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SUMMARY:Empathy in Enforcement: 10 Rules for Handling Difficult Situations
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Empathy in Enforcement: 10 Rules for Handling Difficult Situations\n\n07/14/21 10:00 AM EST\n - 07/14/21 11:30 AM EST\Description:\nSecurity Specialist and Library Trainer, Eddie Kristan, will present 10 concrete and actionable solutions to difficult patron interactions with the goal of providing empathetic service, keeping staff safe, and upholding the principles of librarianship.\n \n\nLearning Outcomes:​\n\n	Attendees will learn actionable recommendations for approaching, deescalating, and navigating difficult patron interactions\n	Attendees will explore the difference between noncompliant and unsafe behavior for confident and informed responses\n	Attendees will learn how to respond to aggressive or noncompliant behavior with calm confidence and accommodation without compromise ​\n\nPresenter:\n\nEddie Kristan ran the Safety & Security Team at Warren-Newport Library in Gurnee, IL for 6 years before finishing graduate school and becoming a reference librarian and staff trainer in 2020. During his time as Head of Security, Eddie re-wrote procedure and advised on policy to turn a distrusted and counter-productive security team into a force of support and empathy for staff and the community. With the close help of Ryan Dowd (author of "A Librarian's Guide to Homelessness") and Warren Graham (author of "The Blackbelt Librarian"), Eddie was able to balance a need for confident enforcement of policy with a desperate need for trauma informed services and empathy in all things. He was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in the Community Builder group in 2020 and Herbert Goldhor Award Winner for Public Librarianship by the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences in 2021. \Details:\nWho should attend:  Anyone interested in handling difficult situations\nCompetencies:  Customer Service and Emergency Preparedness\n\nNon-Member Cost:      $40\nNEO-RLS Bronze Member/\nNORWELD, SERLS, SWON Member Cost:  $24\nNEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:   FREE\nNEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:    FREE\n\nCan't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.\n\nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline via Zoom\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Empathy in Enforcement: 10 Rules for Handling Difficult Situations<br /><br />07/14/21 10:00 AM EST - 07/14/21 11:30 AM EST<br />Description:<br /><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/76208_06032021153711.jpg" style="margin: 5px 15px; float: left; width: 100px;" width="100" />Security Specialist and Library Trainer, Eddie Kristan, will present 10&nbsp;concrete and actionable solutions to difficult patron interactions with the goal of providing empathetic&nbsp;service, keeping staff safe, and upholding the principles of librarianship.<br />
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<strong>Learning Outcomes:​</strong>
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	<li>Attendees will learn actionable recommendations for approaching, deescalating, and navigating difficult patron interactions</li>
	<li>Attendees will explore the difference between noncompliant and unsafe behavior for confident and informed responses</li>
	<li>Attendees will learn how to respond to aggressive or noncompliant behavior with calm confidence and accommodation without compromise ​</li>
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<strong>Presenter:</strong><br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/75481_05132021142529.jpg" style="margin: 5px 15px; float: left; width: 100px;" width="100" />Eddie Kristan</em> ran the Safety &amp; Security Team at Warren-Newport Library in Gurnee, IL for 6 years before finishing graduate school and becoming a reference librarian and staff trainer in 2020. During his time as Head of Security, Eddie re-wrote procedure and advised on policy to turn a distrusted&nbsp;and counter-productive security team into a force of support and empathy for staff and the community. With the close help of&nbsp;Ryan Dowd (author of &quot;A Librarian's Guide to Homelessness&quot;) and Warren Graham (author of &quot;The Blackbelt Librarian&quot;), Eddie was able to balance a need for confident enforcement of policy with a desperate need for trauma informed services and empathy in all things.&nbsp;He was named a <em>Library Journal </em>Mover &amp; Shaker in the Community Builder group in 2020 and Herbert Goldhor Award Winner for Public Librarianship by the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences in 2021.&nbsp;<br />Details:<br /><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Who should attend:&nbsp; Anyone interested in handling difficult situations<br />
Competencies:&nbsp; Customer Service and Emergency Preparedness<br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Non-Member Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
NEO-RLS&nbsp;Bronze Member/<br />
NORWELD, SERLS, SWON&nbsp;Member Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp;FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; FREE</font></font></font><br />
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Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.</font><br />
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><em>It&rsquo;s never too late to save your library money. NEO-RLS Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.</em></font></font></font></font></font></strong></font></font><br />Location:<br />Online via Zoom<br /><br />,  
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