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Check out what's coming up at the Education Institute:
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LIBRARY ETHNOGRAPHY: DESIGNING SPACES AND SERVICES PEOPLE REALLY WANT
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Lily Yuxi Ren
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Tuesday, January 17 | 12 - 1PM
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Based on the success of anthropological and ethnographic methods used to examine information retrieval behaviors, library staff can implement similar methods to
guide the efforts of libraries in improving its facilities and services, reference outreach, and web presence. Using ethnographic case studies, participants will learn about the various ways ethnographies can inspire innovative and forward thinking in designing
library programs and services. Understanding information seeking behaviors of library patrons will determine the need of particular communities and groups, and what they really want their libraries to provide. This will enable librarians to design library
spaces and develop new ways to facilitate and mediate the sharing of information in their communities. A significant development in library and information science research, this workshop will draw on the applications of ethnographic methods to capture comprehensive
information about information behavior to improve programs and services in academic, private, and public libraries.
This session is part of the Bright Young Minds webinar series.
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BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE STEM LEARNING AND OUTREACH
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Monika Conduit, Stephanie Gauthier, Mark Applebaum
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Thursday, January 19 | 1 - 2PM
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Hear how East Gwillimbury added an online component to STEM programs to compliment and augment existing Maker/hands-on STEM in-library learning. Integrating online resources into programming
engaged children, and in turn resulted in parental engagement and extended STEM learning outside library hours. Demand for STEM programming increased, staff engagement with new technology increased, and the library emerged as the technology-learning place
in the community.
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EVENT HYPE: PROGRAM PREVIEWS FOR TARGETED TEEN OUTREACH
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Brooke Windsor
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Tuesday, January 24 | 2 - 3PM
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Help increase your teen program participation through Event Hype! With targeted outreach at local secondary schools, this public library service acts as a way to show teens what a particular
event has to offer. Previews of activities, games, and general fun that will be part of a public library event help to increase excitement while reaching a wider teen audience on school turf. Public librarians can get larger program participation numbers (especially
from infrequent library visitors) while school teacher librarians are able to receive a no-work pop-up program for their students during free periods.
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PEEKING UNDER THE HOOD: UNDERSTANDING, ASSESSING AND IMPROVING YOUR LIBRARY'S WEBSITE
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Andy Hickner, Susanna Galbraith
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Thursday, January 26 | 2 - 3PM
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This course will provide library staff and administrators with an understanding of the fundamentals of managing a website and of web analytics. In doing so, they
will be empowered to take a more active role with their website and their technical partners.
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