Oct 17
2017
2-3pm
CDT

The Letters About Literature Reading & Writing Competition Made Easy For Educators and Librarians

Do you want your 4-12^th grade students to participate in the Letters About Literature this year? Might adding “one more thing” to your curriculum seem daunting? The Texas Center for the Book wants to help educators easily velcro LAL to projects that are already in motion.

Mary Powers, Youth Services Supervisor for Midland County Public Libraries, understands the judging rubric and will pair highlights from the Library of Congress’ teaching guide with winning letter examples. Rebekah Manley, the Coordinator for the Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, administers the Texas portion of this National competition. She will give the overview of the contest, incentives for school participation and a breakdown on the cash and travel prizes for winners.

Check out https://www.tsl.texas.gov/lettersaboutliterature for more information including deadlines, entry details and this brief contest video.

1 TSLAC CE hour, SBEC provider number #500799

Oct 19
2017
2-3pm
CDT

Where There’s a wILL, There’s a Way: Optimizing ILL Services in Texas Public Libraries

Join Texas State Library staff for a webinar focused on statewide resource sharing using Navigator, the consortial ILL system implemented by all accredited Texas public libraries. We will cover current usage, keeping holdings up-to-date in WorldCat, training opportunities, shipping cost solutions, and promoting the service to your patrons and communities!

1 TSLAC CE hour

Oct 24
2017
10-11am
CDT

Visualize Your Library’s Story Part I: Presentation Tools

In this two part webinar series, Kyla Hunt, Library Management Consultant for the Texas State Library, will provide an overview of presentation and infographic tools to assist you in telling your library story. Part I will focus on creating engaging presentations to visually display your library’s story and data to stakeholders. Tools covered will include Prezi and Piktochart, as well as online tools to optimize images used.

1 TSLAC CE hour, SBEC provider number #500799

Interested in learning more about telling your library's story? Register for our in-person Small Library Management Advanced Workshop, Telling Your Library's Story: Value, Benefit, Worth and Impact

Oct 26
2017
10-11am
CDT

Visualize Your Library’s Story Part II: Infographic Tools

In this two part webinar series, Kyla Hunt, Library Management Consultant for the Texas State Library, will be provide an overview of presentation and infographic tools to assist you in telling your library story. Part II will focus on creating infographics illustrating your library’s value to the community, featuring examples from the library community. Tools covered will include Piktochart, Canva, and Tableau.

1 TSLAC CE hour, SBEC provider number #500799

Interested in learning more about telling your library's story? Register for our in-person Small Library Management Advanced Workshop, Telling Your Library's Story: Value, Benefit, Worth and Impact

Nov 9
2017
2-3:30pm
CST

The Inclusive Library - Effectively Responding to a Mental Health Crisis (Part 1)

The Inclusive Library series of five webinars was developed to meet the agency’s goal of ensuring that all Texans receive responsive library services, including Texans from traditionally marginalized populations.

Mental health issues impact 1 in 5 Americans each year which has a higher prevalence rate than cancer, diabetes and asthma. Yet, most people are ill-equipped and unsure about how best to respond when a person is struggling through a mental health crisis. As a community gathering space, libraries may experience a higher number of incidents of people experiencing a crisis. If you're not sure how to respond effectively and would like to develop some tools for addressing and de-escalating crisis situations in a calm, responsible and compassionate way, you'll want to participate in this two-part training provided collaboratively by the Austin Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team and the Austin affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

1.5 TSLAC CE hours

Nov 15
2017
1:30-3pm
CST

2018 TSLAC Grant Performance Reporting in GMS and General Q&A [For TSLAC Grantees]

Erica McCormick, TSLAC Grant Administrator, will walk 2018 TSLAC grantees through the process of preparing and submitting performance reports in the TSLAC Grant Management System (GMS), as well as review performance measures. There will also be ample time for additional general grant questions.

0 TSLAC CE hours

Nov 16
2017
2-3:30pm
CST

The Inclusive Library - Effectively Responding to a Mental Health Crisis (Part 2)

The Inclusive Library series of five webinars was developed to meet the agency’s goal of ensuring that all Texans receive responsive library services, including Texans from traditionally marginalized populations.

Mental health issues impact 1 in 5 Americans each year which has a higher prevalence rate than cancer, diabetes and asthma. Yet, most people are ill-equipped and unsure about how best to respond when a person is struggling through a mental health crisis. As a community gathering space, libraries may experience a higher number of incidents of people experiencing a crisis. If you're not sure how to respond effectively and would like to develop some tools for addressing and de-escalating crisis situations in a calm, responsible and compassionate way, you'll want to participate in this two-part training provided collaboratively by the Austin Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team and the Austin affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

1.5 TSLAC CE hours