The Library Management Division

Events and Programs

Leaders, recharge!

Thursday, October 27, 2011 10 AM - 4:15 PM

Carroll County Public Library Headquarters 1100 Green Valley Road, New Windsor, MD 21776

MLA members $75    Non-members $112.50    Students $63.75

Leaders, recharge! is a day-long workshop featuring an array of speakers. Rayna Schroeder (Joy of Life Coaching) will lead a morning session on emotional intelligence entitled So that's why they're like that. Participants will then have an opportunity to select two afternoon breakout sessions that are most meaningful to their particular needs. This year's breakout topics are:

• Moving the message: tips for talking to the media
  (Elizabeth Cromwell, Manager, Corporate and Community Partnerships, Frederick County Public Libraries)
  
  
• Creative problem solving with Thinkertoys
  (Patty Sundberg, Mt. Airy Branch Manager, Carroll County Public Library)
  
  
• Choosing a path: approaches to strategic planning
  (Dolores Maminski, Associate Director, Frederick County Public Libraries and James Kelly, Assistant Director for Public Services, Carroll County Public Library)

With a focus on real-life best practices, Leaders, recharge! helps the formal, informal or aspiring leader refresh their skills and find balance.

Recommended for all -- frontline staff, mid-level managers, Administrators. Lunch will be provided.

This program has been approved for 4.75 contact hours of continuing education.

Registration deadline: October 21st

Shift into Overdrive with e-Readers

Monday, April 4th 1:30 - 4:00 PM
Perry Hall Library (Baltimore County Public Library)

Do you secretly, silently, dread questions about e-Readers? Well, fear no more! In this informative and interactive session, you'll get Digital Rights Management (DRM) in a nutshell, learn the ins and outs of Overdrive and even have hands-on time with some of the most popular e-Reading devices. Join Carroll County Public Library branch managers Christina Kuntz, Patty Sundberg, and Bryan Hissong for a lively talk about the hottest trend in publishing.

This program is worth 2.5 contact hours of continuing education

If you missed our Fall 2009 program Transition Into Management, you can view the presentation about managing former co-workers and the notes from the full program.

Last updated 06 October 2011.