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SUMMARY:SOS for Library Professionals (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\nThe creation of a compassionate library ecosystem 
 requires librarians\, paraprofessionals\, and supervisors to work in tandem 
 to ensure that the workplace environment incorporates collegiality\, 
 self-care\, and an acknowledgement of personal difference that allows all 
 employees to operate within a sphere of safety. Incorporating compassionate 
 and respectful practices into everyday interactions is only the beginning\; 
 the process also includes empowering employees to engage in activities that 
 reflect their value\, support and celebrate individual differences\, and 
 provide opportunities for healthy disagreement.\n\nWhile the recognition 
 that everyone is different and worthy of respect can be difficult to 
 achieve\, developing a climate that emphasizes this ethos is essential and 
 worthwhile\, especially in times fraught with uncertainty. Creating this 
 type of environment can be distilled down into three major elements that 
 will be covered in this presentation: permitting librarians and library 
 staff to set boundaries related to their work output and input\, building a 
 shared concept of collegiality and practicing those qualities every day\, 
 and promoting and supporting self-care strategies that are mindful of 
 individual differences. This presentation will discuss how supervisors can 
 work with their departments to integrate these elements\, leading to a more 
 connected and effective team.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\nBy the end of 
 this webinar\, attendees will learn:\n\n\n	How to incorporate practices 
 that promote positivity and well-being into their library environments in 
 ways that promote department/team success\;\n	How respect\, boundaries\, 
 and self-care can reduce interpersonal stress within the library\; 
 and\n	How suggested activities can be scaled to fit their individual 
 institutions\, leading to actionable items.\n\n\nWho Should 
 Attend\n\nLibrarians and library administrators working in middle to upper 
 management who supervise others.\n\n\n\nPresenter\n\nElana Karshmer is the 
 Head of Reference & Research Services at New Mexico State University. She 
 completed her M.A. (L.I.S.) and PhD in English at USF. In 2009 Elana was 
 named an American Library Association Emerging Leader\, and in 2014\, she 
 won the ALA Library Instruction Roundtable’s Innovation in Instruction 
 award for her work with first-year students. Elana is also a Past-President 
 of the Florida Library Association and Florida ACRL. She has a PhD in 
 postcolonial literature\, focusing on the work of South African women 
 writers\, and has published articles in the fields of literature and 
 library & information science. She has presented extensively both 
 nationally and internationally and is especially concerned with the role of 
 middle- and upper- administrators in promoting the success of libraries and 
 libraries in the communities they serve. Elana believes that her work as a 
 librarian allows her to teach critical thinking in a more efficient manner. 
 Her work as a literary scholar enhances her ability to teach research 
 skills and her work as a librarian gives her a unique perspective on the 
 literary research process\; in short\, both fields contribute to one 
 another and help her develop new ways of reaching students\, faculty\, and 
 colleagues.\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
CONTACT;CN="Learning Services":MAILTO:learn@masslibsystem.org
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