Prof. Development Calendar

Always contact Romelia before signing up for a workshop. Any trainings should be completed when not performing core duties. For example covering the Circ Desk.

The Calendar represents only a sample of trainings available. Please see links below to search for additional trainings.

Useful Training Opportunities

ACRL's Diversity Standards Toolkit
ALA eLearning
Examples of Webinars Available:

* Hybrid: A New Take on Post-Pandemic Programming
*Tackling Racism and Bias in the Library Catalog
*Police in Libraries: Asset not Arrest

Use the "free events" button to filter down no cost courses.
CALL Academy
Calendar of many useful traingings. Formats include: In Perosn, Online and Webinar Series.
CCCL LSP Calendar
Library Consortium Calendar of workshops, workgroup meetings and more.
DEISA: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice, and Anti-Racism for Professional Development (Campus Resource)
DEISA is the foundational outcome of each of the 7 goals, 9 measurable objectives, and 32 projects of the Title V Grant,
"Creating an Equity Minded Campus Culture to Improve Student Outcomes". Some of their goals: Provide staff with the knowledge and skills required for effectively engaging students in meaningful and culturally responsive ways. Improve campus-wide cultural competence and cross-cultural dialogue.
InfoPeople Archived Webinars
Examples of Webinars Available:

* Introduction to Web Accessibility
* Winning Library Grants: Shortcuts and Strategies for Success
* Data for Decision Making

All archived webinars are free to view.
Library Assessment Conference
View recordings from the annual conference. "The conference goal is to build and further a vibrant library assessment community by bringing together interested practitioners and researchers who have responsibility or interest in the broad field of library assessment. The conference provides a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, and workshops that stimulate discussion and provide workable ideas for effective, practical, and sustainable library assessment."
Library Juice Academy
Sadly, cost $$$. But you can browse topics and then look for equivalent free ones.
Mt. Sac Library Guide: Diversity Education
Learn about Mt. Sac Student Support resources, additional online resources and much more.
POD (campus resource)
Examples of Trainings Available:

*CCC | Equitable Recovery in Action: Becoming Antiracist, Student Ready Institutions
*Building Evacuation Team Training
* Positively Reducing Conflict.
POD Connect- LinkedIn Learning (campus resource)
Log into POD Connect from the Employee Portal and then use the Search box to locate classes. For example search: "excel" or "data visualization" or "camtasia". You should see $0.00 cost listed.
Vision In Action: CCC Learning Opportunities

Free Trainings from LA County Library

To use this free resources, please apply an e-library card first. https://lacountylibrary.org/learn/

When you received your e-library card, you can click the link provided under links column. And you have to click "create an account". And click "Register Now". You have to use your library card number to register for the new account to get free access.

Universal Class (recommended)
https://colapublib.universalclass.com/register.htm
Brainfuse (recommended)
http://main.lacounty.ca.brainfuse.com/authenticate.asp
LearningExpress (recommended)
https://www.learningexpresshub.com/ProductEngine/LELIndex.html#/learningexpresslibrary/libraryhome?AuthToken=86BCADBE-6152-4E02-8172-1C3F8AC86141
Coursera (recommended)
https://www.coursera.org/programs/la-county-library-ixjk9

Library Conferences

California Library Association (CLA)

CLA library conference will be in Pasadena on October 17-19, 2024
https://www.cla-net.org/

American Library Association Annual Conference (ALA)

ALA conference will be in San Diego, CA on Thursday, June 27, 2024 (All day) to Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (All day)
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/american-library-association-annual-conference-10

Library Support Staff Certification

Infopeople (free classes for CA residents)
https://infopeople.org/

Under Infopeople, they have courses for Library support staff/Library technician. Sometimes they offer free seats for CA residents. Currently, they are offering some online courses and among them, Readers's Advisory Fundamentals, Graphic Design for Libraries and, Foundations of Library Services and Children's Services Fundamentals are offering free seats for CA residents. It's really good to take this opportunities while it's available.

Readers' Advisory Fundamentals: Books and Beyond (Fee per learner $200)
September 10 - October 21, 2024
*You may get free seat for being a California resident. Apply here.
Attending to Dynamics of Power When Facilitating Cross-Racial Conversations (Fee per learner $200)
September 10 - October 7, 2024
*You may get free seat for being a California resident. Apply here.
Children's Services Fundamentals (Fee per learner $200)
September 17 - October 14, 2024
*You may get free seat for being a California resident. Apply here.
Foundation of Library Services (Fee per learner $200)
September 24 - November 4, 2024
*You may get free seat for being a California resident. Apply here.
Technology in Libraries (Fee per learner $200)
September 24 - November 4, 2024
*You may get free seat for being a California resident. Apply here.
Basic Cataloging and Classification (Fee per learner $200)
October 1 - October 28, 2024
*You may get free seat for being a California resident. Apply here.

Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program
https://ala-apa.org/lssc/

For Managers and Leadership Roles

Upcoming courses will be available here...

Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming webinars will be available here...

Archived Webinars

Recent topics include engaging older adults through the arts, welcoming transgender customers and colleagues, makerspace programs for young children, and more! These archived webinars are freely available and you can access them here: https://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar/archived

Staff Professional Development: Training Opportunities