“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Vikki Cervantes
Recorded Thursday, April 2nd, 2020.
To kick off the 2020 online edition of “My Leadership Journey”, we are starting with Vikki Cervantes, City Librarian of the Porterville Public Library. The entire library world was shocked and saddened by the tragic fire that took the lives of two firefighters and destroyed the historic community institution. We will talk to Vikki about the fire but also will talk about her interesting leadership journey, how she went from home town girl, born and raised in Porterville to being its City Librarian, her advice for leading in crisis, and how the community is moving forward from this tragedy. Please join us for what should be an interesting conversation with an outstanding library leader.
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“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Jayanti Addleman
Recorded Thursday, April 9th, 2020
A true warrior librarian, join Jayanti Addleman, Director of Library Services, Hayward Public Library in conversation talking about her leadership journey that has traversed far and wide throughout the state of California and beyond. (And yes, this webinar is indeed @ 7pm! Bring a glass of virtual wine since Jayanti generally does not like to drink alone…)
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Outcome Measures w/Cindy Mediavilla
Recorded Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Do you know what an outcome measure is (particularly as it relates to a grant)? Do you know the difference between an outcome and an output? Can you confidently write an outcome statement? What about evaluate one?If the answer to these questions is “not sure” or “maybe” or “no idea” then we have a webinar for you! Join Cindy Mediavilla in a one-hour webinar meeting where she will help to demystify the world of outcomes and outputs. Cindy has *literally* written the book on outcome measures for public libraries so if anyone can clearly explain the whole outcomes process, it is her! This webinar will be of particular interest (and benefit) for those of you who are looking to write grants or have signed up to be a part of the State Library’s grant monitoring program.
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“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Hillary Theyer
Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2020
Come and join Hillary Theyer, Director of Library Services of the Monterey County Free Libraries (and current President of the California Library Association) in conversation as we learn more about her unique leadership journey, her perspective on leading in crisis, what she has seen as the CLA President in library land of late that has impressed her, perhaps a little insight into what might happen at the 2020 CLA Conference and wherever else the conversation may go.
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“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Michelle Perera
Recorded Thursday, April 23, 2020
Come and join Michelle Perera, Library Director of the Pasadena Public Library (and past President of the California Library Association) in a virtual tea time conversation as we learn more about her unique leadership journey, what her staff in Pasadena have been doing during the COVID-19 outbreak, and her thought process in preparation for what things might look like when it comes a time to reopen our libraries. Bake your favorite scone and pour a cuppa, this one should be interesting!
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“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Patty Wong
Library Director, Santa Monica Public Library
Recorded Friday, April 24, 2020
Come and join Patty Wong, Library Director of the Santa Monica Public Library (and yes, recently elected President of the America Library Association!) to learn more about her unique leadership journey, share some of her wisdom on leading in crisis, advice for the next generation of library leaders, her vision for ALA and well, it’s Patty so you probably don’t want to miss this…
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My Leadership Journey w/ Patty Wong
“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Michael Lambert
Library Director, San Francisco Public Library
Recorded Tuesday, April 28, 2020
From sk8r to the Library Director of Library Journal’s 2019 “Library of the Year”, Michael Lambert has had a truly amazing leadership journey. Learn more about this journey (with the help of some great photos!), what the staff of SFPL is doing in the time COVID-19, Michael’s perspective on leading in crisis and much more.
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Unfortunately, the first 8 minutes of this webinar was not recorded.
“HR 101″ Part One of Two w/ Jenifer Shurson
Part One Recorded on April 29th, Part Two Recorded on May 6th
Recruiting. Reference checks. FMLA. Workers Comp. Protected classes. Progressive discipline. Personnel evaluations. Unions. These are just some of the topics that will be covered as part of “HR 101”, a two-part DLCL program. Program will be facilitated by Jenifer Shurson, an experienced HR professional with over 15 years of experience in the fields of Organization Development & Human Resource Management across government, private sector and non-profit agencies, with more than half of that time spent in the capacity of HR Generalist for the Berkeley Public Library.
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“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Derek Wolfgram
Director of Library Services, Redwood City Public Library
Recorded Thursday, April 30, 2020
Amazing library director. Animal lover. CLA Treasurer. Brew master extraordinaire. Just a few ways to try and (fail miserably) at labeling Derek Wolfgram. To learn more about Derek, his leadership journey, get his perspective on leadership in crisis, and hear more about what he and his staff in Redwood City have been doing in response to COVID-19, you are invited to drop in on what should prove to be an enlightening conversation. (And please note that this webinar started @ 5pm, just in time to have a virtual beer with Derek). You will find the beer conversation starts at 1:04 in the video.
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“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Migell Acosta
Director, San Diego County Library
Recorded Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Things I learned (and am still learning!) as a first-time library director. What it is like to follow in the footsteps of a library legend (in this case, Jose Aponte.) Coming from the tech/IT realm (as opposed the more traditional children’s or adult services career paths.) To learn even more about Migell Acosta, his leadership journey, get his perspective on leadership in crisis, and hear more about what he and his staff in San Diego County have been doing in response to COVID-19, you are invited to drop in on what should prove to be an enlightening conversation.
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My Leadership Journey w/ Migell Acosta
“My Leadership Journey” – 2020 Edition w/ Susan Broman
Assistant Director of Library Services, Los Angeles Public Library
Thursday, May 7 @ 12 noon
The art of being an effective “number two”. What it’s like having worked for LA County and now for LAPL. Her perspective on leadership in crisis. Fun facts. Plus her favorite places to eat in DTLA and much more! Join LAPL’s Assistant Library Director Susan Broman in conversation on Thursday, May 7th @ noon.
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My Leadership Journey w/ Susan Broman
Engaging in Constructive Conflict at Work w/Cheryl Gould
Recorded Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
Engaging in constructive conflict requires understanding the causes of conflict, then skillfully choosing the right state of mind, the right words, and the right time to have a constructive conversation. In this class you will learn what’s happening in people’s brains during a conflict and learn a new way to think about conflict. Attendees will come away with the tools and skills to engage in constructive conflict allowing both parties to leave a conversation satisfied.
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Engaging in Constructive Conflict at Work w/Cheryl Gould
“Library Budget 101” w/Robert Karatsu
Recorded Wednesday, May 27th, 2020
For the final Developing Leaders in California Libraries (DLCL) general webinar for 2020, Robert Karatsu will demystify library budgets. Topics like how the library budget sausage is made/negotiated, where the $$$ is coming from (and how it gets spent), tracking your spending, library “side hustles”, the things you can (and cannot do) if you are in charge in some aspect of your budget and more. RK will also spend some time talking about how the COVID-19 situation will more than likely affect your library’s budget.
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Library Budget 101 w/Robert Karatsu
DLCL Library Budget 101 PPT
2018-19 Library Statistics