The Montana History Portal encourages cultural institutions to digitize historic and contemporary resources reflecting Montana's rich cultural heritage and to make them freely available for lifelong learning.
Course Objectives
Participants will get a basic overview of the Montana History Portal including:- Navigation
- Searching
- Creating an account
- Saving
- Tagging
- Recollections
- Permissions
- Reproductions
Continuing Education Units: 1.5 Library Services to the Public
Course Open Date: December 7, 2023
Participants will:
- Understand why library services focusing on youth are important
- Learn about the basics of collection development and resources they can use to help with collection development.
- Explore different approaches to library programming and program development
- Consider different methods of library outreach and how to apply it in their specific context.
Continuing Education Credits: 1 for Library Services to the Public
Course Open Date: June 14, 2023
Participants will:
- Understand the major physical, emotional, and mental developmental milestones of children from birth to age six and reflect on how that might influence library services, space, and policy;
- Learn about library services for young children and consider how your library’s services best support their needs;
- Learn about different kinds of library programming for young children.
Continuing Education Credits: 1 for Library Services to the Public
Course Open Date: July 25, 2023
Participants will:
- Understand why library services focusing on youth are important
- Understand why library services focusing on youth are important
- Understand the major physical, emotional, and mental developmental milestones of school-age children and reflect on how that might influence library services, space, and policy
- Learn about different kinds of library programming for school-age children
- Learn about library services for school-age children and consider how your library’s services best support their needs
Continuing Education Credits: 1 for Library Services to the Public
Course Open Date: September 1, 2023
Participants will:
- Understand the major physical, emotional, and mental developmental milestones of teens and tweens and reflect on how that might influence library services, space, and policy;
- Learn about library services for tweens and teens and consider how your library’s services best support their needs;
- Learn about different kinds of library programming for teens and tweens.
Continuing Education Credits: 1 for Library Services to the Public
Course Open Date: October 23, 2023