Library Management Training

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

• Understand different management styles and identify the 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 efficient and effective meetings.
• 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 your 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 intended for aspiring and new library managers, as well as current managers who feel their previous training did not adequately prepare them for the realities of library management.

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 that connect what you’re learning to your professional practice. Includes peer-to-peer sharing and conversation via discussion forums.
• Online classroom: The virtual learning platform holds all course content and remains accessible for six months after the course ends.

Note: The asynchronous work is designed to be completed over two weeks, but you will have six 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 professional development 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 part of your purchase.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Complete the course and earn 20 professional development credit hours. A certificate of completion will be 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. 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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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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