CHICAGO — Join Core for the webinar "Lean Thinking for Transformation: Actionable Change" on April 1, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Budget reductions are a reality for many in academic library leadership. For decades, significant cutbacks have been made in library...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Navigating Institutional Change Through Collaboration and Use of Management Tools" on April 8, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Over the past two years, the Collection Services department of our library faced...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: How to Create a Patron-Centered Administration" on April 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Do you want to take your library’s customer service to the next level? If so, this session is for you. We’ll share a...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Competency vs. Character: What Makes a Good Leader?" on March 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leadership is essential at every level of an organization, as experienced library leaders reach retirement age...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Competency vs. Character: What Makes a Good Leader?" on March 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leadership is essential at every level of an organization, as experienced library leaders reach retirement age...

Join Core Forum 2026 at the The Galt House Hotel for an incredible opportunity to celebrate the diverse and interconnected library work of you, our Core members. The event will take place from Wednesday, November 18 to Friday, November 20, 2026. We will...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Project Management" on February 11, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Is your current project management system a collection of post-it notes? Do you have to be reminded of a project...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "It’s Never Too Late: Pathways to Career Advancement" on February 24, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Ready for the next phase of your career but worried you missed the moment to transition? Scared to make a change? Struggling to...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Navigating Mental Health In Information Spaces" on March 11, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Mental health is a critical component of an individual's health and well-being. Historically, seeking mental health help has been fraught...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Creating a Knowledge Management Initiative for Ongoing Team Success" on March 10, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Libraries employ skilled practitioners who, throughout their work, accrue experience and develop troubleshooting...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Challenges for Collecting Digital Games" on February 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. This webinar is an adaptation of a Core presentation at ALA Annual 2025, addressing emerging challenges for both academic and public libraries...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study" on February 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Join us as we explore the technical and political processes of overhauling and streamlining our LibGuides and the A-Z database list. Through case...

CHICAGO – Newly published research study from the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), used surveys and research methodology to analyzed smartphone usage by school librarians in...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Leadership Skills Through Professional Service" on January 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Service work or professional service, whether through professional associations, conference planning, editorial boards, or task forces...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Transform and Thrive: Fostering Well-Being" on February 4, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Library staff and administration do more than simply point people toward books and information—we foster well-being for ourselves and others...

Core is pleased to announce the release of the 2026 Core Fundamentals Web Course schedule. This series of related online courses covers basic topics that enhance skills in various areas of library work.

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Neurodiversity in the Academic Library" on January 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Neurodiversity within the librarian professional is often neglected as a subject of scholarly conversation. With higher rates...

CHICAGO—Join Core and RUSA for the webinar "From Goals to Impact: Library User Stories" on January 20, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Successful leadership efforts center key partners and anticipate concrete outcomes. In libraries, this means demonstrating impact by...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Beyond Your Department: Uniting Catalogers" on January 13, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. TFighting against the perceptions of catalogers as isolated or antisocial can be a challenge, especially when many institutions only have one...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Helping Neurodivergent Library Workers Succeed" on December 16, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. In this webinar, neurodivergent librarian Jen Conway will discuss neurodivergence, what it is and isn't, and how you can be a better...