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Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week! 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
  • Nov. 20: Building Cultures of Reading with ReaderZone
• Nebraska Events & Meetings
  • Nov. 20: E-rate: What’s New for 2025?
  • Nov. 21: Writers in Conversation: Larksong Writers Place Third Thursdays – Lincoln
  • Nov. 22: E-rate: What’s New for 2025?
• Online Conferences (Recorded Sessions)
  • LibraryCon Live! 2024 (Library Journal & School Library Journal)
  • United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees, Friends, Foundations
• Advocacy
  • Nov 20: Synergy and Impact Measurement: The Power of Cross-Sector Collaboration (TechSoup)
• Boards
  • On-Demand: United for Libraries Virtual Conference Sessions: Trustees, Friends, Foundations
  • On-Demand: Banned Books 101: What Library Boards & Trustees Need to Know (United for Libraries)
• Careers
  • Nov 19: Build Essential Human Skills for Today’s Evolving Workforce (Training Magazine Network)
  • Nov 20: Leading from Within: Cultivating Managerial Self-Care for Resilient Organizations (LibrariesLearn)
• Collection Development
  • Nov 22: What’s up with Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) after the Hachette decision? (ASERL)
• Data & Research
  • Nov 19: Become a Data-Informed Library with Benchmark (PLA)
  • On-Demand: Libraries and Nonprofits: Leveraging Data Analytics for Community Impact (WebJunction)
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
  • Nov 19: How Wide is Your Window: A Thoughtful Approach to EDI Family Programming (LibrariesLearn)
• Fundraising
  • Nov 18: Funding Your Makerspace (Connecticut Library Consortium)
  • Nov 20: Today’s Digital Fundraising Trends, and How to Apply Them to Your Nonprofit (CharityHowTo)
  • Nov 21: Simplified Fundraising Planning for Small Nonprofits (Productive Fundraising)
• Outreach and Partners
  • Nov 21: Building community in a changing climate (WebJunction)
• Readers’ Advisory
  • Nov 18: Teens Prevail: Love, Resilience, and Hope in Young Adult Novels (Booklist)
  • Nov 19: Adult Faves (Booklist)
• Reference
  • Nov 19: Career Coach Quest: Mastering the Art of Personalized Career Guidance (Washington State Library)
  • Nov 20: Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library (NNLM)
  • Nov 21: Rural Health Resources (NNLM)
• School Libraries
  • Nov 18: Teens Prevail: Love, Resilience, and Hope in Young Adult Novels (Booklist)
  • Nov 20: Beyond the Shelf: Navigating Innovation and Collaboration as Future Ready Librarians (All4Ed)
• Technology
  • Nov 19: The Geopolitics of the Internet and Its Implications for the Governance of AI (Proquest)
  • Nov 19: Impactful Visual Storytelling in PowerPoint to Banish Bullet Points (Training Magazine Network)
  • Nov 20: 4th Annual App Smash (All4Ed)
  • Nov 20: Media Literacy Education for Adult Audiences: Navigating the Attention Economy (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

Below is a list of free training opportunities coming up this week! 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
  • Nov 6: Summer Reading Program 2025: Color Our World
• Nebraska Events & Meetings
  • Nov 4: SKILLS: New Directors – What They Need to Know (Pierce Public Library)
• NLC Basic Skills
  • Nov 4: Leadership 2024
• Advocacy
  • Nov 7: Visual Storytelling and AI Insights using Data Commons (TechSoup)
• Assessment and Planning
  • Nov 7: Preparing Your Nonprofit’s Finances for 2025: A Roadmap to Success (CharityVillage)
  • Nov 7: Six Steps for Impact Report Success: Enhancing Retention and Stewardships (Blackbaud)
  • Nov 7: Strategy, Planning, and Outcomes: Bridging Your Strategy Work with Ground Level Impacts (PropelNonprofits)
  • Nov 7: Visual Storytelling and AI Insights using Data Commons (TechSoup)
• Children and Teens
  • Nov 6: Summer Reading Program 2025: Color Our World
• Collection Development
  • Nov 7: Open Affiliation Metadata: How Recent Innovations Help Libraries and Librarians (ACRL Choice 360)
• Communication
  • Nov 6: Social Media Dos and Don’ts (Proquest)
• Fundraising
  • Nov 4: The Truth About Philanthropy and the Power We Have to Change It – Turning Frustration Into Action and Getting Dollars In the Door (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
  • Nov 7: Write Better Fundraising Emails: 3 Strategies To Make Your Writing More Compelling to Donors (Bloomerang)
• Programming
  • Nov 5: Freedom Walk: New Programming to Celebrate Our Freedom to Read (Programming Librarian)
• Readers’ Advisory
  • Nov 5: What’s News in Debuts (Booklist)
  • Nov 5: Holiday Books (School Library Journal)
• Reference
  • Nov 6: Congress.gov: Taking the Fear out of Questions about Congress (Niche Academy)
  • Nov 7: Providing Multilingual Health Information (NNLM)
  • Nov 7: Office Hours for Librarians: Consumer Protection (Federal Trade Commission)
• School Libraries
  • Nov 4: Using Video to Engage Students with Diverse Learning Needs (edWeb)
  • Nov 5: Holiday Books (School Library Journal)
  • Nov 7: Preparing Students for Real-World Learning: Strategies and Insights from Educators (edWeb)
• Technology
  • Nov 6: The Risk of Unvetted Apps: How to Keep Your Network Secure (GovLoop)
  • Nov 6: Keeping Your Digital Collections Relevant & Immediately Findable (Library Journal)
  • Nov 7: From Theory to Real AI Solutions – Enhance Library Services for Users and Staff (Proquest)

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