E-Resources

• TumbleBooks: E-books and audiobooks for kids: Webinar presented by Rachela Naccarato for SOLS - Winter 2011 (pdf)
• Provincially Funded E-Resources: Recorded webinar presented by Beth Harding, E-Resources Consultant at SOLS - Winter 2011
• Provincially Funded E-Resources: PowerPoint Slides (pdf)
• Consumer Health Complete and Multilingual Health (EBSCO) Recorded webinar presented by Pamela Erickson - Winter 2011
• Readers' Advisory - Novelist and Novelist K-8 (EBSCO) Recorded webinar presented by Pamela Erickson - Winter 2011
• PebbleGo - Webinar presented by Brandon Wright - Spring 2011 (pptx)
• EBSCO Health Databases - Recorded webinar presented by Pamela Erikson -  Spring 2011
• Gale Cengage - Chilton - Webinar presented by Troy Anderson - Spring 2011
• Gale Cengage - Homework Help - Webinar presented by Troy Anderson - Spring 2011
• Transitioning to eBooks - Webinar presented by Kathy Williams and Dale Quaife - Fall 2011 (pdf)
• ebooks on EBSCOhost  (formerly NetLibrary) - Webinar presented by Joe Ceterski - Fall 2011 (pdf)

Facilities

• Library Design - Webinar presented by Architects: Gerry Shoalts, Paul Stevens and Andrew Frontini - Winter 2012
  • Gerry Shoalts - Shoalts and Zaback Architects - North Grenville (.pdf)
  • Andrew Frontini - Perkins + Wills Architects - Brooklin branch, Whitby (.pdf)
  • Paul Stevens - ZAS Architects - Beaty Branch, Milton (.pdf)
     
• Making the Case for Your Building Project - Presented by Robert Hubsher and Karen Watson- Spring 2010
  •     Part 1: Data Collection as the Foundation to Effective Leadership of a Building Project
     
• Designing Library Space for Children and Teens - presented by Nolan Lushington, Spring 2009
  • Libraries for Kids - Handout, 21 pages
    
  • Libraries for Kids- (.ppt)
    
• Library Redesign - Presented by Arlene Thompson and Tina Ranieri-D'Ovidio - Fall 2008
  This workshop was about re-thinking existing library space and trends in library design.
  • Site Visit Checklist
  • Library Checklist
  • Locations Improvements Strategy

   

Fundraising

• After the grant - Webinar presented by Rob Lavery - Spring 2011
  • After the grant (.pdf)
     
• E-Fundraising -  Presented by Rob Lavery - Spring 2010
  • Part 1: Starting the Donor Relationship Online (.ppt)
  • Part 2: Taking the Donor Relationship Online (.ppt)
  • E-fundraising Web links (.doc)
     

Library 2.0

• Library 2.0 - Opportunities by Peter Atkinson - Fall 2011 - This workshop explains Library 2.0 and that it is much broader than Youtube and Twitter. It has real applications for day-to-day public library service.
  • Library 2.0 (.pdf)

Municipal Cultural Planning

• SOLS workshop on Municipal Cultural Planning A Powerpoint Presentations from an October 28^th, 2008 workshop jointly offered by the Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership and SOLS. 

Municipal Relationships

• Understanding Local Government and Leveraging the Public Library (.pdf) - Andrew Sancton and Josh Morgan. Powerpoint presentation from October 2009. Presenters discuss how libraries fit into the overall structure of local government and examined communication between the library and municipal council.

OverDrive webinars

• OverDrive - Digital Library 101(.pdf) - Browse, Check Out and Download Audiobooks! Learn about the download service from OverDrive and become comfortable answering basic patron questions on using the OverDrive AudioBook Collection.
• OverDrive - Community Outreach (.pdf)- Learn creative techniques for introducing new patrons to your OverDrive download library. The presentation showcases promotional ideas from high circulating libraries.
• Patron Assistance (.pdf) - "Become an OverDrive Download Library Specialist " - This session will help you take your understanding of your OverDrive Download Service to the next level so you can share your knowledge through support and training.
• OverDrive Download Station  - OverDrive Download Station is software that enables a public Internet station to also serve as a self-service download kiosk.  Library users can then download OverDrive Audiobooks and Music to a portable player – inside the library.  This class helps prepare public service staff to demonstrate OverDrive Download Station and answer basic questions from users. 
• OverDrive Real Time Reports - This class showcases how to best track circulation, new users, site traffic, and popular titles using reports in Content Reserve. 

NetLibrary

• Using Audiobooks (NetLibrary) (.pdf) Slow to load - Topics include getting started, essential resources for assisting your users, how to search and view eAudiobooks, how to create an end-user account, how to download eAudiobooks, and how to transfer eAudiobooks to an MP3 player.
• Using Ebooks (NetLibrary)(.pdf) Slow to load - Topics include getting started, creating end-user accounts, searching for titles, copying and pasting text, printing pages, adding notes, saving titles to a favorites list, plus other features and functions. The session also reviews the essential resources available to help your users to access NetLibrary eBooks with ease.