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Learn to find, shape, and tell the stories your library's data has been waiting to tell.
September 8, 15, and 22 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
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Learn practical ways to use AI tools to streamline work at your library in this introductory course.
September 10, 2026 (Fall) or March 4, 2027 (Spring) | 12-4 pm ET
Half-Day Live Online Session + 3 Module Self-Paced Workshop
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No Cringe, Just Clarity
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Learn how to give feedback that supports growth, trust, and accountability.
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Learn how to plan and deliver author visits and guest speaker events that energize your students and elevate your library program.
Choose a session: September 23, 2026 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET; July 29, 2027, time TBA
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Polished & Prepared
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Series runs September-November 2026 (Fall); February-April 2027 (Spring)
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When a Patron is in Crisis
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Thursday, September 24, 2026 (Fall) or February 17, 2027 (Spring) | 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Live Online Session + 3-Module Self-Paced Workshop
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Managing Different Brains
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Learn how to manage neurodivergent staff with more clarity, flexibility, and less guesswork
Choose a live session: September 30, 2026, or March 24, 2027 | 2-4 pm ET
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Learn what they didn’t teach you in library school: how to be a library manager.
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The AI Reckoning
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Engage with the pressing policy, ethics, and civic questions that AI is putting on the table for academic libraries—right now.
October 6, 2026 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
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Getting Kids Hooked on Nonfiction
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Sometimes nonfiction just needs the right introduction.
October 7, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
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No Bosses Here
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Make your work life easier by learning how to manage up effectively and relationally.
October 27, 2026 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM ET
3-Hour Live Online UnConference
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October 27, 2026 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM ET
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Why Your Best People Leave
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Learn how to build trust and establish a workplace culture that encourages staff to stay for the long-haul.
November 3, 2026 (Fall, self-paced) or May 11, 2027 (Spring, live kickoff 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET)
1.5 Hour Self-Paced/Live Online Session + 4-Module Workshop
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