
A six-week asynchronous course on Reference Interview
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Start Date: April 26, 2025, 7:00 am CDT
End Date: June 9, 2025, 7:00 am CDT

This 6-week course will cover the basics of backward design
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Start Date: June 9, 2025, 7:00 am CDT
End Date: July 18, 2025, 3:00 pm CDT

A four-week asynchronous course on marketing the 21st century library
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Start Date: July 7, 2025, 7:00 am CDT
End Date: August 1, 2025, 7:00 am CDT

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Start Date: August 4, 2025, 12:00 am CDT
End Date: August 31, 2025, 12:00 am CDT

In this 90-minute session, you’ll gain proficiency in reference interviews.
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Start Date: August 26, 2025, 1:30 pm CDT
End Date: August 26, 2025, 3:00 pm CDT

In this three-part series, reference expert Francisca Goldsmith will provide a practical overview to give you the essential knowledge you need in order to become an effective reference service provider.
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Start Date: August 26, 2025, 1:30 pm CDT
End Date: August 28, 2025, 3:00 pm CDT

In this 90-minute session, you’ll learn guidelines for conducting yourself on the reference desk.
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Start Date: August 27, 2025, 1:30 pm CDT
End Date: August 27, 2025, 3:00 pm CDT

In this 90-minute session, you’ll learn the basics of evaluating a resource’s purpose and authority.
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Start Date: August 28, 2025, 1:30 pm CDT
End Date: August 28, 2025, 3:00 pm CDT

A four-week asynchronous course on Understanding Emotional Intelligence
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Start Date: September 15, 2025, 7:00 am CDT
End Date: October 13, 2025, 7:00 am CDT

A 60 minute webinar titled "Patron Response Framework: Responding with Kindness, Empathy, and Love in Difficult Situations"
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Start Date: October 1, 2025, 12:00 pm CDT
End Date: October 1, 2025, 1:00 pm CDT

A 3-week asynchronous course.
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Start Date: October 6, 2025, 6:00 am CDT
End Date: October 27, 2025, 6:00 am CDT

Who Manages, Who Leads Part One: Developing your Career Plan" is a four-week interactive program that prepares new manages to excel in their positions, and it prepares new managers interst in furthering their organizational influence by growing into leadership roles.
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Start Date: October 27, 2025, 7:00 am CDT
End Date: November 24, 2025, 7:00 am CST

This 60 minute webinar will explore and help attendees adapt the Question Formulation Technique
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Start Date: October 29, 2025, 12:00 pm CDT
End Date: October 29, 2025, 1:00 pm CDT

A 60 minute webinar exploring how the Toronto Public Library is fostering digital literacy in emerging technologies
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Start Date: November 5, 2025, 12:00 pm CST
End Date: November 5, 2025, 1:00 pm CST

Description: This program will present new research on the understanding and use of the Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians, which will be published this fall in the journal Library Resources and Technical Ser
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Start Date: November 5, 2025, 1:00 pm CST
End Date: November 5, 2025, 2:00 pm CST

A 60-minute webinar will cover the process of guiding what began as an ad-hoc interest group into a large-scale, multi-faceted team.
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Start Date: November 19, 2025, 12:00 pm CST
End Date: November 19, 2025, 1:00 pm CST

Learn how we define reference, the different types of reference services, and what goes into an effective reference interaction.
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Recording of the 90 minute webinar on empathic design and learning to apply empathy, compassion and purpose in every aspect of your library
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This 90-minute recording will learn the typical phases of the strategic planning process.
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This recording webcast will help library employees feel fully prepared and confidents when communicating and interacting with people with disabilities.
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Learn to mobilize staff and leverage tools to develop technology skills in the reference department and beyond.
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