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Every Friday at 1:00 p.m.
The Reaching Forward Conference may have been canceled, but we're bringing its programming to you!
All Reaching Forward Friday webinars are free and recordings will be available. Registration for the live webinars is limited to Illinois Libraries. Others may view the recordings when they are available.
Thank you to the Reaching Forward Committee for making these webinars possible.
Archived Webinars
- #OwnVoices for All Readers: Incorporating EDI Values into Readers’ Advisory Service - Becky Spratford
- 20 New Programs for 20-30 Somethings - Jez Layman
- Experience Required: Building Supervisory Skills When You’re Not a Manager - Rachel Shulman
- Advocacy for Introverts, Advocacy for Extroverts: How You Can Make a Difference in Trying Times - Betsy Adamowski and Keith Michael Fiels
- Time Management: Calendars and Task Lists - Jeannie Dilger, Arranging Time
- Awkward, Ill-Timed, and Startling Situations - Gail Johnson, Face to Face Communications & Training
- Programming 101 - Shoshana Frank and Becky Powers