Program Type:
Online CourseProgram Description
Event Details
Three-week Course + Workshop | Live sessions: May 8, 15, and 22, 2025 | 11:00 am - 1:45 pm
The people shaping the future of youth services are creating the future of libraries. This online youth services course brings together experts to discuss the most pressing issues for school and youth services librarians today.
This three-week online course will tackle hot topics in YA librarianship, such as innovative ways to co-design programs with youth and create initiatives to engage teens in the library. You will also learn tenets of conflict resolution, adolescent brain development, and trauma-informed practices that will help you better manage teen behavioral challenges in your libraries.
Designed for school and public youth services librarians, this course will leave you with practical ideas for how to engage youth in your library in new and authentic ways.
Learning Outcomes
After you attend this course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify and work through age-based biases
- Understand adolescent brain development
- Advocate for teens in your library
- Manage teen behavior challenges in a trauma-informed way
- Try new methods and techniques to engage youth in library programs
- Create and maintain a youth advisory board
- Partner with local schools/public libraries and create complementary services
Who should take this course
This course is for public youth services librarians, school librarians (grades 8-12), and other stakeholders in youth library programs and management.
Expected time commitment
If you watch the recordings of all sessions and participate in the asynchronous workshop, you'll spend approximately 2-4 hours per week on this course. You'll earn 15 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.
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.