Continuing Education: Weekly Resources (10/6 – 10/10)

Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week and some recently recorded webinars! There is also a monthly list of free training resources which is compiled each month by the Maine State Library and WebJunction.

Many webinars are recorded and can be watched later.

For more information, please visit WebJunction: Free Training

• NCompass Live
  • Oct. 8: The Do’s and Don’ts of D&D
• Basic Skills
  • Oct. 20: Management & Supervision (Registration Open)
  • Nov. 3: Leadership (Registration Open)
• Nebraska Events & Meetings
  • Oct. 6: Public Library Survey with Sam Shaw – North Bend
• Online Conferences
  • Oct. 9: School Library Journal Day of Dialog Fall 2025 (School Library Journal)
• Accessibility
  • Oct. 9: Programming for Inclusion: Disability Outreach and Native Representation with Support from the Peggy Barber Tribute Grant (Programming Librarian)
• Assessment / Planning
  • Oct. 6: Guide to Becoming a Data-Powered Organization: Unlocking Your Organization’s Greatest Assets (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
  • Oct. 8: Leading Through Disruption: How Public Libraries Adapt, Innovate, and Thrive (Clarivate / Every Library)
  • Oct. 8: What Makes a Proposal a Winner (GrantStation)
  • Oct. 9: Blueprint for Community Change: Strategic Planning Made Easy (Alliance Research)
• Collection Development
  • Oct. 7: Fall in Love with Series Nonfiction (Booklist)
• Legal
  • Oct. 9: Read On: Tools to Help You Prepare For and Respond to Book Challenges (Booklist)
• Management
  • Oct. 9: From Managing to Leading: How to Inspire, Unite, and Elevate Your Team (Follett)
• Programming
  • Oct. 7: Creative Aging in Action: Practical Strategies for Libraries Webinar Series (Infopeople)
  • Oct. 8: The Do’s and Don’ts of D&D (Nebraska Library Commission)
• Reference
  • Oct. 7: Graphic Medicine in Public Libraries: Unique Challenges, Unique Opportunities (NNLM)
  • Oct. 8: Introduction to the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files (US Census)
  • Oct. 8: Meet FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FDLP)
  • Oct. 9: Innovative Teaching: Exploring Women’s Histories with Newly Digitized Primary Source Archives and Media (Clarivate / ProQuest)
  • Oct. 9: Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library (NNLM)
• School Libraries
  • Oct. 6: Prevention and Intervention in Reading: When, Why, and How (edWeb)
  • Oct. 7: Designing a Menu of Behavior Intervention Options: Beyond Check-In, Check-Out (edWeb)
  • Oct. 9: Rethinking Student Mental Health Support: The Power of Dual-Factor Screening (edWeb)
• Technology
  • Oct. 7: AI Made Simple: Practical Tools for Today’s Libraries (Clarivate|ProQuest)
  • Oct 8: Trust, Trickery and the Click: Defending Against Human Hacks (Nonprofit Hub)
  • Oct 8: What’s Up Wednesday: AI Literacy for Librarians: Understanding and Teaching AI (Indiana State Library)
  • Oct 8: Why IT Managers Need to Care About Website Security (Tech Impact)
• Training & Instructions
  • Oct. 8: Training That Works: A Simple Guide for Nonprofits (Niche Academy)
• Volunteers
  • Oct. 9: Appreciation & Recognition Workshop Series Kick Off (Idealist formerly Volunteer Match)

To submit CE hours for the NLC certification programs:

• Public Librarian Certification
• Library Board Certification

Questions about CE hours or the certification programs, please contact: Holli Duggan