2012/2013 Planned Training Calendar
This page presents Infopeople's planned training for the 2012/2013 grant year. Please note: this list is subject to change. To stay current with new offerings as they are added, you can subscribe to the IFPTraining list or subscribe to our training feed.
See this page for more information about ALA's LSSC program .
October 2012
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | What's New in...Storytimes (Oct 3) | Penny Peck | What's New In.../Programming |
| Personal Gadgets and the Library (Oct 9) | Jason Griffey | Technology | |
| Telling Your Story: Five Secrets of Career Growth and Advancement (Oct 23) | Deb Hunt & David Grossman | Career Paths | |
| Online Courses | Developing Online Tutorials (starts Oct 16) | Dawne Tortorella | Technology |
| Weeding for Your Library's Health: Online (starts Oct 23) | Francisca Goldsmith |
November 2012
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | Transforming Traditional Library Services: Text a Librarian – Ideas for Best Practices (Nov 15) | Lori Bell & Tom Peters | Technology |
| Introduction to Infographics (Nov 14) | Dawne Tortorella | Marketing/Technology | |
| Family Law Resources (Nov 7) | Deirdre Benedict | ||
| Online Courses | Rethinking Reference Collections (starts Nov 6) | Dave Tyckoson | Reference |
| Teen Services Fundamentals (starts Nov 13) | Sarah Flowers | LSSC/Youth Services |
December 2012
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | Graphic Design for Library Staff (Dec 12) | Stanley Strauss | Marketing |
| Online Courses | CORE Reference Fundamentals (starts Dec 4) | Francisca Goldsmith | LSSC/Reference |
January 2013
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | Transforming Traditional Library Services: QR codes (Jan 17) | Lori Bell & Tom Peters | Technology |
| Keeping Your Library Safe | Warren Graham | Management | |
| Online Courses | Basic Cataloging and Classification (starts Jan 8) | Xiaoli Li | LSSC/Cataloging |
| Teens Go Green (starts Jan 22) | Valerie Colston | Youth Services | |
| E-books: Practical Help for Patrons (starts Jan 29) | Dawne Tortorella & Debbie Baaske | Technology |
February 2013
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | What's New in...IT Trends | TBD | What's New In.../Technology |
| Instant Recess | Melissa McCollum | Youth Services | |
| What Your Library Tech Wants you to Know (Feb 13) | Laura Solomon | Technology | |
| Online Courses | Simply Irresistible: Storytimes for newborns to 2 years (starts Feb 5) | Colleen Willis | Children's Services |
| Evaluating Library Services (starts Feb 5) | Sarah Flowers | Management | |
| Communication Is More Than Words (starts Feb 12) | Cheryl Gould | LSSC/Communication |
March 2013
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | Transforming Traditional Library Services: Mobile website design | Lori Bell & Tom Peters | Technology |
| How to Fail at Social Media (and How to Get it Right) | Laura Solomon | Social Media/Technology | |
| Using Census Data as a Health Resource | Kelli Ham | E-Health | |
| Online Courses | Children and Tween Programming (starts Mar 5) | Penny Peck | Youth Services |
| Creating Great User Experiences: Taking Libraries Beyond Customer Service (starts Mar 12) | Aaron Schmidt | Customer Service |
April 2013
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | What's New...in Children's Literature (Apr 11) | Penny Peck | What's New In.../Youth Services |
| What's New in...Young Adult Literature (Apr 16) | Michael Cart | What's New In.../Youth Services | |
| People are Talking about You, But Do You Know What They're Saying? (Apr 24) | Laura Solomon | Social Media | |
| Online Courses | Reel in Readers (starts Apr 2) | Beth Gallaway | Youth Services |
| Using Technology for Time Management (starts Apr 30) | Brenda Hough | Technology | |
| Retailing and Wayfinding | TBD | Marketing | |
| Sticky Search Techniques | TBD | Reference |
May 2013
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | Planning an Adult Program on a Budget: Creative Library Program Solutions | Dana Vinke | Programming |
| Help! I'm not a Social Worker | Leah Esguerra | Customer Service | |
| New Copyright Tools and Best Practices Copyright Law Update | TBD | ||
| Handling Challenging Situations with Mentally Ill and Homeless Library Users | Kathleen Lee and Karen Strauss | Customer Service | |
| Online Courses | Customer Service Challenges (starts May 7) | Mary Ross | Customer Service |
| Developing an Online Employee Policies & Procedure Manual (starts May 7) | Dawne Tortorella | Management/Technology | |
| CORE Reference Fundamentals (starts May 14) | Francisca Goldsmith | LSSC/Reference |
June 2013
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Webinars | Collections: Making the Best Choices on a Budget | Jennifer Baker and Anthony Halstead | Collection Management |
| Incorporating Social Interaction and Community into Your Website | Nathan Hill | Social Media | |
| Online Courses | All Work Is Team Work (starts Jun 11) | Cheryl Gould | Management |
| Reader's Advisory for Children/Tweens and Teens (starts Jun 25) | Penny Peck | Reader's Advisory/Youth Services |
Ongoing
| Format | Title | Instructor | Track |
| Online Courses | CORE 2: Subject Area Mini-courses (self-paced, starts every Tuesday) | Francisca Goldsmith | Reference |
| Health and Wellness Competencies (self-paced, starts every Tuesday) | Francisca Goldsmith | Reference/Consumer Health |
Last updated Oct 22, 2012