Professional Development for Delaware Library Staff: Reviews of Webinars, Etc.

This was a great webinar on a topic about which I know little – strategies, resources, and techniques to teach older adults how to use technology. If you work with older adults, look at https://techboomers.com/ - a website of FREE and relevant tech tutorials. Another website to look at for program inspiration is the Denver Public Library Technology Classes - https://www.denverlibrary.org/ctc-classes.
Delaware Libraries offer many of these topics; has anyone considered offering programs on Craigslist, Google Drive, Cloud Computing, or Viruses & Malware? Those (and more) would be awesome offerings in the public libraries!

Infopeople hosted an excellent webinar yesterday on "We Know Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are Important… Now What?"

The speakers were from the Skokie Public Library. They presented their experiences in establishing an EDI committee in their library with the goal of creating a more "EDI" work environment. This webinar is full of great ideas and amazing resources (look at the resource handout https://infopeople.org/sites/default/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/files/webinar/2018/12_13_18/Handout_EDI_resources.pdf). I highly recommend you watch this webinar if you are interested in developing a work environment conducive to EDI.

Here is a sneak peek at the agenda:​
• Staff and Administration Buy-In
• Staff Training
• Evaluation
• Do the Right Thing
• Call-In Culture
• Questions

I thought this was a great webinar that incorporated elements of maker, STEM, entrepreneurship, leadership, and workforce. The webinar was followed by an excellent conversation by attendees.

Some of the technology tools we spoke about include: Goldie Blox, Dash and Dot, and Sphero.

The kits the Division of Libraries has to loan are listed on the For Delaware Librarians libGuide, under the Makerspaces tab. Please contact Sarena Fletcher to reserve a kit.

I also wanted to make you all aware of the MAKERTECHS@LISTSERV.LIB.DE.US
This listserv is comprised of both library staff and community members with an interest in programs, activities, and news about all things “maker” or “tech” happening in Delaware. Please let me know if you are interested in joining this listserv.

This was an excellent workshop. Though it was quite time consuming, the amount of useful information was well worth my personal commitment.

The instructor did a GREAT job!

This was a very good course. The amount of information, homework, class and online time was balanced very well.