Fundamentals of Librarianship for Frontline Staff

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Online Course
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Program Description

Event Details


October 1 - October 15, 2024| Three-week Course 

Time Commitment: approximately 15 hours

No library school? No problem. This course will cover the basics you need to succeed in your library.

This new, online course is designed to equip library staff who don’t have an MLS degree with the essential knowledge and skills needed to fully understand the ‘how and why’ of library work. We will cover foundational topics such as universal library values, including intellectual freedom, information literacy, and privacy.  We will also discuss the basics of collection development and weeding along with the fundamentals of library programs, services, and community engagement. Leave this course with a better understanding of the context, mission, values, and scope of libraries to apply to your everyday work.

This three-week course will include weekly live sessions from experts in the field as well as an opportunity to engage with and crowdsource issues asynchronously with peer cohorts from across the country. All sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing.

The live sessions run on Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8 and 15, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm (recorded for on demand viewing) with an asynchronous workshop over 3 weeks. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Who should take this course?

This course is geared toward frontline and other public-facing staff who did not go to library school.

Course Features 

This will be a 3-week online course and will include:

  • Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.) 

  • Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

  • Interactive working sessions: Optional breakout groups during live sessions to practice skills with peers.

  • Asynchronous workshop: Project-based weekly assignments to connect what you’re learning to your professional life. Includes written feedback from an expert in the field who functions as the workshop facilitator, as well as peer conversation via discussion forums.

  • Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace. 

  • Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends. 

Presenter: Melanie Huggins, Executive Director, Richland Library in Columbia, SC

 

CALL Training Partner for this Event: Library Journal

 

Additional Information

Enrollment Statement

I understand that a space will be reserved for me in this learning opportunity at a cost to CALL, and if I am unable to attend this learning opportunity, I will cancel my enrollment as soon as possible and before the start date.