Turning Chaos Into Calm: Effective Strategies for Managing Student Behavior in the Library
Monday, January 27, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom)
This transformative webinar is designed to address disruptive behaviors in the library and foster a culture of engagement among students. This webinar recognizes librarians' challenges in managing disruptive behaviors and offers innovative strategies to transform these challenges into opportunities for positive engagement.
Drawing on principles of behavior management, educational psychology, and library science, this webinar offers practical techniques and best practices for identifying, addressing, and preventing disruptive behaviors in the library. Participants will learn how to create a welcoming, inclusive library environment that encourages active participation and respectful behavior.
Participants will explore the underlying causes of disruptive behaviors and develop effective strategies for managing them. By the end of the webinar, participants will have the knowledge and skills to transform student behavior in the library, creating a more positive and productive environment for all.
All ILA Noon Network webinars are free. The webinar recordings are available to ILA personal members shortly after the webinars. Registration for all live webinars is limited to Illinois libraries.
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About the Speakers
Beth Bozzo has twenty years of experience in public library service combined with an undergrad degree focused on psychology and social work. She has worked at Lansing Library, located across from a middle school, for 8 years. When she became the youth manager four years ago, her main goal was to create a safe, welcoming, and less chaotic environment during the after-school hours. Beth has utilized her learning and experience to help gain control over an out-of-control environment.
Mary Schons is a career librarian that has been at Lansing Library for one year. She came from a library that offered little support for managing student behavior and has seen firsthand the difference in the environment when behavior is well-managed with clear boundaries.
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