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Creating Inclusive Library Environments

By Michelle Kowalsky and John Woodruff | March 1, 2017

Providing information regularly to employees will help create a responsive organizational culture and a reiterative process that helps veteran staffers onboard new staff members with accurate information. Details about serving people with disabilities should become an ongoing part of this training. Disability awareness training Professional organizations are an excellent place to start for staff training … Continue reading Creating Inclusive Library Environments →

1 in 5 people suffer from mental illness.

Mental Health First Aid

By Kaitlin Throgmorton | March 1, 2017

Though many library staffers receive physical first aid and CPR training as part of their jobs, mental health first aid training happens far less often. For libraries, however, mental health training can defuse tense situations, provide needed resources, and most importantly, help patrons through crises. Such training is meant “to raise awareness and break down … Continue reading Mental Health First Aid →

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ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions, in collaboration with the San José State University School of Information, will host a new 12-week eCourse, “Creating and Expanding Innovative Spaces in Your Library,” beginning September 10. Instructor Alicia Hammond will show you how to create innovative spaces in your library that are tailored to your community’s needs, while working with the resources you have available. Registration is through the ALA Store.

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More than 17,000 registrants amassed in New Orleans for the ALA 2018 Annual Conference, June 21–26. The six steamy but lively days saw conversation about some of the most important issues in the library world, including advocacy, diversity, and technology. Among the many big-name speakers in the Big Easy was former First Lady Michelle Obama, who opened the conference with an inspiring talk about work ethic, raising children, being a woman, and the importance of remembering one another’s humanity.

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