Please excuse the cross posting.

Below is the list of meetings and free webinars for October.  As always, you can get more information and register by visiting the statewide CE calendar at:
http://root.evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventcalendar.asp

MEETINGS
Oct 3: Fall Council Meeting (Maine State Library)
Oct. 25: Hancock County Libraries Regional Meeting (Maine State Library)
Oct. 27: MILS User's Group Annual Meeting (Maine Infonet)

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
Oct 3: HathiTrust and Shared Print
Oct 10: The Gaining Popularity and Use of Digital Magazines in Academic Libraries (Library Journal/School Library Journal)
Oct 10: Transforming academic library spaces to support modern-day learners (OCLC)

ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Oct 10: Strategic Planning 101 (Utah State Library)
Oct 19: Using Project Outcome Data to Improve & Support Library Programming (Public Library Association)

CHILDREN & TEENS
Oct 3: From Puttering to Prototype in Makerspaces: Using Design Thinking with Elementary and Middle-School Students (Booklist)
Oct 4: Social Skills and Autism: Using Books in Creative Ways to Reach and Teach in Early Education (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 11: Worth a Thousand Words: Books for the Youngest Readers (School Library Journal)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Oct 4: Getting Started on Photographic Documentation of Collections (American Alliance of Museums)
Oct 10: The Gaining Popularity and Use of Digital Magazines in Academic Libraries (Library Journal/School Library Journal)
Oct 17: Decolonizing Descriptions: Finding, Naming and Changing the Relationship between Indigenous People, Libraries and Archives (OCLC Research)

COMMUNICATION
Oct 24: Getting Started with Social Media for Your Library (WebJunction & TechSoup)

DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Oct 19: Going Fully Mobile in Your Library: Eliminate the Desk and Improve Service (Demco)

FUNDRAISING
Oct 4: Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace)
Oct 11: Introduction to Fundraising Planning (GrantSpace)
Oct. 20: MSL Online - All About Grants (Maine State Library)

LIBRARY SPACES
Oct 10: Transforming academic library spaces to support modern-day learners (OCLC)

OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Oct 24: School & Public Library Partnerships: Easy Ideas and Best Practices (Indiana State Library)

PROGRAMMING
Oct 3: Author Rick Riordan from the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
Oct 3: Sensory Story Time: Programming for Children with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder and Other Special Needs (Washington State Library)
Oct 4: Constitution Day to Black History Month: Interactive Docs Displays to Engage Students (Federal Depository Library Program)
Oct 11: Libraries Transforming Communities: Reflective Structured Dialogue Method with Essential Partners (2 of 3) (Programming Librarian)
Oct 11: Library 2.017: MAKERSPACES (Library 2.0)
Oct 12: Bilingual Storytimes: Reaching Through the Language Barrier (WebJunction)
Oct 18: How to Empower Your Patrons with Financial Literacy Programming (SirsiDynix)

READERS' ADVISORY
Oct 3: A Conversation with Three Debut YA Authors (School Library Journal)
Oct 4: Defying Definitions: Top Graphic Novels for Fall (Library Journal/ School Library Journal)
Oct 11: Worth a Thousand Words: Books for the Youngest Readers (School Library Journal)
Oct 18: New Books for Storytime (InfoPeople)
Oct 24: Pulse-Pounding Mysteries for Fall (Booklist)
Oct 27: Winter is Coming: Stocking Your Series Nonfiction Shelves (Booklist)

REFERENCE
Oct 3: HathiTrust and Shared Print

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Oct 3: From Puttering to Prototype in Makerspaces: Using Design Thinking with Elementary and Middle-School Students (Booklist)
Oct 3: Tips & Tricks for Stretching Your eBook Budget (American Association of School Librarians)
Oct 11: Library 2.017: MAKERSPACES (Library 2.0)
Oct 17: Expanding Access to Digital Resources by Sharing (Booklist)
Oct 18: Kick-Starting Author Involvement with Your School (American Association of School Librarians)
Oct 25: AASL Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2017 (American Association of School Librarians)

TECHNOLOGY
Oct 19: Librarians and APIs 101: overview and use cases (Library Connect)
Oct 19: 60 Tools in 60-ish Minutes (School Library Journal/ISTE)
Oct 25: NCompass Live: Google Forms for Your Library (Nebraska Library Commission)

TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Oct 5: Training Staff When You Don't Have Time to Train Staff (Colorado Virtual Library)
Oct 19: SHOCKING REPORT: Fake News Webinar Affects Millions and You Too! (North Dakota State Library)

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