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Workshops & Instruction

Job Skills for All Project

Kenosha Public Library

In 2019, I submitted a successful grant proposal on behalf of Kenosha Public Library for a ProLiteracy/Pitney Bowes project called Job Skills for All. The grant project utilized material created by ProLiteracy to be offered to 45 participants over 6 months and facilitated by library staff trained in using learning circles.

 

Due to the COVID pandemic, the grant was postponed, then asked to be modified to an all-virtual program within a month's time. I quickly pivoted and created a participant website in Google Sites which guided the students through the program, along with several opportunities to connect with me one-on-one online.

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Although the project did not reach the original recruitment goal, participant feedback was very positive and the site contents are being modified to create a library-hosted job support program

Click on the image to view a sample of the participant website

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Microaggressions Awareness

Kenosha Public Library

Connecting with the community is an important aspect of librarianship. Kenosha has always struggled with racial tension and I made it a priority to offer a community discussion around this topic when I took on the Branch Manager position.

 

In February 2020, Uptown Library hosted its first community discussion called Safe Spaces: Microaggressions Awareness and Response. The discussion was led by James Hall from the Racine Kenosha Urban League and 18 people attended. Short surveys given at the end of the event show that 94% of attendees had previous personal experiences with microaggressions and that 88% of attendees were very satisfied with the workshop.

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It is unfortunate that the pandemic did not allow us to offer more sessions, as was intended. It was only six months later that the shooting of Jacob Blake happened in that very neighborhood.

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Kenosha Public Library

I am very dedicated to offering workshops on sustainability, with an emphasis on everyday choices that make a difference. For this one-hour program, I collaborated with Christine Wasielewski from UW-Madison Division of Extension, Sustainable Kenosha to help participants identify their current carbon footprint number, then offer realistic ways they can reduce that number. The first 10 participants also received a sustainability kit.

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Activities covered in the program:

  • Opening Activity- What is your carbon footprint? 

  • Everyday Changes

  • Go Green Changes

  • High-Impact Changes

  • Activity- Recycling Jeopardy

  • Q&A/kit choice

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Literacy Series

Elizabeth City State University

I designed a series of workshops teaching basic information literacy skills. The workshops cover subjects from creating a research strategy from an assignment to formatting annotated bibliographies. The workshops could be taken in succession, for a comprehensive overview, or individually.

 

Each workshop had a variety of handouts that I created, based on the following content:

  • Syllabus to Sources- How to start your Writing Assignment

  • Smart Search- Finding sources for your Research Paper

  • Evaluating Internet Information

  • Plagiarism 101

  • Building your Bibliography

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I was able to offer this information at an undergraduate and graduate level.

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View a sample of the Syllabus to Sources handout

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Download the Essay/Note Taking System Document (cc BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Additional Examples

  • Become a Historical Detective

  • Be Your Own Life Coach

  • Vintage Vault: Topics from the Past (virtual)

  • Crime Time Club: Monthly discussion group on true crime (virtual)

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