Please excuse the cross posting.

For more information about any of the events listed below, go to the statewide CE Calendar:  http://root.evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventcalendar.asp 

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
Mar 22: Webinar: SCOOP to MHEC: Increase Your Library's Purchasing Power (Maine State Library)
Apr 26: Meeting: 29th Annual Reading Round Up - Maine Perspectives: What's Your Story?
May 1:  Meeting: Facing the Future: Facilitating Climate Conversations at Your Library

ADVOCACY
Mar 15: Showcase your institution's research (and library capabilities!) (Library Connect)
 
ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Mar 6: Measures that Matter (Chief Officers of State Library Agencies)
Mar 7: Measures that Matter (Chief Officers of State Library Agencies)
Mar 8: Teen Growth & Development (YALSA)
Mar 14: Sustaining your Organization's Future: Mentoring and Succession Planning in Libraries (National Network of Libraries of Medicine

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Mar 28: NCompass Live: Providing Access to the Good Life for the Disabled (Nebraska Library Commission)

CHILDREN & TEENS
Mar 8: Teen Growth & Development (YALSA)
Mar 28: Robotics, Maker Spaces, and Mixed Reality, Oh, My! (School Library Journal)
 
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Mar 2: Feminist Reads, a Penguin Reading list for readers grades K-12! (Booklist)
Mar 6: Spring YA Announcements, 2018 (Booklist)
Mar 13: Current in Comics: Upcoming Graphic Novels for Your Library (Booklist)
Mar 21: LGBTQAI+ Books to Share, Conversations to Have (Association for Library Services to Children)
Mar 22: The Newest Graphic Novels: What's Hot for Spring (School Library Journal)

COMMUNICATION
Mar 1: 6 Reasons Why Infographics Matter (IdealWare)
Mar 7: Facilitating Constructive Contributions: Dealing with Difficult Behaviors; Helping People Share from a Better Place (Infopeople)
Mar 8: Handling Negative Feedback Online: Strategies for your Library (Infopeople)
Mar 29: Intergenerational Programs at the Library: Connecting Generations for Healthy Communities (WebJunction)
 
DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Mar 8: Library 2.018: Design Thinking: How Librarians Are Incorporating It Into Their Practice (Library 2.0/SJSU)
Mar 19: Active Shooters and Armed Assailants: Responses and Realistic Tools (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Mar 29: Teaching Privacy in Libraries: strategies and tools (Infopeole)
 
FUNDRAISING
Mar 2: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (Lyrasis)
Mar 7: Introduction to Proposal Writing (GrantSpace)
Mar 13: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants (Lyrasis)
Mar 14: Visualizing Funding for Libraries: You've Gathered the Data, Now What? (WebJunction)
Mar 15: Get a Grip on Grants: From Searching to Spending (Library Journal) 
Mar 26: Securing Grant Funding for Your STEAM and Coding Programs (edWeb)

LEGAL
Mar 1: Who owns culture? An introduction to copyright for undergraduate students (ALA District Dispatch)
 
LIBRARY SPACES
Mar 15: How to Create Safe and Active Learning Environments (Demco)
Mar 28: Robotics, Maker Spaces, and Mixed Reality, Oh, My! (School Library Journal)
Mar 28: NCompass Live: Providing Access to the Good Life for the Disabled (Nebraska Library Commission)
  
PROGRAMMING
Mar 7: Let's Move in Libraries (Let's Move in Libraries)
Mar 14: Growing Your Library's Role: Creating a Community Garden with Impact (Programming Librarian)
Mar 29: Intergenerational Programs at the Library: Connecting Generations for Healthy Communities (WebJunction)

READER'S ADVISORY
Mar 2: Feminist Reads, a Penguin Reading list for readers grades K-12! (Booklist)
Mar 6: Spring YA Announcements, 2018 (Booklist)
Mar 13: Current in Comics: Upcoming Graphic Novels for Your Library (Booklist)
Mar 21: LGBTQAI+ Books to Share, Conversations to Have (Association for Library Services to Children)
Mar 22: The Newest Graphic Novels: What's Hot for Spring (School Library Journal)

REFERENCE
Mar 9: Relevant, Relatable Reference Services in Your Library (Booklist)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Mar 7: AASL Standards and Advocacy Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly (American Association of School Librarians)
Mar 20: Your State Association Supporting AASL Standards for Your Local Context (American Association of School Librarians)

TECHNOLOGY
Mar 13: Increase Library Hours & Access with open+ (Library Journal)
Mar 22: Robots: Our New Helpers or Our New Overlords? (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Mar 12: Mental Health Awareness and the Library Profession (American Libraries Live)
Mar 14: Reduce the Anxiety: A Roadmap to Planning a Stress-Free Library Staff Development Day (Georgia Public Library Service)
Mar 19: Active Shooters and Armed Assailants: Responses and Realistic Tools (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Mar 29: Teaching Privacy in Libraries: strategies and tools (Infopeole)


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