June 6, 2025

Hi Folks,

Happy summer vacation – whether it has already started or will soon! 🌞

Here’s your monthly notice about webinars and more that are mostly related to school libraries.

Much of the information about this month’s webinars that are not specific to Oregon is available on this WebJunction page. Session descriptions and registration links are organized by date and are available starting about halfway down the WebJunction webpage. There’s also the State Library LibGuide about continuing education, which has a calendar of events. You are welcome to bookmark those pages. WebJunction is primarily updated at the beginning of each month, and the State Library’s continuing education calendar is updated weekly.

Short on time? You can scan the session information below for something that jumps out at you. Also, recall that many webinars will be recorded. 

Some opportunities may be of interest to classroom teachers and counselors, too. Questions? Please ask. 

Cheers,
Jen

[For archiving on the OSLIS website, I only kept information about webinars relating to OSLIS or the statewide databases. You can find a more complete list on the WebJunction page.]

SCHOOL LIBRARIES           
(For sessions NOT marked with an * or +, you will find descriptions, session times, and registration links on the WebJunction page, about halfway down and in order by date.)

• +At Your Leisure: Watch the April webinar recording of OSLIS 101: Introduction & Overview on YouTube or the State Library’s hub of Niche Academy. (Sign up for Niche Academy.) (Due to my error, the screen for the first two minutes does not match what is being discussed; it’s a short glitch that gets corrected.)+
• *Gale offers national webinars related to our statewide offerings – see below; also, recordings of past webinars and brief video tutorials are always available to view. (You need the Location ID - the username portion of your Gale login - to access the support website.) (Sign up for the Curriculum Corner newsletter.)*
• *June 12: Gale 101 – Gale Business: Insights (Gale | Cengage Learning, 11:00 am to 11:30 am Pacific)*
• *June 18: Develop Trading Card Activities with Gale In Context (Gale | Cengage Learning, 11:00 am to 11:30 am Pacific)*

Jen Maurer
School Library Consultant
State Library of Oregon