Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Live Webinars

5.12.2026 - High-Impact Programs that Bring Families Back to the Library
Libraries continue to face challenges in rebuilding attendance and sustaining meaningful relationships with children and caregivers. This interactive session offers practical, field-tested strategies for designing programs that attract families, . . .
5.13.2026 - Adult Services Active Learning Community Meeting
Join your peers to exchange ideas, celebrate successes, and discover new solutions to common challenges. . . .
5.14.2026 - How Images Manipulate Us
Teaching students and adults about fake news, digital literacy, and understanding data requires a deeper dive into images. What is the psychology behind images seen every day? Who is manipulating images and with what purpose? What part do Artificial . . .
6.2.2026 - Guided Reading Round Table (GRRT): Intro to Cozy
Modeled off the Chicago-area Adult Reading Round Table, the Guided Reading Round Table (GRRT) will lead library staff through an in-depth genre study. Over the course of a year, we will explore cozy fiction, with a specific focus . . .
6.3.2026 - Special Libraries Active Learning Community Meeting
Join your peers to exchange ideas, celebrate successes, and discover new solutions to common challenges.  . . .
6.9.2026 - Canva Drop-In for All
Have questions about Canva? Want to sharpen your design skills? Looking to create polished flyers, social graphics, bookmarks, slides, or signage without starting from scratch? Ready to try video but aren't sure where to start? Join this drop-in . . .
6.11.2026 - Community Care for Burned-Out Library Workers
Librarians and library workers enable members of our community to take care of themselves and each other, but research shows that we often end up trying to care for our own well-being alone. The struggles and burnout that many library workers face . . .
6.17.2026 - Personalized Reference vs. Standardized Reference: When to use the Right Reference Skills
Reference all seems personalized because each question from a patron is unique. Many questions can be similar, but not all questions are the same. How do you train yourself to respond to challenging questions and utilize reference skills? Reference . . .
7.14.2026 - Opening Doors Online: The Basics of Web Accessibility, Innovation, and Laws
Is your library seriously considering website accessibility but unsure where to begin? As awareness and legal requirements continue to grow, understanding your responsibilities is the essential first step. . . .
7.22.2026 - Supporting Immigrant Patrons and Understanding 4th Amendment Rights in the Workplace
This webinar is focused on what library employees can and cannot legally do if Immigration Enforcement officers enter a library.  . . .
8.4.2026 - Guided Reading Round Table (GRRT): Cozy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Modeled off the Chicago-area Adult Reading Round Table, the Guided Reading Round Table (GRRT) will lead library staff through an in-depth genre study. Over the course of a year, we will explore cozy fiction, with a specific focus . . .
8.5.2026 - Managing Change Fatigue
Change fatigue is the exhaustion, resistance, and apathy toward fast-paced, complex changes in the workplace. Change will always be present but change fatigue doesn’t have to be! . . .
8.26.2026 - Strengthening Staff Communication Across Generations
Today’s workplaces bring together multiple generations, each shaped by different experiences, communication preferences, and expectations. These differences can strengthen teams, but they can also lead to misunderstandings, frustration, and . . .