Online Courses

PLA periodically offers multi-week online courses on topics important to public library staff.

Upcoming Online Courses

Winning Grants for Your Library
Monday, September 9–Friday, October 4, 2013
Instructor: Stephanie Gerding

With so much competition for grant dollars, it can be pretty daunting to not only find a grant that’s right for your library, but also craft and confidently submit a winning proposal. Take the guesswork out of grant work with this new four-week online course. More…

The Accidental Public Library Technology Trainer
Monday, October 28–Friday, November 22, 2013
Instructor: Stephanie Gerding

Accidental technology trainers find themselves unexpectedly responsible for technology training—in labs, classrooms, or one-on-one with users or staff. Every library is providing some kind of technology training these days. Even if you are just answering questions “on-the-fly,” an organized approach will result in better service and save time and money. In this four-week blended learning course, you'll learn great tools and techniques, solutions to the most common concerns of library technology trainers, and helpful, personalized advice from many years of coordinating and providing training for public libraries. More…

Want to Propose an Online Course?

If you have an idea for an online course you'd like PLA to present, then please contact Linda Bostrom, Manager of Professional Development, at lbostrom@ala.org.