Library Management Training

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

• Understand different management styles and what kind of manager you want to be.
  
  
• Use cultural competency in your management techniques.
  
  
• Build a culture of trust and belonging with your staff.
  
  
• Run an efficient and effective meeting.
  
  
• Gain communication skills to lead your team through change.
  
  
• Give difficult and constructive feedback.
  
  
• Manage conflicts and difficult conversations with confidence.
  
  
• Identify causes of burnout for yourself and staff.
  
  
• Advocate for your team within your sphere of influence.
  
  
• Manage your team through crises.
  
  
• Create career goals for yourself and advocate for your own professional development.
  
  
• Use data literacy skills to make informed decisions.
  
  

Program to be announced soon!

This will be an 8-week intensive online course and will include:

• 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.)

• Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.
  
  
• Interactive working sessions: Optional breakout groups during live sessions to practice skills with peers.

• 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 eight weeks; it will be open to you for six months. However, the feedback from facilitators will only be available from October 1-November 26. 

Expected time commitment

If you attend or watch the recordings of all sessions and participate fully in the asynchronous workshop, you'll spend approximately 6-8 hours per week on this course. You'll earn 32 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.

Speakers to be announced soon!

Discounted rates are available for a limited time only. Secure your tickets now to lock in the best price.

Group Rates

We offer discounts for groups of 3 or more.

For larger groups of 15 or more, we offer the option to apply group rates across multiple courses to receive significant discounts. For more information, select “Bulk Course Credits Packages” in the form below.

Request Discounted Group Pricing

For support with group purchases, please contact groupsales@libraryjournal.com.