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.
Revamp, diversify, and defend your collections. Join us this March and learn tangible tools to protect intellectual freedom and make your collections more inclusive. Need more support with your collections? Our Library Collections Learning Path provides support for building inclusive collections, implementing critical cataloging, protecting intellectual freedom, and more! |
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Featured Course: Resisting Book Bans A Crash Course to Defend Intellectual Freedom |
The last few years have seen a drastic uptick in book bans and curriculum challenges. As a librarian, teacher, administrator, or trustee, it can be difficult to know your options for managing these challenges and advocating for intellectual freedom and diverse educational materials. This crash course will focus on proactive preparation to ensure you are set up for success. Live sessions will be available on-demand. When you attend this interactive online course, you’ll gain the tools to: Advocate for your programs, curricula, collections, and services Conduct a policy audit and ensure your protections are up to date and comprehensive Make a plan to find allies and build coalitions to support you Access resources and communities dealing with similar challenges Develop and refer to talking points and best practices for speaking at school board meetings and connecting with stakeholders and community members |
Proactive Resistance: Policies, Procedures, and Protocols led by: Lori Fisher, State Librarian, Maine |
Stronger Together: Building Community, Coalitions, and Allies led by: Erika Long, (she, her) School Library Consultant |
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Featured Course: Jumpstart Inclusive Cataloging |
While the current, standard classification systems have their benefits, they also often create unnecessary confusion and barriers to equitable access to resources. During this course, you’ll learn how to conduct an equity audit of your cataloging system and learn practical strategies for how to ensure your collections are organized with all people in mind. When you attend this interactive online course, you’ll gain the tools to: Understand and utilize inclusive metadata practices and initiatives Possess the tools and plan for a cataloging equity audit Define your goals and construct the type of equity project you have the capacity to undertake Strategically plan for short- and long-term inclusive cataloging Educate your community and patrons on your updated system Incorporate and streamline your updates with vendors Have tools and support for the longevity and sustainability of this process |
Rachel K. Fischer, (she, her) Member Services Librarian - Technical Services, Cooperative Computer Services (CCS) |
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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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