BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260602T183000Z DTEND:20260602T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260602T000000Z SUMMARY:Human Resources Crash Course for Library Managers (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\nPlease note: This is a THREE-PART webinar series taking place Tuesday\, June 2\, Monday\, June 8 and Monday\, June 15\, 2026. Please only register if you can attend both parts. By registering here\, you are registering for both dates. \n\n\nDescription\n\nMost managers come to the position with no HR training\, and while they may have skills that teach them how to be an effective librarian\, they may not necessarily have the training to be an effective manager. \n\nThis series will provide current or future managers and directors the foundation they need to excel in their new role. Participants will go through the life cycle of an employee\, focusing on how they can create inclusive and welcoming environments by applying an EDI lens to HR decisions while also covering how to navigate various HR laws.\n\n\n\nEvent Outline\n\n\n Session 1: Laying the Foundation\n\n \n Creating a job description\n Developing strong policies \n Navigating legal issues and HR laws to know\n \n \n Session 2: Getting & Keeping Staff\n \n How to hire staff\, including crafting interview questions \n How to successfully onboard and train staff\n How to provide ongoing feedback and annual evaluation of staff\n \n \n Session 3: Saying Goodbye\n \n When and how to discipline an employee\n Handling a termination \n Prepare for the future with succession planning\n \n \n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\nKathy Parker is a retired library director\, now library consultant\, who does work as an interim director and provides training and mentoring to library trustees and staff. She is passionate about educating people in the library field and is the co-founder of Director's University\, an Illinois training program for new library public directors. Prior to retirement\, she was the director of the Glenwood-Lynwood (IL) Public Library District for 16 years and has over 40 years of library experience in public and private libraries. Kathy has served on numerous state committees\, including the Illinois Library Association\, and has served as a library trustee for her local library and the regional library system\, Reaching Across Illinois Library System. In 2016\, she was the recipient of the American Library Association’s Trustee Citation award.\n\nKate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library after serving as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various library positions for over 20 years. Kate is the recipient of the 2021 Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year Award and has served in leadership positions in state and national library groups\, including the American Library Association\, Illinois Library Association\, and Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She has served on the committee and chaired Director’s University\, an intensive training that has trained hundreds of new Illinois Public Library Directors.\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 ORGANIZER;CN="Learning Services":MAILTO:learn@masslibsystem.org CATEGORIES:Vendor Webinar - ALA CONTACT;CN="Learning Services":MAILTO:learn@masslibsystem.org STATUS:CONFIRMED UID:LibCal-16684596 URL:https://calendar.masslibsystem.org/event/16684596 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR