Continuing Education Resources for Library Staff

American Libraries Live

• Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues each month for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics. Archived episodes are also available. 

Emporia / SLIM Webinars

• Offers regularly scheduled webinars and a growing number of archived webinars that contain a wealth of information and ideas covering a broad range of topics to libraries today and for the future. 

Federal Depository Library Program

• Webinars and webcasts on a wide variety of Government information topics, presented by GPO, other Federal agencies, or from the FDLP community. Webinars and conference events have been recorded and are freely available for viewing and sharing in the FDLP Academy Training Repository.  Recordings are generally available one to three business days after the event. The FDLP Academy Training Repository keeps recordings for approximately two years before undergoing a review for currency. Some recordings are kept after review; others are deleted. Older recordings may be found in FDLP Academy: Webinars and Webcasts. 

Infopeople

• Webinars / Archived Webinars
• Self-paced tutorials covering a wide-variety of topics for staff development.

Library 2.0 

•  Learning resources are available on the Library 2.0 website including recordings from previous online conferences. Free registration required: sign up or login to access.
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San Jose State University - School of Information

• The iSchool hosts live webcasts featuring guest speakers on a wide variety of topics throughout the academic year. All of the webcasts are recorded and made available on the on-demand webcasts section.
• All of the live online sessions are recorded and made available on demand to watch at your convenience. Visit their website to search by topic by using the left menu. You’ll find webcasts from approximately the past two years. The complete archive of webcasts is available on the iSchool's YouTube Channel

TechSoup for Libraries

• TechSoup for Libraries blog posts
• Online courses on topics from Tech Planning to Email Marketing.
• See also their upcoming and archived webinars aimed at libraries and non-profits.

U.S. Census Bureau’s Academy

• Learn how to access and use Census Bureau data your way through their how-to Data Gem videos and in-depth courses, webinars, and tutorials.

WebJunction

• Online Course Catalog where library-specific courses and webinar recordings are available for free to all library workers and volunteers. Once you’ve created your free account, explore the catalog of library-focused, self-paced courses and webinars. Certificates of completion will be available to you after you have completed any course or webinar.
• Free webinars and archived webinars covering a wide-range of topics of interest to library staff.