[Libs-Or] Upcoming learning opportunities (free)

[HANNING Darci * SLO]

Greetings!

Here’s a summary of upcoming learning resources available through the State Library and other organizations. Be sure to visit the State Library of Oregon’s CE website<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/> for more learning resources and the CE Calendar<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1> which also includes links to the PDF<https://maine-msl.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=76010632> and online<https://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-events.html> versions of this month's free events listed by category (compiled by the Maine State Library and hosted by WebJunction).

>> If you’re looking for learning resources on a particular topic, please contact me<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon?subject=I'm%20looking%20for%20CE%20resources> – I’m happy to help! <<

READ: The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them<https://librarianbyday.net/2025/11/06/the-7-types-of-rest-librarians-actually-need-and-how-to-get-them/> (Bobbi L. Newman<https://librarianbyday.net/about-me/>)
I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough sleep, maybe squeezing in a workout, or taking a vacation day. And those things matter. But if you’re someone who sleeps eight hours a night, takes your lunch away from your desk, and still feels depleted? You’re not doing self-care wrong. You might be missing the other six types of rest your body and mind need. [READ MORE<https://librarianbyday.net/2025/11/06/the-7-types-of-rest-librarians-actually-need-and-how-to-get-them/>]

LEARN: Burnout in Public Library Series (self-paced tutorials, Oregon Library Staff Academy)
Note: Oregon library staff and volunteers can request access to the Oregon Library Staff Academy by using this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources> and choosing the option for the Oregon Library Staff Academy.


  *   Burnout and Workplace Wellness<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff/course/79019?categoryId=38527>
Workplace-related burnout describes a state of physical, psychological, and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged exposure to stressful work conditions. Symptoms include fatigue, cynicism, and a feeling of reduced professional accomplishment. We'll look at how vocational awe as well as invisible and emotional labor can intensify burnout. We'll also look at the values of workplace wellness both within the library profession and the Surgeon General's Guidelines. This section also includes a self-administered burnout inventory.

  *   Burnout and Materials Challenges<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff/course/44290?categoryId=38527>
Personal burnout is characterized by physical and mental exhaustion. Personal burnout results in a feeling of chronic fatigue and impacts an individual’s overall well-being - mental and physical. The example we’re using to talk about personal burnout is a rash of materials challenges at the Hillsdale Community Library. We’ll also look at other periods of social upheaval that resulted in moral panics around reading materials, with examples in Canada and in England.

Our guest is Bryonna Barton. During the book challenges, Bryonna had to move out of the community for her own safety. Bryonna accepted the directorship of Hillsdale Community Library shortly after graduating from Wayne State University in 2021. Six months later, she faced aggressive book challenges and personal accusations from members of the community and members of her Board. She’s been interviewed by American Libraries and Library Journal as well as the New York Times.


  *   Burnout and a Trauma-Informed Approach<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff/course/79547?categoryId=38527>
Patron-related burnout is the exhaustion that can result from prolonged and stressful interactions with library patrons. As a result, staff can feel intense emotional and psychological strain and that can lead to feelings of fatigue, cynicism, empathy exhaustion, and decreasing confidence in their ability to be effective at their jobs. In this course, we’re going to look at what helping professions can teach us about patron-related burnout - what have social workers, nurses, and teachers learned that library staff can benefit from?

Our guest in this course is social worker Laura Ray. She’s held multiple positions in her field including child welfare advocate, patient advocate, and prison reformer. She also experienced homelessness, patronizing libraries regularly during that period. She is now a homeowner, a business owner, and the president of the board of her church. What can someone who has been homeless tell us about library service for that population? What can a social worker teach library staff about factors that can lead to patron-related burnout and what to do about it?

LISTEN: Debriefing After Challenging Situations with Mary Graham & Becky Potter<https://libraryleadershippodcast.com/176-debriefing-after-challenging-situations-with-mary-graham-becky-potter/> (Library Leadership Podcast)
Have you ever had an incident at your library and wondered how you could do more afterwards than just try to shake it off? On this show, Mary Graham, Service Delivery Manager, and Becky Potter, Library Experience Supervisor, with Calgary Public Library, talk about Debriefing After Challenging Situations. Timely and flexible debriefing can help staff deal with challenging situations. On this show, you’ll hear why and how.

WATCH: The thrill of not knowing all the answers<https://www.ted.com/talks/harini_bhat_the_thrill_of_not_knowing_all_the_answers> (TEDNext / November 2025)
In a world that prizes certainty, hot takes and instant answers, what happens when we celebrate the power of ... not knowing? Scientist and storyteller Harini Bhat shares how she built a mega-popular YouTube channel where curiosity, not credentials, drives discovery. From ancient brains turned to glass to the origins of life itself, she reminds us that science isn't just for scientists — it's for anyone willing to ask, "Why?" 8 minutes.

HIGHLIGHTED WEBINARS:

Tuesday, December 9, 10:00a PT: The Digital Shelf Publishing & Library Forum: Ebook Advocacy Action Round Up<https://lyrasis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_msSkS_DxQDOvL1JVYmIoMQ#/registration> (Lyrasis, ReadersFirst, and COSLA)
Hear from leading organizations advocating for better library access to digital content in a fast-paced lightning round featuring: Library Futures, ReadersFirst, Urban Libraries Council Action Team, Ebook Study Group, Boston Library Consortia, NY State Ebook Working Group, and CULC.

The Digital Shelf Publishing & Library Forum a free, collaborative webinar series from Lyrasis, ReadersFirst, and COSLA. The Forum provides a platform for open discussion about the evolving digital content ecosystem and its impact on libraries and publishers.
Through expert panels and quick “lightning rounds,” the series fosters honest, practical conversations on complex topics such as sustainable ebook pricing, equitable access, and content discovery. The goal: to spark meaningful dialogue, share actionable insights, and develop collaborative strategies to address today's digital content challenges.

Tuesday, December 9, 12:00 – 1:00p PT: Navigating new building projects<https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/new-building-projects.html> (Webjunction)
Public library building and renovation projects are often once-in-a-generation events. Staff and leaders may never have done a similar project and may never do one again, making it imperative for libraries to learn from one another. Come learn from one library’s successful experience.

Newton Public Library opened the doors to its new building on April 1, 2024, after raising more than $3.3 million to help fund construction. After a brief overview of design goals and features of the new library, this webinar will focus on lessons learned through a successful fundraising campaign and practical suggestions for how to manage input and expectations during the building process.

Thursday, December 11, 9:00a – 10:30a PT: Connecting Older Adults to Health Information<https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/connecting-older-adults-health-information-0> (NNLM)
This 90-minute webinar covers websites and data sources to help you respond to requests for health information from and about older adults, as well as covering programming ideas to address the health information needs of older adults.  Sites we'll explore include MedlinePlus<https://medlineplus.gov/>, PubMed<https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>, ClinicalTrials.gov<http://clinicaltrials.gov/>, the National Institute on Aging<https://www.nia.nih.gov/>, County Health Rankings<https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/> and the Congressional District Health Dashboard<https://www.congressionaldistricthealthdashboard.org/>.

ONLINE CONFERENCES (registration is free unless noted otherwise):

Wednesday, December 3, 9:00a – 2:30p PT: 2025 Rural Library Network eSummit<https://web.cvent.com/event/c5f5360a-566f-4a0b-bf6f-bcc6d776748d/websitePage:3d6d2182-5322-49db-bc62-7309541129c3> (Partners for Rural Impact)
Each year, the Rural Library Network eSummit brings together over 500 rural library leaders, staff, and partners from across the country for a powerful virtual gathering focused on one thing: the transformational role of libraries in building strong, thriving communities. This is not your typical online conference—it’s a high-energy, highly practical experience that affirms your work, expands your resource toolkit, and connects you with peers who share your mission, “All Rural Students Succeed.” [Agenda<https://web.cvent.com/event/c5f5360a-566f-4a0b-bf6f-bcc6d776748d/websitePage:e8ec8632-4941-4db5-b2b7-f9269ee7cda1>] [Registration<https://slo.oregon.gov/regProcessStep1>]

Thursday, December 4, 7:00a – 2:00p PT: Winter Book & Author Festival 2025<https://www.libraryjournal.com/event/prh-winter-festival-2025> (Penguin Random House / School Library Journal  Library Journal)
Join Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal for their Winter 2025 virtual book and author festival, a free day-long event celebrating reading, authors, and librarians everywhere! Enjoy a day packed with author panels and interviews, virtual shelf browsing, audiobook discovery, and adding to your TBR pile. You’ll hear from many of your favorite authors, whose work runs the gamut from Picture Books to Young Adult titles to the best new Fiction and Nonfiction for adults. There is something of interest for every reader. Attendees will also have the opportunity to check out the virtual exhibit hall, access eGalleys, and enter to win prizes and giveaways

UPCOMING LIVE PCI WEBINARS:
Each Wednesday from 11a - 12p PT, explore new, relevant topics during a live webinar from People Connect Institute.  Note: all PCI Webinars (live and recorded) are limited to Oregon library staff, volunteers, board members, Friend and Foundation members. Full descriptions are available on the PCI Webinar CE page<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted#s-lib-ctab-24120710-3>.

Oregon library staff and volunteers can request registration links for these upcoming webinars:<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestRegistrationLinksToUpcomingPCIWebinars>



DECEMBER:

  *   December 3: Community First: Making the Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Youth
  *   December 10: Something's Missing: The Need for Library Involvement in Prison Literacy Programs
  *   December 17: More than Your Voice: Practical Strategies for Speaking to Power

JANUARY
·        January 7: Making Storytime More Accessible to Children with Disabilities
·        January 14: Techniques for Uncomfortable Conversations
·        January 21: Identifying AI Generated Books in Your Library
·        January 28: Get Things Done: Set Yourself Up for Success


These webinars will also be recorded and available to Oregon libraries the following week in the Oregon Library Staff Academy / PCI Webinars<https://my.nicheacademy.com/oregonstaff?category=20549> category; if you need access to the academy, please submit this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestAccessToContinuingEducationResources> and choose the option for the Oregon Library Staff Academy.

Coming up the week of December 1, details are available in the CE Calendar<https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/free#s-lib-ctab-24120710-1>:
Monday:

·        8 – 9am Building Resilience through Adaptive Management (Nonprofit Learning Lab)

Tuesday:

·        9 – 10am First Tuesdays: Open Data for Libraries-A Toolkit (Washington State Library)

·        10 – 11:30am The Art of the Possible In Action: Turning Data into Decisions (TechSoup)

·        11am – 12:30pm Ask Me Anything: Emergency Funding (Candid Learning)

·        11 – 11:45am Mission Telecom's E-Rate Support (Libraries for Digital Equity)

·        12 – 1pm AI in Action: How a Library Leader Is Empowering Students with Artificial Intelligence (Follett)

·        12 – 1pmLibraries Supporting Small Business Skills for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (WebJunction)

Wednesday:

·        8 – 9am Academic AI in Action: Enhancing Library Services with Alma (Library Journal)

·        8 – 9am Social Media Show & Tell! (Nebraska Library Commission)

·        10 – 11am How to Identify, Plan, & Deliver Needed Training in 2026 (Nonprofit Hub)

·        10 – 10:45am Start Your 2026 Grant Strategy Off Right! (CharityHowTo)

·        11am – 12pm Excel Storytelling: Interactive Features You Need (Tech-Talk)

·        11am – 12pm PCI: Community First: Making the Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Youth

·        11am – 12pm Beyond Survival: Building a Sustainable Nonprofit Model (GrantStation)

·        11am – 12pm Page Turners and Heart Burners: The Art of YA Romance (Booklist)

·        11am – 12pm Recruiting and Engaging Volunteers (Niche Academy)

Thursday:

·        8 – 9am Academic Library Collection Trends (ProQuest/Clarivate)

·        10 – 11am Building Stronger Schools: Partnering with Blackbaud K–12 (Blackbaud)

·        10 – 11am Preparing Your Nonprofit's Finances for 2026: A Roadmap to Preparedness (CharityVillage)

·        11am – 12pm Empathy Lens: Humanizing Images & Education for Reducing Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs (NNLM)

·        11am – 12pm Research in the Federal Government with the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress (FDLP)

·        11am – 12pm Successful board fundraising in 5 steps (Bloomerang)

Saturday:

·        10 – 11am Stress Management to Navigate the Holiday Season

Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>

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