Library Management Training: Accelerated Course (Spring 2026)

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.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:

This course is forintended for aspiring and new library managers, or those who feel their training did not adequately prepare them for their library management position.

THIS WILL BE A 2-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.
  
  
• Asynchronous workshop: Project-based assignments to connect what you’re learning to your professional life. Includes peer-to-peer sharing and conversation via discussion forums.
  
  
• Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.

*Note: The asynchronous work is designed to be completed over two weeks but you will have 6 months of access to work at your own pace.

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT:

If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions and complete the 8-module workshop, you'll spend approximately 20 hours on this course. You'll earn 20 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal Management Training certificate.

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 20 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.

DISCOUNTED RATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.

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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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