Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM – 12 PM Location: Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101 If you had unlimited time, money, and power, what half-baked or wild idea would you want to make a reality at your library? Using the principles of the Design Thinking for Libraries toolkit, this … More Workshop Your Wild Idea
If you’re an information professional eager to get involved in the library world and create learning opportunities for other library professionals, consider joining the Recharge Committee! We’re looking for people who are creative, organized, and motivated to try new things. Recharge is committed to providing free continuing education opportunities that address new and emerging technologies, transcend department … More Join us!
Date: Friday, September 27, 2019 Time: 10 AM – 12 PM Location: Gail Borden Public Library District: Main Library – 270 N Grove Ave, Elgin, IL 60120 What does it take to be a powerful partner? Learn from the Gail Borden Public Library Community Engagement Team and their Community Partners on what it takes to make an impact in … More Partner Power: Tapping the Unlimited Power of Community Engagement
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193 Learning non-linear ways to road-map your career, this event will provide you the opportunity for meaningful professional connections. Participants will learn strategies to supplement their career, and will be inspired by our speaker’s stories … More Career Roadmap: Strategies to Chart a Path & Build Connections
Date: Friday, March 1, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077, Radmacher Room Join the Recharge Committee for a workshop on participatory culture in libraries. Participatory experiences put the user in charge of their learning and provide the opportunity for meaningful community connections. Learn strategies to facilitate and scale … More Creating a Culture of Contribution: A Fresh Look at Participatory Learning in Libraries
Date: Friday, September 21
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois 53, Lisle, IL 60532
Established in 1922 and envisioned to be a “great outdoor museum of trees.” Situated on over 1,700 acres on the banks of the DuPage River in Lisle, IL… … More Field Trip: Morton Arboretum
Date: Wednesday, May 23rd Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Libraries are increasingly asked to lead their communities in addressing political and other hot button topics. However, staff may feel at a loss for how to approach these less traditional programming topics. At this panel, presenters will … More Civic Engagement at the Library: Programs for the Political Climate
Date: Thursday, March 15th Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location: Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077 The maker movement has transformed learning in libraries, introducing maker education opportunities for underserved youth populations. But what are the best practices in facilitating making with youth and young adults? Dr. Shirin Vossoughi is an assistant professor of … More Equity in Making: A Framework for Embodied Learning and Educational Justice
Mark Aaron Polger is the First Year Outreach Librarian at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), and an Information Literacy Instructor at ASA College. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Marketing Libraries Journal, a new open source, peer-reviewed scholarly journal that is dedicated to research in library marketing and its components. … More Interview: Mark Aaron Polger, founder of Marketing Libraries Journal
Date: Friday, February 2nd Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location: Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 Schoenbeck Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090 Studies show that employee engagement correlates with increased productivity and service, job satisfaction and retention of top talent. How are libraries engaging their employees and cultivating supportive staff environments in ways that go … More Beyond Staff Day: Everyday employee engagement
