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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? 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.

When Nice Isn't Enough: Dealing with Your Library's Most Difficult Customer Behaviors with Pat Wagner North Carolina library staff are invited to register for When Nice Isn't Enough: Dealing with Your Library's Most Difficult Customer Behavior, https://slnc.info/WNIE. 

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.

Off the coast of Nova Scotia, treasure seekers have been digging in Nova Scotia's Oak Island's "Money Pit," hoping to find an elusive treasure for more than 200 years, but no one has hit the jackpot yet. Join us for the latest installment of our History's Mysteries series as speaker Bill Stepien takes you deep beneath the surface of Oak Island. Don't forget to bring your pick and shovel! The North Carolina Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (NCLBPH) hosts this online program. The State Library of North Carolina will be offering live captioning for History's Mysteries: Oak Island's Money Pit.  Register for History's Mysteries: Oak Island's Money Pit, https://slnc.info/HM6-9. Register by phone, 1-888-388-2460.  The North Carolina Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped(NCLBPH) hosts this online program.

Bully-Proof Your Library Webinar with Pat Wagner North Carolina library staff are invited to register for Bully-Proof Your Library, https://slnc.info/BPYL

NC Libraries: Join Us for a National Voter Registration Day Kick-Off Event Register to join the State Library of North Carolina on Wednesday, August 25 at 11:00 am to hear from other NC libraries that participated in the 2020 National Voter Registration Day, and learn how you can participate in 2021!

More Than Just Bedcovers: Uncovering the Lives of North Carolina Women through Quilts  Join the SLNC Government & Heritage Library on August 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. for an hour-long virtual conversation with the North Carolina Museum of History Curator of Cultural History, Diana Bell-Kite.  

Weeding: Staff and Community Issues In recent years, library weeding projects have become increasingly controversial, even resulting in staff mutinies, firings, the resignation and firing of directors. Even when the library’s staff and director have taken care to follow established guidelines, they are accused of censorship, book burning, and destroying public property. How can you safeguard your next weeding initiative and keep it from making local headlines? North Carolina library staff are invited to register for Weeding: An Introduction to Models and Methods, slnc.info/Weeding-2. 

Introduction to Library Ethics with Pat Wagner  North Carolina library staff are invited to register for Introduction to Library Ethics with Pat Wagner, https://slnc.info/IntroEthics.