by Jamie Matczak | Dec 7, 2020 | Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
There continues to be amazing continuing education on inclusive subjects! A lengthy list is below, including some new classes that start next year. After that, I’ve listed a month and a half of upcoming diverse holidays to help plan displays, storytimes, or...
by Jamie Matczak | Sep 25, 2020 | Inclusive Services
Ryan Dowd’s Next Homelessness Webinar Dementia and Alzheimer’s: Compassionately and effectively working with people with dementia Some of the issues covered: What is the science behind dementia? How can you compassionately work with someone who is agitated or...
by Jamie Matczak | Jul 31, 2020 | Inclusive Services
Libraries Respond: Protecting and Supporting Transgender Staff and Patrons ALA’s ODLOS has created a new resource to help library workers ensure that their space is safe and welcoming to trans patrons and staff. This resource includes suggestions related to...
by Jamie Matczak | Jun 25, 2020 | Inclusive Services
Free virtual Advancing Racial Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium From the Denver Public Library: a virtual three-day “Advancing Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium” on July 8th-10th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST. The symposium will be...
by Jamie Matczak | Jul 2, 2019 | Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
Here is a smorgasbord of inclusive services items for you to read at your leisure: The annual Wisconsin American Indian Studies Summer Institute will take place July 29 – August 2, 2019, in Black River Falls, WI. This is an active, highly participatory,...
by Jamie Matczak | May 28, 2019 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
IDEA Team update The IDEA Team met on May 23 and discussed possible CE opportunities for our libraries in 2020 including: the inclusive services toolkit presentation, collection development and weeding, mental health first aid workshop, ACEs (Adverse Childhood...