Continuing Education Archives

This program will present best practices for planning and presenting annual budgets and tax levy ordinances for municipal and district public libraries. Adam Simon of Ancel Glink will review State law that influences the budget and levy. There will also be a brief discussion of several other annual financial reports.

Topics:
1. Tax Levy Practices and Procedures
2. Budget Practices and Procedures
3. Other Annual Financial Reports

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Library administrators, board members, and leadership teams need to be aware of the latest trends and concerns for facility safety and keeping staff and patrons safe from security threats. This session looks at the current safety and security problems facing libraries.

Topics may include:
* religious-based confrontations
* aggressive panhandling
* emotional comfort animals versus service animals
* use of vaping devices
* opiate users in the library
* concealed or open carry weapons in the library,
* angry or demanding patrons

Feeling overwhelmed and like you can never get a handle on things? To be effective, you need a system for ideas, tasks and reminders. Hear from three highly productive library leaders on how to harness your personal productivity through technology based on David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology. Discover how they manage their work and hear about their successes and slip-ups using NirvanaHQ to help them maximize their time. Then, learn how you can use NirvanaHQ to make your life easier and more productive.

This 2-part webinar will discuss security in a library setting.

Topics Part 2:
* Workplace violence
* Active shooter: what to do, what to expect and how to engage with law enforcement

Presenter:
Ben Munji, former public library security manager and military veteran with 27 years of experience in law enforcement and the security field. A vetted member of InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and the private sector.

This webinar is approximately 90 minutes in length and was originally broadcast on September 20, 2017.

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This 2-part webinar will discuss security in a library setting.

Topics Part 1:
* Introduction to security in a library setting
* What is an employee's role in implementing security
* Minor and major disruptions/when to engage and to disengage

Presenter:
Ben Munji, former public library security manager and military veteran with 27 years of experience in law enforcement and the security field. A vetted member of InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and the private sector.

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When redesigning the library, there are many design options. Keeping good design principles and student input in mind, how can you rethink spaces when faced with a small budget? Techno-librarian Carolyn Foote will share inexpensive ideas for revamping your library space to create more student friendly, mobile friendly library.

How can we incorporate student input into our library redesigns? Explore a variety of methods for gathering and incorporating student feedback to create a truly student friendly space! Techno-librarian Carolyn Foote will share strategies for reaching students K-12 to rethink library spaces.

Topics/Agenda:
• Importance of student feedback -- the why
• Methods for gathering student feedback (informal and formal)
• Examples of results of student feedback
• Impact of feedback on design

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Learn about contemporary patron privacy issues facing libraries today, and the practical actions libraries can take to improve patron privacy protections. The webinar will provide an overview of the ethical and legal foundations for patron privacy, and highlight resources that can be used to help libraries preserve patron privacy when adopting new technologies. Topics to be addressed include vendor agreements, securing the library's ILS, amd using HTTPS, VPNs, and the Tor browser to safeguard web browsing and online communications.

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People who work in libraries are passionate about what they do, which means that when people and ideas are in conflict, high-stakes emotions often run strong under the surface. Acknowledging and talking through strong feelings is a critical part of resolving conflict, but few managers and leaders are naturally at ease with taking that on. Fortunately, basic facilitation skills can help you lead tough conversations with groups in your library.

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Dr. Steve Albrecht, a leading national expert on library safety and security and author of the new ALA book, Library Security, has trained thousands of library employees on the do's and don'ts of handling difficult patrons, transients, crooks, Internet hogs, and others who want to disrupt the library environment. This webinar offers practical, realistic tools which will make your facility a better, safer place to work.

The issuance of bonds and debt certificates are the principal way Illinois governments, including libraries borrow money. Most library leaders are rarely involved in bond issuance during the course of their careers, and some may find the process confusing and frustrating. This presentation will provide participants with the basics of issuing bonds in Illinois and will allow you to be an active decision-maker for your organization rather than a bystander relying solely on consultants to get you through.

This three-part webinar examines the connection between the theory and the best practices of strategic financial resource management. Topics include: revenue models, types of budgets, internal controls, resource allocation, financial planning, accounting practices and acquiring outside resources. Elements of leadership and strategic planning are also examined.

This webinar was presented by Sean Gaffney and is approximately one hour in length.

This three-part webinar will examine the connection between the theory and the best practices of strategic financial resource management. Topics will include: revenue models, types of budgets, internal controls, resource allocation, financial planning, and acquiring outside resources. Elements of leadership and strategic planning will also be explored.

This webinar was presented by Sean Gaffney and is approximately one hour in length.

This three-part webinar examines the connection between the theory and the best practices of strategic financial resource management. Topics include: revenue models, types of budgets, internal controls, resource allocation, financial planning, and acquiring outside resources. Elements of leadership and strategic planning are also explored.

This webinar series is presented by Sean Gaffney. It is approximately one hour in length.