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MetroU Course Highlight: Earth Day

Submitted by megan.filipowski on Mon, 04/17/2023 - 15:27


Earth Day 2023

Did you know? The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970 to provide a voice to the emerging environmental consciousness of that decade!

EDS and Ebsco eBooks

Submitted by mira.greene on Wed, 04/12/2023 - 14:46

Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) has been canceled with the last day of access being 4/30/23.  The drop-down research option on the homepage has been removed.  The search box on the database page is being updated and will continue to search Ebsco resources.

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Ebsco

Free PLA Webinar Series ~ Social Emotional Learning in the Library

Submitted by candace.robertson on Tue, 04/11/2023 - 00:00

Social Emotional Learning in the Library

A free Public Library Association (PLA) on-demand webinar series

*Must create a free ALA account to access*

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Public Library Association; PLA; Professional Development; Webinars

2nd QTR Safety and April Training Launched!

Submitted by candace.robertson on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 00:00

2nd QTR Safety - Bloodborne Pathogens (REQ) - due June 30, 2023 

Why is the training important?

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Safety, Compliance, Summer Reading, Professional Development, Training

MetroU: Stress Awareness Month Courses

Submitted by megan.filipowski on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 10:57

Since 1992, April has been designated as Stress Awareness Month by the Stress Management Society. The month is set aside to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern-day stress epidemic. Check out these four optional courses from Learning & Development about stress, stress management and more!

Special Message About Staff Development Day 2023

Submitted by megan.filipowski on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 08:37

Please take a few minutes to watch the below video to get the inside scoop from our CEO, Larry White, about this year's Staff Development Day. He'll explain more of the "why" behind the day and what we can all expect. We hope you're as excited about Staff Development Day 2023 as we are!

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Learning and Development, Staff Development Day, Staff Development Day 2023

Library 2.0 Podcast Available in MetroU

Submitted by candace.robertson on Mon, 03/20/2023 - 00:00

Library 2.0 Podcast Episodes Now Available in MetroU!

Just search "Library 2.0" or filter by listen in the MetroU Learning Library to pull up all our available podcasts and audio courses!

Episodes include: 

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Professional Development; MetroU; Library2.0; Podcast

Staff Day - Presenters and Planners Needed!

Submitted by megan.filipowski on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 11:21


Calling all talented library staff!

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Learning and Development, Staff Development Day, Staff Development Day 2023

Overdrive app leaving May 1, 2023

Submitted by zachary.branstetter on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 13:46

Hello,

The Overdrive app for iOS, Android, and Windows 8/10 will be sunset on May 1, 2023. Beginning March 21, in-app messages will appear on the Overdrive app, alerting users to the change, share the timeline with them, and remind users to switch to Libby. Beginning May 1, users who try to access Metro's collection in the app will see a message informing them they need to upgrade to Libby. 

Overdrieve app sunset resources:

For library staff 

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