Public Library Association (PLA)

Education dedicated to public librarians
Customize your ALA Annual Conference with one of three unique PLA preconferences highlighting team building, innovative management, and advocacy training.

PLA Boot Camp Management Training
Attend "Results Are What Matters: Management Tools and Techniques to Improve Library Services and Programs," Aug. 21–25, 2012, at the Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library.

Every Child Ready to Read @ your library 2nd Edition – The eagerly anticipated 2nd edition now available! Eight customizable workshops enable your library to help parents/caregivers develop children's language and pre-reading skills.

Free Advocacy Training Program – Turning the Page 2.0 offers personalized, interactive advocacy education. This facilitated six-week course is a blend of weekly one-hour webinars and independent homework. At the conclusion you'll have a step-by-step Advocacy Work Plan!

Affordable, anytime access to archived webinars
Download PLA On-Demand webinars featuring public library professionals tackling topics such as customer service, branding, website development, e-books, and more. Prices start at $28.

Register now—libraries in a post-print world and more!
Interactive conference with George Needham & Joan Frye Williams, Lee Rainie, Marie Oestergaard, Brian Mathews, Jamie LaRue, Emily Dowdall, Nate Hill, and others. Affordable rates, especially for groups.