October 2020 - What's New for You in Professional Development
AzLA Presents Vision 2020 Conference Webinar Series: Libraries Moving Forward
AzLA has a new 2020 vision for the future and this October we will present just that with our AzLA Presents: Vision 2020 Conference Webinar Series. The Series will consist of two main events, an 8 week series of webinars, and one teacher-librarian event. Each event will feature keynote speakers, vendor demos, award presentations, and professional development programming.
The AzLA 2020 Webinar Series is FREE to all current AzLA members. If you would like to join AzLA click HERE to sign up today. Once you become a member you may REGISTER for the free Webinar Series Opening Session to be held on Wednesday, October 14th, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Share your expertise and experience. The AzLA Professional Development Committee Monthly Webinar Series is back, and we want you. Submit your webinar proposal here. Submissions will be considered on a monthly basis.
The Professional Development Committee wants to add more voices to our group. If you are ready to help shape the direction of AzLA professional development, contact Patty Jimenez at development@azla.org. We are interested in adding librarians from all types of libraries, from all over Arizona.
Want more professional development? Check out the sources below!
$ = This webinar requires a fee
Children and Young Adults
Oct 2: Strong Women and Girls (Booklist)
Oct 5: Middle Grade Fantasy Explore Our World (Booklist)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Technology, Literacy and Young Children $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Foundations of Early Literacy $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Supercharging your Storytimes $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 8: Navigating Post-Secondary Readiness in the Time of COVID-19 $ (ALA)
Oct 14: How I Survived Summer Reading 2020 (Arizona State Library)
Oct 28: Little Hands Signing in Storytime (Arizona State Library)
Information Literacy & Teaching
Oct 5-Nov 1: Techniques for Student Engagement in Library Instruction $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 9: Database Demos: Reader’s Advisory (Arizona State Library)
Oct 14: Horror Readers Advisory 2020 (Arizona State Library)
Oct 16: Database Demos: STEAM and Language (Arizona State Library)
Oct 22: Literacy Development: How to Avoid COVID Slide and Digital Divide Pitfalls (Booklist)
Oct 23: Database Demos: Testing Resources (Arizona State Library)
Leadership and Staff Development
Oct 1: Going to Vision: How to Develop a Meaningful and Effective Vision for your Library $ (LibraryWorks)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Exploring and Applying Critical Theory $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Introduction to GIS and GeoWeb Technologies $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Examining Institutional Racism in Libraries $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Introduction to Cataloging $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 7: How Did I Make that Dumb Decision (Arizona State Library)
Oct 8: Library 101: Intellectual Freedom, Values and Ethics of the Profession (Arizona State Library)
Oct 8: Financial Oversight Guidelines for Non Financial Library Managers and Leaders $ (LibraryWorks)
Oct 8: Interim Leadership in Libraries $ (ALA)
Oct 21: Effective Communication During a Conflict (Arizona State Library)
Oct 27: Grant Writing for Library Staff (Arizona State Library)
Oct 27-Dec 7: Foundations of Library Services $ (Infopeople)
Oct 29: Dealing with Hostile and Potentially Dangerous Library Users $ (LibraryWorks)
Library Outreach, Marketing and Advocacy
Oct 5-Nov 1: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers and Interns $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Telling the Library Story through Community Engagement $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 15: Promoting your Collections: Messaging, Merchandising and More $ (LibraryWorks)
Technology & Tech Services
Oct 5-Nov 1: Writing for the Web $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Introduction to Digital Humanities for Librarians $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: XSLT Fundamentals $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Introduction to RDF $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Digital Repository Fundamentals and Design $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Introduction to Digital Preservation $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: Using OpenRefine for Library Metadata $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 21: Best Practices for Managing Change in Library Technical Services $ (ALA)
Oct 13-Nov 9: Emerging Technologies: Identify, Evaluate and Recommend the Best Technologies for Library Service $ (Infopeople)
User Services
Oct 5-Nov 1: Creating Digital Exhibits $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 15: LSSC Elective Competencies: Adult Reader Advisory Services $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 15: Online Instructional Design and Delivery $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 5-Nov 1: User Experience Research and Design $ (Library Juice Academy)
Oct 7: How to be More Inclusive in your Reader Advisory (Infopeople)
Oct 13: Fall Book Club Picks (Booklist)
Oct 16: Graphic Jam (Booklist)
Oct 20: Must-Read Mysteries (Booklist)
Oct 22: Librarians as Community Preparedness Ambassadors $ (LibraryWorks)
For a complete listing of webinars, see below:
AZ State Library [for a complete listing]
American Association of School Librarians [for a complete listing]
American Library Association [For a comprehensive listing see ALA’s E-Learning Catalog]
Booklist [Check out the webinar archives for past classes]
EBSCO has hundreds of webinars in their training center to choose from each month.
Infopeople [For a comprehensive listing see all upcoming training | archived webinars | on demand--Niche Academy Classes]
Infopeople offers a variety of webinars and self-paced online courses on topics of high interest for library staff. Webinars are free, and the Arizona State Library has purchased a block of registrations for the online courses. Arizona library staff may register for courses by sending an email to Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov, containing:
The course name and dates
Registrant’s name
Registrant’s email
Library name
Library address
Library phone number
Library Journal: Online Courses | All Webcasts | School Library Journal Webcasts
Library Juice Academy: Online Courses
Arizona library staff may register for courses by sending an email to Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov, containing:
The course name and dates
Registrant’s name
Registrant’s email
Library name
Library address
Library phone number
Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians and other library staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills. Workshops are taught asynchronously, so you can participate as your own schedule allows, within a four or six-week period.
Medical Library Association
PCI: The Arizona State Library now has a subscription to PCI Webinars, giving Arizona library staff access to one live webinar a week and to the webinar archives. PCI Webinars offers webinars specifically for library staff. Email Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov to register.
Public Library Association – On Demand Webinars
Archived Webinars by Topic:
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