Personal growth & development
WebJunction is committed to the idea of lifelong learning and that it takes many forms. This could be learning that we do to gain work-related knowledge, to develop communication skills, or even improve our personal health and wellness. Explore this topic area to find resources and information to help you cultivate a positive approach to situations in and out of the workplace.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
Most Recently Added
The Pursuit of Happiness…Through Libraries
Publish Date: Webinar / 19 March 2015
In this webinar, explore the research linking happiness and success and learn ways to increase happiness in yourself and others.
Resilient Library, Resilient You
Publish Date: News / 19 January 2015
Libraries and change are two words welded together in this century. News stories abound about libraries making major shifts in direction to retain vitality in an age of rapidly emerging technologies and evolving community needs.
Staying Afloat in a Sea of Change
Publish Date: Webinar / 15 January 2015
A webinar exploring change, our response to change, and ways to get beyond just surviving change, to learn to embrace and thrive in new environments.
From Librarian to Proficient Manager: Uncovering the Transitional Journey
Publish Date: Webinar / 4 November 2014
A webinar presenting research on how staff transition from librarian to proficient manager, and the story of their library organization and its peer support network.
Be Fearless: Public Speaking for Librarians
Publish Date: Webinar / 18 June 2014
Join us for this webinar to learn some basic skills for preparing and delivering speeches, plus tips to manage your nervousness and make your library presentations more memorable.
Library Innovation: There is No Box
Publish Date: News / 9 December 2013
"Innovation is not technology; it’s a way of thinking." To help us engage in innovative thinking, we need new metaphors and strategies. In The Future is Now: Rural Library as Innovation Incubator, presenters nudge the audience toward a chan...
Hooray for Healthy Work Habits!
Publish Date: News / 19 November 2013
What is your biggest stressor today?
Grace Under Pressure: Tips and Tricks to Cultivate a Positive Approach
Publish Date: Webinar / 12 November 2013
This webinar explores stress-reduction skills and strategies to help face challenging situations that impact our personal work styles, our organizations, and the communities we serve.
A Happy Hour for Library Staff Learning
Publish Date: News / 30 July 2013
In February 2013, WebJunction hosted a webinar, Self-Directed Achievement: if you give library staff an hour, with Jami Carter and her team from the Tooele City Library in Utah. We have heard from a number of libraries that they have begun to use the...
Self-Directed Achievement: if you give library staff an hour
Publish Date: Webinar / 7 February 2013
This webinar shares how staff at the Tooele City Library implemented a "Self-Directed Achievement" model for staff development.
