Here are the slides (including audio) from David Lankes presentation at SCRLC’s Annual Meeting:
New York State Library Announces Free Access to WebJunction Courses for All Library Workers and Volunteers
State Librarian Bernard A. Margolis announced today that the State Library has arranged with OCLC to provide free access to WebJunction’s self-paced courses for all library workers, volunteers and students in New York State. The State Library has designated WebJunction as an approved provider of professional development required to maintain active New York State public librarian certification. The free access…
$2.2 Billion Reasons to Pay Attention to WIOA
ALA, Depts. of Ed. and Labor, IMLS to host webinar on workforce funding Washington, DC—On October 27, 2014, the American Library Association will host “$2.2 Billion Reasons to Pay Attention to WIOA,” an interactive webinar that will explore ways that public and community college libraries can receive funding for employment skills training and job search assistance from the recently-passed Workforce…
Report: Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries
A new report from the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries: “The Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries is a multi-stakeholder forum to explore and champion new thinking on U.S. public libraries, with the goal of fostering concrete actions to support and transform public libraries for a more diverse, mobile and connected society.” http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/Dialogue-on-Public-Libraries/2014/report
9 Ways Leaders Insult Their Employees
Interesting article from Forbes magazine, “Leadership demands self-awareness of your actions and the effects those actions have on others”: http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2014/10/06/9-ways-leaders-insult-their-employees/