IHLS Members Matter & Third Thursday CE

Attend one event or two, in person or online!

Third Thursdays CE: Workforce Readiness Toolkit 

Recording Link: Third Thursday CE: Workforce Readiness Toolkit - YouTube

10–11 a.m. each third Thursday of the month

Join us online or in person each third Thursday of the month from 10-11 a.m. to hear from a guest speaker about an important or arising topic facing the library community.

All Third Thursday CE sessions will be streamed live, but participants who are also attending the IHLS Members Matter meeting are encouraged to attend both events in person at a rotating location.

This Month

Speaker: AISLE Southern Illinois Librarians Together (SILT) Chapter. The SILT chapter represents school librarians from Southwest Central, Southeast Central, and Southern counties in Illinois.

Session Description: School librarians are champions of literacy, whether that be information, economic, media, or workforce literacy. Join us as the Southern Illinois Librarians Together (SILT) chapter of the Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) brings you their plans for a workforce readiness toolkit. 

Certified school librarians identified a need for educators to have a literacy toolkit with learning benchmarks that would prepare 9th through12th graders for the evolving workforces of Illinois counties. The SILT chapter started this project in 2018 by conducting formal interviews with post-secondary institutions and is working closely with school administrations, community stakeholders, and workforce leaders. SILT’s goal is to put together a comprehensive resource for Illinois educators to empower their students for any future they choose.

By the end of the presentation, attendees will: 

• Recognize the workforce readiness toolkit as a resource for students in their communities.
• Be prepared to promote the toolkit to colleagues in school communities.
• Connect with the SILT chapter to suggest additional resources for the toolkit.

There will be time for Q&A. The Zoom chat will be monitored by IHLS staff and participation is encouraged!

IHLS Members Matter 

Recording Link: IHLS Members Matter 09/21/2023 - YouTube

11 a.m.–Noon each third Thursday of the month

Be the first to hear the latest news from Illinois Heartland Library System, SHARE, and more. Then, it’s your turn! Share your library's wins, ask your peers their thoughts on obstacles you're facing, and tell us what support you could use from IHLS. 

All IHLS Members Matter meetings will be hybrid. However, in-person attendance at our rotating location is encouraged so you can get the most out of these monthly networking opportunities.

Registration

Advance registration is required and is imperative for in-person participants. Registering for one event automatically registers you for both events. Attend one or both, in person or online!

Virtual Attendance: Please register through this L2 page.

In-person Attendance: Space is limited, and the number of in-person seats varies by location. Please register early through this L2 page to save your spot! Select the in-person location during registration.

Joining the Meeting

Online: Join the meeting using this link

In-Person: Doors open at 9:45 a.m.