Conferences & Events Calendar

Find information and resources to celebrate Audiobook Appreciation Month with learners in your school library.

Find resources to celebrate Rainbow Book Month in your school library.

This 4 week course Fundamentals of Management is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.

Learn about pathways to leadership in PLA and the public library profession.

This 90 minute webinar will cover the similarities and the differences in Canada and the US's approach to copyright.

Discovery products providing a single search interface to library collections have become industry standard in large academic libraries since their emergence in the late 2000's. This presentation begins to fill in gaps by discussing libraries' procurement processes and assessment methods including usability studies, drawn from both the literature and real life.

Learn about and apply backward design, a model for effectively determining what you want to accomplish in workshops, library instruction and training sessions.

This presentation will help pull the shroud of mystery off library design by briefly exploring the history and roots of 20th century libraries through the interplay of technology, space design, information access, and services that continue to drive the design of Mid-21st century libraries. We will explore programmatic themes from physical asset management approaches, to partnering, space activation, and cross programming in both public and academic libraries to frame the discussion on rebooting library design for the Mid-21st Century to create legible, permeable, transparent, and connected library buildings.

A 90 minute webinar for information specialist who provide research assistance to family history researchers

Neurodiversity within the librarian professional is often neglected as a subject of scholarly conversation. With higher rates of neurodivergent students approaching traditional college-age, it is more important than ever to embrace neurodivergence within the academic library