Please excuse the cross posting.  Here's the list of webinars coming up in May.  For more information and to register, visit the statewide CE calendar at https://maine-msl.libcal.com/calendar?cid=10791

Maine Specific Events
May13: Gale Support Roundtable for Digital Maine Library
May 14: Region 1 Library Check-in

ADVOCACY
May 7: How Foundations and Friends Can Support Their Libraries During COVID-19 (United for Libraries)

ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
May 5: Data for Decision Making (Infopeople)
May 6: Using Social Media Listening to Adapt Your Library for COVID-19 (Public Library Association)
May 13: The Six-Week [Assessment] Project: How to Get from Ideas to Results in a Hurry (Georgia Library Association)
May 13: Maximizing and Measuring Virtual Programs (Public Library Association)
May 26: Why Futurists Can't Predict the Future, And How You Can (Pattern Research, Inc.)

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
May 6: Little Hands Signing Professional Development Storytime: Feelings Signs (Montana State Library)

CHILDREN & TEENS
May 5: The One and Only Bob Book Launch (School Library Journal)
May 7: Honoring Infancy: Libraries Welcoming Babies (Association for Library Service to Children)
May 12: Our World: Global Citizenship in Kid Lit (Booklist)
May 19: Honoring Infancy: Beyond Baby Storytime (Association for Library Service to Children)
May 20: Reading for Justice: A Database for YA & Youth Literature (Nebraska Library Commission)

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
May 4: New Middle-Grade Series (Booklist)
May 6: Fire Protection Strategies for Collections & Museums (Connecting to Collections Care)
May 6: Better Sharing Through Metadata: Good Practices for Better Discovery (Infopeople)
May 7: Level Up: Prep Your Literacy Toolkit (Library Journal)
COMMUNICATION
May 1: Making Difficult Conversations Easy (Effectiveness Institute)
May 6: Little Hands Signing Professional Development Storytime: Feelings Signs (Montana State Library)
May 28: Online Tools for Content Creation and Virtual Meetings (Mid-America Library Alliance)
DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
May 7: Trauma-Informed Libraries: ACE's and Protective Factors (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
May 7: Level Up: Prep Your Literacy Toolkit (Library Journal)
May 12: COVID-19: Safety Tips for Reopening Your Library (Demco)
May 12: Trauma-Informed Libraries: Building Positive Experiences (Idaho Commission for Libraries)

FUNDRAISING
May 7: Create Connection and Raise Money Using Zoom for Virtual Fundraising Events (TechSoup)
MANAGEMENT
May 7: How Foundations and Friends Can Support Their Libraries During COVID-19 (United for Libraries)
May 12: COVID-19: Safety Tips for Reopening Your Library (Demco)

OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
May 7: Trauma-Informed Libraries: ACE's and Protective Factors (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
May 12: Trauma-Informed Libraries: Building Positive Experiences (Idaho Commission for Libraries)

PROGRAMMING
May 6: Little Hands Signing Professional Development Storytime: Feelings Signs (Montana State Library)
May 7: Honoring Infancy: Libraries Welcoming Babies (Association for Library Service to Children)
May 19: Honoring Infancy: Beyond Baby Storytime (Association for Library Service to Children)
May 21: Programming for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Why and How (Infopeople)
READERS' ADVISORY
May 4: New Middle-Grade Series (Booklist)
May 7: Level Up: Prep Your Literacy Toolkit (Library Journal)
May 12: Our World: Global Citizenship in Kid Lit (Booklist)
May 18: HarperCollins Adult Fall Faves! (Booklist)
May 20: Reading for Justice: A Database for YA & Youth Literature (Nebraska Library Commission)
REFERENCE
May 5: 3 Ways to Look at the Global Engineering Research Landscape (Library Journal)

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
May 5: The One and Only Bob Book Launch (School Library Journal)
May 13: Flipped Classrooms (and Other Online Learning Tools!) in a Flipped World (School Library Journal)
TECHNOLOGY
May 28: Online Tools for Content Creation and Virtual Meetings (Mid-America Library Alliance)
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
May 5: 3 Ways to Look at the Global Engineering Research Landscape (Library Journal)

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