Events Archive

Webinar
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour
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We all know that planning is important, but the nature of technology can make planning for it especially daunting. How do you decide what technology services to include in your plans? How do you know what your community wants and needs? How do you plan for an unknown future? And once you have created a plan, how do you move beyond the document to the implementation?

Webinar
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour
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According to a recent Pew report, 59% of US adults say they have looked online for health information in the past year. How can libraries help guide people to quality online medical information? Join this session to learn more!

Webinar
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 11:00am
one hour

Making storytelling an organizational priority is as important as the technology you use to tell your story.

Webinar
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour

If you were to turn off all the electricity to your library's offices, what would happen? Would your website still be accessible? Could patrons still place holds online? Join our webinar for a discussion about taking your library or nonprofit virtual and what you can do to become less dependent on internal IT and in-house systems.

Webinar
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour
Recording

Like any worthwhile initiative, reaching a target audience takes time and money. Is there an affordable way to make your library more technologically accessible for children with autism and other developmental differences? Join this session to learn about the successful "Come On In" program at Skokie (IL) Public Library. Hear about free and inexpensive tools. Think about ways to partner with other organizations to meet patron and staff needs.

Webinar
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour

Have you viewed our Windows 8 Demo for Nonprofits & Libraries? Still have questions, or want to take a deeper dive into Windows 8?

Good news!  In response to last year's live webinar demonstration on Windows 8, we are holding a follow-up webinar on Thursday, March 21 at 11 a.m. Pacific to take a more in-depth look at Windows 8.

Webinar
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour

Do you want to know more about the broad range of software Microsoft donates to nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup? Join our webinar Make the Most of your Microsoft Software Donation on Thursday, March 14, at 11 a.m. Pacific time to find out more.

During the hour, we will be speaking with Alexandria Lewis and Carlos Bergfeld about the benefits and details of the Microsoft Software Donation Program.

Some topics that we will be discussing include:

Webinar
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour

Need an easy way to handle your organization's accounting transactions? Join our upcoming webinar, QuickBooks 2013 Made Easy for Nonprofits and Charities on Thursday, February 28 at 11 am Pacific time, to learn more about how you can streamline your day-to-day business with the new 2013 updates to Intuit's QuickBooks.

Webinar
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour
Archive Available

Want to save time and money setting up or improving your training lab or public access computers? Interested in saving energy and reducing maintenance in your labs? Find out all about Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server and how it can save you over 60% in costs and upkeep for your library, charity, telecentre, training lab, or refurbishment program.

Webinar
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
One Hour
Archive available

Does your library or organization provide computers for the public? Would you like to know more about basic troubleshooting on a Windows PC so you can minimize downtime? This introductory level webinar will introduce you to tips and techniques that will help you understand how to fix common problems.

Join us for this free webinar on Tuesday, February 12 at 11 a.m. Pacific time/noon Mountain time/1 p.m. Central time/2 p.m. Eastern time. The presenter for the session is Joe Olayvar, who is a Technology Consultant for the Washington State Library.

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Tell us about your daily routine maintaining public computers, or a moment when you were particularly proud. Don't forget that what might be "that's nothing" to you may be an "aha!" to someone else!