Curtis Rogers Consulting, LLC

Providing training and consulting services to libraries and non-profits.

LibraryWorks to Host Webinar on Life-Changing Library Moments, Donating 100% Net Proceeds to the Parkinson’s Foundation

Posted by

Dr. Curtis Rogers

·

, , ,

January 30, 2025 – LibraryWorks is pleased to announce a special webinar on April 3, 2025, entitled Libraries Transform Lives: Creating Intentional, Life-Changing Moments. The webinar will focus on the transformative power of libraries and their potential to impact communities. 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to the Parkinson’s Foundation in support of LibraryWorks’ own Jenny Newman who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2020.

During the webinar, attendees will gain insights into how everyday library interactions
can turn into life-changing moments for patrons. The session will provide
practical strategies and helpful models that can shift library service from transactional to transformational. Participants will have opportunities to share their own stories and examples.

Webinar Details:
Title: Libraries Transform Lives: Creating Intentional, Life-Changing Moments
Date / Time: April 3, 2025; 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern
Registration Fee: $49 per person. Register here.
Group Rates: Groups of four or more are just $25 per person! Register your group here.
100% net proceeds benefit: the Parkinson’s Foundation


The webinar presenter will be Sharon Morris. Sharon started her library career in public libraries, doing children’s and teen services, outreach, collection development, circulation, and reference. She has also worked in academia and with school libraries and has earned an MLIS and PhD in Managerial Leadership in Libraries.

The webinar moderator will be Jenny Newman. Jenny has been with LibraryWorks for nearly 20 years and in 2015 launched their webinar program, bringing top-notch, timely training to the library community. Jenny markets, produces, and moderates about 45 webinars a year, despite her self-proclaimed dread of public speaking.

In late 2020, Jenny was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. She is participating in the Parkinson’s Foundation’s Moving Day event on June 7, 2025, with her family. Moving Day is a nationwide event dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Parkinson’s research, care, and support. To show their support, LibraryWorks is donating 100% of the webinar’s net proceeds to the Parkinson’s Foundation through Jenny’s Moving Day team, “Shaken Not Stirred.”

“From the moment I shared my diagnosis with my colleagues, they were incredibly supportive, standing by me like family,” said Jenny. “When I mentioned I was participating in my first fundraising walk, our president, Mark Kimmel, suggested we host a special webinar with the proceeds going to support the Parkinson’s Foundation. I immediately embraced the idea and reached out to Sharon Morris, an amazing trainer with decades of experience in libraries. I’m truly grateful to my LibraryWorks family, Sharon Morris, and the entire library community for their unwavering support!”

“When Jenny asked me to do this webinar, I was honored,” said Sharon Morris. “Her strength in facing Parkinson’s Disease and her advocacy for research and care are exemplary methods for all of us. Jenny is a leader and we can all support a cure for Parkinson’s in many ways, including this webinar. I’m excited to partner again with Jenny and LibraryWorks, and connect with the many library folks who do their own exemplary, transformative work.”

Read more about Jenny’s Parkinson’s journey (PDF) and register today!

Dr. Curtis Rogers Avatar

About the author

    Dr. Curtis Rogers is a library consultant who has worked in the library and information science field for over 35 years. He has worked at the Union (SC) Carnegie Library, and the Charleston County (SC) Public Library, and retired as the Communications Director of the South Carolina State Library. He has also taught courses at the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, a Master of Library and Information Science, and a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina. In 2001, he completed the University of the Azores Summer Study Course in Azorean Portuguese Culture and Language and in 2002 completed the Certified Public Manager credential. In 2008, he was President of the SC Library Association. Rogers developed a national library survey on library use of social media for public relations and presented this survey’s results at the 2009 German Library Association Conference and at the State and University Library of Hamburg. He has served as secretary of the board of the Library Marketing and Communications Conference and as secretary of the SC Academy of Authors, as well as chair of the USC School of Library and Information Annual Literacy Leaders (ALL) Awards Committee. He has also served on the Friends of South Carolina Libraries (FOSCL) board and is a member of the ALA CORE Library Consultants group. He is a recipient of the 2015 F. William Summers Outstanding Alumni Award from the USC School of Library and Information Science.