YALSA's Online Learning
YALSA is the authority for offering high-quality online professional development in young adult librarianship. YALSA offers multiple opportunities for online learning, including monthly webinars, a monthly members-only discussion forum, and online courses. Questions about YALSA's Online Learning? Contact Eve Gaus at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5293 or egaus@ala.org.
Want to propose a course or webinar? Use our CE Proposal Form!
YALSA Academy Online Educational Videos
The Academy provides short training videos created by and for teen service specialists from around the country. The videos, ranging from 3-7 minutes, address a variety of topics, including: social media, technology tools, programming, advocacy, collection development, customer service, professional development and others.
YALSA provides online continuing education classes to enhance the skills and knowledge of young adult librarians and library workers who serve teens. These classes are taught by specialists in young adult librarianship and are offered on a rotating basis during the summer, autumn and winter sessions.
Join YALSA for its webinars! Keep up-to-date on developments in the field with these interactive learning sessions, presented by an expert YALSA trainer. Webinars are 60 minutes in length and include time for a question and answer period.
Looking for professional guidance on teen services trends? Look no further than YALSA's Webinars-on-Demand! In these previously recorded webinars, experts from the field will guide you through hour-long sessions that you can put into practice at your library immediately.
YALSA’s virtual mentoring program pairs an experienced librarian with a new librarian or graduate student in a Library Science program. Applications are due on April 30.
During the first week of each month, YALSA will host an asynchronous, monthly discussion forum on a current topic in YA services. These discussion forums are free to YALSA members and are hosted on ALA Connect. Each forum will be moderated by an expert in the field. Throughout the week members are encouraged to check in to the discussion forum and ask questions and contribute to the ongoing discussion.
Buy three individual or group registrations for YALSA's webinars or online courses and receive one free! Restrictions apply.
