In our two-week online course, How to Build a Library Culture of Belonging, you’ll learn about the concrete actions library experts are taking to help cultivate a sense of belonging in their Through guided sensitivity training, you’ll gain the skills to serve your community with greater compassion. Equip yourself with the tools and resources needed to understand power dynamics and prioritize people and relationships in your library. It all starts on September 17.
Course Features
This will be a 2-week online course and will include:
Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.)
Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.
Interactive working sessions: Optional breakout groups during live sessions to practice skills with peers.
Asynchronous workshop: Project-based weekly assignments to connect what you’re learning to your professional life. Includes written feedback from an expert in the field who functions as the workshop facilitator, as well as peer conversation via discussion forums.
Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.
Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.
Want more to advance your professional development skills? Check out Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Libraries on October 17.
Why take this course: This online course will focus on tangible ways to apply AI to your communication, programming, and workplace challenges. We will discuss the potential challenges regarding ethics and copyright, as well as the opportunities to engage new users and streamline your work. You’ll have a chance to get hands-on to play with commonly available tools and practice writing effective prompts. All live speaker presentations will be recorded and available on demand for six months.
Who should take this course: This course is for people with new or emerging knowledge about AI; it is open to all levels and types of library staff, but it will be most relevant to librarians who are involved with programs, services, and/or instruction.
