We are proud to present the next session of the 2019 webinar series “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations.” Please join us for the upcoming webinar: “Enhancing your strengths through coaching”
When?
Date/Time*: May 28, 2019, Thursday at 05:00 PT / 07:00 CT (Chicago) / 08:00 EDT (New York) / 14:00 CET (Amsterdam) / 15:00 EET (Helsinki) / 22:00 AEST (Brisbane)
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Speakers:
- Catharina Isberg, Sweden – Coaching from a library perspective
- Barbara Wennheden, Sweden – Theoretical reasons for a coaching approach
- Bergita Shannon, Australia – Building relationships through coaching
Moderated by Ewa Stenberg, Sweden.
Where?
Link to join the webinar: https://ala.adobeconnect.com/roouw3qlj49j/
In this free webinar, the role of coaching will be explored in order to highlight its value for developing library and information professionals for the future. Our meeting is part of the IFLA CPDWL Coaching initiative in a collaboration between the CPDWL section and the IFLA Management& Marketing section. The CPDWL section collaborates with the IFLA New Professionals SIG (NPSIG) and the American Library Association (ALA) to run a series of free webinars. Continue reading
Hella Klauser: Since 2004, she has been responsible for international cooperation within the Network of Excellence for Libraries (knb) at the German Library Association (Deutscher Bibliotheksverband dbv) in Berlin, Germany. Between 2013 – 2016, she was the Head of the Libraries Department at the Goethe-Institut (German cultural Institute) Head Office in Munich, Germany. From 1991 – 2003, Hella was the Head of the libraries of the Goethe-Institutes in Tokyo, Japan, and Paris, France. Since 2006, she has been a member of the BI-International to promote international professional exchange. BII is a Standing Committee of the umbrella organization Bibliothek & Information Deutschland (BID), the Federal Association of German Library and Information Associations. She is currently a member of Standing Committee in section ‘Management of Library Associations’ of the International Federation of Library Associations IFLA .since 2017.
Flippie van der Walt is a public librarian for the past 25 years and is an Area Manager in the Department Library and Information Services in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. Flippie holds a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Library and Information Science from UNISA and a Master in Management from the Southern Business School. Flippie is an active professional and has served on various councils and chaired committees in the professional association, LIASA. Flippie was also the public librarian of the year on 2004, Librarian of the year in 2014 and was awarded in 2016 the UNISA Library and Information Science Alumnus of the Year. Flippie also presented papers at IFLA’s 72nd and 81st conferences and a poster at the 73rd conference. On a lighter note, Flippie is a keen designer of Mandalas.
Cate Carlyle began her career as a teacher and eventually transitioned to work in elementary school, academic and public libraries. Currently a curriculum resource coordinator and librarian at a small Halifax university, Cate also reviews children’s and young adult books for CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials. Cate’s book, “Your Passport to International Librarianship” (co-authored with Dee Winn), chronicles her international volunteer work in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and her first young adult novel “#NotReadyToDie” will be published in 2019. 
Dee Winn is a Reference + Subject Librarian at Concordia Library in Montreal. She has volunteered in Central America and Africa and co-authored (with Cate Carlyle) 
