{"id":31696,"date":"2024-03-07T09:46:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/ld\/librarydevelopments\/?p=31696"},"modified":"2024-09-25T11:37:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:37:50","slug":"management-update-2024-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/ld\/librarydevelopments\/2024\/03\/07\/management-update-2024-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Management Update: March 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Upcoming Opportunities<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These opportunities are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12 Months to Better Library Data (Webinar Series)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beginning March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/em>, beginning in March and featuring curriculum from the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) 2023 national event<\/a> 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Southeast Collaborative Online Conference<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March 12-14, 202<\/strong><\/strong>4  |  Virtual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public Libraries and Adult Literacy: State of the Field Meetup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March 13, 2024  |  9:00 a.m. Pacific  |  Virtual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s Zoom registration form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March 21, 2024  |  2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Central  |  Virtual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Texas Book Festival Grants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

April 26, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TBF collections enhancement grants are made possible through Festival fundraising as well as TBF\u2019s 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\u2019s grant\u2019s page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ongoing Tools<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These tools are available for free unless otherwise noted. Descriptions are provided by host organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canva 2.0 for Libraries: Page Layout Design<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on the webinar Canva and Design for Libraries: Learn Page Layout and Social Media Design<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This webinar is open to all library professionals, focusing on those who are charged with marketing and design for their library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will learn how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n