From the CE Team
New Intersections Series for Library Board Trustees and City Government Colleagues

Intersections: Where City and Library Meet is a three-part series, designed for library boards and cities, highlighting best practices for city governments and libraries to meet in the middle comparing policy and practice. Join us throughout the fall for sessions on Facilities, Budgets, and Personnel. We hope to help foster good communication and cooperation between city and library.

Register at the links below. A full description of each session is available on the Zoom registration page.

- Part 1: Facilities Thursday, Sept. 21 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

- Part 2: Budgets Thursday, Oct. 26 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

- Part 3: Personnel Thursday, Nov. 30 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Librarians: These sessions will be worth one CE credit each. Credit will be awarded upon completion of an evaluation following each session. We’re collecting registrations via Zoom instead of IA Learns in order to make it easier for our city colleagues to join us.

More Information & Registration

Learning Circuit

In-Person Learning Circuit: Productive Partnerships

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
6 locations around the state

Howdy, Partner! 2023 has been the year of “Productive Partnerships,” from the State Library of Iowa CE Team. The Learning Circuit this fall will give us one more chance to think about who our libraries might partner with as we serve our communities. 

Find out more on the Learning Circuit webpage, or register at the link below:

Register for the Learning Circuit

Follow-Up Virtual Workshops

Tuesdays, Oct. 10, Oct. 24, & Nov. 7 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

The State Library is pleased to offer three additional Zoom sessions to those across the state interested in continuing the conversation around engaging their communities on the topics of Effective Community, Program Development, and Community Engagement.

Register for the Follow-Up Workshops

New Kernels
Kernels is an ongoing series of prerecorded videos from the State Library. Each installment in the series offers an overview of a program, service, or library methodology applied in a public library setting. They feature in practice librarians talking about what they're up to, so others can benefit & apply that idea in their library.

View on YouTube for informational purposes or in IA Learns for CE credit.

Partners in Kernels! Walking School Bus

Join Maryann Mori (State Library of Iowa) and Misty VonBehren (Perry Public Library) as they chat about how Perry Public Library has partnered with numerous local agencies to bring a "Walking School Bus" to the elementary school children of Perry.

- View The Walking School Bus Kernel

View All Kernels

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