Continuing Education: Weekly Resources (12/9 – 12/13)

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 NLC: Free Webinars or WebJunction: Free Training

• NCompass Live:
  • Dec 11: NCompass Live: Best New Children’s Books of 2024
• Events & Meetings
  • Dec 12: Lincoln Poetry Slam – Lincoln
  • Dec 13: Summer Reading Workshop – Color Our World – Lincoln
  • Dec 14: Larksong 5th Annual Reading and Speed Writing Holiday Party – Lincoln
• Online Conferences
  • Dec 10: PRH Spring Book & Author Festival 2024 (SLJ)
• Assessment & Planning
  • Dec 11: Start Your 2025 Grant Strategy Off Right! (CharityHowTo)
  • Dec 11: What Counts? Finding Meaningful Metrics (RIPL)
  • Dec 12: Grant Readiness Essentials: What Funders Want and How to Deliver (TechSoup)
• Boards
  • Dec 10: Build the board you need (Candid Learning)
  • Dec 11: Building an inclusive, innovative, and impactful board (Candid Learning)
• Collection Development
  • Dec 12: The ABC’s and 123’s of Metadata Sharing & Harvesting (DPLA)
• Communication
  • Dec 12: Why Your Business Needs to be a Media Company (Training Magazine Network)
• Development & Managing Change
  • Dec 11: “Quiet Quitting,” Productivity, and the Future of Work (Niche Academy)
• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
  • Dec 9: Building Belonging: EDI Strategies for Children’s Services and Beyond (ALSC)
• Fundraising
  • Dec 10: Cultivating Strategic Partnerships With Funders (GrantStation)
  • Dec 11: Unleashing Creativity: 7 1⁄2 Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofit Success (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
• Outreach & Partners
  • Dec 12: Reaching Expectant and New Parents through Community Partnerships (ALSC)
• Readers’ Advisory
  • Dec 10: PRH Spring Book & Author Festival 2024 (SLJ)
  • Dec 11: Best New Children’s Books of 2024 (Nebraska Library Commission)
• Reference
  • Dec 10: American Indian/Alaska Native Resources at the Sequoyah National Research Center (FDLP)
• School Libraries
  • Dec 9: Promising Every Student a Future Starts with Your WHY! 18 Months to Celebration (edWeb)
• Technology
  • Dec 11: Leveraging Technology for Insight and Impact in K-12 Schools (Follett)
  • Dec 11: Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Exploring ChatGPT and Conversational AI (Programming Librarian)
  • Dec 11: How to Build a Chatbot Using Gen AI: Accelerating Learning Through Conversation (Training Magazine Network)
• United for Libraries
  • Dec 10: Learning Live: Telling Stories that Inspire Engagement
• In Case You Missed It – Recorded Webinars
  • Coordinate Volunteers for Greater Community Impact with Zoom Workplace (TechSoup)
  • E-rate Unlocked: Strategies for Library Directors and Business Offices (EveryLibrary Institute)
  • Navigating Misinformation Online: Toolkit Resources for Impactful Library Programming (Programming Librarian)

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