Maryland State Library LibGuides: Professional Development & Continuing Education: Library-Related

Library-related Organizations Offering Online Learning

Discover organizations that provide library focused training and learning resources. Many online resources are free or low cost.

American Libraries Live
Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. FREE
American Library Association - ALA eLearning
A variety of subjects and ways to learn online (including courses, webinars, archives) for various costs.
ALA Learning Offerings By Unit
ALA's Divisions and Offices have developed online learning offerings in their areas of specialization. This is the place to see all units with offerings in one place.
Association of College and Research Libraries - ACRL Choice Webinars
Stay current on library trends and discover more about where the field is headed. Industry experts lead these sponsored, 60-minute interactive presentations. FREE
Association of Specialized Government and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA)
Low cost online courses and webinars.
InfoPeople
Infopeople provides quality continuing education opportunities to library staff that are tailored to library needs and developed by experienced library professionals. Infopeople is part of the Califa Group, a nonprofit library membership consortium of more than 220 libraries based in California. Archived webinars are available at no cost.
Library Journal
Webcasts are FREE. Online courses for low cost.
Library Juice Academy
Online workshops and certificates for librarians and other staff. Workshops taught asynchronously, so you can participate as your own schedule allows.
LYRASIS
Live webinars, free information sessions, and demonstrations of software and services for all types of libraries. Reduced prices for members only.
OCLC
OCLC Webinars are presented on a variety of subjects—from product demonstrations to implementation discussions—made available over the Web at no cost.
PCI Webinars
Library-related webinars available at low cost.
Public Library Association - PLA Online Learning
Offering a variety of formats such as webinars, online workbooks, Facebook forums at various costs including archived (on-demand) webinars at low cost.
Project ENABLE
Project ENABLE, funded by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides FREE, foundational training, designed specifically for public, academic or school librarians worldwide, to help them gain the knowledge and skills needed to create inclusive and accessible libraries that meet the needs of all students.
State Library Resource Center (SLRC)
The Maryland State Library Resource Center (SLRC) provides online training via live and archived webinars.
University of Wisconsin - Continuing Education at the iSchool at UW Madison
Online professional development classes, conferences, FREE webinars and more.
Wyoming State Library - WSL Training Calendar
Lists available webinars from many different library vendors all in one place.