The purpose of Washington Library Trainers shall be to act as an interest group for people involved in training, career development, and continuing education for libraries—for the purposes of information sharing, communication, learning and support.

Ice Breakers

Animal Noises -- Quick way to introduce each other or to form small groups.

Riddles and Rhymes -- Change up of a scavenger hunt.  Change partners to see if they have the item in each riddle or rhyme.

Meetings

Meeting Agenda -- From Meetings that Work! The Art of Facilitation -- Workshop presented by Guila Muir -- Meeting Agenda form that includes an outcome section and action plan for each topic.

Minutes Template -- From Meetings that Work! The Art of Facilitation -- Workshop presented by Guila Muir -- Meeting Minutes form to use to take notes during the meeting.

Other Documents

Agreement for Online Training Classes -- Sample agreement between Supervisor and Student.  The primary goal is to have them work out when in the student's schedule they will be able to take time to take classes online.  If it is not on the schedule, chances are, they will not take the classes -- no matter how good their intentions.

Training Tips

Five Star Presentations- Bringing Your Message to Life!

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Online Classes  -- Visit the Microsoft website for online training classes.  For classes in earlier versions of PowerPoint, visit WebJunction.