system. Attend all eight sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Horizon Wizard Certificate and the title of Horizon Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: How to Optimize SymphonyWeb
2018-06-12 13:00 - 13:30
Take full advantage of your SymphonyWeb.

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Alex Haig for this free 15-minute webinar. Alex will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This sixth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your SymphonyWeb. Learn about

Using SymphonyWeb

SymphonyWeb Server as a Client

Peripherals and Miscellany

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for SymphonyWeb to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: Fixed Format Manager-Optional Output for Report
2018-07-10 13:00 - 13:30
How can I use excel spreadsheets within the Fixed Format Manager?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Kat Stephens for this free 15-minute webinar. Kat will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This seventh session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Fixed Format Manager. Learn about

Reports to demonstrate the options for pipe-delimited output and Excel output

The best ways to view the output and any needed settings for this to work

Custom report options for printing to Excel

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Fixed Format Manager to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

BLUEcloud Wizard: BLUEcloud Central
2018-07-17 10:00 - 11:00
How do you manage BLUEcloud Central?

Put your BLUEcloud System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Nathan Peterson for this free 15-minute webinar. Nathan will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This sixth session of BLUEcloud Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your BLUEcloud Central. Learn about

Institution Management

User Management

New functions

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for BLUEcloud Central to learn more about your enchanting BLUEcloud system.

About the Series

The BLUEcloud Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your BLUEcloud system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your BLUEcloud Wizard Certificate and the title of BLUEcloud Wizard!

BLUEcloud eRM Product Overview
2018-07-19 10:00 - 11:00
Curious about BLUEcloud eRM? Want to know what BLUEcloud eRM can do for you?

Join Product Specialist James Goodman for this free overview presentation of BLUEcloud eRM. James will walk you through the basic ins and outs of BLUEcloud eRM as well as show off a few cool features.This webinar will cover:Managing the entire life cycle of your electronic recourcesMaintating information about your electronic subscriptions including providers, subscriptions costs, start/end dates, and support casesUploading licenses and comparing licensing termsGet a feel for BLUEcloud eRM and get your questions answered in this 30 minute webinar. Register today and come learn what’s going on with BLUEcloud eRM.About the SeriesProduct webinars spotlight individual products. Presented by experienced Product Specialists, these webinars will familiarize you with the full range of SirsiDynix software. Learn more about what SirsiDynix offers and how you can take advantage of each effective tool.

Horizon Wizard: Patron and Item History
2018-08-21 10:00 - 11:00
Can I set up and view item and patron histories inside of Horizon?

Put your Horizon System under your spell! Join Ken Bonney for this free 15-minute webinar. Ken will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

In this sixth session of Horizon Wizard, Ken will teach you how to set up both item and patron histories, and where staff can view them.

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Item History to learn more about your enchanting Horizon system.

About the Series

The Horizon Wizard series is a series of eight webinars led by Horizon Master Ken Bonney. In these webinars, Ken teaches tips for getting the most out of your Horizon system. Attend all eight sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Horizon Wizard Certificate and the title of Horizon Wizard!

Using Technology to Enhance and Strengthen Community Relationships
2018-08-22 11:00 - 11:30
Do you need new ideas to strengthen your community outreach programs? Learn how St. Charles Library used technology to help them move forward in a new direction.

The St. Charles Library District serves a population of 55,000 resident and growing. With such a growing community, the library was in need of a way to reach out to their patrons, accomplish their workload, and find time to personally interact with patrons. This problem bubbled over until 2015, when St. Charles realized they needed to make some changes with their senior outreach program. During this time David Kelsey and Dana Hintz joined the outreach team and discovered a new way of doing things that helped them gain functionality, while spending more time with patrons.

Join us for this webinar as David teaches us how he strengthened his program through:

The exploration of modern ideas and letting go of old traditions

Streamlining and digitizing their workflow

Expanding into the community and leaving more time for personal interactions

Join with us as we learn and grow from David’s experiences and learn how to implement these new and modern ideas into your own library.

Presenters

David J. Kelsey is the Manager of the Outreach Services Department at St. Charles Public Library, a position he has held since February 2015. David is the 2018-2019 Treasurer for the Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (ABOS) and chairs the Finance Committee. He was previously a 2016-2017 ABOS Board Member-at-Large and chair of the Awards Committee. David is the co-founder of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System’s (RAILS) Serving Patrons with Dementia Group and was the founder of the Library Integrated Network Consortium’s (LINC) Outreach Task Force. He was a 2017 ALA Emerging Leader and is the recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s 2018 Alexander J. Skryzpek Award. David’s Department is the recipient of the national 2018 ASCLA Exceptional Service Award, administered by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, a division of ALA. David was published in the March/April 2017 edition of Public Libraries with the article “The Power of Community Outreach: Meeting the Demands of the Growing Senior Population.” His department was featured in the March/April 2018 edition of American Libraries with the article “Community Fabric.” David received his Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island.

Dana Hintz is an Outreach Services Assistant at St. Charles Public Library, a positon she has held since April 2015. Dana has worked at the St. Charles Public Library for 10 years in Circulation and now Outreach Services. She serves as secretary of the LINC Outreach Task Force and has served on the ABOS Awards Committee. Recently, Dana has taken the role of Treasurer on the SirsiDynix Library Users of Illinois (SLUI) Board. In addition, Dana serves on the Board of Trustees for Geneva Public Library and advocates for ongoing training and professional development through the trustee forum resource, United for Libraries, Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, a division of ALA. As an active community member, Dana serves on the President’s Advisory Council for a local animal shelter and on the Scholarship Committee for the Auxiliary of Northwestern Medicine, Central DuPage and Delnor Hospitals.

Symphony Wizard: Tips & Tricks for Item Search & Display
2018-08-29 13:00 - 13:30
How can I take full advantage of Search & Display in my Symphony system?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Becky Muller for this free 15-minute webinar. Becky will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This eighth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Search & Display. Learn about

Are you using your helpers to their full potential? (Yes, you can search by Item Type)

Are you incorporating search techniques to improve your searches?

Do you know how to find the last person who checked the item out, total checkouts, bills, etc?

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Search & Display to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: User Standing Map
2018-09-04 13:00 - 13:30
How can I take full advantage of the User Standing Map?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Sarah Murphy for this free 15-minute webinar. Sarah will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This ninth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your User Standing Map. Learn about

Creating custom user standing policies

Apply and removing custom user status

Using the User Standing Map to allow or deny permissions

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for User Standing Map to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

What it's Like to be a Customer of SirsiDynix
2018-09-05 08:00 - 17:00
Have you wondered about different ways to grab the attention of your community? Are you managing a bunch of digital marketing that doesn’t increase engagement?

The experience for customers of SirsiDynix is different from other vendors. Join Bill Davison as he hosts a webinar about what it’s like to be a customer of SirsiDynix. You can expect to hear about how about the focus of SD is on you the customer, how we make our software with over 1000 customers’ input and our guiding light of BLUE, the Best Library User Experience, how we function more like a partner than a vendor, what the true meaning of open and transparent is, why our Best-of-Breed approach to software development makes a difference for libraries like yours, our new Community Engagement Platform, how our customer and staff culture centers on community, and why we can truly say we believe in the power of libraries.

Horizon Wizard: F1 Helps
2018-09-06 08:00 - 17:00
What are the Horizon help files and how do I use them?

Put your Horizon System under your spell! Join Ken Bonney for this free 15-minute webinar. Ken will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

In this seventh session of Horizon Wizard, Ken will teach you how to install the Horizon help files and how they can benefit you and your library.

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Help Files to learn more about your enchanting Horizon system.

About the SeriesThe Horizon Wizard series is a series of eight webinars led by Horizon Master Ken Bonney. In these webinars, Ken teaches tips for getting the most out of your Horizon system. Attend all eight sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Horizon Wizard Certificate and the title of Horizon Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: Label Designer
2018-10-02 13:00 - 13:30
How can I take full advantage of the Label Designer?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Joel Hahn for this free 15-minute webinar. Joel will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This tenth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Label Designer. Learn about

How do I measure this?: Setting up new label templates

I need to get this out now: Print a label for one item

Better living through automation: Print many labels at once

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Label Designer to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

What it’s Like to be a Customer of SirsiDynix—Customer Support
2018-10-25 08:00 - 17:00
Have you had truly great customer support experiences? Would you like to see how we deliver that every day at SirsiDynix?

Customer Support is at the heart of the customer experience. Answering any and all of your questions, your Support Team is there to help you every day. From customer feedback, to case resolution times, to our Library Relations Managers, to everything you can do in the SirsiDynix Support Center—this webinar will give you insight into what it’s like to be a customer of SirsiDynix.

In this webinar, you’ll learn

Why SD’s Customer Support is consistently rated among the highest in the industry

How our Library Relations Managers are your liaisons and the center point of your customer experience

How easy it is to use the award-winning SirsiDynix Support Center

Join us as Eric Keith, Chief Marketing Officer, and Scott Wheelhouse, Senior VP of Customer Support, introduce you to the SirsiDynix Customer Support.

Symphony Wizard: Exploring Helps in Symphony
2018-11-06 13:00 - 13:30
How can I take full advantage of Symphony Helps?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer Katie Lusk for this free 15-minute webinar. Katie will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This eleventh session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Symphony Helps. Learn about

Customizing Access

In-context help

Searching for topics

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Symphony Helps to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Symphony Wizard: Custom Toolbars
2018-12-04 10:00 - 10:45
How can I take full advantage of custom toolbars?

Put your Symphony System under your spell! Join SirsiDynix trainer CaseyAnn Salanova for this free 15-minute webinar. CaseyAnn will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

This twelfth session of Symphony Wizard will teach you to take full advantage of your Custom Toolbars. Learn about

How to rename wizards to be more staff friendly

Streamline workflow and give your staff access to what they actually need and use

Create entirely new toolbars from scratch

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Custom Toolbars to learn more about your enchanting Symphony system.

About the Series

The Symphony Wizard series is a series of twelve webinars led by SirsiDynix Master trainers. In these webinars, SD trainers teach tips for getting the most out of your Symphony system. Attend all twelve sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Symphony Wizard Certificate and the title of Symphony Wizard!

Horizon Wizard: Rental Fees
2018-12-20 10:00 - 11:00
Where do I set up a rental fee inside of Horizon?

Put your Horizon System under your spell! Join Ken Bonney for this free 15-minute webinar. Ken will teach you all the tricks you need to know to move from apprentice to master at your library.

In this eighth session of Horizon Wizard, Ken will teach you where to set up a rental fee and how to administer it.

Grab your wands and fasten your cloaks and join us for Rental Fees to learn more about your enchanting Horizon system.

About the Series

The Horizon Wizard series is a series of eight webinars led by Horizon Master Ken Bonney. In these webinars, Ken teaches tips for getting the most out of your Horizon system. Attend all eight sessions, live or on-demand, to earn your Horizon Wizard Certificate and the title of Horizon Wizard!

eResource Central Product Overview
2019-05-01 13:00 - 13:30
Join Director of Pre-Sales Solutions Melissa Kulmer for this free overview presentation of eResource Central. Melissa will walk you through the basic ins and outs of eResource Central as well as show off a few cool features. This webinar will cover

Explanation of eRC

Before and after experience for Library staff

Before and after experience for Patrons

Get a feel for eResource Central and get your questions answered in this 30 minute webinar. Register today and come learn what’s going on with eResource Central.

About the Series

Product webinars spotlight the functions and capabilities of individual SirsiDynix products. Presented by experienced Product Specialists, these webinars will familiarize you with the full range of SirsiDynix software. Learn more about what SirsiDynix offers and how you can take advantage of each effective tool.

Connections Summit: Directors Edition
2019-06-11 10:00 - 2019-06-13 13:00
Connections Summit: Directors Edition is a free, online conference for all library directors, worldwide—even those who are not customers of SirsiDynix. Prepare to learn, be inspired, and even entertained! Sessions are fast-paced and concise with most being 15 minutes or less.

The 5 Disciplines of High-Performance Teams

Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Public Libraries

What Every Library Director Needs to Know about Marketing!

Going Fine Free and How to Rally Support

Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Libraries: Engaging Students in a Referendum for a Library Fee

Surviving and More in a Gig Economy

How to Fund Your Next Endeavor

And more!

Now available on-demand, watch the entire Summit, tune in to the sessions you missed, or rewatch to glean extra info. Click the button below and access sessions from all 3 days. Thanks for watching!

The Fulton County Library System - A Power of Libraries Story
2019-08-14 11:00 - 11:30
Is your library looking for new ways to serve the needs of your community? Are you wanting to learn from the ideas of other libraries?

The Fulton County Library System serves thousands of people in its community each month. In 2018, Fulton County Public Libraries embarked on a sweeping renovation project. This included closing the Central Branch in downtown Atlanta for 2 years. For some using this branch, it is their only connection to their services and materials, including their only connection to the internet.

Outreach Librarian, Amanda Densmore, decided it would be a good idea to partner with Atlanta City Parks, and bring the internet and its resources to the members of the community despite the library building being closed. The Parks administration was already planning on bringing Wi-Fi into Woodruff Park, so the library provided laptops, and the “Library on the Lawn” program began.

Join us to learn more about how Densmore got her inspiration for this program, how it started, and how your library could adopt the idea to help impact your community. Register now!

About the Series

This webinar series is all about sharing stories of libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities.

St. Pete Beach - A Power of Libraries Story
2019-09-17 13:00 - 13:30
Is your library looking for new ways to serve the needs of your community? Are you wanting to learn from the ideas of other libraries?

As one of our Power of Libraries Award winners for this year, the St. Pete Beach public library was recognized for their help in creating a program focused on digitizing local history in their community.

St. Pete Beach, Florida is home to the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum. This Museum has historical artifacts that date back to before St. Pete Beach was an established city. The museum is located near the Gulf of Mexico which leaves the materials vulnerable to the threat of hurricanes and other natural consequences. Then in 2017, Hurricane Irma damaged artifacts at the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum. Seeing a need in their community, the St. Pete Beach Public Library and University of South Florida (USF) Honors College partnered together to help digitize and preserve the museum’s collection.

Come listen and learn from Betcinda Kettells, a librarian for the St. Pete Beach Public Library and Catherine Wilkins, Professor for the Honors College at USF as they share their story of how they worked together and created a course titled “How to Make History” which allowed students to be active participants in the digitizing process.

Register today to come, listen, and learn how your library can create meaningful partnerships that can bring your community together.

About the Series

This webinar series is all about sharing stories of libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities.

Cedar Falls Public Library - A Power of Libraries Story
2019-10-24 13:00 - 13:30
Is your library looking for new ways to connect with your community through social outreach? Are you wanting to learn from the programs and experiences of other libraries?

Are you looking to connect with the heart of your community? Through programming centered on social awareness and diversity topics they knew their community was interested in, the Cedar Falls Public Library found a way to do just that. Join Jessica Bamford-Love and Laura Pagel, the authors of the program, for this 30-minute, free webinar where we’ll cover how the “Cultural Literacy” programming series started, how staff rallied community support, and how a program like this could benefit your library.

Since 2017, this remarkably successful program has covered many topics. The Cultural Diversity program invites speakers from diverse backgrounds and experiences to come and speak on specialized topics. They’ve held sessions exploring LGBTQ+ issues, local racial diversity, coping with grief, disability awareness, mental health awareness, overcoming racial bias, ‘Dreamers’ and DACA, immigration, religious diversity and many more.

They’ve succeeded in creating educational opportunities for their patrons on topics of social awareness and you can too. Tune into this webinar as the originators discuss the genesis of this incredible program, the impact it has had on their patrons, and explore how you could implement this idea into your community too! Register now!

About the Series

This webinar series is all about sharing stories of libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities.

Connections Summit 2019
2019-11-12 10:00 - 2019-11-15 15:00
Open to everyone, with sessions featuring inspiring stories, trends affecting libraries, advice you can use today, and more all from industry experts and thought leaders.
