Children
13 August 2026
Messy on purpose: The power of playful learning for children
Splatter painting indoors and a sand table out on the floor for an entire month!? These things really happen in the Youth & Family Services department at the Kenosha Public Library! Learn how making a mess can benefit your patrons, why to embrace it, and how others have managed it.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
18 November 2025
Big impact, small budget: After-school ideas that cost next to nothing
Discover how one librarian launched a thriving after-school program from the ground up with less than $100 a year. Learn how to tap into community partnerships, think outside the box, and turn your library into the go-to after-school hub for enrichment, creativity, and connection.
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08 August 2024
Work It Out @ Your Library with the Wombats!
Learn the important role your library can play in supporting young children learning computational thinking skills through Work It Out @ Your Library!
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22 February 2024
Switching it Up! Creating a Video Game Collection for Your Library
Learn how to create, maintain, and promote a new video game collection at your library.
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05 December 2023
Tools for Reimagining School Readiness
The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit provides free, online, research-based resources, created specifically for library staff, to help families prepare children ages 0 to 8 for success in school and in life.
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24 October 2023
Building Community Relationships for Better Library Services
Explore strategies for finding community partners and building relationships with them with the goal of truly working in collaboration with people they serve.
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23 May 2023
School Librarians Lead Learning and Transformation
Join this webinar for an introduction to the School Librarian’s Information Shelf and to learn more from practitioners who have applied transformative practices to their school libraries.
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22 February 2022
"Let's Talk Race" Toolkits
Staff from the Salt Lake City Public Library share how they built picture book-based kits, offering practical and positive ways to talk to children about race.
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17 March 2021
What's Format Got to Do with It? The Role Information Formats Play in Evaluating Search Results
This webinar presents research on the role information formats play in student evaluation of search results and identifies practical applications for libraries of all types.
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16 June 2020
Getting Started with Virtual Storytimes
This 90-minute webinar provides a comprehensive introduction to virtual storytimes.
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