Information about the 21st Century Adult Learner and how libraries can help with their continuing education goals.

Resources that are available in Missouri to help connect patrons to health programs and services. This presentation was held as an Adult Services Forum.

Legal resources and programs available for patrons.

Springfield-Green Library shows how they created memory kits and how they implemented this program. This presentation was held as an Adult Services Forum.

Resources and programming idea for promoting self-care for senior citizens. This presentation was held as an Adult Services Forum.

Adult Services Librarians from St. Louis County Library, Rebecca Clark and Melissa Bauer, break down a program where they created veggie gardening kits, while partnering with a food bank.

Megan Wadley outlines the Missouri’s Adult Education and Literacy Program at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. She highlights their mission to help Missourians with obtaining high school equivalency, educational skills, and assisting ELS and citizenship.

Amy VanDeVelde, National Technology Program Director from the Oasis Institute highlights how to plan a Telehealth Program for your library and shares resources for funding.

Storyteller Jenifer Strauss shares programming and promotional ideas for CSLP's Oceans of Possibilities to use for adult programing.

Missouri State Library's partnership with Next Chapter Book Club new grant opportunity.

On January 17, it was announced that Gale received the Platinum distinction from the Modern Library Awards for its program, Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School. The state of Missouri subsidizes Excel Adult High School for any Missouri library that would like to take part in the program. Listen to this webinar to learn the outcomes in Missouri and learn more about offering this program at your library.
Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School is a 21.5-credit, self-paced online high school that allows public libraries to offer accredited high school diplomas to adults who wish to prepare for entry into the workforce, further their careers, or attend college. This is not an equivalency diploma.
Learn what the program looks like from the perspective of the student and learn how the library can offer this life changing program in just a few hours per week.

Adult programming for summer 2023 All Together Now Summer Library program presented by Sherry Norfolk.

Presenter Joey Holmes from the Laurens County Library in Laurens, SC, discusses the mechanics of providing adult programs and potential presentations.

Sarah Colombo, of Livingston Parish Library, provides public librarians with a better understanding of the needs, concerns, challenges, potential interests, and mindsets of new adults (those transitioning from either a fully or partially supported lifestyle into being fully self-sufficient adults, typically within the age ranges of 18-30), and how to provide resources, services, and programming that address the needs of new adults.

Storyteller Jenifer Strauss shares programming and promotional ideas for CSLP's Oceans of Possibilities to use for adult programing.

In this webinar, Jodie Borgerding helped attendees identify what older adults expect from their local public library in regards to programming and services, as well as the tools and technology needed to develop these programs and services. She shared tips to stretch library budget dollars by developing partnerships with community organizations already serving the older adult population.

Resources available through The Oasis Institute on how to help seniors in your community.

Booktalking is more of an art than a skill, but with the right guidance and some practice, it can go a long way toward engaging your patrons and re-energizing your staff. In this webinar, Becky Spratford shares the secret behind delivering great book talks, and gives tips and tricks you can use right away to hone your own skills.

In this program, Becky Spratford discusses the basic appeals of the major genres, gives the inside track on what a fan of that genre is most drawn to, and provides talking points to get genres readers to tell you what they want.

Using her “Ten Rules of Basic RA Service” as a guide, Becky Spratford uses the participants own love of their favorite books to show how to help any patron find their next great read.

Becky Spratford discusses how to work with horror readers, explains the appeal of horror, discusses trends and booktalks some of the genre's most popular authors.

Teaching Financial Literacy is an important part of what libraries do, but it’s HARD to get people excited about topics like “planning for the future” and “being responsible.” Learn how you can find financial literacy presenters and partners, prevent sales pitches, and plan successful (and well-attended!) events for all ages, all year long - at any size library. Learn how to maximize your marketing impact by taking advantage of the national Money Smart campaign (presented by ALA and FDIC) each April.

Karla Houchins, Job Center Services Manager, and Leslie Pitchford, Workforce Development Specialist, provide a brief overview of the MoJobs system and Job Center network and answer questions from attendees.
MoJobs provides job and candidate matching at no cost. Missouri Job Centers offer a wide array of vital services to Missouri’s job seekers and businesses.

Robert Russell, University of Missouri Extension assistant professor, discusses workforce and population data that can help librarians make decisions about programs, resources, and services developed for the community and when hiring library staff.

Dr. Robert Russell from the University of Missouri Extension Campus breaks down remote work in Missouri and how libraries can be helpful in serving those who work from home.

Join Assistant Extension Professor Robert Russell as he discusses labor shortages, the changing nature of work, the increased competition for skilled workers, slow population growth, and what has changed due to the pandemic. Video 1 of 4 in series.

Assistant Extension Professor Robert Russell explains what workforce development is, understanding Missouri's public workforce system, and strategies for building the workforce.

In this session, attendees will look at the stages of career pathways including early career pathways, mid-career pathways, dislocated workers, and continuing education pathways, and what assistance is available through Missouri's workforce system.

This session looks at specialized workforce programs pertaining to youth, veterans, justice involved, and people with developmental disabilities.

University Extension staff look at successful partnerships, including those involving libraries, in the area of workforce development.

The trends and skills that will be present in workforce in the next 20 years.

Please join Mel Lambert, Manager of Reference & Adult Services of Kirkwood Public Library, go over workforce resources that are available and how to use them.

Libraries + Small Business & Workforce Development = Magic. More about the FREE resources that are out there vs paid. Also how to work on relationships with different organizations (collaborate), what organizations are out there, how to prepare with what questions you may have.