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Want to know how to develop art-based and eco-friendly library programs in your library for teens and pre-teens? Starting January 29, 2013 Teens and Tweens Go Green will teach you how to support the natural interests of this age group by involving them in hands-on programming with eco-friendly and environmentally responsible themes.
With years of experience [...]
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I had the privilige and opportunity to attend a very different kind of conference this month in Colorado called Risk and Reward (R2) along with three bright and innovative graduates of the Eureka! Leadership Institute who received an Infopeople scholarship to attend. I did so with a fair amount of [...]
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Formats for reference resources are evolving and library staff and user expectations are evolving along with them. Are you ready to rethink the purpose and development of your library’s reference collection?
Rethinking your collection enables you to suggest changes to reference collection development that better reflect the realities of today’s demand and [...]
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Does your work in the library include service to children and their families? Do you want to do a better job and gain confidence in providing homework assistance, readers’ advisory, tours of your library, or family programs?
Through the Infopeople course Children’s Service Fundamentals, expert children’s librarian and author
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One of the hallmarks of public libraries has traditionally been to provide free and open access to resources and services, ideally in an environment that is safe and respectful to both staff and patrons. However the peaceful co-existence of service, safety, and respect may be challenged by difficult, disruptive, or even dangerous [...]
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Are you ready to take your library’s readers’ advisory services to the cutting edge? Do you want to include adults who are seeking suggestions not only for what to read next but also for listening or viewing experiences? Would you like to assist library users in evaluating formats such as e-books, graphic novels, films and music genres as [...]
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School may be out but learning is always in with Infopeople! This summer look for the continuation of online course and webinar offerings through June, July and August. Online course favorites such as Reader’s Advisory Fundamentals, Library Services in the Cloud and Library Marketing and Promotion via Social Media [...]
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Social media provides more opportunity to reach your community, target specific audiences, and give them a chance to interact with your library. Communication is a two-way street and these days social media is where the rubber meets the road. In Library Marketing and Promotion via Social Media instructor Dawne Tortorella will help [...]
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Do you find yourself recommending the same book, or few books, over and over when a library user asks for suggestions? When approached by someone who wants to hear about good books in a genre you don’t know or appreciate, do you go looking for a staff member who does? Register for Readers Advisory [...]
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Would you like to use your smartphone, laptop or tablet to help you be more efficient? Technology is making time management even easier for Library staff and teams with the availability of free and low-cost tools for time tracking, task management, goal and priority setting, and team projects. In this new Infopeople course,
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