Utah Library Association Conference

eLearning

Leadership Skills Through Professional Service

Service work or professional service, whether through professional associations, conference planning, editorial boards, or task forces, offers librarians a pathway to developing leadership skills outside their

May 2026 Learning Live: Intellectual Freedom Advocacy in a Brave New World

12

May

eLearning

Intellectual Freedom Advocacy in a Brave New World

May 2026 Learning Live

13

May

eLearning

Best of Core Forum: Mindfulness as a Leadership Tool

Leading a library in today’s complex landscape presents unique challenges, including political dynamics, budget constraints, and the lingering effects of the pandemic on mental health. In their efforts to

eLearning

Project Management in Libraries

A four week asynchronous course on project management.

eLearning

Fundamentals of Collection Assessment 2026 - Session 2.0

This course introduces the fundamental aspects of collection assessment in libraries. It is designed for those who are responsible for or interested in collection assessment in all types and sizes of libraries.

19

May

eLearning

Best of Core Forum: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Creating an Efficient Library Through Robust Project Management Practices

Is your current project management system a collection of post-it notes? Do you have to be reminded of a project that was due six months ago? Is there no accountability across the system? Turn your scattered

19

May

Webinar

Designing Learning for What’s Next: Scalable Strategies for Future-Ready Libraries

This webinar focuses on scalable, application-driven strategies for designing and delivering transformational learning that supports complex organizational change.

26

May

eLearning

Best of Core Forum: From Planning to Showtime: a Librarian's Guide

Public libraries are hubs of community engagement, innovation, and learning—and increasingly, they are called upon to lead large-scale events and initiatives that reach diverse audiences and deliver measurable

02

Jun

eLearning

Best of Core Forum: Elevating Public Spaces: Universal Design, Safety, and Community Voice in a Major Library Renovation

This session will explore how the library and design team embraced universal design principles, community input, and adaptive problem-solving to reimagine a prominent library space. Attendees will gain insight

03

Jun

eLearning

Best of Core Forum: Unlocking Team Potential: Leading Effective Library Teams

Teams are an increasingly important workplace construct, allowing libraries to tap into staff potential to tackle complex work in our current, dynamic library environment.

Decorative image of a girl and a boy side-by-side on a couch reading books.

03

Jun

eLearning

Webinar

Turn Your Library Into a Dyslexic Positive Literacy Hub and Help Kids Learn to Read

The Dyslexic Positive Libraries Initiative shows how to transform your library into a literacy hub where kids learn to read.

eLearning

Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories 2026 - Session 2.0

This course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of institutional repositories (IR), including IR platforms, promoting the IR, faculty publications in the IR, IR metadata, and accessibility of IR content.