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.

Course DescriptionLooking for some new Teen Programming ideas.  Thiswebinar will reflect interactive and fun library activities that the authorimplemented at her high school during the 2021-2022 school year. Thissession will reflect four

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

LTC Access Round 2 Pre-Application Webinar

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

On-Demand Webinar: Integrative Reflection in Action

On-Demand Webinar: Opportunity in the Face of Crisis

Learn more 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.

Explore how to build outreach that serves all children in your community.

Best of Core Forum: Preservation as a Service; Applying a Customer-focused Framework while Caring for our Collections

Public libraries empowering and educating teens and young adults to fight for their right to read freely.

In this special eCourse, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, President of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, will lead you through the principles and practices of sustainable librarianship along with a group of expert speakers, lecturers and writers.

Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 1.0

This workshop covers innovations and best practices for library senior services that are emerging in the face of the pandemic.

In this course, we'll provide explicit instruction on how to assess, serve, and understand the adult community.

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

Learn to help teens gain confidence as learners through proven methods of personal organization, delivered in a safe and trauma-informed learning environment.

Planning & Management of Library BuildingsThis course will provide students with an understanding of the key elements, best practices, methodologies, and overall processes for successfully planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and evaluatin

Learn how your programming can promote empathy and compassion among all teenage library users.

Current Issues

The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is excited to host its 2nd Annual Virtual Forum scheduled for March 28 & 30, 2023. The Forum Theme is: Reference and User Services Re-imagined.