Registration for Capital Region Webinars and Summit |
1. Workshop Registration - Meeting of the Minds : Get Connected!
This workshop is a series of events. You can attend all or any you choose.
Webinar 1: Ethics Wednesday, July 10 formal content from noon - 1:00p.m. (login at 11:00a.m. to learn tools of online webinars)
Webinar 2: Strategic Planning Wednesday, August 14 formal content from noon - 1:00p.m. (login at 11:00a.m. to learn the tools of online webinars)
Culminating Event: Meeting of the Minds Summit Friday, September 13 Registration in-person begins at 9:00a.m., Deputy Secretary/State Librarian Stacey Aldrich will make a presentation and host Q & A session from 9:30a.m.-10:30a.m. Pat Wagner will deliver a final webinar and Capital Region Consultants will facilitate networking and discussion from 10:30-12:30.
Where: You can attend the lunchtime sessions from virtually anywhere there is a computer with internet and sound or your district consultant will also be arranging a shared viewing location in your district.
The September 13 event Summit will be at Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Ave in Hershey. Who Should Attend: Trustees, Library Directors, and interested staff from Capital Region libraries are invited! *People from other regions will be invited if space allows.
The Ethics session is designed especially for Trustees and library leadership to:
-Learn about ethics in the context of public libraries and board decision making.
-Understand board transparency and patron privacy
-Learn about providing equal access to information.
-Discuss best practices to maintain and increase a donor base.
-Choose and complete a followup exercise to apply what you have learned.
The Strategic Planning session is designed especially for library trustees, directors and interested staff to:
Learn the steps in creating a simple community-centered strategic plan. -Identify 3-5 big goals based on community needs.
-Understand how to evaluate results of goals and really use your strategic plan.
-Choose and complete a followup exercise to apply what you have learned.
The Summit is designed especially for library directors and lead development staff to:
Get a chance to meet and hear from Stacey Aldrich, PA's State Librarian. -Learn from each other and the exercises that were completed from the first two webinars.
-Network with other trustees and staff from around the Capital Region.
Who is the Presenter? Pat Wagner
Pat Wagner Pat Wagner is a nationally known library consultant and trainer, working with all kinds of libraries since 1978. She has been visiting Pennsylvania since 2002, on behalf of Palinet, PALA, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, numerous PA libraries, and state and national library groups. She presents and consults on library and public sector ethical topics, including material challenges, filtering, collection development, personnel, customer service, development and enforcement of policies and by-laws, governance, and conducting public meetings regarding volatile issues.
Who Should Attend? Library Trustees, Library Directors, interested staff.
Notes on Registration:
-Register ASAP. Registration is limited to the first 100 people to respond.
-Cost: Workshop is FREE for all affiliates of the Capital Region.
-Workshop will provide CE credits for trustees and staff who complete the exercises.