Webinars
09 June 2021
Food Access and Seed Libraries in Rural Public Libraries
Presenters from small and rural locations in South Carolina share their experiences with seed libraries and community refrigerators.
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03 June 2021
Building Connections with Community Assets
Explore strategies for connecting with community assets in-person and online as a step toward developing a more community-centered library.
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27 April 2021
Smart Spaces are Community Places
In this webinar, learn design thinking principles that can be used in collaboration with the community, to identify and meet space and programming needs for active learning.
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13 April 2021
Mental Health First Aid and Trauma-Informed Approaches for Libraries
This webinar explores how the principles of trauma-informed care and Mental Health First Aid can equip staff with the knowledge and confidence to communicate with compassion.
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24 March 2021
Strengthening Communities: Food Access at Your Library
This webinar shares examples of library food access initiatives including seed libraries, community gardens and farmers markets.
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05 February 2021
Resources for Wellbeing: Toolkit Tour for Rural & Small Libraries
This webinar will introduce tools for helping libraries improve social wellbeing in their communities, created from the Rural Library Service & Social Wellbeing Project.
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22 October 2020
One Step at a Time: How Libraries Can Promote Healthy, Thriving, and Livable Communities
This webinar highlights the multiple benefits of walking and walkable communities and how libraries can help lead community efforts.
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08 April 2020
Public and School Libraries: Creative Ways to Build Successful Partnerships
In this webinar, explore how public and school libraries can initiate and sustain collaborative relationships.
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05 March 2020
Cultivating Protective Factors for Safe Libraries and Resilient Communities
Join this webinar to explore the ways the library functions as a "protective factor" and how to build community resilience through more compassionate and inclusive policies and practices.
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05 February 2020
Librarian as Verb: Activate Your Rural Community
In this webinar, hosted in collaboration with ARSL, learn how to make "librarian" a verb, actively connecting with your whole community.
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