Check out the recently added no-cost, online, continuing education opportunities which have been posted to the Librarian Events calendar:
ADVOCACY
Oct 3: Advocacy for Everyone (Association for Library Service to Children)
Oct 25: Literacy Heroes and Global Libraries (American Association of School Librarians)
ASSESSMENT & PLANNING
Oct 2: The Making of the Best Small Library in America (Library Journal)
Oct 11: #TrendingNow: Using Data to Grow Your Patronage (Library Journal)
Oct 18: Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your Program (VolunteerMatch)
Oct 23: Strategic Planning When You Can’t Afford A Consultant (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Oct 2: An Introduction to Assistive Technology (Washington State Library)
BOARDS
At Your Leisure: Building a Culture of Learning with Library Boards (WebJunction)
Oct 30: The Boardroom 2018: Seven Habits of Effective Library Boards (State Library of Iowa)
CAREERS
Oct 18: In the Shoes of a Fellow: The National Library of Medicine’s Associate Fellowship Program (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
CHILDREN & TEENS
Oct 9: New Ways to Supercharge Your Storytimes (WebJunction)
Oct 10: Creating Nature-based Classrooms: Breaking the Aesthetic Code of Early Childhood Environments (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 11: Equity of Access (YALSA)
Oct 11: Inquiry: What Does It Mean for Young Children and How Do We Support It in Early Learning Programs? (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 24: Story-times and Transitions with Heart: Lessons for Early Educators from youth librarians (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 30: Book Tasting in the Library: A recipe for reading (Infopeople)
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
Oct 4: Dreaming of STEAM: Hands-on Learning for Young Readers (Booklist)
Oct 4: Taking the STEM to Them: Circulating STEM Kits in a Library of Things (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Oct 9: Spectacular Series Nonfiction: Fall 2018 (Booklist)
Oct 10: Entertainment—The Top Digital Library Service in 2019 (American Libraries Live)
Oct 11: YA Announcements: Winter and Beyond (Booklist)
Oct 11: Feathers On and Off the Bird: Documenting and Caring for Featherwork (Connecting to Collections)
Oct 18: Book Club Matchmaker: Standout Selections for This Season and Next (Booklist)
Oct 23: Curating your Best Collection (Colorado State Library)
Oct 23: Preserving Artifacts of Free Speech: Caring for Political Memorabilia (Connecting to Collections)
COMMUNICATION
Oct 31: 5 Trends Shaping a New Reality for Nonprofits (Firespring)
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Oct 9: 3 Cool Tools for Digital Writing (TeachersFirst)
DATABASES & eRESOURCES
Oct 18: The Patent Office and Its Publications (Federal Depository Library Program)
Oct 30: Rural America: Federal and Non-Profit Resources on Economic Development, Health, and Housing (Federal Depository Library Program)
DEVELOPMENT & MANAGING CHANGE
Oct 3: RTSS/TNT Present "Streaming Video 101 for Academic Libraries: Life after Purchasing (Or We Have Streaming Media, Now What?)" (North Carolina Library Association)
Oct 9: Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century (GovLoop)
Oct 10: Beyond Awareness: Strategies for Demonstrating Cultural Competence in Library Services to Children (Association for Library Service to Children)
Oct 10: Advancing Racial Equity in Your Library (Public Library Association)
Oct 11: Equity of Access (YALSA)
Oct 11: Three Steps to Thriving in Chaos (Effectiveness Institute)
Oct 25: Are You Asking the Right Data Management Questions? (GovLoop)
FUNDRAISING
Oct 2: Building a Successful Grants Program 101 (Elevate)
Oct 2: Enhancing Your #GivingTuesday with Social Media (Blackbaud)
Oct 3: 5 Things You Need to Crush Your Year-End Fundraising Goals (Network for Good)
Oct 3: Introduction to Project Budgets (Grantspace)
Oct 9: How Your Nonprofit Can Get $10K Per Month In Free Google Advertising (CharityHowTo)
Oct 9: Getting ready for #GivingTuesday (Big Duck)
Oct 10: 7 Steps for Getting Started in Major Gifts (Even in Small Shops) (CharityHowTo)
Oct 15: How to Attract, Cultivate and Wow Sponsors (Firespring)
Oct 18: Capital Campaign Communications: Creating a Powerful Case for Support (Bloomerang)
Oct 18: How to Avoid Fundraising’s Quiet Killer: Donor Attrition (Firespring)
Oct 24: How to Turn Event Guests Into Donors (CharityHowTo)
Oct 24: Introduction to Finding Grants (Grantspace)
LEGAL
Oct 11: A Virtual Copyright Education Center for Libraries, Archives and Museums (Lyrasis)
LIBRARY SPACES
Oct 30: Why a Digital Media Lab Belongs in Your Library (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
MANAGEMENT
Oct 9: Creating an Interlibrary Loan Policy for Your Public Library (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Oct 10: Game On! Motivate and Engage Your Staff with Gaming Strategies (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Oct 11: Build a Better Workplace Culture with Compassion and Purpose (American Management Association)
Oct 16: Bozarthzone! Juggling 101: Managing Multiple Priorities (InSync Training)
OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS
Oct 10: NCompass Live: Virtual Tours in the Library with Nebraska History (Nebraska Library Commission)
Oct 10: Transform National Family Learning Insights Into Local Library Impact (Demco)
PROGRAMMING
Oct 4: Taking the STEM to Them: Circulating STEM Kits in a Library of Things (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
Oct 9: New Ways to Supercharge Your Storytimes (WebJunction)
Oct 15: Info2Go! BreakoutEDU in the Library (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
Oct 17: DIY Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences (Utah State Library)
Oct 17: Flipped Classroom: Turning Traditional Library Programs Upside Down (Georgia Library Association)
Oct 17: Tales of the Crypt: Danville’s Living History Night (Programming Librarian)
Oct 23: Let’s Get Moving at the Library! Physical Activity Programs for Fun & Health (Indiana State Library)
Oct 25: Literacy Heroes and Global Libraries (American Association of School Librarians)
Oct 25: Is The Cloud Safe? Ensuring Security on the Cloud (TechSoup)
READER’S ADVISORY
Oct 4: Dreaming of STEAM: Hands-on Learning for Young Readers (Booklist)
Oct 9: Spectacular Series Nonfiction: Fall 2018 (Booklist)
Oct 9: Social Activism in YA Lit (School Library Journal)
Oct 11: YA Announcements: Winter and Beyond (Booklist)
Oct 18: Book Club Matchmaker: Standout Selections for This Season and Next (Booklist)
Oct 30: Book Tasting in the Library: A recipe for reading (Infopeople)
REFERENCE
Oct 11: Open science: from empowering people to employing platforms (Library Connect)
Oct 16: Train (Maybe) For The Olympics: Using Government Resources To Learn About Appropriate Exercise (Federal Depository Library Program)
Oct 16: 12 Steps to Stay Safer Online (TechSoup)
Oct 17: Public Health Resources - Breezing Along with the RML (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Oct 18: The Patent Office and Its Publications (Federal Depository Library Program)
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Oct 2: Getting Augmented Reality in Your Classroom with HP Reveal (Technology & Innovation in Education)
Oct 9: Social Activism in YA Lit (School Library Journal)
Oct 9: 3 Cool Tools for Digital Writing (TeachersFirst)
Oct 10: Creating Nature-based Classrooms: Breaking the Aesthetic Code of Early Childhood Environments (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 10: Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ Materials in School Libraries (American Association of School Librarians)
Oct 11: Inquiry: What Does It Mean for Young Children and How Do We Support It in Early Learning Programs? (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 15: Info2Go! BreakoutEDU in the Library (Idaho Commission for Libraries)
Oct 15: Fight Fake News: Media Literacy for Students (edWeb)
Oct 17: Tales of the Crypt: Danville’s Living History Night (Programming Librarian)
Oct 24: Transforming Learning with Chrome (edWeb)
Oct 24: NCompass Live: Strategies for Identifying Fake News (Nebraska Library Commission)
Oct 24: Story-times and Transitions with Heart: Lessons for Early Educators from youth librarians (Early Childhood Investigations)
Oct 25: Literacy Heroes and Global Libraries (American Association of School Librarians)
TECHNOLOGY
Oct 2: Getting Augmented Reality in Your Classroom with HP Reveal (Technology & Innovation in Education)
Oct 11: Technology and Scale in Microenterprise: Lessons Learned from Grameen America (TechSoup for Libraries)
Oct 24: Transforming Learning with Chrome (edWeb)
Oct 25: Is The Cloud Safe? Ensuring Security on the Cloud (TechSoup)
Oct 30: AI Bot 'Professor/Librarian' Delivers Lecture to Combat Fake News (San Jose State University iSchool)
Oct 30: Why a Digital Media Lab Belongs in Your Library (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
TRAINING & INSTRUCTION
Oct 9: Facilitating a Robust Social Learning Experience for Geographically Dispersed Teams (InSync Training)
Oct 11: A Virtual Copyright Education Center for Libraries, Archives and Museums (Lyrasis)
Oct 17: Flipped Classroom: Turning Traditional Library Programs Upside Down (Georgia Library Association)
Oct 31: NCompass Live: Teaching Digital Literacy in Your Library (Nebraska Library Commission)
VOLUNTEERS
Oct 9: Where Do I Go From Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways (VolunteerMatch)
Oct 18: Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your Program (VolunteerMatch)