Library Management

AMMRT is a free, informal discussion group that meets at 9:30am on the third Friday of alternating months. This round table discussion is open to all middle managers (not just ATLAS libraries), but meetings will be located at libraries in the South Suburbs, where there are currently fewer...

Reaching Forward South (RFS) is an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois. With a commitment to providing quality training and information, Reaching Forward South strives to be the premier professional development opportunity in the...

In this interactive webinar, participants will explore the realm of library data privacy through the data lifecycle, from the what, where, when, and why of data collection to the logistics of data storage and access, to (somewhat unorthodox) ways of deleting data. Each stage will investigate...

A team is greater than the sum of its parts! In this session, designed for library leaders, participants will learn their role in building high performance teams and maximizing the team's performance. Topics include identifying individual contributors' strengths, building trust among team members...

A team is greater than the sum of its parts! In this session, designed for library leaders, participants will learn their role in building high performance teams and maximizing the team's performance. Topics include identifying individual contributors' strengths, building trust among team members...

Are you worried that your important numbers are hidden inside a Dusty Shelf Report? In this webinar, we'll focus on practical techniques for getting your data out of lengthy reports and into real-world conversations. You'll see examples of the 30-3-1 Approach to Reporting from organizations like...

Is your data sitting around in spreadsheets, dusty, unused, and forgotten about? Your data deserves to be out in the world: utilized, actionable, talked about. Visualizing data through charts, tables, and diagrams helps you deliver bite-sized information that viewers can understand at a glance and...

Ever feel like you're swimming upstream in data? Need to make sense of spreadsheets, but not sure where to start? Have a gut feeling that you're not getting the most out of spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, or Google Sheets? We'll focus on must-have techniques (like pivot...

This confidence-building course presents simple statistical techniques in everyday language for doing calculations useful in library settings. The course will describe the purpose of simple statistical functions, and demonstrate how to apply these easily to survey or other data. Participants will...

In and around DeKalb county area, mostly Directors of small to medium-sized libraries meet to discuss issues of interest. Event Coordinator: Nancy Ashbrook Email: nashbrook@ellajohnsonlibrary.org Phone: 847-683-4490 Location: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District's Community Room. Library...