Header: Free Professional Development Opportunities
Red Square: Red indicates opportunities relevant to Academic Libraries

Academic

Orange Square: Orange indicates opportunities relevant to K-12 School Libraries

K-12 School

Blue Square: blue indicates opportunities relevant to Public Libraries

Public

Purple Square: Purple indicates opportunities relevant to Special Libraries

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

October

Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Public Service in Minnesota: A Virtual Conversation

Citizen's League; Association of Minnesota Counties; League of Minnesota Cities10/16 | 4 PM
Orange

Refining Your Teacher Talk (Advanced registration required!)

Literacy Minnesota10/16 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

BIPOC Library "LUNCH IN" Series for BIPOC Minnesota Library Workers

Minnesota State Library Services10/17 | 12 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

2024 Book Week: "Every Good Story" Discussion and Q & A with Kate DiCamillo

U of MN10/17 | In-Person 5:30 - 8:30 PM (Zoom 6:15-7:30pm) | McNamara Alumni Center, Memorial Hall, 200 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies

IELC (Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative)10/18 | 2 PM 
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Twin Cities Book Festival

Rain Taxi10/19 | 10 AM - 5 PM | Minnesota State Fairground 
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Archival Arrangement and Description

Backlog Archivists & Historians10/21 | 5 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Minnesota BIPOC Library Workers Pre-Conference 2025

Minnesota State Library Services; MLA10/23 | 9 AM - 4 PM | Virtual OR in-person in Rochester, MN**Free in-person attendance is limited and prioritized for BIPOC library workers in Minnesota. If you are a BIPOC library worker in a neighboring state interested in attending virtually, please contact Ashley Bieber at ashley.bieber@state.mn.us for more information. 
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Wiki Uff da! - Editing Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

MN Historical Society10/23 | 11 AM - 4 PM | Briggs Library (McGinnis Room, Cougar Circle) University of Minnesota-Morris
Red, Blue, Purple

Social Media for Libraries

Lyrasis10/23 | 1 PM
Red, Blue, Purple

Design for Libraries

Lyrasis10/24 | 1 PM
Red, Purple

Expanding Bioinformatics Librarianship Beyond Academia

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/25 | 1 PM
Red, Purple

Writing Your PAG (Preservation Assistance Grant)

NEDCC (Northeast Document Conservation Center)10/29 | 11:30 AM

November

Red, Blue, Orange

World Languages Vendor Webinar

Prairielands Library Exchange11/7 | 8:45 AM - 2 PM
Red, Blue

Facilitating Rural Access to Quality Health Information through Little Free Libraries

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)11/7 | 1 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Public Service in Minnesota: A Virtual Conversation

Citizen's League; Association of Minnesota Counties; League of Minnesota Cities11/8 | 8:30 AM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

ELM (eLibrary Minnesota) Expo

Minitex; Metronet11/8 | 9 AM - 3 PM | Metronet Office, St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1807 Field Ave, St Paul, MN 55116 
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

AI Lunch n' Learn Series: Cataloging with ChaptGPT

Minitex11/12 (Registration closes 11/11) | 12 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Wiki Uff da! - Editing Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

MN Historical Society11/14 | 11 AM - 4 PM | Minnesota Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, MN
Red, Purple

Impact of Libraries and Informationists on Patient and Population Care

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)11/14 | 1 PM
Blue

Rural Libraries Implementing Walking Groups

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)11/14 | 1 PM
Blue, Orange

LibraryCon Live!

Library Journal & School Library Journal

11/14 | All Day
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Marketing for Libraries

Lyrasis11/14 | 1 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Email Archiving

Backlog Archivists & Historians11/18 | 5 PM
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Native Authors & Artists Series: Marcie Rendon

Perpich Center for Arts Education11/19| 5:15 - 6:30 PM | Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, MN
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Wiki Uff da! - Editing Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

MN Historical Society11/20 | 11 AM - 4 PM | Memorial Library - Room 2057, 601 Maywood Ave, MN State University, Mankato
Blue

Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)11/20 | 1 PM
Blue

Rural Health Resources

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)11/21 | 1 PM

December

Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Public Service in Minnesota: A Virtual Conversation

Citizen's League; Association of Minnesota Counties; League of Minnesota Cities12/9 | 12 PM

January 2025

Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Lake Superior Libraries Unsymposium

Lake Superior Libraries1/10 | 1 - 4:30 PM | Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI

On Demand

Blue, Orange

Books are Good Medicine Podcast

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

From Burnout to Balance

OCLC WebJunction
Purple

Museum Collections Documentation and Data Cleaning

Canadian Heritage Information Network
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America

MAP (Movement Advancement Project)