As many of you know, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and our SWKLS Technology Trainer Christopher Dressler has been hard at work preparing a series of training webinars for you, each relating to an aspect of cybersecurity. These trainings will take place every Tuesday in October, with the exception of Tuesday, October 8th, and that is because on that day, Christopher will be hosting our Twosday Takeaway on Web-Based Productivity Apps.

These training opportunities were not on the Continuing Education calendar sent out at the beginning of the year, so please add the dates and times to your calendar and we hope to see you there!

Though today’s consumers have unprecedented access to health information, its quality and veracity varies widely. Public libraries can play an important role in supporting library users in their health information seeking efforts. In this book Flaherty shows how to guide library users to high quality health information by relying on up to date, authoritative sources. She also demonstrates why taking the initiative to offer health promotion programming can be a valuable form of community outreach, serving community needs while increasing visibility. Library directors, programming staff, reference librarians, and health educators will all benefit from this book’s patron-centered stance, which features

• a historic overview of the consumer health movement and how it intersects with public libraries;
• guidance on finding and evaluating the best print, electronic, and app-based health information sources, with advice on keeping up to date;
• an in-depth look at collaborative efforts to provide and sponsor simple health-related activities in public libraries, spotlighting programs in action at libraries across the county;
• instructions on creating, planning, preparing, marketing, and evaluating a public library health program;
• discussions of important issues surrounding health information provision efforts, including patron privacy and liability concerns; and
• guidelines for public libraries’ role in public health efforts, including disaster preparedness.

Armed with this book’s expert advice and plentiful examples of successful initiatives, public libraries will feel empowered to make a difference in community members’ health and well-being.

ow should LIS envision its young adult users? Now showcasing an even more rigorous debate about the theory and practice of YA librarianship than its first edition, this “provocative presentation of diverse viewpoints by leaders in the field” (Catholic Library World) has been updated and expanded to incorporate recent advances in critical youth studies. A comprehensive, evidence-based treatment that offers LIS instructors, students, and practitioners a valuable tool for aligning YA services to more fully reflect our diverse populations of young people, this collection delves deeply into such topics as

• the historical roots for current theories and practice;
• how intellectual freedom, storytelling, library collections, and other service topics can connect with the library’s notion and vision of young adults;
• diverse YA identities, including critical race theory;
• competing perspectives on young adults’ rights in libraries;
• envisaging YA librarianship from a teen-centered perspective;
• youth identities and the school library; and
• moving beyond coaching to copilot with young adults.