Webinars
15 September 2022
Community-Led Planning for Equitable, Responsive Services
Learn about community-led planning strategies and how to apply them to create highly relevant, inclusive services for, and with, your community.
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26 April 2022
Digital Collections at Your Library: Community, Culture, and Connection
In this webinar, practitioners will share how their digital collections have enabled their community members to connect with unique histories and cultures, increase appreciation of local history, and foster connections across generations.
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10 March 2022
Taking Care of Self, Staff, and Community
In this webinar, we explore ideas for expanding core self-care practices to encompass connections with work colleagues and more broadly with community members.
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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 August 2021
OurStoryBridge: Creating Community Through Stories
The OurStoryBridge project has released a free toolkit of resources for libraries to create online, three-to five- minute oral histories.
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05 August 2021
Exploring the SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results) Model
Explore the SOAR model as a strategy for developing asset-oriented initiatives as a step toward developing a more community-centered library.
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08 July 2021
On Implicit Bias and Communication
Reflect on how life experiences, traditions, and beliefs impact communication and explore strategies for facilitating deeper discussions and stronger connections as steps toward developing a more community-centered library.
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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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