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Staff Development

Certified Library Administrator Program

Website: -APA



-APA Certified Library Administrator Program application, class list, and much more information designed for library administration with a MLIS.

Certified Library Support Staff Program

Website: -APA



-APA Certified Support Staff Program application, classes, and much more information designed for support staff with at least a high school diploma.

Continuing Education Courses

Website: University of Wisconsin, Madison



Ever changing list of continuing education courses that offer CEU’s for librarians. Classes are not free but many are offered asynchronously.



Continuing Education Resources

Website: Idaho Commission for Libraries



This site provides free access to the Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) and Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Education (SABLE) online courses for staff with no formal library education. Additional free training resources are offered on the site’s More Resources in Continuing Education sidebar.

Library Juice Academy

Website: Library Juice Academy



This site offers online professional development designed by librarians with a focus on in-demand skills. A variety of certificate programs are offered for both hard and soft skills.

Online Learning Opportunities

Website: New Mexico State Library



List of courses offered for free or for a fee around the nation for degree holding and non-degree holding librarians on a variety of topics.

Staff Development: A Practical Guide, 4th Edition

Book: Editions



Edited by Andrea Wigbels Stewart, Carlette Washington-Hoagland, and Carol T. Zsulya for LLAMA this book will help you create a staff development program, track changes, set goals and more.

Unions & Contracts

A Few Easy Steps to Unionizing Libraries, December 2006

Article: -APA



A.C. Hawely’s article discusses why unions would be beneficial to libraries and steps to starting one at a library.

Library Workers

Website: AFSCME



This is the nation’s largest union representing and supporting Librarians, Library Technicians, and Library Workers.

Union Library Workers Community

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This forum provides a place for people to share information and ask question about their unions.

Outsourcing & Privatization

Outsourcing and Privatization LibGuide

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This site includes working definitions, policy development and chronology, and a select bibliography which includes work forms and article citations.

The Pros and Cons of Library Outsourcing: A Planning Aid for Librarians and Administrators

PDF: Colorado Council of Medical Librarians



Karen Wells has created a listing of the pros and cons for different activities in the library.