Georgia Library Association

Professional Development Events in July

This list is provided by Georgia Public Library Service.  Visit the GPLS brand new Learning Center to find out about training events, webinar archives, self-paced library courses, CE resources, and more. July 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pmHow to Set-Up a Minecraft Program for KidsIf you would like to know the challenges involved in…

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Upcoming Carterette Webinar: Integrated Assessment for Informed Collection Management – July 6, 2016

Integrated Assessment for Informed Collection Management: A Review of the Pilot YearWednesday, July 6, 20162pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central)Register:  https://goo.gl/xgUbac Description: In June 2015, the Kennesaw State University Library System launched a pilot implementation of a newly-conceived Collection Assessment Plan. The plan follows a 5-year rotating schedule for systematically reviewing…

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Professional Development Events in June

This list is provided by Georgia Public Library Service.  Visit the GPLS CE Calendar for the program descriptions and to register. Reading the Rainbow: New Trends in LGBTQ Literature06/07/2016 – 2:00pm Why Use Google Books?06/08/2016 – 11:00am Works in Progress Webinar: Linked Open Data for Digitized Special Collections06/08/2016 – 12:00pm Celebrating Diversity: A Discussion on…

Georgia Library Association

Professional Development Events in May

This list is provided by Georgia Public Library Service.  Visit the GPLS CE Calendar for the program descriptions and to register. ADVOCACYMay 4: Listen Up! Turning Library Agnostics into True Believers (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)May 12: Early Literacy Outreach for Teen Parents: Engage and Inspire with ECRR 2.0 (Texas State Library & Archives…

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Upcoming Carterette Webinar: ATL Maps: Using Archival Resources to Visualize History

ATL Maps: Using Archival Resources to Visualize HistoryWednesday, May 25, 2016 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register at http://bit.ly/1NtYhyT What happens when you layer a science project on top of a walking tour on top of an art experiment on top of an archival map on top of demographic data…

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AEL Presents… Marketing Yourself, Your Library, and Your Services

AEL Presents… Marketing Yourself, Your Library, and Your Services Date: Saturday, May 7thTime: 10:30am – 12:30pmLocation: Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 GLA’s Atlanta Emerging Librarians is proud to present our first formal presentation for 2016! We think marketing is an important skill for librarians to develop and practice. Kelly…

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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. ADVOCACYApr. 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)…

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Emerging Issues in Copyright and Intellectual Property for Public Libraries – Carterette Series Webinar

Emerging Issues in Copyright and Intellectual Property for Public LibrariesWednesday, April 13, 2016 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central)Register:  https://goo.gl/kpXN1L Description:   Copyright issues may be familiar territory to those working in academic libraries, but a discussion of copyright and intellectual property is not as common in the public library setting. Although…

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Professional Development Events in March

This list is provided by Georgia Public Library Service.  Visit the GPLS CE Calendar for the program descriptions and to register. ONLINE CONFERENCEMar. 16: Library 2.016: Privacy in the Digital Age (Library 2.0) ASSESSMENT & PLANNINGMar. 17: Make a Splash with Project Outcome: Measuring the Success of Summer Reading Programs (Public Library Association) CHILDREN &…

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Georgia Librarians Virtual Staff Development Day – April 12, 2016

Join Georgia Public Library Service on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 for the Virtual Staff Development Day! Register  This event, in celebration of National Library Week, is brought to you by the Georgia Public Library Service and the Georgia Library Association, with support from the Library Services and Technology Act through the Institute of Museum and…