Customer Service Training for Frontline Staff (Spring 2026)

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Course Details

Materials available April 7, 2026
On-Demand Online Course
24 Credit Hours
This course is geared toward frontline and other public-facing staff.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Build stronger relationships with your community by improving your customer service skills.

On-Demand Course:
Available starting April 7, 2026
Access all course modules and materials for 6 months after enrollment.

In this self-paced online course, you'll explore the art of providing exceptional customer service tailored to diverse patron needs. Learn effective communication techniques to engage with patrons courteously and empathetically, fostering positive interactions and building lasting relationships. Discover best practices for handling inquiries, resolving complaints, and addressing challenging situations with confidence, compassion, and professionalism.

This on-demand course features a series of focused modules that allow you to learn at your own pace. You’ll gain practical strategies, scripts, and real-world examples to strengthen your customer service approach and support your library’s mission to serve all patrons effectively.

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AFTER YOU ATTEND THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Initiate connections and conversations with patrons.

  • Understand the key role of customer service in libraries and how to improve your customer service excellence.

  • Respond to common issues with kindness, empathy, and confidence.

  • Grow your emotional intelligence skills to increase work relationships.

  • Use nonviolent communication to diffuse difficult patron interactions.

  • Conduct yourself professionally over phone and email.

  • Maintain your personal boundaries without sacrificing excellent customer service.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:

This course is geared toward frontline and other public-facing staff.


THIS WILL BE A SELF-PACED, ASYNCHRONOUS COURSE.


EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT:

This course includes 6 modules, each designed to take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can move through the content at your own pace and on your own schedule. You'll earn 24 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

ON-DEMAND ACCESS:

You'll have access to all course materials for six months.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:

Complete the course and earn 24 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

ACCESSIBILITY:

All video recordings feature auto captioning. 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.

DISCOUNTED RATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.

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Early Bird

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Deadline

May 8, 2026

April 7, 2026

Ticket Price

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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.

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

TESTIMONIALS

"I thought that everything was wonderful. The information gathered was amazing!"

- Spring 2025 attendee

 
"Customer Service Training for Frontline Staff (online) was a wonderful experience, and I learned valuable de-escalation techniques and how to set proper boundaries when dealing with customers/patrons. This training can be utilized not only in a public or academic library setting, but also in other jobs. Thank you to all of the presenters for this great training opportunity, provided through Library Journal!"

- Cara B., Library Assistant , Spring 2025 attendee