I collaborate with library training organizations around the country. Here is a current list with brief descriptions and web sites, followed by upcoming programs for libraries and a brief history of library-related workshops. These programs are unique versions of my workshops, custom-designed for these organizations and their audiences.
Please note that I am pretty well booked up for presentations and consulting projects through February of 2008. Please let me know if you want to be put on a waiting list in case of cancellations. I am booking for 2009 and would be happy to talk with you about future projects.
*The LAMA/ALA Regional Institute offers three of Pat's programs: Practical Project Management, Conflict Management and Workplace Influence. These can be booked for your library or institution.
Please join me at the Medical Library Association conference in Hawaii on May 15 and 16 in 2009. The three proposed CE programs are:
- Negotiation Skills for 4 or 6 MLA CE contact hours
- Better Design and Delivery of Professional Education for 6 MLA CE contact hours
- Coaching and Mentorship for Performance for 4 or 6 MLA CE contact hours
For general information about the MLA CE programs, please go to:
Just type in "Wagner" where it asks for instructor's last name.
The SirsiDynix Institute offers seven free archived web-based seminars, which all can be viewed (and in some cases heard) anytime at http://www.dynix.com/institute/archive.asp
Here are the topics with their original broadcast dates. You can also hear some of the most recent programs as podcasts. They are archived at iTunes.
- How to Understand your Library Users - The Better Futures of their Communities and Institutions - September 4, 2007
- Library Conflict Management for Consenting Adults: Turning Enemies into Allies - July 26, 2006
- Fast, Cheap and Decent Strategic Planning - July 13, 2005
- Why Library Futurists Can't Predict the Future, and How You Can - March 30, 2005
- Mistakes Only Experienced Directors and Managers Make - September 07, 2004
- Reverse Strategic Planning - March 24, 2004
- Marketing As If Your Library Depended On It - Sep 24, 2003
- The Technology of Influence: Leadership Skills for Librarians - Jul 30, 2003
Click University is an online learning community for the benefit of SLA members. If you are a SLA member, you can have access to their online programs. Our two-part program, Project Management for the Solo Librarian is available in a recorded version. (These programs are not accessible to those who use Mac computers.) Check out the details at this web site. You can type "Wagner" in the search box and find the programs. The next live program will be November 4, 2009.
California libraries can book three of my workshops through the California State Library's Infopeople Project:
- Communication Skills for Front Line Library Staff
- Conflict Resolution in the Library Workplace
- Building Leadership Skills: Developing and Leading Projects
The training materials for all three can be downloaded in .doc, .pdf and .ppt formats. These workshops can also be booked onsite for your California library.
During December 2008, I will be presenting Building Leadership Skills: Developing and Leading Projects at seven locations: San Diego, Los Angeles, Buena Park, Sacramento, Fresno, San Franciso, and San Jose. Please check the Infopeople site at http://infopeople.org/workshop/395 for more information.
- Building Leadership Skills: Developing and Leading Projects
- Communication Skills for Front Line Library Staff
- Conflict Resolution in the Library Workplace
Partnership to Promote Greater Accessibility to Library Education
Since the summer of 2007 I have been collaborating with the Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) program http://www.leadonline.info, a continuing education community service of the University of North Texas. Now, my clients will have access to my material before, during, after and even instead of my live workshops. We plan to transform 28 of my programs in the coming months into “anytime, anywhere, everywhere” web-based classes. These classes are approved for certification under the Western Council of State Libraries.
Five of my workshops are immediately available.
- Ethical Standards for Leadership
- Ethics in the Real World: Library Case Studies
- Improving Co-Worker Relations
- Influence, Even When You Don't Have Power or Authority
- Leadership in Libraries: Becoming An Everyday Leader
In addition to providing content for classes as a subject matter expert, I also will be supporting marketing efforts as the library relations associate. I am pleased to be able to spread the word about LE@D. The LE@D team provides inexpensive, appealing and effective online education for library and school leadership, managers and staff, as well as professionals and associates in business, rehabilitation and volunteer management.
Why did I join the LE@D team?
- Years of established success within library workplaces.
- Consistent and affordable staff development for larger libraries and library agencies.
- Contemporary and appealing production values.
- Commitment to small, rural and under-served libraries with limited resources.
- Collaboration with other library and educational institutions.
- Interactive teaching environment with rich arrays of models and resources.
- Certification partnerships with state, regional and national associations.
Hope to see you online soon.