Jul 18, 2024
Webinar: Build a Needs Assessment Strategy
In this free one-hour webinar, Jody Lumsden covers how needs assessments ensure training and development investments are effective and efficient.
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Jul 12, 2024
Webinar: Digital Safety and Privacy for Librarians
In this free one-hour webinar, Melody Karle discusses how librarians can help patrons with digital safety and privacy, including with AI and social...
Jul 3, 2024
Webinar: Managing Effective Library Boards
In this free one-hour webinar, John Chrastka helps library directors foster a board that is proactive, engaged, and responsive to community needs.
Jun 18, 2024
Webinar: Change Management: Leveraging the Power of Advocates and the Devil’s Advocate
In this free one-hour webinar, Kathryn Zukof shares how leaders of change management can reinforce messages and encourage adoption of new behaviors.
Jun 6, 2024
Webinar: Create Engaging Training Videos with Your Smartphone
In this free one-hour webinar, Jonathan Halls shares tips on making, filming, and editing training videos with your smartphone to support learning.
May 2, 2024
Webinar: Don't I Have the Right Not to Be Offended? Responding to Censorship in Fractious Times
In this free one-hour webinar, Jamie LaRue shares how the value of intellectual freedom came to be adopted by librarians and why it is so crucial now.
Apr 29, 2024
Webinar: Generation Z and Academic Libraries
In this free one-hour webinar, Stephanie Morgan and Robbi De Peri help librarians understand Gen Z students and team members.
Apr 19, 2024
Webinar: Engaging Talent from Day One: How to Welcome New Staff, Foster Relationships and Build Culture in an Organization
In this free one-hour webinar, Amanda Johnson and Lauren Clossey help you create an effective onboarding process to engage new hires.
Apr 11, 2024
Webinar: Forget Hogwarts: Bringing Coding to Your Library Doesn't Have to Be Wizardry
In this free one-hour webinar, Luke Miller helps you learn how to run a coding program at your public library.
Mar 29, 2024
Webinar: Anxiety in Academia: Librarians' Guide to Recognizing, Responding, and Collaborating for Student Well-Being
In this free one-hour webinar, Beatriz de la Espriella shares how to collaborate with other campus departments to support student mental health.
Mar 14, 2024
Webinar: Library Boards and Intellectual Freedom: How to Combat Censorship with Your Library Trustees
In this free one-hour webinar, Shannon Oltmann shows how you can educate library boards about book challenges and intellectual freedom.
Mar 8, 2024
Webinar: Five Critical Skills to Lead an Organization—and How to Master Them
In this free one-hour webinar, David Dodson shares the five critical skills of leading an organization—and how to master them.
Feb 29, 2024
Webinar: Building Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
In this free one-hour webinar, Jeremy Szteiter explores practices for library instructors to teach critical thinking.
Feb 16, 2024
Webinar: Cultivating and Sustaining the Relationship-Driven Library
In this free one-hour webinar, Noah Lenstra shares tips for finding partners, cultivating relationships, and making an impact in library services.
Feb 9, 2024
Webinar: Building Belonging, The Key to Creating Connection with your DEI Efforts
In this free one-hour webinar, Jarrod Harden shares practical tips and strategies to increase DEI and belonging in your organization.
Jan 25, 2024
Webinar: Misinformation in the College Classroom: How are Faculty and Librarians Teaching News Literacy Skills?
In this free one-hour webinar, Laura Saunders shows how to integrate information literacy related to mis- and disinformation across disciplines.
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07/11/25
Webinar: Creating Thriving Workplaces: Mental Health & Well-being
30/10/25
Webinar: Figuring Out Fair Use
24/10/25
Webinar: Working Well with Your Team: How to Manage Your Staff
09/10/25
Webinar: Training That Works: A Simple Guide for Nonprofits
25/09/25
Webinar: Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education: A Fresh Look at the Basics
12/09/25
Webinar: Agility in the Fog
04/09/25
Webinar: Use Who You Have: Building a Library Training Program with Your Existing Staff
21/08/25
Webinar: News Literacy Practices and Partnerships
15/08/25
Webinar: Social Media Roundup for Librarians
07/08/25
Webinar: Foundations of Philanthropic Partnership
24/07/25
Webinar: Meetings That Matter: Seven Steps to Running an Effective Meeting
10/07/25
Webinar: Fortifying Your Library: Protecting Your Library and Staff Through Policy
19/06/25
Webinar: More Money, More Programs: Getting More Funding for Your Library Through Grants, Fundraisers, and City Officials
12/06/25
Webinar: Creating Learner-Centered Tutorials
05/06/25
Webinar: Grant Writing Basics: Practical Steps and Strategies for Beginners
30/05/25
Webinar: Building Community-Based Wellbeing or “Social Prescribing” in the Library
08/05/25
Webinar: Instructional Design for Adult Learners: A Primer
24/04/25
Webinar: Disciplinary Differences: Generative AI in the Research and Publication Process
17/04/25
Webinar: Andragogy: Understanding Adult Learners
11/04/25
Webinar: The First Amendment and Libraries
27/03/25
Webinar: Developing a Mentorship and Community-building Program for Instruction Librarians
20/03/25
Webinar: Civic Literacy Starts at Home
14/03/25
Webinar: Advancing Title II ADA Compliance through Inclusive Engagement and Collaboration
20/02/25
Webinar: Brief, but Descriptive: Writing Effective Alt Text
14/02/25
Webinar: Tools for Overcoming Rejection and Social Exclusion at Work
06/02/25
Webinar: Simplifying E-Rate Funding for Mobile Hotspots and Bookmobile Wi-Fi
31/01/25
Webinar: What Gets in the Way of Excellence?
23/01/25
Webinar: Copyright Confusion? Fair Use to the Rescue!
17/01/25
Webinar: Building Community: Strategies for Coming Together
12/12/24
Webinar: “Quiet Quitting,” Productivity, and the Future of Work
05/12/24
Webinar: Partnerships and Building Relationships: How, Why, and Who
22/11/24
Webinar: Introducing HIDOC: The Course Design Model Purpose-Built for Online Modalities
14/11/24
Webinar: Proving the Value of Soft Skills
08/11/24
Webinar: Congress.gov: Taking the Fear out of Questions about Congress
01/11/24
Webinar: Personal Librarians: Building Relationships Across Campus
24/10/24
Webinar: Building a Quality Framework for Learning and Development
18/10/24
Webinar: Cutting Employee Turnover 20% and More
11/10/24
Webinar: The New Basics of Professional Customer Service
03/10/24
Webinar: Perfect Is the Enemy of Good: Thinking Critically about Information in an Imperfect World
27/09/24
Webinar: Institutional Repository Basics for Academic Libraries
19/09/24
Webinar: LinkedIn for Librarians
12/09/24
Webinar: Talk to the Elephant - Designing Learning for Behavior Change
05/09/24
Webinar: Designing Virtual Learning for Application and Impact
29/08/24
Webinar: Civic Literacy in Public Libraries: Why, What, and How
23/08/24
Webinar: Strengthening Your Communication Skills
09/08/24
Webinar: Setting Appropriate Boundaries Without Writing Anyone Off
01/08/24
Webinar: Navigating AI Ethics
27/07/24
Webinar: Surprise! You're a Cataloger
18/07/24
Webinar: Build a Needs Assessment Strategy
12/07/24
Webinar: Digital Safety and Privacy for Librarians
03/07/24
Webinar: Managing Effective Library Boards
18/06/24
Webinar: Change Management: Leveraging the Power of Advocates and the Devil’s Advocate
06/06/24
Webinar: Create Engaging Training Videos with Your Smartphone
02/05/24
Webinar: Don't I Have the Right Not to Be Offended? Responding to Censorship in Fractious Times
29/04/24
Webinar: Generation Z and Academic Libraries
19/04/24
Webinar: Engaging Talent from Day One: How to Welcome New Staff, Foster Relationships and Build Culture in an Organization
11/04/24
Webinar: Forget Hogwarts: Bringing Coding to Your Library Doesn't Have to Be Wizardry
29/03/24
Webinar: Anxiety in Academia: Librarians' Guide to Recognizing, Responding, and Collaborating for Student Well-Being
14/03/24
Webinar: Library Boards and Intellectual Freedom: How to Combat Censorship with Your Library Trustees
08/03/24
Webinar: Five Critical Skills to Lead an Organization—and How to Master Them
29/02/24
Webinar: Building Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
16/02/24
Webinar: Cultivating and Sustaining the Relationship-Driven Library
09/02/24
Webinar: Building Belonging, The Key to Creating Connection with your DEI Efforts
25/01/24