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

November

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

Blue

Farm to Library: Growing a Partnership with Your Local Farm Bureau

Prarielands Library Exchange; Plum Creek Library System; MLA Small and Rural Roundtable12/3 | 10:30 AM
Red, Blue

Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the U.S., U.S. Territories, and Tribal Nations

Higher Education Library Information Network12/4 | 12 PM | Meeting ID: 967 9536 2459, Passcode: 645398 
Red, Purple

Building Connections to the Traditional Trades Through Training

National Trust for Historic Preservation12/5 | 2 PM
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
Red

AI Lunch n' Learn Series: AI Literacy with Undergraduate Students

Minitex12/10 (Registration closes 12/9) | 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

March

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

"Safe Library" Webinars

Library 2.0 | Available through June 2025 to MN library staff
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America

MAP (Movement Advancement Project)