Find free webinars and training videos by visiting the ALA website and checking
specific divisions, offices, and other pages to see what’s available. Many
events also offer archives for registrants.
Free "Turning Outward" webinar series
Library professionals are invited to view a free webinar series designed to help libraries strengthen their role as core community leaders and work with residents to bring positive change to their communities. Led by educators from The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, the webinars explain, step by step, how libraries can use the “turning outward” approach to better engage their communities.
The approach
emphasizes taking steps to better understand communities; changing processes
and thinking to make conversations more community-focused; becoming more
proactive to community issues; and putting community aspirations first.
The first four webinars are available now, ranging from 60 to 90
minutes in length.
- Hosting and Leading Community Conversations
- Theming and Using Public Knowledge
- Hosting and Using Innovation Spaces
- Partner Selection and Managing Relationships
- Calibrating Community Conditions (Nov 19)
- Sweet Spot of Community Change (Feb 19)
Free episodes of American Libraries Live
AL Live is the popular free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries, covering library issues and trends in real time as you interact with hosts via a live chat and get immediate answers to your questions. With the help of real-time technology, it’s like having your own experts on hand. Upcoming topics include:
- Open Access and Libraries (Nov 6, 2 p.m. EST)
Find
out more on American Libraries Live, including how to
catch upcoming episodes and access
the archive.
Free Booklist webinars
Enjoy free Booklist webinars, most weeks, covering top-of-mind topics in collection development and readers’ advisory for all age groups. All Booklist webinars start at 1 p.m. CDT. Upcoming webinars include:
- What We’re Reading: Staff Favorites from Penguin Random House Library Marketing (Nov 6)
- Reaching Students with ProQuest's Research Companion (Nov 11)
- Expanding Your E-Book Collection with Nonfiction from Britannica (Nov 18)
LLAMA Thought Leaders webinar series: Sari Feldman
In today’s rapidly changing library environment, innovative ideas and practices are more important than ever before. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present the first in a series of 60-minute webinars featuring library thought leaders from a wide variety of library types and sizes. ALA President-elect Sari Feldman will kick off the series with a free webinar on Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. CST.