Due to COVID-19, SEFLIN staff are working from home and available by email
Happy New Year!
Please join the Board of Directors in welcoming Brock Peoples (peoples@seflin.org) as SEFLIN’s next Executive Director. Brock joins us from the Sarasota County Library System where he directed the Selby Public Library since 2016. Prior to his tenure at Selby, Brock held library leadership positions in his home state of Illinois. In each of these positions, he consistently demonstrated collaborative innovative leadership as well as a commitment to his community. Brock’s appointment is effective Monday, January 11th. The Board and the SEFLIN staff are very excited to start our new year with Brock!
Due to a high demand SEFLIN is happy to offer Ryan Dowd’s eCourse “Practical Tips for Challenging Homeless Patrons“ for SEFLIN member libraries. Please send an email to Irina Galilovaif you would like to register for this course.
Social Work in Libraries
FIU School of Social Work partners with SEFLIN and the Miami-Dade Public Library System to provide help to those who need it most.
Re-Discover the Florida Digital Newspaper Library!
This one hour presentation will feature sections on: an overview of the process and need for converting microfilm to digital; a history and survey of newly added papers from your region and across the state, 1870-1927; a tutorial on how to access these materials: searching, viewing results, saving images; and a question and answer session. Presenters: April Hines , Fletcher Durant, and Chelsea Dinsmore Register
Power to the Introverts – and Extroverts!
Some informal studies show that as many as 70% of those working in the library field are introverts. That’s not really surprising, is it? Introverts tend to like quiet – and although it’s true that libraries aren’t quite as quiet as they once were, many are still more quiet than other workplaces. There are many myths surrounding the idea of being an introvert. This 90-minute webinar is intended to help you really understand introverts and extroverts, as well as appreciate all the positive attributes they bring to your work environment. Presenter: Linda Bruno Register
Digital Citizenship in Today’s Libraries
We will define what it means to be a digital citizen, followed by deep dives into the nine elements of digital citizenship. Throughout the discussion we will identify services and programming opportunities that libraries of all types can provide to help promote digital citizenship in their communities. Presenter: Jodie Borgerding Register
