Avoiding Programming Burnout - Webinar (11/04/20)

Tap Into Your Interests to Stay Engaged

Library programmers have always worked to create dynamic, innovative, and useful programming while also balancing various other responsibilities. Add in the recent unprecedented changes to how we're able reach and interact with our patrons, staff are at a higher risk of burnout now more than ever.

In this presentation we will encourage you to be your authentic self and incorporate your interests into powerful, experiential programming. Katie and Emily will cover how to bring your personality into programming, regardless of age, interests, or budget.

Virtual Trainers: Katie LaMantia and Emily Vinci

Katie LaMantia is a Collection Development Librarian at Baker & Taylor. She is a former teen advisory board member turned Teen Librarian at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg, IL. She has a personal and professional appreciation and interest in pop culture and has presented at multiple library conferences about libraries, teen programming, and 20s and 30s programming. She enjoys writing, traveling, and extreme adventure activities.

Emily Vinci is the Fiction Manager at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg, IL. Her professional interests are promoting the acquisition and appreciation of comics and graphic novels in libraries as well as creating programming that targets patrons in their 20s and 30s. She presents frequently about pop culture and millennial-targeted programming. She is a fanatic about the pop culture of the 70s, 80s, and 90s and loves spending time curating her many collections of pop culture ephemera.

The dynamic duo have co-authored three books together: A Year of Programs for Millennials and More (ALA Editions, 2015), 50+ Fandom Programs: Planning Festivals and Events for Tweens, Teens, and Adults (ALA Editions, 2017), Pop Culture-Inspired Programs for Tweens, Teens, and Adults (ALA Editions, 2018) and 50+ Programs for Tweens, Teens, Adults, and Families: 12 Months of Ideas (ALA Editions, 2019).

This is an online class. Access information will be emailed one week ahead.

Cost: NEFLIN classes are free of charge for Florida library staff. Registration is required for all classes and NEFLIN members get priority.