(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. Please see below for additional information, including links to registration.
“Building a Successful Budget”
Tuesday, September 13, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
This session will provide attendees with a high-level overview of budgeting in libraries. Ben Mead-Harvey will examine nuances of the word “budget” and what that implies about how we discuss budgets with various departments within the organization, share similarities and differences in the budget process across organizations, and discuss long-term strategies for weathering budget cuts. Ben will finish by demonstrating how human bias impacts budgetary decision-making.
Register here.
“Racial Equity in Libraries: Hiring, Retention, and Promotion of BIPOC Employees”
Monday, September 19, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
In this session, Kristyn Caragher and Tatiana Bryant will highlight select results of their national survey and provide implications for libraries to consider in their racial equity work regarding the hiring, retention, and promotion of BIPOC employees.
Register here.
“Leading Together: Academic Library Consortia and Advocacy”
Tuesday, September 20, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
There is strength in a consortium voice and through the agency of the consortium the opportunity to lead together under a unified plan. Irene M.H. Herold reviews the landscape of effective consortia advocacy work, while presenting an approach to developing an advocacy plan. Drawing from Irene’s recent book by the same title, participants will leave with a sense of options and opportunities to build a consistent message to influence and persuade throughout the consortium (or any group) for agreed-upon goals.
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“Increasing Faculty Engagement with Makerspace Technologies”
Tuesday, October 4, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
Libraries often build spaces that offer all kinds of exciting technologies, but sometimes faculty do not make use of the equipment. Due to budgets that are already stretched thin, faculty do not always have the resources or expertise to try out new technologies in their courses. Woodall highlights how they turned this around when Salisbury University Libraries partnered with the campus’s Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) program to create an opportunity for faculty interested in technologies like 3D printing and AR/VR to share their knowledge and explore how these technologies can enhance their courses. Through this program, they were able to develop a core group of evangelists on campus who could spread the word about how these technologies can be helpful for teaching in a wide variety of disciplines. Faculty were much more engaged and willing to work with the makerspace.
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“Managing Difficult Conversations”
Wednesday, October 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
Joellen M. Austin and Garry Sanders will discuss the nature of and challenges in holding difficult conversations, and strategies to overcome those challenges and increase the likelihood of success. Polls, discussion/chat, and Q&A will be used to involve the audience to ensure that specific fears and concerns are addressed. Tools and references will be provided or identified to support participants in putting learning into action.
Register here.