List of Suggested Programs & Consultants

List of Suggested Programs

Programs listed in the Technology Skills section are lecture, demonstration and group discussion based. Some consultants may offer a hands-on option. Check the program description or speak with the consultant directly about what they can offer.

Program Title Trainer Subject Areas
Build-Your-Own Hands-On Technology Workshop Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills
Classroom Management: Secrets of Success Hilda Weisburg Curriculum & Programming
Coaching for Positive Outcomes CAM Consulting Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Communicating for Results CAM Consulting Advocacy and Communication Skills
Create Your Own Online Books! Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills, Curriculum & Programming
Cultural Diversity: Awareness and Action Lourdes Tango Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Digital Escape Rooms - Create Your Own! Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills
Diversity Programming 101: Serving Your Entire Youth Community Pham Condello Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Effective Presentation Skills: Practical Tips for Success Joanne Roukens Personal Development
Emotional Intelligence - Our Other Intelligence CAM Consulting Personal Development
Finding Teachable Moments in Regular Library Activities Leslin H. Charles Curriculum & Programming, Personal Development
Formative Assessment- Feedback to Improve Instruction Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills, Curriculum & Programming
Generational Diversity: Awareness and Action Lourdes Tango Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Getting to Know You: Building Relationships to Create Collaboration Hilda Weisburg Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service, Leadership & Advocacy (For School Libraries)
Great Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills
Growing Healthy Teens: Programming and Partnerships Pham Condello Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service, Advocacy and Communication Skills
Growing Your Leadership Skills: Because Leading is a Job Requirement Hilda Weisburg Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
How To Be a Building Leader… and Why You Need to Be One Hilda Weisburg Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Hype Your Students with HyperDocs! Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills, Curriculum & Programming
Integrating Technology Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills, Curriculum & Programming
Internal Communication Workshop Jessica Trujillo Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
iPads for Young Learners Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills
Leading from Awareness— The Power of Inclusion Lourdes Tango Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service, Personal Development
Leading from the Middle Jessica Trujillo Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Making a Difference - One Customer at a Time CAM Consulting Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Plan to Succeed or Plan to Fail: Strategic Planning on the Building Level Hilda Weisburg Advocacy and Communication Skills
Strategies for the Intergenerational Workplace Pham Condello Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Stress Management - Keeping it all Together CAM Consulting Personal Development
Successfully Managing People CAM Consulting Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Tag -- You're It! Becoming Visible and Vital Hilda Weisburg Advocacy and Communication Skills
Teaching with Purpose and Meaning: Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings Hilda Weisburg Curriculum & Programming
Team Building with True Colors Pham Condello Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service, Personal Development
That’s a Great Question! : Reference 101 Karen Vaias Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service, Advocacy and Communication Skills
The Teen Brain - Providing Quality Customer Service to Our Teen Patrons Pham Condello Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
Time and Clutter - How to Manage Both CAM Consulting Personal Development
Vision and Mission – What Makes You Unique Hilda Weisburg Advocacy and Communication Skills
Visual Notetaking Barbara DeSantis Technology Skills
We're All Biased: Here is How We Can Manage it Lourdes Tango Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
“I Love This Place!” Practical Lessons in Customer Service Joanne Roukens Leadership, Team-Building and Customer Service
List of Suggested Programs & Consultants

 

Notes for Suggested Programs:

You are not limited to applying your subsidy to the programs on this list. We provide this information as helpful suggestions.

  • If you choose from this list, LLNJ has already negotiated standard speaking fee pricing for LLNJ member libraries.
  • When discussing the program with the consultant/vendor, tell them that this is potentially an LLNJ subsidized program and if your request for a subsidy is approved, the negotiated standard speaking fee applies.
  • Pricing for vendors on the recommended list is available upon request. Contact us at ce [at] librarylinknj.org.

These programs are with consultants we know and have worked with successfully. The program descriptions are largely for programs 3 hours in length. Most can be customized for length and to meet the specific needs of your participants. Check each to see if there is a special note about length and audience.

Training Techniques 
All workshops are designed to be interactive. Some may require “hands-on” and others may be a combination of lecture, demonstration, and group discussion. You need to inquire of the training consultant which techniques they employ.

Audience 
Most programs are designed to be for all library staff. Where it is recommended that the content is best for specific types or sets of staff, it is so noted.

List of Professional Development Consultants:

  • Leslin Charles - Leslin H. Charles has a special interest in student engagement, metacognition, information literacy, and assessment of student learning. At Rutgers University, Leslin leads the libraries’ efforts to develop pedagogically sound learning experiences and appropriate assessment strategies in collaboration with librarians, teaching faculty, and relevant campus partners. She teaches a Byrne Seminar for first year students called Truth or Fiction? In 2015, through the ACRL Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success program, she developed a longitudinal study of library impact on student learning with special focus on students in the McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program.
    Contact: leslin.charles [at] rutgers.edu
  • Pham Condello - A supervising librarian specializing in youth services, from kids' brains to teen culture.
    Contact: phamcondello [at] gmail.com
  • CAM Consulting - A full-service HR consulting and training firm which has been specializing in professional development and organizational growth since 1993. Claudia Monte is the primary consultant/owner who is also an adjunct instructor for Florida SouthWestern State College, a facilitator/coach for SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute, and an arbitrator with FL Attorney General Lemon Law Arbitration Program.
    Contact: Claudia Monte at 239-676-7025 or cmonte [at] cam4consulting.com
  • Barbara DeSantis - The is the Tech Integration Trainer at the Sayreville School District. A STAR Discovery Educator whose award-winning blog showcases practical use of many online tools for teaching and learning, Barbara is also a Past President of the New Jersey Science Teachers Association.
    Contact: bsdesantis1 [at] gmail.com
  • Joanne P. Roukens - Joanne P. Roukens served as the Assistant Director for LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative (LLNJ) in Piscataway, NJ from 2010 - 2019. Previously she was the Executive Director of the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative (HRLC) in Denville, NJ. Joanne was with the Morris County Library (Whippany, NJ) for 14 years. She has earned a Certificate in Training from the New Jersey Department of Personnel and was the co-coordinator of the New Jersey Train-the-Trainers Program from 2001 - 2005. Joanne was the New Jersey Library Association’s 2007 Librarian of the Year. She received the President’s Award from the New Jersey Association of School Librarians in 2017. Joanne is an engaging, experienced and in-demand trainer and conducts workshops on customer service and presentation skills, and is also an experienced meeting facilitator.  You can find more details about her, the workshops and services she offers at joanneroukensconsulting.com.
    Contact: jproukens [at] gmail.com
  • Lourdes Tango - A training consultant experienced in designing and facilitating programs in cross-cultural communication and diversity topics. Originally from Cuba, Lourdes has collaborated with a wide variety of clients to design and facilitate programs that empower individuals and teams to create an environment of inclusion by leveraging the value of diversity within their organizations. Lourdes is fluent in English and Spanish and uses both languages so frequently that she used to have a bilingual parrot.
    Contact: Lourdestango [at] gmail.com.
  • Jessica Trujillo -  Jessica is a former NJLA President, and was a 2008 ALSC sponsored ALA Emerging Leader. She has held positions as a young adult and children's librarian. She received her B.A. from the University of Washington, Seattle and M.L.I.S. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. 
    Contact: jbmtrujillo [at] gmail.com
  • Karen Vaias - Karen Vaias has worked in New Jersey libraries for more than twenty years, as both a paraprofessional and a degreed librarian.  She is currently the Supervising Reference Librarian at Bernards Township Library in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.  She has presented at NJLA Annual Conferences and the Statewide Train the Trainer series and is active in State and Consortial committee work.
    Contact: kvaias [at] bernardslibrary.org
  • Hilda Weisburg - A former school librarian with over 30 years of experience in school libraries, K-12, she is also the author most recently of Leading for School Librarians: There is No Other Option (ALS 2017). She also co-authored Being Indispensable: A School Librarian’s Guide to Becoming an Invaluable Leader (ALA Editions, 2010), and New on the Job: A School Librarian’s Guide to Success, 2nd ed. (ALA Editions 2015). She is the recipient of AASL’s 2016 Distinguished Service Award.
    Contact: hildakw [at] gmail.com