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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!

March

April

Publics, Specials

Introduction to project budgets

Candid Learning4/1 | 1 PM
Publics, Specials

Introduction to fundraising planning

Candid Learning4/8 | 1 PM
Academics, Publics, Specials

Focusing on Focus Groups

Arkansas State Library4/9 | 1 PM
Academics, Specials

Understanding Pesticide Testing - Arsenic Spot Tests and XRF Analysis

Midwest Art Conservation Center4/11 | 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
All Library Types

Enhancing Your Energy and Enthusiasm

Arkansas State Library4/16 | 1 PM
K-12 Schools, Publics

Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2025

Library Journal4/17 | 10 AM - 7 PM
Academics, Specials

Guidelines for Cleaning - Focus on Decorative Arts and Historic House Collections

Midwest Art Conservation Center4/17, 10:30 AM to 5 PM & 4/18, 9:30 AM - 4 PM | Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN
Publics, Specials

Introduction to Proposal Writing and Project Budgeting

Candid Learning4/23 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM
All Library Types

Managing Difficult Employee Behaviors

Arkansas State Library4/23 | 1 PM
K-12 Schools, Publics

Teen Lit Con

4/26 | 10 - 3 PM | Two Rivers High School, Mendota Heights, MN
Specials

Marketing for a Mission

Nonprofit Learning Lab4/28 | 10 AM

Global Copyright Challenges

Copyright Clearance Center4/29 | 9 AM
Academics, Specials

Writing Grants for Conservation and Preservation Projects

Midwest Art Conservation Center4/29 | 10:30 AM
All Library Types

Leading with Empathy, Compassion, and Intuition

Metropolitan New York Library Council4/29 | 10 AM
All Library Types

The State of School Libraries in MN

Minnesota Multitype Library Systems, Wilder Research4/30 | 12 PM

May

All Library Types

The State of School Libraries in MN

Minnesota Multitype Library Systems, Wilder Research5/6 | 4 PM

On Demand

K-12 Schools, Publics

Books are Good Medicine Podcast

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
All Library Types

From Burnout to Balance

OCLC WebJunction
Specials

Museum Collections Documentation and Data Cleaning

Canadian Heritage Information Network
All Library Types

"Safe Library" Webinars

Library 2.0 | Available through June 2025 to MN library staff - Instructions to Access
All Library Types

Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America

MAP (Movement Advancement Project)