Please excuse the cross posting:

April Highlights:  	
	April 27th: 28th Annual Reading Roundup 
	April 13th:  Spring Council Warmup Webinar: Project Outcome

Mark your calendar for:
	 This year's spring council meeting is scheduled for May 12 at the Maple Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast in Hallowell, Maine.  Registration is open now (http://root.evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=4010  ) Maine is bringing regional training for PLA's Project Outcome. This will be a 6 hour full emersion in the Project Outcome website.  There will be 2 follow-up webinars also.  Please register for this exciting opportunity to learn about Project Outcome in depth.
			

ADVOCACY
Apr. 4: Raising Your Library's Community Profile (Washington State Library)
Apr. 25: Build Your Political Literacy Skills for Advocacy (WebJunction)
Apr. 26: Lights, Camera, Advocacy to Action: Digital Storytelling for Libraries (TechSoup)
Apr. 26: Collecting Library User Feedback: Free! high tech and low tech options that will meet your needs (Nebraska Library Commission)

ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Apr. 4: Preparing for the Worst: Disaster Prep and Recovery for Nonprofits and Libraries (TechSoup)
Apr. 11: Maine Data and Evaluation Monthly Chat
Apr. 13: Spring Council Warmup: Project Outcome Comes to Maine (Maine State Library)
Apr. 14: Crisis in the Library: Are You Prepared? (Colorado Virtual Library)
Apr. 18: Learning from Your Patrons: An Introduction to User Research (Colorado State Library)
Apr. 26: Collecting Library User Feedback: Free! high tech and low tech options that will meet your needs (Nebraska Library Commission)
Apr. 27: Using Project Outcome to Measure & Build a Better Summer Library Program (Public Library Association)

BOARDS
Apr. 6: Successfully Integrating For-Profit Board Members (GrantSpace)

CHILDREN & TEENS
Apr. 5: Explicit and Implicit Biases in Early Childhood Education: Becoming Aware of Microaggressions (Early Childhood Investigations)
Apr. 5: Step Outdoors with Digital Storytelling: Integrating Storytelling & Science (edWeb)
Apr. 20: 60 Tools in 60 Minutes (School Library Journal)
Apr. 25: More than Storytime: Outreach to Childcare Centers and Preschools (The iSchool at UW-Madison)
Apr. 25: 28th Annual Reading Roundup (Maine State Library)
Apr. 27: Using Project Outcome to Measure & Build a Better Summer Library Program (Public Library Association)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Apr. 4: Spring Picture Books! (Booklist)
Apr. 11: Middle-Grade Reading, Spring 2017 (Booklist)
Apr. 11: Sleeper Hits for Summer 2017 (Library Journal)
Apr. 12: Building a Digital Image Collection With Flickr: A low (or no) cost way to share your digital assets (Nebraska Library Commission)
Apr. 12: Informational Books for Storytime (Infopeople)
Apr. 18: Now Hear This: #LoveAudiobooks (Booklist)
Apr. 25: Spring the Trap: Mysteries That Won't Let Go (Booklist)

COMMUNICATION
Apr. 5: Explicit and Implicit Biases in Early Childhood Education: Becoming Aware of Microaggressions (Early Childhood Investigations)
Apr. 26: Lights, Camera, Advocacy to Action: Digital Storytelling for Libraries (TechSoup)

DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Apr. 20: Veterans and Mental Health - Suicide Prevention (Infopeople)
Apr. 25: Build Your Political Literacy Skills for Advocacy (WebJunction)

FUNDRAISING
Apr. 6: Fundraising 101: The Fundraising Cycle - What Is It, and How Do You Make It Work for Your Mission? (Charity How To)
Apr. 11: Fundraising 101: The Campaign Feasibility Assessment - Can You Do it on Your Own? (Charity How To)
Apr. 11: Nonprofit 911: The Anatomy of a Major Gift Ask (Network for Good)

LEGAL
Apr. 12: Introduction to Legal Issues in Collections Management (Connecting to Collections Care)

LIBRARY SPACES
Apr. 19: Re-evaluating Existing Library Spaces and Furnishings on a Budget (Demco)

MANAGEMENT
Apr. 5: Making Space: Administrative Weeding (Nebraska Library Commission)

OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Apr. 4: Raising Your Library's Community Profile (Washington State Library)
Apr. 4: Five Self-Publishing Faux Pas to Avoid in the Library (Library Journal)
Apr. 6: Libraries Transforming Communities: World Café (Programming Librarian)
Apr. 12: Build an Engagement Plan for Successful Outreach (North Carolina Library Association)
Apr. 18: Civility Goes Viral: A New Approach for a New Era (WebJunction)
Apr. 25: More than Storytime: Outreach to Childcare Centers and Preschools (The iSchool at UW-Madison)

PROGRAMMING
Apr. 4: Cheap and Easy: An Introduction to Passive Programming (The iSchool at UW-Madison)
Apr. 27: The Art of Coding (Infopeople)

READERS' ADVISORY
Apr. 4: Spring Picture Books! (Booklist)
Apr. 11: Middle-Grade Reading, Spring 2017 (Booklist)
Apr. 11: Sleeper Hits for Summer 2017 (Library Journal)
Apr. 12: Informational Books for Storytime (Infopeople)
Apr. 18: Now Hear This: #LoveAudiobooks (Booklist)
Apr. 25: Spring the Trap: Mysteries That Won't Let Go (Booklist)

REFERENCE
Apr. 20: Quick Data Tools (U.S. Census Bureau)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Apr. 5: Step Outdoors with Digital Storytelling: Integrating Storytelling & Science (edWeb)
Apr. 6: Bringing Coding to the Makerspace (School Library Journal)
Apr. 15: Google Training: Learn How to Use Collaborative Google Tools Step-by-Step (SimpleK12)
Apr. 18: 15 Free STEM-tastic Tools for Educators (SimpleK12)
Apr. 20: 60 Tools in 60 Minutes (School Library Journal)
Apr. 20: How to Make Blended Learning Work in Your School (Booklist)

TECHNOLOGY
Apr. 12: Building a Digital Image Collection With Flickr: A low (or no) cost way to share your digital assets (Nebraska Library Commission)
Apr. 15: Google Training: Learn How to Use Collaborative Google Tools Step-by-Step (SimpleK12)
Apr. 18: 15 Free STEM-tastic Tools for Educators (SimpleK12)
Apr. 27: The Art of Coding (Infopeople)

TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Apr. 20: Veterans and Mental Health - Suicide Prevention (Infopeople)
Apr. 20: Developing a Strategy for Inclusion and Diversity (American Alliance of Museums)




Stephanie Zurinski, 
CE Coordinator/LSTA Evaluator/Data and Evaluation Specialist
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0064 
207 287-5632
207 287-5620