In this webinar, we discuss how to identify the pitfalls of dysfunctional teams and how to avoid those to create a communicative, motivated team. This training will touch on pitfalls that many teams fall prey to and how to avoid those as team leaders and team members. No matter the role you play in your…
Description: This workshop focuses on the importance of psychological safety in fostering effective teamwork and creating a culture of care. Participants will learn strategies to build trust, encourage open communication, and support each other's well-being, leading to enhanced collaboration and performance. Learning Outcomes: *Define psychological safety and its impact on team dynamics and performance *Identify…
The aim of the webinar is to leave participants with an understanding of how diverse documents can solve the puzzle of identifying an Underground Railroad story.
Description: The aim of the webinar is to leave participants with an understanding of how diverse documents can solve the puzzle of identifying an Underground Railroad story. Participants will learn: *The Difference between the Underground Railroad and the Freedom Journey *How the search can begin with a primary or secondary source *Examples of facilities preserving…
In this webinar, the newly-launched digital collection, “Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews,” will be introduced by Patrick Raftery, Project Manager, and Monica Genuardi, Project Archivist. They were responsible for digitizing, transcribing and annotating the collection, which consists of over 400 hand-written, firsthand accounts of the Revolutionary War years in…
Join us for conversation with fellow librarians and library workers to share your workplace concerns. All are welcome.
Learned helplessness can quietly derail student success—it’s the phenomenon where students feel that no matter what they do, they’ll fail, and as a result, they stop trying. In the classroom, this often manifests as students who refuse help, give up easily, or lack motivation. This webinar shines a light on learned helplessness in education and…
Join LILRC as we welcome Linda Johnson of Chocology for an in person learning experience. Linda Johnson brings the world of fine chocolate to life through hands-on, sensory-rich programs that are as educational as they are delicious. Designed for all ages, her library experiences blend storytelling, science, culture, and chocolate tasting into one unforgettable event. …
Books are one of the most ubiquitous, accessible, and powerful resources available to support children’s mental wellbeing. In this session, we will share information and strategies from our edited volume Using Literature to Support Children’s Mental Health, which explores the intersections and interplay between mental health topics and picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels targeted at…
Webinar Description: As people become more experienced, workplace safety walkarounds and evaluations can become worse -- people have seen the same workplace so often that they don’t “see” it anymore. They can overlook hazards and risks because of their familiarity. One way to overcome this problem is to use tools that are structured, yet creative…