Introduction to Homelessness Resources - Webinar Recording available

Topic: Introduction to Homelessness Resources
Date: Apr 29, 2021 09:46 AM Eastern Time

Speakers:  Michael Stafford and Jessi Stevens, Mayor's Office of Homeless Services

Below is the link for the program we ran this morning.  Please note that the beginning of the recording is missing, but it picks up at the end of Michael's introduction.

https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/rec/share/pNOTNtrPpfYzvgHoK5qaxzr4UzQxJFL0bEobnVVUruf80zKgKybj9QuZiuJUAAT7.nOAD7N1Iiz62BdC9 

Passcode: *0i7$3Xq

The resources that go with this program are now available under the new Resources for Staff and Customers page of the blog.

Also, the transcription was done by auto-transcript, so try not to laugh too hard - Lisa

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eBook on Empathy in the Workplace – Free to Download

 Elliott has given us permission to share this resource, which is directed toward learning and development, but also has articles on more general topics.

Download our free, 66-page Empathy eBook! We are honored to bring you the perspectives of learning and business colleagues around the world, as they share perspectives on Empathy in the Workplace & Workforce: Download or View: https://www.masie.com/empathyebook Empathy is critical in these challenging and changing times! We have curated and published this free eBook as a “right now”, real-time resource for the learning and human resources field. “Never has the skill of empathy been more critical in learning. As we pivot to new learning approaches to address new learning needs, intentionally designing for empathy becomes the foundation on which the future of learning must be built,” from Richard Culatta, our Learning Dean. The Learning COLLABORATIVE is releasing this eBook without charge. Content includes written contributions from 18 learning colleagues, 80+ quotes from the field, and special interviews with learning and business leaders, including: Elliott Masie, Chair of The Learning COLLABORATIVE Telly Leung, Broadway Actor, Producer, & Empathy Concert Co-Host Abigail Baugus, Walmart, Inc. – Sam’s Club Katie Hines, Land O’Lakes Mark Wagner, The Hartford Roger Addison, Addison Consulting In the days ahead, tens of thousands of learning and business colleagues from around the world will be accessing this first digital publication of the Elliott Masie Learning COLLABORATIVE. Kindly share this link with your colleagues and associates: Download or View the Empathy eBook: https://www.masie.com/empathyebook Yours in Learning, Elliott Masie Chair, Learning COLLABORATIVE

Program Resource - BINGO card generator

 I found this useful resource online:  https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator

This would be great for a public program, or maybe as a scavenger hunt list?  I've seen videos on YouTube where they do hunts in the Disney properties using a card like this, so maybe you could design one for your branch or department?  

This would also be a good tool for training programs, as you could select your main topics as squares and ensuring that your audience would be listening for those concepts.

Here is one I did quickly on the theme of leadership:

There are various styles of card and the program can randomly generate the locations of the words.

This might also be a useful tool for meetings or group discussions.

ALA Annual registration information

 ALA Conference Registration Opens March 1, 2021

If you wish to participate in the virtual conference, SD&T must receive your completed and signed funding requests by  

5 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2021

Visit the ALA website to view registration rates and get more information about the virtual conference.  You can also register for email updates on this page.

https://2021.alaannual.org/registration/registration-rates

The conference program is not complete at this time, so try to be as specific as you can in your goals statement without this information.  What is your overall goal of participating?  What do you expect to learn?  What do you hope to do with the knowledge you receive?

Supervisor signatures can be provided by email if you are not currently working on site.  Contact SD&T if you have any questions.

ALA announces 2021 Annual Meeting will be Virtual

 The following message is sent on behalf of American Library Association President Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.

CHICAGO — The American Library Association’s Executive Board announced today that the 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition scheduled for June 23-29 in Chicago will take place virtually.

“We hoped that by this summer, it would be safe to meet again in person. However, that is clearly not the case. Despite the promise of vaccines, the pandemic continues to devastate our country. For the safety of everyone involved, we will be moving our Annual Conference to a virtual format,” said Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., ALA president.

Jefferson continued: “Given the success of our just-wrapped virtual Midwinter meeting, I am confident that Annual will be just as dynamic, engaging and inspiring. As always, we will have big name speakers, a full online exhibit floor, and more events and opportunities to network, learn and grow that I know participants will love.”

ALA Annual attracts some of today’s most highly regarded keynoters and authors, and speakers will be announced early this spring along with additional information on programs, sessions, meetings, and exhibits. Registration will open March 1, 2021, and advance rates end April 16. In the coming weeks, presenters who submitted program proposals will be contacted by ALA representatives with more information about next steps for the online format.

“COVID-19 has profoundly changed the library world – and, of course, the wider world around us. But I’m buoyed by the incredible determination, resilience and community-building I’ve seen in the past year,” ALA Executive Director Tracie D. Hall said. “As a body, ALA has proven nimble and unflappable in the face of adversity and we will continue to prioritize safety, even as we strive to innovate the digital conference experience to widen attendance and deepen engagement well after this period. Based on the incredible response that Virtual Midwinter 2021 received, we look forward to a dynamic Annual Conference program guaranteed to illuminate, inform and inspire.”

Julius C. Jefferson Jr.

2020-2021 ALA President

New email for program announcements -- epfl.classes@prattlibrary.org

 As SD&T continues to expand our online/webinar/virtual training options, it seems our email output is becoming an issue.  To help mitigate this problem, SD&T collaborated with the Systems department to create a new email for offering these non-Pratt training opportunities.

The new email is epfl.classes@prattlibrary.org, and you now receive program and webinar announcements from this email.  This is also the place to send program announcements for us to share with the staff.  Registration requests, funding paperwork, and any other questions still go to me or to the training email as usual.

We are also trying to put the announcements in a digest form, so that you receive one email sent once a week rather than one email for each announcement.  This should make it easier to differentiate important SD&T announcements and internal programs from general course announcements and find the program information that is of interest to you.  

SD&T will continue to send individual emails for time-sensitive events, conference deadlines, and for programs suitable to age-specialists and other groups.  

I hope this makes it easier for you to find interesting and helpful programs and webinars.

Lisa