Please excuse the cross posting.

November may be a short month, but it's full of learning opportunities.

MAINE EVENTS
Nov 5:  Fall Council HR During COVID
Nov 11: Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education with Gale Literature Resources
Nov 13: Youth Services Chat
Nov 18: Sharing Visions: 2020 New England Resource Sharing Conference
Nov 18: Reach More Users with Gale Accessibility Tools

FREE VIRTUAL CONFERENCES
Nov. 5: LibraryCon Live! 2020 Library Journal and School Library Journal. Join Library Journal and School Library Journal for our fourth annual LibraryCon Live! We're excited to offer a day-long celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters, featuring the creators behind mind-bending speculative fiction, innovative comics, and fan-favorite graphic novels. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.libraryjournal.com/?event=librarycon-2020

Nov 9-10: Virtual DLF Forum The DLF Forum welcomes digital library, archives, and museum practitioners from member institutions and beyond-for whom it serves as a meeting place, marketplace, and congress. Registration deadline is Nov 1. To register, visit: https://www.conftool.pro/dlf2020/

Nov 12. Digital Preservation Conference Digital Preservation (DigiPres) is the annual conference for the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). To register, visit: https://ndsa.org//conference/<https://ndsa.org/conference/>

Nov 19: Leading Big in Small Spaces: Free Online Conference for Small Libraries For more information and to register, visit: http://bit.ly/leadingbig

ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Nov 4: Tech Planning and Budgeting (IdealWare)

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Nov 18: ADA Compliance Wins for Digital Library Spaces (InfoPeople)
CHILDREN & TEENS
Nov 10: Winter Young Reader Announcements (Booklist)
Nov 12: Building Literacy in Every Library: How to Develop Fun Programs that Support Reading for School Age Children Pt 2 - Making Connections: How Does Background Knowledge Contribute to Comprehension? (Association for Library Service to Children)
Nov 15: Programs Aplenty: Virtual Edition! (American Association of School Librarians)
Nov 17: Smart Scheduling and Planning in Youth Services Part 1: Managing Your Own Schedule (Association for Library Service to Children)
Nov 19: Building Literacy in Every Library: How to Develop Fun Programs that Support Reading for School Age Children Pt 3 - Curious Readers: Celebrating the Joy of Reading (Association for Library Service to Children)
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Nov 3: Reading Graphic (Booklist)
Nov 5: Behind the Book Author Takeover with Mariama J. Lockington (Follett)
Nov 10: Behind the Book Author Takeover STUDENT EDITION with Stuart Gibbs (Follett)
Nov 10: Winter Young Reader Announcements (Booklist)
Nov 13: HarperCollins Winter 2021 Book Preview (Booklist)

COMMUNICATION
Nov 16: Level Up: Increased Community Engagement Through Moves Management (Fast Forward Libraries)
Nov 18: I Need a Grant Now! Implementing a Grant Readiness Approach (Nonprofit Hub)
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Nov 19: Rural Health Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Nov 7:  150 Million New Technology-Oriented Jobs and the Skills Needed to Get Them (Public Library Association)
Nov 7: Future Ready Librarians Summits: Leading from the Library Through Uncertain Times (Future Ready Librarians)
Nov 10: The Accidental Facilities Manager (WebJunction)
Nov 18: Libraries Serving Older Adults During COVID: A facilitated conversation (Colorado State Library)
Nov 19: Who Are We Designing for and Why? Service Design Techniques for Responsive Libraries (WebJunction)
Nov 21: Future Ready Librarians Summits: Leading from the Library Through Uncertain Times (Future Ready Librarians)

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
Nov 3: Sorry... You Just Don't Fit Into Our Culture: unconscious bias in hiring decisions (Washington State Library)
Nov 5: Behind the Book Author Takeover with Mariama J. Lockington (Follett)
Nov 5: Outreach Outside the Box (InfoPeople)
Nov 11: Lifting Voices: From Cover to Cover: Crafting Identity in Graphic Novels (Mackin)
Nov 18: Libraries Serving Older Adults During COVID: A facilitated conversation (Colorado State Library)
Nov 18: ADA Compliance Wins for Digital Library Spaces (InfoPeople)
Nov 18: Providing Library Senior Services in a COVID-19 World (Public Library Association)

FUNDRAISING
Nov 18: I Need a Grant Now! Implementing a Grant Readiness Approach (Nonprofit Hub)

LIBRARY SPACES
Nov 10: The Accidental Facilities Manager (WebJunction)
MANAGEMENT
Nov 3: Sorry... You Just Don't Fit Into Our Culture: unconscious bias in hiring decisions (Washington State Library)
Nov 7: Future Ready Librarians Summits: Leading from the Library Through Uncertain Times (Future Ready Librarians)
Nov 10: The Accidental Facilities Manager (WebJunction)
Nov 17: Smart Scheduling and Planning in Youth Services Part 1: Managing Your Own Schedule (Association for Library Service to Children)
Nov 19: Who Are We Designing for and Why? Service Design Techniques for Responsive Libraries (WebJunction)
OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Nov 10: Out Doing Outreach (Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services)
Nov 10: Libraries Build Healthy Communities: Going Virtual @ Brooklyn Public Library (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Nov 16: Level Up: Increased Community Engagement Through Moves Management (Fast Forward Libraries)

PROGRAMMING
Nov 10: Libraries Build Healthy Communities: Going Virtual @ Brooklyn Public Library (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Nov 11: Lifting Voices: From Cover to Cover: Crafting Identity in Graphic Novels (Mackin)
Nov 19: Rural Health Resources (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

READERS' ADVISORY
Nov 3: Reading Graphic (Booklist)
Nov 10: Behind the Book Author Takeover STUDENT EDITION with Stuart Gibbs (Follett)
Nov 10: Winter Young Reader Announcements (Booklist)
Nov 13: HarperCollins Winter 2021 Book Preview (Booklist)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Nov 3: Reading Graphic (Booklist)
Nov 10: Winter Young Reader Announcements (Booklist)
Nov 11: Behind the Book Author Takeover with Tony DiTerlizzi (Follett)
Nov 12: Building Literacy in Every Library: How to Develop Fun Programs that Support Reading for School Age Children Pt 2 - Making Connections: How Does Background Knowledge Contribute to Comprehension? (Association for Library Service to Children)
Nov 13: HarperCollins Winter 2021 Book Preview (Booklist)
Nov 15: Programs Aplenty: Virtual Edition! (American Association of School Librarians)
Nov 16: Your State School Librarian Association Matters: A Conversation about Cultivating, Engaging, and Retaining Members (American Association of School Librarians)
Nov 18:  AASL Town Hall: Leading Learning (American Association of School Librarians)
Nov 19: Building Literacy in Every Library: How to Develop Fun Programs that Support Reading for School Age Children Pt 3 - Curious Readers: Celebrating the Joy of Reading (Association for Library Service to Children)
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Nov 18: Providing Library Senior Services in a COVID-19 World (Public Library Association)




Stephanie Zurinski,
CE Coordinator | Data and Evaluation Specialist
Maine State Library
230 State Street
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333
207-287-5632