Check out the Professional Development Calendar for more information and to register for the following FREE online professional development opportunities:
ADVOCACY
Nov 15: Streamlining and Outsourcing Financial Operations (GrantStation)
Nov 16: Nonprofit Marketing Plan Workshop (TechSoup)
ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Nov 7: Overcoming the Overhead Myth: Budgeting for an Effective Website, Marketing & Growth (Firespring)
Nov 15: Strategic Planning for IT Staffing (TechImpact)
Nov 20: Introduction to project budgets (Candid)
Nov 23: Getting your Not-for-Profit Organization’s Financial Operations Ready for 2024 (Charity Village)
ACCESSIBILITY
Nov 7: Accessible Learning Spaces: A Guide to Implementing Universal Design in Early Childhood (edWeb)
BOARDS
Nov 9: How to Conduct Board Recruitment in 3 Easy Steps (CharityHowTo)
CAREERS
Nov 16: From Hire to Retire: the Employee Lifecycle (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
Nov 29: Reducing Burnout for Academic Library Workers who have Complicated Lives (AKA: Everybody) (Niche Academy)
CHILDREN & TEENS
Nov 1: Innovative Engagement for Libraries: Using Sport, Physical Literacy, & Wellness to Engage & Support Your Community (ALA/Public Library Association)
Nov 1: Native Storytelling in Children’s Books (School Library Journal)
Nov 8: Gift Books for Preschool Children (And the People Who Care For Them) From 3 Rockstar Librarians (Early Childhood Investigations)
Nov 14: Choosing Toys to Inspire Young Girls in STEM (National Girls Collaborative Project)
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Nov 1: Native Storytelling in Children’s Books (School Library Journal)
Nov 2: The Science of Reading: Phonics and Decodable Books (Booklist)
Nov 7: Dazzling Debuts! (Booklist)
Nov 13: New and Notable Novels in Verse from Random House Children’s Books (Booklist)
COMMUNICATION
Nov 1: Canva and Design for Libraries: Learn Page Layout and Social Media Design (Niche Academy)
Nov 1: Building A Social Media Calendar & Strategy For Your Nonprofit (Nonprofit Hub)
Nov 1: Growing Readers Together: Hugo Public Library (Colorado State Library)
Nov 3: Super Searchers Program Beyond Super Searchers: Public Libraries in the Age of Misinformation (ALA/Public Library Association)
Nov 6: Heart on Your Digital Sleeve: How to Integrate Your Nonprofit’s Story Across Platforms (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
Nov 9: DK School & Library Spring 2024 Preview (Booklist)
Nov 15: Library Marketing 101 (Niche Academy)
Nov 15: NCompass Live: Redesigning a Library Website (Nebraska Library Commission)
Nov 16: Nonprofit Marketing Plan Workshop (TechSoup)
Nov 16: Mastering the Art of Difficult Conversations (Alliance Research and Training)
Nov 20: How to Have an Effective One-on-One (GovLoop)
Nov 28: Social Media 102 (Firespring)
Nov 30: Diffuse the situation: Using conversation to build empathy and trust with the public (Alliance Research and Training)
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Nov 1: Canva and Design for Libraries: Learn Page Layout and Social Media Design (Niche Academy)
Nov 9: 4th Annual Digital Learning App Smash for Future Ready Librarians® (All4Ed/Future Ready Librarians)
Nov 28: Super Searchers for Library Workers (ALA/Public Library Association)
DATABASES & E-RESOURCES
Nov 16: How to Train Your Community on Libby (OverDrive)
DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Nov 2: How to Leverage Language and Culture to Train a Diverse Workforce (Training Industry)
Nov 28: Living Our Values Out Loud: Programs that Walk the Talk (WebJunction)
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
Nov 8: Building an Autism-Friendly Environment (Indiana State Library)
Nov 14: Elder Justice Networks and Libraries (Federal Depository Library Program)
Nov 15: Assistive Technology for Reading (Pacer Center)
FUNDRAISING
Nov 2: Embracing AI in End-of-Year Fundraising (Blackbaud)
Nov 14: How to reach your year-end fundraising goals starting with Giving Tuesday (CharityHowTo)
Nov 14: From scarcity to abundance (Candid)
Nov 29: Simplified Fundraising Planning for Small Nonprofits (Productivity Fundraising)
LEGAL
Nov 2: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Federal Legislative History (Law Library of Congress)
LIBRARY SPACES
Nov 8: The Bridge: Noble County Public LIbrary’s Makerspace (Indiana State Library)
Nov 8: Building an Autism-Friendly Environment (Indiana State Library)
MANAGEMENT
Nov 13: Navigating Nonprofit Leadership: Leadership is Hard… And That’s Ok (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
Nov 16: From Hire to Retire: the Employee Lifecycle (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
Nov 16: Mastering the Art of Difficult Conversations (Alliance Research and Training)
Nov 20: How to Have an Effective One-on-One (GovLoop)
OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Nov 8: Health Insurance Literacy in Libraries (Network of the National Library of Medicine)
Nov 8: Library Programs for Homeschoolers: A Guide (Niche Academy)
15: Streamlining and Outsourcing Financial Operations (GrantStation)
PROGRAMMING
Nov 1: Innovative Engagement for Libraries: Using Sport, Physical Literacy, & Wellness to Engage & Support Your Community (ALA/Public Library Association)
Nov 2: Breaking Beats and Myths: Exploring Hip-Hop Pedagogy to Confront Misinformation (edWeb)
Nov 7: Low-Cost, High Impact Programming – Online (Nebraska Library Commission)
Nov 8: Boost Your Eclipse Programming with Citizen Science (SciStarter)
READERS’ ADVISORY
Nov 1: Native Storytelling in Children’s Books (School Library Journal)
Nov 2: The Science of Reading: Phonics and Decodable Books (Booklist)
Nov 7: Dazzling Debuts! (Booklist)
Nov 8: Gift Books for Preschool Children (And the People Who Care For Them) From 3 Rockstar Librarians (Early Childhood Investigations)
Nov 9: DK School & Library Spring 2024 Preview (Booklist)
Nov 13: New and Notable Novels in Verse from Random House Children’s Books (Booklist)
Nov 22: NCompass Live: Best New Children’s Books of 2023 (Nebraska Library Commission)
REFERENCE
Nov 2: Improving Library Services to the Incarcerated (Federal Depository Library Program)
Nov 8: Resources at the National Indian Law Library (Federal Depository Library Program)
Nov 14: Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar (Law Library of Congress)
Nov 16: Rural Health Resources (Network of the National Library of Medicine)
Nov 16: R4 Connections: Finding Rural Health Information with RHIhub (Network of the National Library of Medicine)
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Nov 1: AASL Town Hall: Conference Connections – Takeaways from AASL 2023 (American Association of School Librarians)
Nov 1: Native Storytelling in Children’s Books (School Library Journal)
Nov 2: The Science of Reading: Phonics and Decodable Books (Booklist)
Nov 2: Breaking Beats and Myths: Exploring Hip-Hop Pedagogy to Confront Misinformation (edWeb)
Nov 7: Dazzling Debuts! (Booklist)
Nov 7: Accessible Learning Spaces: A Guide to Implementing Universal Design in Early Childhood (edWeb)
Nov 7: Share or Beware, The STEM Edition: Sorting Science Fact from Fiction (edWeb)
Nov 8: Gift Books for Preschool Children (And the People Who Care For Them) From 3 Rockstar Librarians (Early Childhood Investigations)
Nov 9: The First Amendment: Five Rights in One (Grades 3–5) (National Archives)
Nov 9: Make Your Voice Count: Learning About the First Amendment (Grades K–2) (National Archives)
Nov 9: DK School & Library Spring 2024 Preview (Booklist)
Nov 9: 4th Annual Digital Learning App Smash for Future Ready Librarians® (All4Ed/Future Ready Librarians)
Nov 13: New and Notable Novels in Verse from Random House Children’s Books (Booklist)
Nov 14: Choosing Toys to Inspire Young Girls in STEM (National Girls Collaborative Project)
Nov 16: “Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop – Teaching the 14th Amendment (National Archives)
TECHNOLOGY
Nov 1: Blockchain Basics for Nonprofits: Preparing for the Future (TechSoup)
Nov 1: Canva and Design for Libraries: Learn Page Layout and Social Media Design (Niche Academy)
Nov 2: Embracing AI in End-of-Year Fundraising (Blackbaud)
Nov 15: Assistive Technology for Reading (Pacer Center)
Nov 15: NCompass Live: Redesigning a Library Website (Nebraska Library Commission)
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Nov 2: How to Leverage Language and Culture to Train a Diverse Workforce (Training Industry)
Nov 7: Share or Beware, The STEM Edition: Sorting Science Fact from Fiction (edWeb)
Nov 9: The First Amendment: Five Rights in One (Grades 3–5) (National Archives)
Nov 9: Make Your Voice Count: Learning About the First Amendment (Grades K–2) (National Archives)
Nov 16: How to Train Your Community on Libby (OverDrive)
Nov 16: “Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop – Teaching the 14th Amendment (National Archives)
ONLINE CONFERENCES
Thursday, Nov 9 (1-4 pm) EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession (Library 2.0/San Jose State University) In our fall Library 2.023 mini-conference we explore the evolution of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) efforts within the library profession, focusing on how libraries can help to create belongingness and meaningful connection and what individuals, specifically, can do to help make change. This event will showcase strategies that libraries employ to cultivate and integrate into their services a profound sense of belongingness, as well as the ways that library leadership is crucial in fostering an environment of inclusion and meaningful connection. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.library20.com/edi20
Thursday, Nov 9 (8-3 pm) LibraryCon Live! 2023 (Library Journal) Join Library Journal and School Library Journal on November 9th for our seventh annual LibraryCon Live! We’re excited to present a day-long celebration of fandom, spotlighting genre fiction for adults and teens with panels devoted to comics and graphic novels, horror, sf/fantasy, and more. In addition to panels and keynotes, we’re also offering studio spotlights focusing on visual artists. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.slj.com/section/events
AT YOUR LEISURE – Pre-recorded webinars to view at your convenience
Giving Storytime a Tune-Up: Embedding Music Activities to Support Texts and Engage Participants (Association of Library Service to Children) Songs, rhythms, and rhymes are a natural, developmentally-appropriate way to build processing skills, memory, and focus. Learn specific songs, rhythms, and rhymes that pair with a diverse array of titles to bring a greater amount of equity and social justice into your storytimes. You’ll also learn ways to communicate the importance of music activities in building early literacy skills. https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=224
Audience Engagement and Interaction in Hybrid Programs (Programming Librarian) In this webinar, moderator Melissa Wong will share strategies for engaging audience members in the hybrid environment. https://programminglibrarian.org/learn/audience-engagement-and-interaction-hybrid-programs
Promoting Your Federal Documents Collection (Federal Depository Library Program) In this webinar, we will share the various ways that each library promotes Government documents, from conferences to webinars and exhibits (both in the building and online), and how each library engages with their communities through Government information. Learn different strategies for promoting Government information, your Government documents collection, and the FDLP. https://www.fdlp.gov/training/promoting-your-federal-documents-collection
*Training opportunities are compiled and shared by the Wyoming State Library each month via WebJunction. See WebJunction for detailed abstracts. Note: some of these opportunities may not be free.