On-Demand: Core Forum Webinar Series on Access and Equity Part 1:Acknowledging Student Labor in Libraries

YALSA's Snack and Chat will offer a discussion on how to help rebuild teens social capital and we continue to weather through this pandemic.  Join YALSA's leadership to hear their thoughts and recommendations as well as an open forum for discussion

Climate change and associated natural disasters are a growing issue for libraries.

On-Demand Webinar: Zotero: Teaching and Supporting in Libraries

This webinar is the first in a series exploring the interconnectedness of digital equity and literacy.

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Mentorship for All: Creating a Statewide Program

LTC Accessible Pre-Application Webinar for Vermont Libraries

Learn how you can use the Youth Media-Making Toolkit created by CIRCLE (Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) and The Lamp with teens to help them realize the power of their voice in public conversations.

A Middle Grade Panel

On-Demand Webinar: Best of Core ALA Annual Conference: Programming for Accessibility

On-Demand Webinar: Build Better: Effective Library Project Management

Current Issues

This course provides students with the ability to identify social/political/economic issues that may affect the library, the populations it services, or its services. Students will be able to develop relationships with people who can exercise influence i

In this workshop, you will learn how to make your library more accessible for blind and low vision members of your community.

In this three-course bundle, librarian and American Sign Language interpreter Kathy MacMillan will give you the skills you need not only to use basic American Sign Language but to understand the fundamental principles of working with the Deaf community.

This 6-week, asynchronous online course will introduce basic American Sign Language vocabulary and grammar appropriate for use in a library setting and place that information within a linguistic and cultural context to aid participants in improving library services to patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Management of Technology This course puts the full power of information technology into the hands of library managers and leaders. You’ll start with a clear vision and an understanding of technology policy. Next, you’ll consider the nuts and bolts of

In this course, we’ll reimagine staff collaboration, communication and problem-solving by learning how we can embrace an actively creative culture and approach.

Learn how to safely serve people with substance use disorders and their loved ones through policy, materials, outreach, collaboration, programs, and services.

In this two-course bundle, outreach expert and author Jessica Snow will provide a guide to serving both underserved teens and children.

Jessica Snow, author of Outreach Services for Teens: A Starter Guide (ALA Editions, 2020), will guide you through teen outreach in the real world.

Learn how to best serve patrons with disabilities by understanding their community, culture, and needs.

Learn how to ensure that your catalog works for teens

A 3-week asynchronous course.

Best of Core at ALA Annual Conference: Thinking Big

To keep up with library trends and evolve in these troubling and uncertain times, we need to expand our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services to meet the needs of our library patrons.

Best of Core at ALA Annual Conference: Championing Net-Zero Energy for your Library

Learn how to enhance your services and help teens take ownership of their library.