Upcoming Opportunities
These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations.
12 Months to Better Library Data (Webinar Series)
Beginning March 2024
Are you interested in gaining knowledge and skills for data-informed decision-making, program improvement, planning, and advocacy? Do you want to learn how to use data to serve your community even better tomorrow than you are today? Join this free webinar series, 12 Months to Better Library Data, beginning in March and featuring curriculum from the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) 2023 national event as well as a few new topics.This webinar series will be based on the steps involved in conducting an evaluation. For more information, visit the event webpage.
2024 Southeast Collaborative Online Conference
March 12-14, 2024 | Virtual
The 2024 Southeast Collaborative Online Conference is a collective effort by the Georgia Public Library Service, State Library of North Carolina, South Carolina State Library, Tennessee State Library & Archives, and The Library of Virginia to offer innovative and useful online learning experiences for library staff at all levels through a convenient online conference. For more information, visit the conference website.
Public Libraries and Adult Literacy: State of the Field Meetup
March 13, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. Pacific | Virtual
Libraries offering adult literacy/ESL/ELL services and those interested in doing so are invited by Beverly Schwartzberg, Library Programs Consultant California State Library, to join a Zoom gathering and learn about the current state of the field. For meeting access, complete the event’s Zoom registration form.
AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities
March 21, 2024 | 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Central | Virtual
How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far? How have libraries responded to these evolving technologies to better support their communities? It’s been over a year since generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E have been introduced in public spaces and consciousness, but AI has been around long before these tools yet there are still lingering concerns, challenges, and considerations. Join The Learning Revolution Project for this free virtual conference to learn how libraries and library workers are engaging with artificial intelligence tools in their libraries from research support to information literacy to technical services. The conversations held in the conference will address the practical implications of these tools in the profession. For more information, visit the conference registration page.
Texas Book Festival Grants
April 26, 2024
The Texas Book Festival (TBF) is excited to share that Texas libraries are invited to apply for a $2,500 grant to enhance their digital or physical collections! The deadline to apply is Friday, April 26, 2024.
TBF collections enhancement grants are made possible through Festival fundraising as well as TBF’s generous donors and sponsors. Since 1997, they have funded 1,402 grants totaling more than $3.5 million to libraries all across the state. For more information, visit the festival’s grant’s page.
Ongoing Tools
These tools are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations.
Canva 2.0 for Libraries: Page Layout Design
Based on the webinar Canva and Design for Libraries: Learn Page Layout and Social Media Design, this workshop focuses on page layout design, learning to format your design for social media, flyers, and posters, and formatting for the web vs. print. This training session is a tutorial, focusing 100% on Canva with the most common design and layout topics, and is ideal for beginner-intermediate learners.
This webinar is open to all library professionals, focusing on those who are charged with marketing and design for their library.
Participants will learn how to:
- Design for the web vs. print
- Design flyers
- Design for social media with motion effects in Canva
- Design consistently across formats for marketing
For more information, visit the event’s Niche Academy webpage.
Data Gems
The U.S. Census Bureau’s team of experts is excited to share their favorite tips and tricks about how to access and use Census Bureau Data. So, they created Data Gems, a series of video tutorials available for data users who are looking for an easy and quick way to enhance their knowledge of Census data. These videos will introduce viewers to various concepts and techniques to improve their ability to navigate the Census Bureau’s website and use the data-access tools. For more information, visit the initiative’s webpage.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Mailing List
This email list is intended to share ILL program news and updates, training opportunities, and allow library staff using the statewide ILL program to communicate questions and answers that others may find helpful in their day-to-day tasks using Navigator. To subscribe complete the program’s sign-up form.
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Resource Archive
Wish you had access to a repository of all the tools that are featured in the monthly Library Management Updates? Check out our Resource Archive for more information.
Continuing Education
In addition, be sure to peruse our continuing education offerings. Our resources are constantly updated, so check back often.
Questions?
For more information, visit our management services page or contact Christina Taylor at ctaylor@tsl.texas.gov.
