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SUMMARY:Teaching from the Manual While Flying the Plane - Helping Boards Navigate It All (ALA Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we 
 have contracted with ALA to provide our members with access to their live 
 webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who register through our 
 calendar.  Please do not register directly with ALA. Members who register 
 directly with ALA are responsible for paying their registration fee. 
 \n\nPlease help us keep MLS sponsored training free for all members. If you 
 are unable to attend the live webinar\, please cancel your registration. A 
 cancellation link can be found in your confirmation email\, or you may 
 contact Sarah Donnelly at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org to cancel. 
 \n\n\nDescription\n\nMany board members (Trustee\, Friends\, and 
 Foundation)\, come to libraries with a love for libraries and their 
 community but few know the work and they therefore spend their first year 
 or two learning the work on the job. Imagine having to learn this work 
 along with the tenets and principles of librarianship while these same 
 principles are being challenged by new legislative agendas and executive 
 orders. Learn ways to help your boards get up to speed and to maintain that 
 learning edge as new executive orders impact this work and the effect it 
 has on the staff and community.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\n\n	Help boards 
 improve learning opportunities.\n	Build better and stronger onboarding and 
 orientation.\n	Create a toolkit for learning/tackling new 
 subjects.\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\nMaura Deedy\n\nMaura Deedy is the founding 
 principal of Local Librarian Consulting\, a consultancy focused on 
 supporting multi-type libraries and library-related organizations on 
 evaluation\, assessment\, strategic planning\, governance\, advocacy\, and 
 director recruitment. Previously\, she was the Library Advisory Specialist 
 at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and held management 
 roles at Robbins Library (MA) and Weymouth Public Libraries (MA). Her vast 
 experience in public libraries includes training library boards on 
 governance and legal issues\, including recruitment\, intellectual 
 freedom\, and compliance with state laws and regulations.\n\nMarcellus 
 Turner\n\nWith a storied career of opportunities\, experiences\, and 
 learned lessons working in libraries\, Marcellus (MT) Turner wants all who 
 meet him to know his passion for libraries as both institutions and open\, 
 welcoming spaces for community dialogue. A highly esteemed orator and guest 
 lecturer\, MT earned his master's degree in library science from the 
 University of Tennessee and a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi 
 University for Women. Wonder what sparks joy for MT outside of libraries? 
 Sharing his views and vision on the future of libraries and how social 
 consciousness can become a library’s rallying cry at local\, state\, 
 national\, and international conferences. In his spare time\, MT is an avid 
 reader who enjoys going to the movies and zoos\, having dinner out with 
 friends\, traveling\, and watching women’s 
 basketball.\n\n\n\nAccessibility Information\n\nIf you have questions or 
 requests regarding accessibility\, contact ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.
LOCATION:Webinar
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CATEGORIES:Vendor Webinar - ALA
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