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Best of Core Forum webinar: Beyond Late Fees
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
Description: When a library charges fees, denies service, or requires patrons to jump through hoops to gain access, who benefits? Certainly not the patrons that need library service the most. This presentation will discuss how one rural public library learned to take a hard look at what it really means to provide library service focused on empowering all community members. Institutional barriers can be difficult to take down and - for some - difficult to recognize.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of this webinar, the attendees will be able to:
- Recognize how library policies and procedures disenfranchise the populations that need library services the most.
- Question “this has always been the way” statements and the harm traditional practices cause.
- Take home real-life examples of mind-set changes and how to implement them within the boundaries of governing rules.
Who should attend?
Public librarians
Presenters:
Carrie Valdes has been the Director of the Grand County Public Library in Moab, UT since 2007 although she has worked for the library for over 22 years. She has a MLS from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor’s in Human Resources from Utah State University. She has lived in Utah all her life (except for a brief stint in Mexico) and is passionate about reducing barriers to library access for all community members.
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Registration fees for webinar: Core Member $57.67; ALA member: $71.10; Non-member $79.00
For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website:
https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=706
Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org.
*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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