Do you or your library staff need help structuring and streamlining your projects? We can help!

Learn to approach your programs, services, and new ideas with confidence, efficiency, and structure with help from our new online course, Project Management Fundamentals for Librarians, starting November 2. Created and led by certified PMP experts, this online workshop and guest speaker program will help you hone tangible project management skills to apply to your programs right away, regardless of your job title or function. And, for the first time ever, you will have the chance to practice new skills immediately in live working sessions with peer and expert guidance. 

Can’t make a live session? All sessions are available on-demand!

Buy One, Get One:

• Buy one fall course and get one fully on-demand course* FREE.

The program is available now! Here are just a few of the powerful takeaways you and your team will gain from this course: Learn how to–

• Understand the intersections of project management and librarianship
• Use project management skills to further your EDI initiatives 
• Create and follow a realistic work plan
• Manage personnel and team dynamics
• Track budgets and deliverables clearly and efficiently 
• Work within institutional constraints and guidelines
• Report on project progress with confidence and clear metrics
• And much more! See full program here.

Our courses are perfect for your team!

Group rates available now!

Request a discount for groups of 3 or more 

and work with your colleagues on a project for your library.

Purchase 15 or more registrations and apply them across multiple courses.

Want to get started learning right away? Register now for any fall course and get immediate on-demand access to bonus content from past courses. 

Check out our guest speaker program:

Why Librarians Need Project Management

Increasingly, librarians  are embracing project management to guide their work. Projects require collaboration and traverse boundaries: professional, organizational, geographical, or technological. This session will teach you the ways that leading projects can offer librarians personal and career development and the prospect of achieving lasting impact. You will learn the ins and outs of the intersections between project management and librarianship, including: how to define projects and project management, tenets of change management, organizational and personal benefits of project management, and how to maximize your success. 

Speaker:

Kirsten Clark, (she, her, hers) Director, Library Enterprise Systems at University of Minnesota

Where Do I Begin? How to Initiate Projects

Initiating a project encompasses the processes that outline a new project or a new phase of a current project by obtaining authorization to begin work. Learn how to begin a project in a sustainable way through this session that will teach you first how to understand business cases and feasibility studies, how to develop goals and objectives, and how to identify risks and reveal assumptions. From there, you will learn how to determine your deliverables and clearly outline the scope of your project.  

Speaker:

Fola Alabi, (she, her, hers) Business and Transformational Leadership Expert

Set Yourself Up for Success: How to Plan Your Projects 

Planning a project includes outlining the processes related to figuring out what you will do and how you will do it. This phase establishes the scope of the project, refines goals and objectives, and defines the course of action for the project. The time devoted to project planning pays major dividends later as you are executing and monitoring time, cost, and quality. This session will teach you how to: kick off your project, develop a structure to break down your work, define your work sequence, schedule your project realistically, and determine and secure your needed resources.

Speaker:

Dr. Emad Rahim, (he, him) PMP, CSP-CM, A-CSM, Kotouc Family Endowed Professor and Chair at Bellevue University

Engaging Your Team to Execute Projects

Executing projects includes performing the work necessary to achieve the stated objectives of the project, as defined by the project management plan. A large part of project management includes supporting and working with all the people involved on your team. This session will teach you practical tips for how to manage and lead teams and stakeholders, how to conduct efficient and effective meetings, how to handle problems that arise, and best practices for clear and compassionate communication. 

Speaker:

Dr. Terrence D. Duncan, (he, him) PMP, Author, Visionary, Consultant, Leader, Influencer J.I. Enterprises

Maintaining Progress: Monitoring and Controlling Projects 

This phase is involved with monitoring project progress, managing change and risk, and communicating project status. Project managers will ensure a project is performing well by using appropriate tools and techniques; managing changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs; and communicating project status to stakeholders. You’ll leave this session knowing how to establish a communication plan, document a project and track its progress, manage quality control and changes, and control the project to meet your goals. 

Speaker:

Kelly Sattler, Project Manager for Libraries' Strategic Initiatives at Michigan State University

Now What? Project Reflection and Closure

Ensuring you have a process in place to complete your project is just as important as your process for starting. Typical closing actions include finishing all project activities, archiving documents, obtaining acceptance for deliverables, and communicating project closure. This session will teach you how to close your contracts, conduct performance reviews, and manage transitions. You will learn how to reflect on the lessons you learned alongside your team to build and maintain relationships and establish your desired processes for future projects. 

Speaker:

Crystal Trice, Library Project Coordinator at Washington County Cooperative Library Services

New Fall Course Features We Know You’ll Love:

• Channels for community building and ongoing networking after the course ends
• Live, peer working groups with expert facilitators to immediately apply and practice skills
• Companion courses with bundled pricing to extend learning
• A mix of 1-day intensive workshops and 3-week workshops to fit your schedule
• Optional drop-in sessions highly tailored to specific library roles and functions

Our transformative online courses have given thousands of librarians the tools and vision for meaningful change. Here are just a few of the features and benefits you receive when you take part in any of our immersive online workshops:

• Programming designed and led by library leaders
• Live sessions (also available on-demand)
• Asynchronous, facilitated classrooms
• Project-based courses with individualized, expert feedback
• Comprehensive supporting materials and resources
• Certificate of Completion + 15 hours of PD Credit
• Early-bird rates and group discounts available

Here’s what one past participant said about their learning experience:

"This was a fabulous learning experience, and the information was timely and relevant. The speakers provided so much depth to course. Completing an audit of our collection was eye-opening. We were able to identify with real numbers what areas of our collection could use more focus to add diversity. I highly recommend this course!"

-Amanda DeKnight, Library Director, South Park Township Library

Want even more options for fall? Check out our entire fall lineup:

**Not available for Book Bans Crash Course. Available on-demand bonus courses include Serving Vulnerable Populations and Equity in Action: Solidarity in Social Justice. Choose from an extensive list of our fall courses and get one of these bonus courses free. Register today and double your learning!