Library Management Training

October 2 - November 20, 2024| Eight-week Course 

Time Commitment: approximately 32 hours

Learn what they didn’t teach you in library school: how to be a library manager. 

This course will set you up for success in your future or existing management position by training you on the fundamentals of library management. Built specifically for new managers (or those on a future management track), this interactive, project-based course will provide foundational learning on a broad range of subjects crucial to effective managers, including:

• Building team culture and people management
• Equity-centered leadership
• Managing difficult conversations
• Providing feedback
• Conflict resolution 
• Crisis and incident management
• Supporting yourself and staff through burnout
• Data-informed decision making
• ...and more

This 8-week intensive, online course is created to prepare library managers for the specific challenges you will face but were not trained for. Each live-session week will include:

• Training from an expert guest speaker
• A facilitated discussion and Q&A
• An optional interactive working session to practice new skills with peers 

In the week between each live session meeting, you will have the opportunity to work on asynchronous prompts in peer cohort groups that will lead to a culminating portfolio of management resources. You will leave this course with a new cohort of peers and a Library Journal Management Training Certificate.

The live sessions run on Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Nov. 20, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm (recorded for on demand viewing) with an asynchronous workshop over 8 weeks. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Who should take this course?

This course is geared toward new and aspiring managers, or managers who feel they did not receive adequate training.

Course Features 

This will be a 8-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. 

Expected time commitment

If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions and participate fully in the asynchronous workshop, you'll spend approximately 2-4 hours per week on this course. You'll earn 32 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

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CALL Training Partner for this Event: Library Journal