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 . . .

Join your peers to exchange ideas, celebrate successes, and discover new solutions to common challenges.  . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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. . . .

Many people are trying to do their jobs while carrying a quiet, constant weight: global conflict, political instability, climate anxiety, economic pressure, organizational strain and personal uncertainty. . . .

This webinar is focused on what library employees can and cannot legally do if Immigration Enforcement officers enter a library.  . . .

You know your library needs to be updated, expanded, or replaced. Where do you begin? What does the process look like, and how do you make sure you get what you want? Even small renovations can be a complicated, messy, and confusing process.  . . .

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 . . .

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! . . .

Classism is considered by some to be the “last socially acceptable form of hatred.” The myths and misconceptions that we hold about members of the poor and working class in the United States are pervasive and come from our beliefs about . . .

At North Canton Public Library, customer service is rooted in intentional communication, before a patron ever approaches a desk. This session explores how NCPL has strengthened access and inclusion by making services clearer, more visible, and more . . .

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 . . .

Adapted from the latest work by Dr. David Yeager (10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People), this training equips public-facing library staff with practical tools and strategies to cultivate an environment of respect that improves . . .

This webinar will discuss safety and security issues that we are currently dealing with in today's libraries, whether it's unruly patrons, teenagers, threats that we are facing in our communities or mental health. The session will cover . . .

During this webinar we will review terminology relevant to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex community, discuss how to create a welcoming environment at work and describe ten specific steps to becoming an ally at work, at . . .