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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

All Library Types

NCompass Live: Pretty Sweet Tech (Topic TBD)

Nebraska Library Commission3/19 | 10 AM
Academics, Specials

Guidelines for Cleaning : Focus on Native American Collections (in-Person, Free to MN residents)

Midwest Art Conservation Center3/20 (10:30 AM - 5 PM) & 3/21 (9:30 AM - 4 PM) | Hocakata Ti, Shakopee, MN

April

Publics, Specials

Introduction to project budgets

Candid Learning4/1 | 1 PM
Publics, Specials

Introduction to fundraising planning

Candid Learning4/8 | 1 PM
K-12 Schools, Publics

Library Journal Day of Dialog Spring 2025

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

Introduction to Proposal Writing and Project Budgeting

Candid Learning4/23 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM
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

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)