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

September

Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)ends 9/12 | Two week asynchronous course
Purple

Future Chat: Navigating the Culture Wars

American Alliance of Museums9/12 | 2pm 
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Asset-Based Community Development

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)9/13 - 9/26 | Two week asynchronous course
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies

IELC (Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative)9/13 | 2p
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Wellness in the Library Workplace

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)9/16 - 9/27 | Two-week asynchronous course
Purple

Open Source Software

Backlog Archivists & Historians9/16 | 5pm 
Red

Creating an Accessible Hiring Guide: It's the Small Things That Count

ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries)9/17 | 2pm
Blue

Lunch & Learn: Evergreen Migration Experience w/ TDS Directors & Staff (Link and time coming soon!)

SELCO Resource Sharing & Technology Departments9/18 | tbd
Red

Developing an Archives: Embracing the Messiness of the Real World

CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois)9/18 | 1pm 
Purple

Winning GivingTuesday and Year-End Fundraising

Nonprofit Apps; Causevox9/19 | 12pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Navigating My Community Explorer

U.S. Census Bureau9/19 | 1pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: It Is For You!

Libraries Learn, Colorado State Library9/19 | 1pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Discover the MN Braille and Talking Book Library

Prairielands Library Exchange9/20 | 9am
Red

Copyright Basics for Academia

Copyright Clearing Center9/24 | 12pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Data Cleaning with OpenRefine

Minitex; U of MN9/24 | 1pm
Blue

The Role of Libraries in an Aging Society: A Social Justice Imperative

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)9/25 | 2pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

The Librarian's Guide to Authors

Arkansas State Library9/25 | 1pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Collective Impact

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)9/27 - 10/10 | Two week asynchronous course
Red, Purple

Preservation Plans: An Overview

Museum Association of New York9/27 | 11a
Red, Purple

Consideration and Care of Islamicate Collections

FAIC (Foundation for Advancement in Conservation)9/27 | 12pm 
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies

IELC (Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative)9/27 | 2pm 

October

Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Health Stories in the Media

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/11 - 10/29 | Four week asynchronous course
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Enhancing AI Interactions: Leveraging the CLEAR Framework for Effective Prompting

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/2 | 10am
Purple

Specialized Bioinformatics and Data Management in Medical Libraries

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/4 | 1pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

How PubMed Works: Introduction

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/8 | 1pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

How PubMed Works: Selection

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/10 | 1pm
Orange

PebbleGo Updates for K-6

Minitex10/10 | 3:30pm
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Grassroots Librarianship

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/11 - 10/24 | Two week asynchronous course
Red, Purple

Strengthening Library and University Core Collaborations in Bioinformatics

NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine)10/11 | 1pm
Orange

Future Ready Leadership Forum - Leading Transformational Change: AI, Innovation, and Sustainability (in-person)

All4Ed10/15 | 9am - 3pm | Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
Red, Blue, Orange, Purple

Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies

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

Archival Arrangement and Description

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

Minnesota BIPOC Library Workers Pre-Conference 2025

Minnesota State Library Services; MLA10/23 | 9am - 4pm | 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, Purple

Social Media for Libraries

Lyrasis10/23 | 1p
Red, Blue, Purple

Design for Libraries

Lyrasis10/24 | 1pm 
Red, Purple

Expanding Bioinformatics Librarianship Beyond Academia

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

Writing Your PAG (Preservation Assistance Grant)

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

November

Red, Blue

Facilitating Rural Access to Quality Health Information through Little Free Libraries

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

ELM (eLibrary Minnesota) Expo

Minitex; Metronet11/8 | 9am - 3pm | 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) | 12pm 
Red, Purple

Impact of Libraries and Informationists on Patient and Population Care

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

Rural Libraries Implementing Walking Groups

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

Marketing for Libraries

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

Email Archiving

Backlog Archivists & Historians11/18 | 5pm 
Blue

Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library

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

Rural Health Resources

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

December

January 2025

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)