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Building a Reading Culture That Drives Circulation
Build a library environment where patrons leave with a book they're actually excited to read.
Registration deadline: December 3, 2026 (Fall), May 6, 2027 (Spring), or August 11, 2027 (Summer).
3 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for school and public library staff.
Registration deadline: December 3, 2026 (Fall), May 6, 2027 (Spring), or August 11, 2027 (Summer).
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Building Readers Who Want to Read
Science of Reading for Elementary Libraries
Learn to support early literacy by integrating the science of reading into your elementary library
Choose a session: Registration deadlines January 28, 2027; and July 7, 2027.
5 Self-Paced Course Modules
This course is geared toward elementary librarians serving preK-3rd grade students.
Choose a session: Registration deadlines January 28, 2027; and July 7, 2027.
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Your First Public Library Job
A Practical Survival Guide
Build a strong foundation with the essentials every new public library worker should know.
Choose a session. Registration deadlines February 2, 2027 (Spring); and July 14, 2027 (Summer).
6 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for new public library staff, primarily frontline workers without an MLS.
Choose a session. Registration deadlines February 2, 2027 (Spring); and July 14, 2027 (Summer).
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Shh Happens
Behavior Management for the Real Elementary Library
Build an elementary library environment where students are engaged, transitions run smoothly, and you have a plan for when they don't.
Registration deadline February 10, 2027 (Spring) | July 28, 2027 (Summer)
3 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for K-5 school librarians and library workers.
Registration deadline February 10, 2027 (Spring) | July 28, 2027 (Summer)
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From Eye Rolls to Engagement
Behavior Management for Middle & High School Libraries
Build a secondary library environment where students are engaged, expectations are clear, and you have a plan for when things go sideways.
Registration deadline February 11, 2027 (Spring), or August 4, 2027 (Summer).
3 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for grades 6-12 school librarians.
Registration deadline February 11, 2027 (Spring), or August 4, 2027 (Summer).
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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.
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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
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AI for Librarians Who Don’t Have Time for This
A Practical Start
Learn practical ways to use AI tools to streamline work at your library in this introductory course.
March 4, 2027 (Spring) | 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Two-Hour Live Online Session + 3 Module Self-Paced Workshop
Recommended for people with new or emerging knowledge about AI in all types of libraries.
March 4, 2027 (Spring) | 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Two-Hour Live Online Session + 3 Module Self-Paced Workshop
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Intentional Public Library Collections
Foundations of Collection Assessment and Development
A great collection doesn't happen by accident. It starts with a plan.
Registration deadline March 5, 2027.
4 Self-Paced Course Modules
Recommended for public library workers.
Registration deadline March 5, 2027.
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When a Patron is in Crisis
Mental Health Response Training
Learn how to recognize mental health and trauma-related behaviors and respond with confidence in real library situations.
Thursday, March 17, 2027 (Spring) | 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Live Online Session + 3-Module Self-Paced Workshop
Recommended for all public-facing library staff.
Thursday, March 17, 2027 (Spring) | 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Live Online Session + 3-Module Self-Paced Workshop
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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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Dealing with Front Desk Realities
Customer Service Training
Practical strategies for handling the real, messy, unpredictable moments at the front desk
Registration deadline May 13, 2027 (Spring)
4 Self-Paced Course Modules
This course is geared toward frontline and other public-facing staff.
Registration deadline May 13, 2027 (Spring)
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