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Latest Recordings

  • Calling It Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing

    During periods of disruption, library leaders must align services with evolving priorities and resources. This session introduces a practical model—including tools for evaluating, sunsetting, and clarifying services—designed to support sustainability, staffing realities, and staff well-being through people-centered change management.

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  • Evaluating and Communicating Your Library’s Accessibility

    This session explores how to effectively share clear, user-friendly information about your library's accessibility to foster a more inclusive environment. Learn how to simplify accessibility evaluations using a practical checklist, and implement actionable, affordable steps to improve access at your institution.

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  • Illinois Notary Public Best Practices

    This webinar is designed to provide an overview of the most crucial aspects of being a notary in Illinois, focusing on current laws, best practices, and the responsibilities of the role. Given the recent updates to the Illinois Notary Public Act, including new requirements for education and journaling, this session will clarify what's needed to ensure you are acting in full compliance and with confidence.

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  • Trustee Training: Robert's Rules of Order

    Professional Registered Parliamentarian Steve Anderson provides a practical review of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised to help you lead and participate in board meetings with confidence and fairness. He covers the essentials of meeting management, including bylaws, agendas and the order of business, how to handle motions and debate, conducting elections and voting, and addressing issues of member discipline.

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  • Up or Out: Getting Employees Back on Track

    HR functions come down to: Recruitment, Interviewing, Orienting, Coaching, and Termination. This workshop will help employers and supervisors identify essential skills for all library applicants, learn how to tease out those skills during an interview, and provide tips for diagnosing and coaching wayward employees. Also discussed will be how to end a work relationship that can't be saved.

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