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Having Hard Conversations
Without Making Everything Worse

Handle difficult workplace conversations with a clear, repeatable framework that protects relationships and professionalism.
Choose a session. Registration deadlines: February 18, 2027 or July 6, 2027.
2 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for aspiring or current managers, or anyone who needs help with difficult conversations.
Choose a session. Registration deadlines: February 18, 2027 or July 6, 2027.
2 Self-Paced Course Modules

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Get Funded
Creative Strategies for Public Libraries

Library leaders know their communities are changing — new needs, new gaps, new opportunities — but knowing that isn't the same as getting it funded.
Registration deadline: February 25, 2027
3 Self-Paced Course Modules
This course is designed for new directors, board leadership, executive teams, and budget & finance committees across library types and community sizes.
Registration deadline: February 25, 2027
3 Self-Paced Course Modules

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Project Management Part 2
Getting Projects Over the Finish Line

Transform your library projects and drive impact in your community by becoming proficient in project management skills through this Library Journal Project Management Certification.
Register by March 3, 2027 (Spring)
4 Self-Paced Online Course Modules
This course is for any library worker whose role involves planning and completing mid- to large-scale projects. This course is appropriate for all levels of library staff.
Register by March 3, 2027 (Spring)
4 Self-Paced Online Course Modules

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Stop Managing, Start Coaching
How to Mentor and Build a Team that Thrives

The best managers develop people and build relationships.
Registration deadline March 18, 2027.
4 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for library managers and leaders.
Registration deadline March 18, 2027.
4 Self-Paced Course Modules

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Managing Different Brains
A Neurodiversity Guide for Library Leaders

Learn how to manage neurodivergent staff with more clarity, flexibility, and less guesswork
Registration Deadline: March 24, 2027 | Live Session 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
2-Hour Live Online Crash Course
Recommended for anyone who manages people.
Registration Deadline: March 24, 2027 | Live Session 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
2-Hour Online Crash Course

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Finding Money When There Isn’t Any Part 1
Creative Funding for Your School Library

A practical path for moving great library ideas forward when funding feels out of reach.
Choose a session: Registration deadlines April 13, 2027 (Spring) and July 13, 2027 (Summer).
3 Self-Paced Online Course Modules
Recommended for K-12 librarians and educators.
Choose a session: Registration deadlines April 13, 2027 (Spring) and July 13, 2027 (Summer).
3 Self-Paced Online Course Modules

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Proving Your Library Matters
(With Evidence People Actually Believe)

Make your library’s impact clear, measurable, and impossible to ignore.
Registration deadline May 12, 2027 (Spring 2027)
4 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for librarians and library administration at public, school, and academic libraries
Registration deadline May 12, 2027 (Spring 2027)
4 Self-Paced Course Modules

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Failures, Fumbles, and Flops, Management Edition
An Unconference on Management Mishaps and How to Avoid Them

The best management advice doesn't come from what went right.
May 18, 2027 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
3-Hour Online Session
Recommended for library managers and directors.
May 18, 2027 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
3-Hour Online Session

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Library Management Training Certification

Learn what they didn’t teach you in library school: how to be a library manager.
Registration deadline June 2, 2027 (2-week accelerated course)
Live Online Course + Workshop
Recommended for new and aspiring library managers.
Registration deadline June 2, 2027 (2-week accelerated course)
Live Online Course + Workshop

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Managing Change When Everyone’s Already Exhausted

Learn change management skills to help support your library's ever-evolving needs.
Registration deadline: June 8, 2027 (Spring)
4 Self-Paced Online Course Modules
This course is intended for library managers and leaders.
Registration deadline: June 8, 2027 (Spring)
4 Self-Paced Online Course Modules

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Building a Better School Library Collection
Assessing, Budgeting, and Buying with Purpose

A school library collection that works for students starts with knowing exactly what it needs.
Registration deadline June 15, 2027.
4 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for school library workers.
Registration deadline June 15, 2027.
4 Self-Paced Course Modules

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Safe by Design
A Library Leader’s Guide to Safety and Security

Learn how library leaders can help make libraries safer for staff and patrons while protecting their privacy and maintaining open, accessible, and welcoming spaces.
August 26, 2027 | 12:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Half-Day Online Course
Recommended for public library leaders.
August 26, 2027 | 12:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Half-Day Online Course

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