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GSLIS Continuing and Professional Education, May - July, 2012

Building a Productive Team
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED

Thursday, May 31 2012 from 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Six CPDU credits are available.

The ability to work as a team is vital for the health of any organization. In this workshop, participants will learn how to conduct more productive meetings, ways to help team members fulfill their team roles and responsibilities, and approaches for handing team conflict. 

Facilitator: Diane Decker has more than 15 years experience facilitating training, and is certified as a Professional Facilitator. She is co-author of First Job Survival Guide: How to Thrive and Advance in Your New Career and Serving the Public: A Curriculum for Court Employees. Cost: $130 – includes lunch.

Gail Borden Public Library
270 North Grove
Elgin, IL 60120

Planning to Plan - the Trustees' Role

Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Registration will open shortly - please check back soon!
Send a team of trustees and top library management for this day-long workshop to learn effective strategies and approaches to collaborative planning. At day’s end, your team will come away with clear next steps for helping your library derive a plan to greet the future confidently and with excitement.
Workshop content will include:
  • Understanding key forces impacting all libraries in 2012
  • Identifying what is working in your library using the Appreciative Inquiry Process
  • Reviewing examples of the strategies employed by successful, adaptive and innovative libraries
  • Introduction of a Sunset Service Checklist as a tool for finding new ways to think about library services and processes
  • How to implement your strategic direction priorities—and much more!
Presented by: Sharon and Dan Wiseman, who between them have more than 75 years of experience in organizational development. Clients include five state libraries, six university libraries, 50 libraries in seven states and ten library systems; they are also adjunct professors at GSLIS. Cost: $130 – includes lunch.


Springer Suites
Rebecca Crown Library
Dominican University
7900 W. Division St.
River Forest, IL  60305

Butler Book Discussion

Join Thom Barthelmess, Butler Center Curator, and fellow children’s book enthusiasts on the third Thursday of each month for lively book discussions, socializing, and snacks. Meetings will begin in February. Visit the Butler Center at http://www.dom.edu/butler for a reading list and details.
 
For more information visit www.dom.edu/butler or contact Thom Barthelmess at 708-524-6861 or tbarthelmess@dom.edu.