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Peace, Valor, and Victory: Finding and Remembering North Carolina Veterans with Fold3

November 10, 2021, 10am - 11am
Finding and Remembering North Carolina Veterans with Fold3
Just in time for Veteran’s Day, join SLNC Government & Heritage Library staff for a virtual presentation on Fold3.

Equity vs. Equality: Creating Equitable Goals for my Work

November 3, 2021, 12:30pm - 2pm
Equity vs. Equality: Creating Equitable Goals for my Work with Dr. Tanisha Felder

In this 90-minute webinar, we will discuss how to look at our work through an equitable and equal lens.  At the conclusion of the webinar, you will have created equity goals for yourself and your work.



What you will learn in this training:

Cultural Sensitivity: Inclusive Communication

October 28, 2021, 11am - 12pm
Cultural Sensitivity: Inclusive Communication 
In this session, attendees will learn how to overcome the barriers and challenges to effective communication across cultures, genders, and styles. The session will provide tools to foster more effective communication across a diverse workforce and community. This training series will allow library staff to improve their cultural competency and communication skills when interacting with colleagues, library patrons, and the community at large.

Family History Starts Here: Using the State Library and State Archives in Your Research

October 28, 2021, 1pm - 2pm
Family History Starts Here: Using the State Library and State Archives in Your Research
Join representatives from the State Library and State Archives as they provide an overview of their collections, resources, and research services, and guide you on maximizing your research time onsite or online. Your family history research journey starts here!

Cultural Sensitivity: Avoiding Unconscious Bias

October 14, 2021, 11am - 12pm
Cultural Sensitivity Webinars with Dr. Denise Dennis

Cultural Sensitivity: Avoiding Unconscious Bias

In this session, we examine how implicit attitudes and perceptions result in subtle forms of bias. Attendees will develop an understanding of the impact of unconscious bias in the workplace. The session will include practical tools, strategies and frameworks they can apply to combat bias in the workplace.



This session will be recorded and available to view on SLNC Academy. 

Cultural Sensitivity: Fostering Respect in the Workplace

October 7, 2021, 11am - 12pm
Cultural Sensitivity: Fostering Respect in the Workplace
North Carolina library staff are invited to register for Cultural Sensitivity: Fostering Respect in the Workplace, https://slnc.info/CS1

Diversifying Librarianship in the 21st Century

September 24, 2021, 9am - 12pm
Dr Love C. Jones, Cultural Diversity expert,  will lead this virtual session for library staff to explore topics including managing cultural shifts, power and privilege, and matters of race in librarianship.

Understanding Racial Inequity: A Groundwater Approach Virtual Webinar

September 17, 2021, 9am - 12pm
Understanding Racial Inequity: A Groundwater Approach Virtual Webinar
Presented by the Racial Equity Institute
The State Library of North Carolina is excited to offer Racial Equity Institute’s Virtual Groundwater Approach Workshop on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, from 9 am – 12 pm. This virtual workshop is open to all library staff in North Carolina. Attendance is limited to the first 100 registrants, so register today at slnc.info/REI-GW.

Work Has Changed, How Do We Survive?

September 9, 2021, 10am - 12pm
Work Has Changed, How Do We Survive?
A Webinar for Library Managers with Cheryl Gould

In this workshop, we will discuss the what, the why, and the how, so that you can start (or keep) moving towards creating a flexible and nimble organization that moves from the old "command and control" management style to a new collaborative style--where managers act more as coaches and facilitators than as directors and critics, and where employees feel engaged and committed to the purpose of the library and feel empowered to get things done.

History's Mysteries: The Americas Before Europeans

November 17, 2021, 1pm - 2:30pm
Were the Cultures of Native Americans really without cities, science, religion, or innovation?

Join us for the latest installment of our History's Mysteries series as speaker Bill Stepien will help dispel misconceptions about the Americas before Europeans arrived.

Register for History's Mysteries: The Americas Before Europeans Arrived, https://slnc.info/HM11-17. 

The North Carolina Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (NCLBPH) hosts this online program.