Change Management for Libraries

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Course Details

September 10-24, 2025
2-Week Online Course + Workshop
10 Credit Hours
This course is intended for library managers and leaders.

About This Course

Learn change management skills to help support your library's ever-evolving needs.

Live sessions via Zoom:
Wednesdays, September 10 and 17, from 2:00-4:30 pm ET (recordings available for 6 months)
Asynchronous Workshop:
Project-based assignments with expert feedback over 2 weeks

Libraries and communities are constantly changing and evolving, and library leaders need skills to help manage these changes. This two-week online course will teach you the foundations of change management so that you're prepared to implement systems that support your teams and communities for upcoming, organizational changes. You will learn processes for clear and strategic communication and team collaboration and buy-in, as well as how to appropriately scope and plan for change and how to analyze risks and track progress. Leave this course with the practical knowledge and skills to lead your library through changes with confidence.


NOTE: This course is hosted on our new learning platform. At checkout, you'll be prompted to log in or create an account. If this is your first time using the new platform, you'll need to register a new account. 

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After you attend this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Understand the change management cycle.

  • Design systems to support and prepare staff for upcoming changes.

  • Communicate about changes clearly with staff and external stakeholders.

  • Garner collaboration and buy-in from team members.

  • Scope and plan for change.

  • Analyze risks involved with change.

  • Track key performance indicators over time.

Program to be announced soon!

This will be a 2-week online course and will include:

  • Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

  • Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.)

  • Asynchronous workshop: Project-based weekly assignments to connect what you’re learning to your professional life. Includes written feedback from an expert in the field who functions as the workshop facilitator, as well as peer conversation via discussion forums. Workshop available for all multi-week courses plus half-day courses where indicated.

  • Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.

  • Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.

*Note: You do not have to complete the asynchronous work during these two weeks; it will be open to you for six months. However, the feedback from facilitators will only be available from September 10-24. 

Expected time commitment

If you watch the recordings of all sessions and participate in the asynchronous workshop, you'll spend approximately 2-4 hours per week on this course. You'll earn 10 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

On-demand access

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on-demand for six months following the initial broadcast as a part of your purchase.

Certificate of completion

Complete the course and earn 10 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

Accessibility

All guest speaker sessions feature auto captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.

Support

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com.

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