Registration is still open for this CE event.  Six scholarships from Cornerstones of Science are still available.  The scholarships cover the registration cost to attend. To receive a scholarship, you must commit to facilitating a climate change dialog in your library by December 31, 2018.  Registrations will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.  Complete this form to apply for a scholarship: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cosclimatechange 

This interactive workshop is being presented by Madeleine Charney, a 2017 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. Madeleine  is the Sustainability Studies Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. She helped launch Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Crisis, a collaborative, campus-wide project that facilitates contemplative experiences in which to explore this global threat. She is co-founder of SustainRT: Libraries Fostering Resilient Communities, the newest round table under ALA. She is a Master Gardener, certified in Permaculture Design, and helped start up her local chapter of Mothers Out Front: Mobilizing for a Liveable Climate. 

You will be guided through the creation of a "Climate Change Communications Toolbox" to facilitate dialogue and host "Climate Change Conversations" within your library community. 
You will:
* Learn how to create and host "Climate Change Conversations" at your library.
* Share ideas for archiving and exhibiting artifacts created in workshops.
* Brainstorm ideas for building community partnerships.
* Learn why resilience and social capital are critical for communities to thrive and endure, and how libraries can help communities build both.
* Experience mindfulness exercises as a tool for "re-wiring" the brain to stabilize the nervous system.
* Explore your own thoughts and feelings about climate change through storytelling and reflective writing.

To register for the workshop, visit http://root.evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=4492 

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