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FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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Academic

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K-12 School

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Public

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Special

All times are listed in Central Time (CT). Events are virtual unless noted otherwise.

If you have any questions or would like an event added to this page, please email cheins@selco.info

Scroll to the bottom of the page for on-demand opportunities!

January

Publics
Specials
All Library Types

Building Community with Assistive Technology series: Overview of Assistive Technology Concepts and Devices

The Lighthouse Center for Vital Living1/15 | 2 PM | in-person, 309 W 1st St, Duluth, MN 55802
Publics, Specials

Paper and Memory with the People's Paper Co-op

Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts1/16 | 11 AM
K-12 Schools, Publics
Publics
Academics, Specials
K-12 Schools
All Library Types

Using AI for Grant Writing (Session 1 of 2)

Libraries in Response1/22 | 10 AM
All Library Types
All Library Types
All Library Types

Using AI for Grant Writing (Session 2 of 2)

Libraries in Response1/24 | 10 AM
Academics, Specials

Open Source Software

Backlog Archivists & Historians1/27 | 5 PM
Academics, Publics
All Library Types

Collection Development Course with Dr. Michele Leininger (While this course will benefit all library workers, it will have a public library focus)

Prairielands Library Exchange; Plum Creek Library System1/30 & 2/13 (virtual), 2/27 (optional in-person discussion) | 9 AM - 11:30 AM
Academics, Specials

February

Academics, Publics
All Library Types
All Library Types

Native Authors & Artists Series: Illustrator talk with Sam Zimmerman

Perpich Center for Arts Education2/4 | 5:15 - 6:30 PM | In-person: Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Academics, Publics, Specials
Academic
Academics, Publics
K-12 Schools, Publics
All Library Types

Empowering Accessibility: Personalizing Apple Devices for Diverse Needs

MN Department of Administration: Assistive Technology - STAR2/12 | 11 AM
Academics, Specials

Write (or Re-Write) Your Emergency Plan (Free to MN residents)

Midwest Art Conservation Center2/12, 2/19, 2/26 | 10:30 AM
Academics, Publics
Academics, Publics
All Library Types

Axe-Con 2025: Building Accessible Experiences

Deque Systems; Google; AbilityNet; WAG (Workplace Accessibility Group)2/25 - 2/27 (virtual conference)

March

Academics, Publics
All Library Types
K-12 Schools
Academics, Publics
All Library Types
Academics, Publics
K-12 Schools, Publics
Academics, Publics

On Demand

All Library Types
K-12 Schools, Publics

Books are Good Medicine Podcast

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
All Library Types
All Library Types
All Library Types
All Library Types

From Burnout to Balance

OCLC WebJunction
Academic
All Library Types
Specials

Museum Collections Documentation and Data Cleaning

Canadian Heritage Information Network
All Library Types
Specials
All Library Types

"Safe Library" Webinars

Library 2.0 | Available through June 2025 to MN library staff
K-12 Schools
All Library Types

Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America

MAP (Movement Advancement Project)