Continuing Education: Weekly Resources (5/19 – 5/23)

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
  • May 21: Small Adjustments for Big Changes
• NLC Basic Skills
  • Registration open for Readers’ Advisory 2025
• Nebraska Meetings & Events
  • May 21: Share Knowledge, Ideas, Learning, and Library Solutions! (SKILLS) – Virtual
  • May 23: 2025 TRLS Annual Meeting – Fremont
• Online Conferences
  • May 22: School Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2025
  • Penguin Random House Spring Book & Author Festival 2025 (Library Journal) – Recordings Available
• Careers (Staff)
  • May 20: Interview Strategies, Insights & Winning Answers – Roundtable Discussion (NNLM)
• Children & Teens
  • May 19: Junie B. Jones: Celebrate the Mischief and Magic of Childhood (Booklist)
• Communication
  • May 20: The SPLASH Method & How To Use It To Create World Class Content (TMN)
  • May 20 & May 21: Social Media Boot Camp (Firespring)
• Management
  • May 19: Dealing With Distractions: New Approaches for Time Management (GovLoop)
  • May 20: Reducing and Responding to Staff Stress and Trauma (Library Journal)
• Programming
  • May 21: Small Adjustments for Big Changes
• Readers’ Advisory
  • May 19: Junie B. Jones: Celebrate the Mischief and Magic of Childhood (Booklist)
  • May 20: Spotlight on Early Reading (Booklist)
• Reference
  • May 21: From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam: Researching Native American Veterans in the National Archives, 1881–1966​ (National Archives)
  • May 22: CALMA Round Table: Preserving the past and sustaining the future amid environmental change: Cross-cutting approaches in cultural heritage
• School Libraries
  • May 22: School Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2025
• Technology
  • May 20: Leveraging AI to Streamline Operations for Nonprofits (TechSoup)

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