Infuse equity into every part of your library leadership and administration, from hiring, onboarding, and retention, to personnel management, and more with our Equity-Centered Leadership course this March.
Create ongoing support for your library by enhancing your advocacy strategies and skills. Our Advocacy Learning Path will teach you skills to secure funding, build meaningful relationships, protect intellectual freedom, and more. |
Featured Course: How to Build and Maintain Library Advocacy |
Between budget cuts, staffing shortages, defunding efforts, and censorship challenges, many libraries are facing unprecedented challenges. This course will teach you the foundations of library advocacy, including finding and applying for grants, building relationships with municipal offices and legislators, lobbying and political organizing, and uniting data and storytelling to advocate for libraries. You will learn tangible strategies to add to your advocacy toolkit and have the opportunity to find solidarity and build meaningful relationships with other librarians. When you attend this interactive online course, you’ll gain the tools to: Discern what lobbying and activism is and isn’t allowed for your type of organization Organize and lobby for your library with a clear plan and strategy Craft your library’s story for both funding and advocacy purposes Navigate contentious political issues with a range of people without burning bridges Identify and build relationships with municipal offices and legislators Proactively prepare for grants Find and apply for grants Utilize data storytelling and visualization to make your grant applications more compelling Understand next steps after securing a grant, including how to create compelling reports for your funders |
Lance Werner, Director, Kent District Library |
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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. |
Introducing course credit packages! Buy now, decide later. Plan your library’s professional development for the year by purchasing course credits. Starting at $5,000, purchase packages of course tickets that you can allocate to your staff as needed and apply to our full roster of courses. Contact us to plan your group purchase. |
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