DECEMber 2014
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Technology Day: Patrons, Technology & You: A SWFLN Special Event Date: December 10, 2014 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: South Regional Library Branch / Collier County Public Library This “special event” will give you the tools you need to help your patrons download eBooks onto their many types of devices. Diana Silveira will be teaching us to “Train the Technology Trainer” with tips and tricks for managing the unexpected - from tech issues to problem patrons. At the end of the day each member will leave with an Ebook Device Flowchart for their home library, to better assist their patrons with eBook downloading. There is a rumor going around that SWFLN “may” have some exciting giveaways. You will only know for sure if you attend!
Teen Programming: From ALA to Gaming Date: December 2, 2014 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: SWFLN Office Learn how to put together a successful teen or tween program. Discuss the components of a program and how to manage groups of teens and tweens. You will leave with ready-made programming connected to YALSA’s programming initiatives, including Teen Read Week and Teen Tech Week, as well as game-based play programs perfect for teens and tweens.
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Emotional Intelligence: What It Is and Why It Matters in Your Workplace Date: December 4, 2014
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: SWFLN Office Emotional Intelligence – maybe you’ve heard the term, but what in the world does it mean??? The short answer is simply being intelligent about emotions – yours and others'. The longer – and much more interesting answer will fascinate you: • What are emotions anyway? • Are we even aware of them when they happen? • Can we control them? • How do they affect our relationships? • Why does Emotional Intelligence matter? • What are the elements of Emotional Intelligence and how do those elements affect my life? • Can we improve our Emotional Intelligence? All of these questions and more will be answered in this intriguing workshop – don’t miss it!
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wEBINARS
“I” is for Identify with Who You Are Date: December 5, 2014
Southwest Florida Library Network 13120 Westlinks Terrace, Unit 3 Fort Myers, FL 33913
Voice: (239) 313-6338 Toll Free: (877) SWFLN99 Fax: (239) 313-6329 E-mail:
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EASTERN Location: Web Based Training This is the SECOND in a series of NINE WEBINARS to learn about diversity and how to best provide library services to your diverse patrons. “I is for Identify with Who You Are”. “I” is the successor to “D is for the Differences in Our World” in the lineup. Before you can start to accept the differences in our world, you need to figure out who you are. In this webinar, we will look back at the differences in our world and create a representation of each of you, as in your culture, beliefs, and other things that make you unique.
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Date: December 12 2014 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EASTERN Location: Web Based Training The Bibliographic Framework Initiative is a project initiated by the Library of Congress in order to provide a replacement standard for Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC). This replacement standard is called BIBFRAME and will entirely replace the MARC format. This webinar will refresh some of February's BIBFRAME webinar (such as why a replacement for MARC is needed) and provide an update on the Initiative's progress. You will be introduced to some of the free tools you can use to convert MARC records to BIBFRAME records, as well as create your own BIBFRAME records.
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The Expansion of the Circulating Library! Just when you thought there was no room for expansion, SWFLN surprises you with the “Mobile IPad and Surface Lab”. The mobile lab includes 10 Apple Retina Display IPads and 8 Microsoft Surfaces, that will be a part of the SWFLN Circulating Library. The mobile lab will be an awesome resource sharing opportunity for all of SWFLN member libraries.
Please continue to monitor the SWFLN website as we continue to finalize the logistics for loaning these precious resources. WISH UPON A SHELL
Do you have an idea for future training? Do you, or a coworker, need to learn about a specific subject? Click here and submit your ideas, we can’t wait to hear from you.
Continuing Education Coordinator! Hi everyone! My name is Aaron Blumberg and I am the new Continuing Education Coordinator for your Southwest Florida Library Network! I hope to utilize my experience and knowledge to ensure that SWFLN is able to create new and innovative programming to better serve you and thus for you to better serve your patrons. Never hesitate to call or email me, or the rest of the SWFLN staff with any ideas! Thank you!
