Library of Michigan

Continuing Education Events for Library Staff

• Jun 24 Smile! First Amendment Audits and Public Libraries

  June 24, 2021 10:00am-11:30am
  "First Amendment Audits," where activists enter a public building and proceed to film and/or record images and sound within the building are starting to occur within public libraries. This session will discuss what can legally be recorded within a library, and what libraries can do if they are "audited."

• Jul 01 Emergency Connectivity Fund Application, Form 471 (ECF)

  July 1, 2021 11:00am-12:00pm
  We will walk through the ECF application in the E-Rate Productivity Center and a suggested timeline for certifying the form in the first Filing Window. Join Library of Michigan and E-Rate Central for this phase of the process to use E-rate and take advantage of the $7.1B Emergency Connectivity Fund.

• Jul 09 Engaging Equity Endeavors : Unshelving the Fear in your DEI Mission

  July 9, 2021 12:00pm-1:30pm
  How can you utilize the opportunity of DEI in every aspect of your library from the lobby to the boardroom. This webinar seeks to empower and educate on the importance of DEI work in every level of library involvement. Considering patrons, vendors, staff and the board of trustees.