Library Management Training

Many library managers don't receive the training they need to manage a team, department, or branch. We have a new course to help.

Library Journal's Library Management Training online course will set you up for success in your future or existing management position by training you on the fundamentals of staff relationships and management, managing difficult conversations and staff feedback, crisis and incident management, and more. Built specifically for managers (or those on a future management track), this interactive course will give you the opportunity to role play challenging scenarios and get feedback from experts and peers.

This course isn't your standard webinar! Each live-session week will include training from an expert guest speaker, a facilitated discussion, and an interactive session to workshop new skills with peers. In the week between each live session meeting, you will have the opportunity to work on asynchronous prompts in peer cohort groups that will lead to a culminating portfolio of management resources.

We have designed the content to simulate an in-person experience as much as possible. We know that online learning happens best with full engagement, so please come ready to interact and participate! You will leave this course with a new cohort of peers and a Library Journal Management Training Certificate. Hurry! Register before October 3rd to receive our Advance Rate.

Check out what a typical week will look like in this course:

Week 2 Session 2 | 2:00-2:50 pm ET

How to Manage People: Team Meetings, Check-ins, Reviews, and Change

How do you run an effective and efficient team meeting? What should - and should not - go into your annual reviews? How often should you have staff meetings and one-on-one check ins, and how should you structure them? And how do you communicate clearly, transparently, and directly with staff, especially regarding changes or challenging situations that might impact their work lives? This week will focus on these questions and provide tangible strategies and templates for streamlining your processes and making the most out of time and communications with your team.

Session 2 Facilitated Discussion | 2:50-3:10 pm ET

This dedicated Q&A session and facilitated discussion will give you the opportunity to ask questions you didn’t get to ask in the session. If there are topics discussed earlier that you still don’t fully understand, this is a chance for speakers to unpack or clarify anything.

Break and Workshop Q&A | 3:10-3:25 pm ET

An introduction to this week’s assignment and an overview of what to expect from the online workshop in this course

Live Workshop | 3:25-4:00 pm ET

This live, moderated working session will give you an immediate opportunity to process and apply the skills you’ve learned this week. You will be divided into smaller working groups and presented with a prompt, role play, or activity related to this week’s session. You are encouraged to join on camera and audio to discuss ideas, ask questions, and hear from other participants in class.