Staff Development and Appreciation Day 2024

Quick tips to maximize the use of the iPad and MobileStaff to make work on the circulation-side a little easier. Mainly this will focus on how to use the iPad to complete trap hold lists.

The main objective of the Security 101 Training Program is to help participants acquire the skills to effectively respond to anxious, irrational, angry, hostile, or potentially dangerous behavior and minimize the negative impact of challenging encounters. The course focuses on Library-specific experiences. Included in the training are the 3-Steps of approaching customers:
1. Inform
2. Warn, and
3. Ask (To leave for the day when enforcing a library rule and asking for compliance.)
The training includes Run, Hide and Fight; Open Carry law; Incident Report Writing; and other training that impacts the day to day operations at the Austin Public Library. The training will assist you in understanding the importance of recognizing behaviors which may impact the library, and being confident in addressing these behaviors. Also included are discussions on when not to approach certain behaviors, which may be potentially dangerous.


El objetivo principal del Programa de Security 101 Training es ayudar a los participantes a adquirir las habilidades necesarias para responder eficazmente a comportamientos ansiosos, irracionales, enojados, hostiles o potencialmente peligrosos y minimizar el impacto negativo de los encuentros desafiantes. El curso se centra en las experiencias específicas de la biblioteca. Incluidos en la capacitación están los 3 pasos de acercarse a los clientes:
1. Informar a
2. Advertir, y
3. Preguntar (para salir por el día cuando se aplica una regla de la biblioteca y se pide el cumplimiento.)
El entrenamiento incluye correr, esconderse y luchar; Ley de Portación Abierta; Redacción de informes de incidentes; y otra capacitación que impacta las operaciones diarias en la Biblioteca Pública de Austin. La capacitación lo ayudará a comprender la importancia de reconocer los comportamientos que pueden afectar a la biblioteca y a tener confianza para abordar estos comportamientos. También se incluyen discusiones sobre cuándo no abordar ciertos comportamientos, que pueden ser potencialmente peligrosos.La session es en ingles.

Join the UT Libraries' Open Education Librarian for an informative presentation on Open Educational Resources (OER) and how public libraries can utilize them to support lifelong learning and equitable access to information. This session will cover the basics of OER, the benefits for library patrons, and how public libraries can collaborate with educational institutions to expand free and accessible resources for their communities.