Blount County Library Offers Life Skills Training to Participants in Recovery Court
Much like many local public libraries across the United States, Blount County Public Library in Tennessee, sees the impact the current opioid epidemic and drug addiction is having on its community. Working to combat this is an inventive collaboration between the Blount County’s Public Library and Recovery Court.
The county’s Recovery Court, is an alternative sentencing program offered to nonviolent offenders with a history of drug and alcohol abuse with the goal of lowering habitual criminal activity by providing treatment, monitoring, random drug screens, required employment, community service, education, and payment of fines.
New Course: Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces
Are you ready to imagine the possibilities that can come with an active learning space in your library? WebJunction has you covered! Our IMLS grant-funded project, Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces, and we're excited to announce the new free, online course available to anyone interested in creating smart library spaces.
Smart library spaces are designed to meet the needs and desires of diverse communities. Smart spaces are where discovery and community intersect, fostering social connection among people of all ages by providing active learning that encourages exploration and play. Participating libraries engaged community members throughout the process to discover...
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Seniors and Financial Scams: When Traditional Workshops Aren't Working
Consumers lost a total of $905 million to fraud in 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission's 2017 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book. The FTC fielded 1.1 million fraud reports last year, with fraudulent debt collection, identify theft, and imposter scams accounting for nearly half of the reports. Yet, Kim Gile, Community Reference Manager at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri, says that of all the financial literacy workshops her library has offered, the one on identity theft was among the most poorly attended.
Gile attracted the highest attendance for financial literacy workshops on topics such...
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Social Library, Volume 124
In this latest Social Library edition, we're highlighting five more innovative programs from libraries we follow on Facebook. From a Noon Year celebration to a blood pressure monitoring station, and from a bar book club to a women veteran's tea, these unique approaches to serving patron needs and interests are sure to inspire. If you'd like to see your library featured in an upcoming edition, please let us know via social@webjunction.org or find us on Facebook.
Ilsley Public Library in Vermont hosted an all-ages Happy Noon Year 2019 celebration this year and the photos are fantastic! "If you're too...
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WebJunction at ALA Midwinter in Seattle
Planning your ALA Midwinter schedule? WebJunction staff will be there! Come join us at the OCLC booth for Power Hour sessions where we'll be sharing what we've been working on at WebJunction, and we look forward to hearing what's happening in your library community. We'll also be presenting two sessions at the Symposium on the Future of Libraries. There are a wide range of additional OCLC events in Seattle where you can learn more about initiatives and to connect with fellow members. Check out the full listing of OCLC events and put us on your schedule!
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Upcoming Webinars
23 January 2019
The Future Is Now: Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Public Libraries
This webinar will highlight how two Maryland libraries are building virtual and augmented reality programming.
13 February 2019
Reduce Waste, Build Community: Hosting Repair Events at Your Library
In this webinar, learn how to help your patrons save money on electronic, mechanical or sewing repairs and divert waste from the landfill with repair events.