Learn how a county’s library and detention center built a collection to reflect the needs of incarcerated individuals.

July 2025 Learning Live

June 2025 Learning Live

Learn about PLA publication opportunities, including writing for Public Libraries magazine and PLA’s podcast.

Learn how to implement a climate action plan at your library that will have the biggest impact locally and globally.

ALA and Sustainable Libraries Initiative provide guidance and tools to help expedite climate action work in libraries.

May 2025 Learning Live

Learn about PLA Committees and Advisory Groups and how to increase your chances of being selected.

Preservation Week Webinar: Discussion and Q&A with Mychal Threets

This interactive three-day virtual event features expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and staff who work with them.

Celebrate Your Friends Group Oct. 19-25, 2025, during the 20th annual National Friends of Libraries Week!

How do you inspire a classroom full of 5th graders to see the world as art conservators? Join Balboa Art Conservation Center's Bianca Garcia and Dr. Elizabeth Salmon as they share their journeys in cultural preservation. Learn how their groundbreaking programs are inspiring the next generation of preservation practitioners to explore this unique and exciting career path at the intersection of art, science, and technology.

Learn ways to energize your summer library program in accordance with ALA’s sustainability guidelines.

This 4-week online course introduces participants to the principles, policies and practices of preservation in libraries and archives. It is designed to inform all staff, across divisions and departments and at all levels of responsibility and provides tools to begin extending the useful life of library collections.

April 2025 Learning Live

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.

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.

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.

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.

This 4-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. The course offers a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including: Product trials; Licensing; Purchasing methods; Pricing models. An overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries is also provided.