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From your answers\u00a0in the 2018 Professional Learning Assessment Survey<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and the BCLA Perspectives 2018 technology survey<\/a><\/span>, to surfing the web and drawing from our own knowledge banks, we\u2019ve compiled a few resources to check out in your own quest for professional development. We hope you’ll share your own PD tools and tips in the comments below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Library Leaders Excellence and Development (LLEAD)<\/b> https:\/\/www.libraryleadership.org
\n<\/span><\/a>This\u00a012-month leadership program is centred on an in-person learning institute and supplemented with in-person and\/or online sessions, and ongoing mentoring.\u00a0Enrolment is limited.<\/span><\/p>\n

Library Technician<\/b> post-diploma certificate program
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/continuing-education\/programs\/library-technician-professional-development\/
\n<\/span><\/a>The University of the Fraser Valley focuses on library technicians in a part-time, online program for continuing education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Public Library Management
\n<\/b>https:\/\/www.edx.org\/professional-certificate\/michiganx-public-library-management
\n<\/span><\/a>edX has an online professional certificate program for public libraries with eight courses ranging from marketing to budgeting and identifying community needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox<\/b> http:\/\/sandbox.acrl.org\/resources
\n<\/span><\/a>Browse by frame, resource type, or discipline to find activities and lesson plans for teaching information literacy classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

LGBTQ2S Toolkit <\/b>http:\/\/lgbtq2stoolkit.learningcommunity.ca\/
\n<\/span><\/a>This site\u2019s tagline is \u201cmaking it better now for LGBTQ2S youth experiencing homelessness.\u201d Its many resources help \u201cstaff and organizations become better allies of LGBTQ2S youth.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

W3Schools<\/b> https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/
\n<\/span><\/a>Learn how to use various coding languages or refresh your skills. Some languages included are HTML, JavaScript, SQL, and Python.<\/span><\/p>\n

WebJunction <\/b>https:\/\/learn.webjunction.org\/
\n<\/span><\/a>This course catalogue list, sorted by topic, has webinars and self-paced courses on many different library topics, icluding advocacy, collections, readers advisory, and teaching patrons.<\/span><\/p>\n

InfoPeople<\/b> https:\/\/infopeople.org\/
\n<\/span><\/a>Find a\u00a0mix of two- to six-week asynchronous online training courses (for a fee), as well as free one-hour webinars, focused on the\u00a0library profession and relevant topics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Library Juice Academy <\/b>http:\/\/libraryjuiceacademy.com\/courses.php
\n<\/span><\/a>Online professional development workshops that promote in-demand training for library workers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Library Toolshed<\/b> https:\/\/librarytoolshed.ca
\n<\/span><\/a>A site where library staff share training, instructional and programming resources created by other library staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Education Institute <\/b>http:\/\/www.accessola.org\/web\/PARTNERSHIP\/Education_Institute\/About.aspx
\n<\/span><\/a>Source for webinars and online courses offered year round. Run by The Partnership of Provincial and Territorial Library Associations of Canada, genres include teaching and learning, research and assessment, and staffing, training, and mentoring. <\/span><\/p>\n

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