Public Library Association - Virtual Conference (Group viewing at MLSC)

Public Library Association - Virtual Conference (Group viewing at MLSC)

This is a group viewing of the Public Library Association Virtual Conference. The group viewing will be taking place at the Middletown Library Service Center. 

From the PLA Virtual Conference Site: Schedule is subject to change.

Friday, March 23

Time Session
8:45–9:00 AM Introduction and Welcome
9:00–10:00 AM Millennials Take Over the Library
10:15–11:15 AM How to Adult: Teaching Life Skills to Teens
11:30 AM–12:30 PM Ditching Dewey: How to Make Searching Your Collection Engaging, Not Enraging
12:30–1:45 PM Lunch Break with Author Interview (1:00–1:30 PM):
Guest TBA, interviewed by Brendan Dowling
1:45–2:45 PM The Accidental Trainer: Teaching Technology in a Modern Public Library
3:00–4:00 PM Lost in the Library? Never Again with User Centered Design
4:00 PM Daily Wrap-up

Full virtual conference details at: http://www.placonference.org/virtual-conference/

Date:
Friday, March 23, 2018
Time:
8:45am - 4:00pm
Location:
Middletown Library Service Center, 786 South Main St., Middletown
Categories:
DLD Online Webinar

Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities

We want to provide what you need to participate!

If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.

You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.

Registration Eligibility

To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:

  • current library staff member
  • undergraduate or graduate library student
  • Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
  • retired or unemployed library staff

Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.

*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.

Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.

Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.

Inclement Weather Policy

For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:

If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.

For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.

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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.