Despite the fact that libraries are in the business of creating a culture of lifelong learning in our communities, we often find it next to impossible to make time for our own learning. But if we don’t make time to learn and increase our professional...

As libraries transform themselves to meet evolving needs, it is the people who work in libraries who must act as the actual instruments of change. Ideas about training and learning are also evolving. Increasingly, old notions and traditions are chall...

When thinking about how we can improve library staff training and opportunities for learning, it’s easy to feel that the challenges meeting our goals are overwhelming. We are facing stretched budgets and reduced staff, often large distances between l...