We will announce the dates for TMS pre-registration on Friday.
Meanwhile, take a look at the workshop offerings and make your picks.
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Staff
Development Day 2015 (SDD15) is coming soon—Monday, April 20th,
from 8:30am to 5:30pm.
The
event will be held in the Main Library Conference Center and will provide 8
hours of training, including opportunities to get technology training
credits.
Schedule: Main Street Conference
Center doors open at 7:00am, registration packet pick-up will begin at 7:30am,
and the Morning Kick-Off session will begin at 8:30am.
Our
speaker this year is Nancy Dowd of
EBSCO, where she has been the lead the development of LibraryAware.Nancy is the co-author of ALA’s bestselling book, Bite-Sized Marketing, Realistic Solution for Overworked Librarians and The M Word blog. She has spoken around the world helping libraries improve their marketing and advocacy efforts.
Food: Davoli’s Catering
will be setting out a full buffet breakfast for you to enjoy from 7:30-8:30. Then, from 12:30-1:30, join your friends and
co-workers for lunch on your own, exploring downtown Jacksonville and spending
some quality time together.
Registration: Opening date to be announced. You will have two weeks to preregister in the Training
Management System (TMS) for your three workshop sessions.
Registration
for each workshop is first come, first served.
Take a look at the Workshop Schedule pictured below and pick your
preferences, so you will be ready when registration opens.
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Remember that SDD is mandatory for all full-time staff. Please work with your supervisors to ensure that you are available on April 20th.All part-time staff are invited as well but not required to attend.
Volunteers: On April 20th, we welcome volunteers to help with three sorts of tasks:
- If your part-time schedule normally has you working on Monday, you will need to attend.
- If not and you wish to attend, work with your supervisors to allow you to attend without exceeding your 24 hour maximum for the week.
- Schedules can be modified, with your supervisor’s concurrence, to accommodate attendance.
- Staffing the Registration Tables in the morning and the Help Desk throughout the day
- Serving as session helpers for each breakout workshop by distributing class materials, keeping time for the presenters, and distributing and collecting course evaluation
- Giving directions on upper floors to staff people who are unfamiliar with the Main Library.