Free November webinars for library staff
It's a great time to put a learning opportunity on your calendar, and here are a lot of free choices. Whether you're looking to pick up some programming ideas, sharpen your technology skills, or gather tips on curating a digital collection, there's something here to support your growth. The list, provided by the Maine State Library, includes over 50 webinars.
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November 3
Evaluation Basics and Emerging Trends (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
Evaluation is shifting away from an emphasis on accountability to building a culture of equity and learning. A thoughtful evaluation process can: keep your focus on your mission; help make decisions about allocating resources; tell you if your work is making a difference; and motivate your funders and donors. This session will review the key steps of an evaluation that can help make your evaluations more interactive and equitable.
Celebrate Native American and Indigenous Voices! (Booklist)
Join the Penguin School and Library team and Booklist for a fun and insightful webinar! Five Indigenous creators, Rae Rose and Aly McKnight (THE SACRED STONE CAMP), Violet Duncan (BUFFALO DREAMER), Steph Littlebird (YOU ARE THE LAND), and Andrea Page (WHO WAS WILMA MANKILLER?), will talk about their creative processes, inspirations, and the cultural significance of their latest and upcoming releases. Mandi Harris (Cherokee Nation), a children’s librarian and PhD candidate at the University of Washington Information School, will moderate. Stay-tuned after the panel to hear about recent Native American and Indigenous books great for all ages and readers!
November 4
ALA's Sara Jaffarian Award Presents - Hands-On History: Bringing History Alive with Historical Artifacts (Programming Librarian)
Transform your library into a vibrant hub of historical exploration! In this webinar, discover how to create and implement a Historical Artifact Footlocker program that captivates students and deepens their understanding of the past. Learn how curated artifacts can spark curiosity, foster critical thinking, and support historical inquiry through visual storytelling. This session will offer practical strategies to bring history to life and turn your space into a dynamic learning environment.
Information Session: MPS in Digital Curation and Management and MSLS Archives Track (UNC)
Curious about careers in digital curation or archives and records management? Join us for a virtual information session about the Master of Professional Science (MPS) in Digital Curation and Management (DCM) and the Archives and Records Management (ARM) track of the M.S. in Library Science.
Motivation Drives Math Success for Every Student (edWeb)
Motivation is the key that unlocks math success—but it doesn’t happen by chance. In this edLeader Panel, we’ll go beyond the “why” of motivation to focus on the “how,” offering a clear roadmap for district administrators to build and sustain a culture of math success. Join district leaders and advocates as they share the systems and strategies they’ve used to ignite student curiosity and drive persistence in mathematics. Attendees will learn how to implement actionable approaches that motivate diverse student populations, from those who struggle to those who are already excelling. The discussion will also highlight how fostering motivation supports your district’s equity goals, ensuring every student is engaged, empowered, and positioned for achievement. Whether you’re exploring new initiatives or strengthening existing programs, this edLeader Panel will provide you with the insights and tools to create a lasting impact on your students’ math journeys. This edLeader Panel will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
What’s News in Debuts? (Booklist)
As winter approaches there’s nothing better than snuggling up with a good book. And if you’re looking for the latest debuts to carry you through the colder months, look no further than this free one-hour webinar! We’ll hear representatives from Charlesbridge and Simon & Schuster share their best upcoming debut titles, and author Kate Grant from Fistula Foundation will be talking about her debut
Being Sabotaged at Work and What to Do About It (Training Magazine Network)
Have you ever had a boss who undermines, micromanages, withholds information, or sets you up for failure? How about peers who leave you out, spread rumors, or steal credit? When workplace culture becomes toxic and there’s no accountability in sight, what can be done? Sabotage in workplace relationships is insidious, but not impossible to deal with. Whether it’s subtle or overt, learning to respond both strategically and professionally to workplace sabotage is key. This seminar will focus on: How to recognize early signs of sabotage; How to understand the motivations of saboteurs; How to employ strategic strategies to cope; How to know when to escalate or escape.
Make Your Students the Stars: Practical Ways to Increase Engagement (Libraries Learn/Colorado State Library)
Move beyond read-alouds and checkout time! This session explores fun, interactive ways to boost student engagement—like improv, reader’s theater, podcasting, book hunts, and spine label poetry. Learn why student-created content is powerful, how to easily implement these activities, and how they support diverse learners. Plus, share your own creative ideas! Designed for elementary library paraprofessionals, this hands-on session will leave you with fast, fun strategies to make every student eager for library day.
November 5
From Rotary to the Local Bar: Unexpected Allies in Library Outreach (Nebraska Library Commission)
In small and rural communities, libraries are much more than book lenders - they are lifelines for connection, education, and services. Yet with limited staffing, funding, and resources, small libraries often struggle to meet growing community needs alone. This session explores how meaningful partnerships with schools, health providers, local businesses, and civic organizations can dramatically expand a library’s reach and impact - without overextending staff or budgets. Participants will hear real-world examples of successful collaborations: from hosting community health clinics with local providers, to co-creating arts programming with nonprofits, to launching book clubs in local bars that bring in new audiences. We’ll also highlight the power of working with Rotary Clubs and other civic groups to co-sponsor events, fundraise, and build awareness. Whether your library has one staff member or ten, smart partnerships can help you amplify your mission.
Being There for Asylum Seekers and People Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty: How Can Libraries Help? (Georgia Library Association)
In our roles as providers of free information to asylum seekers, previously incarcerated individuals, English language learners, and the economically disadvantaged, serving children and families can be challenging for libraries. How we think about and describe community members affects our attitudes, our willingness to engage, the assumptions we make, the environment we create and the resources we provide. We will look at language, how intersectionality highlights power differences, and how we can redefine our comfort zones. When disabled students are English Language Learners or unhoused, the barriers they face multiply exponentially. We will examine how libraries can find and support them. Recent spikes in health misinformation and book challenges disproportionally and negatively impact people's access to reproductive and sexual health information as well as period products, which makes public libraries a perfect space for menstrual advocacy. Attendees will leave with specific actions they can take to address the challenges created by hostile and stereotyped assumptions about people who are experiencing homelessness and poverty, asylum seekers, and previously incarcerated individuals and ideas for improving and implementing services that meet the needs of unhoused youth.
Creating Thriving Workplaces: Mental Health & Well-being (Niche Academy)
Join Anthony Sartori, founder of Evolving Minds, to learn how small, intentional changes can create a significant positive impact for organizations. In this hour-long webinar, leaders will learn how to create healthier, more connected workplaces using the former U.S. Surgeon General's Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Framework. Participants will practice a mindfulness-based stress reduction skill and gain practical insights to enhance team well-being, reduce burnout, and strengthen workplace culture.
What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There: Building the Next Generation of Thriving Libraries (Library Journal)
The patrons of 2025 are not the patrons of 2015. They have access to everything — books, media, and information are just a click away. That abundance has raised expectations: personalized experiences, programs that reflect their interests, and services that meet them where they are. To meet those expectations, libraries must evolve how they operate. It’s no longer about adding the next new gadget — it’s about using the right tools and data to deeply understand who you serve and what they need. Join us for a forward-looking conversation on how libraries are using tools like LibraryIQ, OrangeBoy, and Library Market to strengthen operations, empower staff, and engage their communities in new ways. You’ll hear real stories of transformation — from collections and programs to marketing and storytelling — and learn how today’s tools can help build thriving libraries.
Boards on Fire! Inspiring Leaders to Raise Money (National Girls Collaborative Project)
If your board members struggle with asking for support for your work, this interactive session will equip you with tools to address their reluctance. This webinar is hosted by the California Girls STEM Collaborative.
Harvard Education Press’s The Future of Education Webinar (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
So much is changing in the field of education today. But among the challenges are real opportunities. Join Harvard Education Press authors Cheryl Fields-Smith, Shaun R. Harper, and Brent W. Maddin as they talk about what’s on the horizon for education. The discussion will be moderated by HEP author Kathleen deLaski.
Confronting the Crisis of Reading Among Children (ALA)
According to a recent report by the University of Florida and University College London, there has been a 40% decline in reading for pleasure in the U.S. over the past 20 years. Another study indicates that the reading skills of U.S. high school seniors are the worst they have been in three decades. These changes are deeply concerning for librarians and educators. We will bring together school and public librarians from different parts of the country to discuss the causes of the crisis, the needed solutions and the ways in which librarians and educators can collaborate to offer innovative ideas for promoting reading. These discussions will be rooted in Maryanne Wolf’s Reader Come Home (Harper, 2018) and her concept of deep reading. Her approach returns us to the very foundation of librarianship and intellectual freedom: Promoting reading for the purpose of critical thinking and public welfare.
November 6
Building Capacity for Change: A TechSoup Talk with GivingTuesday's Asha Curran and Marnie Webb (TechSoup)
The work is heavy. Budgets are tight. But civil society is still showing up with incredible courage and commitment. Join TechSoup CEO Marnie Webb and GivingTuesday CEO Asha Curran for a candid conversation that acknowledges the challenges while celebrating the power of grassroots organizations. Drawing on over a decade of research from the GivingTuesday Data Commons, Marnie and Asha will discuss how they both build capacity for change—one through technology, the other through community engagement. They'll explore their shared belief that local community leaders and small organizations are the true engines of global good, and how their work builds social trust and brings people together. It's a discussion that affirms why, even on the toughest days, showing up matters.
Beyond the Status Quo: Building a Modern Finance Function for Charities & NPOs (Charity Village)
Today’s charities face growing financial pressures – from shifting funding models to rising accountability demands. The old way of doing finance isn’t enough. This webinar will explore why nonprofit leaders must strategically invest in their finance function to drive visibility, speed, and governance. We’ll also feature a client success story, showing how one organization transformed its financial operations, proving that smarter finance doesn’t have to come at the expense of sustainability.
Creating Data Management Plans with DMP Tool (NNLM)
The DMP Tool is a free tool that walks users through creating comprehensive data management plans. This webinar will guide attendees through data management plan basics, creating a DMP Tool profile, and exploring available templates and planning resources. The DMP Tool is a great resource for building data management plans for grant applications, especially considering that starting back in January 2023 the NIH started to require funded researchers to submit a plan outlining how scientific data from their research will be managed and shared.
Where strategic planning and fundraising meet (Bloomerang)
If you’re dreaming bigger for your mission, you need more than good intentions—you need a clear path forward. This session shows how a strong strategic plan can rally passionate donors, inspire fundraiser confidence, and fuel long-term growth. Funding for Good’s experts will outline WHY every organization needs a well-crafted strategic plan and HOW to use it to leverage both dollars and donors. This workshop breaks down the top ways a strategic plan contributes to fundraising success and what donors are looking for in your written plan. Finally, walk away with actionable tips and tools to cover the cost of your next planning process.
November 10
Redefining Dyslexia: What Every Educator Should Know About the 2025 IDA Update (edWeb)
The definition of dyslexia is evolving—and the implications reach far beyond the classroom. In this edWebinar, dyslexia expert Donell Pons, M.Ed., M.A.T., joins Dr. Robert Rogers, pediatrician and President of The Reading League Texas, to explore what the 2025 International Dyslexia Association (IDA) definition means for policy, instruction, diagnosis, and student well-being. Together, they’ll unpack the key changes from the 2002 to the proposed 2025 IDA definition, how definitions influence identification, funding, and teacher training, and the growing recognition of emotional, psychological, and intergenerational impacts of dyslexia. You’ll leave with a clear view of what’s changing—and why it matters—along with actionable steps to support students through evidence-based, structured literacy instruction and informed advocacy. This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and special education teachers.
You May Be Small But You Can Be Mighty: Empowering Nonprofits with AI-Powered Advocacy (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
Join us for an engaging session on how nonprofits can harness AI tools to make their advocacy more strategic and efficient, to boost small teams with big missions. You’ll learn how AI can automatically summarize complex bills, detect legislative changes, and surface related policy trends. We’ll also explore how AI-driven audience segmentation and personalization can amplify your supporter outreach, helping constituents take action that truly matters. Walk away with practical tips and live tools demos to integrate AI into your advocacy workflow.
The State of AI Practices in L&D: What Matters (and What Doesn’t) Across Organizations (Training Industry)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming learning and development (L&D), but its real-world impact often varies across industries and organizational sizes. From tech startups to healthcare giants, how L&D teams use AI, and in turn how learners respond, can differ dramatically. This session explores where those differences matter and where they don’t, helping you focus your AI strategy where it counts to avoid those “best practices” that aren’t best for your organization. Join us for this complimentary Training Industry webinar, sponsored by Adobe. Your host, Tom Whelan, Ph.D., director of corporate research at Training Industry, Inc., will share new cross-industry research into how AI is actually being used in L&D today and what it means for your learning strategy and decision making. In this webinar, attendees will learn: How AI is being used in L&D across industries and company sizes; Where differences in AI adoption and impact truly matter — and where they don’t; How to tailor your AI strategy to your organization’s context without overcomplicating it.
November 11
Book Processing with Demco Book Doctor Kimberly Young (Demco)
Join Kimberly Young, the Demco Book Doctor, and learn how to bring your book processing in-house. Kimberly will cover processing and labeling for paperback and hardcover books. Participants will learn how to protect different types of books before adding them to circulation, the best materials for your book processing needs, and how to bring the process in-house with confidence.
Adult Faves (Booklist)
Looking for fresh new adult titles to add to your ever-growing TBR list? Then look no further than this free, one-hour webinar! Macmillan, ECW press, W. W. Norton & Co., HarperCollins and Sourcebooks will gather to present their best upcoming adult titles that you’re sure to love! Susan Maguire, Senior Editor of Collection Management and Library Outreach at Booklist will host. Register now!
November 12
There’s Always Something Happening at the Library: Becoming a Daily Destination for Your Community (Nebraska Library Commission)
In many of our communities, the library serves not only as a traditional library but also as a gathering place and community center. Our goal was to turn our library into a true destination for our patrons by building connections and increasing the fun! Learn how our library re-energized its programming efforts in 2024, ultimately doubling the number of programs offered and increasing our total patron count by nearly 20% in one year. You will leave with practical examples of inexpensive drop-in and passive programming that can lead to more visits and turn your library into a daily destination for your community.
New! Free Q&A Session: Everything You Want to Know About Social Media and Your Nonprofit but Are Afraid to Ask! (CharityHowTo)
Join expert Jeremy Haselwood for a free live Q&A on social media strategies for nonprofits. Gain insights to boost content, ads, and engagement. All questions are welcome! This is a unique opportunity to get valuable insights and tips that will help the overall strategy and execution of your organization's social media.
Unsung Heroes of Academic Research: Magazine Archives as Primary Sources (Library Journal)
Magazine archives play an essential role in academic research. They not only provide coverage of events, trends and cultural happenings, they also provide first-hand, eye-witness accounts of history. Learn how magazine archive collections are curated for libraries and the any ways they can be used by academic researchers in different disciplines. In this session, attendees will: Understand the value of magazine archives in historical research; Hear use cases for incorporating magazine archives into research with multiple applications; Learn best practices for curating your own magazine archives collection.
Telling Your Library's Story (Niche Academy)
OCLC's From Awareness to Funding studies exposed a disturbing truth: use has nothing to do with library support. Moreover, public support for libraries is falling. Yet those of us working in libraries know how powerful and even transformational our services can be both for individuals and communities. So if the threat to our existence has been growing, and it has, for over 60 years, how do we tell a library story that actually changes hearts and minds? Join Jamie LaRue to learn: Research regarding library support; A formula for breaking through confirmation bias; The structure of an emotionally powerful story, and how to customize it.
Confronting the Crisis of Reading Among Teens (ALA)
According to a recent report by the University of Florida and University College London, there has been a 40% decline in reading for pleasure in the U.S. over the past 20 years. Another study indicates that the reading skills of U.S. high school seniors are the worst they have been in three decades. These changes are deeply concerning for librarians and educators. We will bring together school and public librarians from different parts of the country to discuss the causes of the crisis, the needed solutions and the ways in which librarians and educators can collaborate to offer innovative ideas for promoting reading. These discussions will be rooted in Maryanne Wolf’s Reader Come Home (Harper, 2018) and her concept of deep reading. Her approach returns us to the very foundation of librarianship and intellectual freedom: Promoting reading for the purpose of critical thinking and public welfare.
November 13
Ethical AI Strategies for Academic Libraries: Finding Your Path Forward (Clarivate/Proquest)
Generative AI tools are everywhere on campus, creating both opportunities and challenges for academic libraries. Join Dr. Andrew Cox, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield's Information School and convenor of the IFLA Special Interest Group on AI, as he examines how academic libraries are responding to a new era in research and learning. This session will cover: Emerging definitions and models of AI literacy from leading institutions; Different approaches to teaching effective and ethical AI use; Frameworks for critical evaluation and reflection on AI's impacts; Real examples of how libraries are developing organizational strategies—from new policies to innovative services. Take away: Practical insights to help shape your own library's response to AI.
Building Reading Fluency: The Role of Rich and Varied Practice (edWeb)
For years, the phrase “rich and varied practice” has been used in reading instruction—but often without a clear definition. Explicit, direct instruction is a cornerstone of the Science of Reading, but it is in “rich and varied practice” that students consolidate and generalize their learning so that they can become fluent readers. A systematic approach to rich and varied practice is even more critical to our struggling readers, especially those in upper elementary and middle school. Teachers have long asked: What exactly does “rich and varied” practice mean? How do I implement this to help my students build automaticity and fluency? In this edWebinar, we’ll explore over 60 years of research that sheds light on this important concept. You’ll see how scholars and educators have created and continue to use practical frameworks that explain why this kind of practice works and how to use it effectively in the classroom. Most importantly, you’ll walk away with classroom strategies and tools—based on the latest work from researchers and developers. This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary and middle school teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders.
How to Build A Library Case for Support: Part II* (Consultants for Libraries)
Join Brianna Pyka, Cassandra O'Neill, and Tracey McConnell for the second part of our Case for Support series. In this hands-on session, we'll review key concepts from Part I and dive deeper into practical application. We'll walk through each essential element from emotional appeals and testimonials to outcomes, financials, and your call to action. You'll see additional library-specific examples that bring each component to life. Whether you're refining an existing case or starting from scratch, you'll leave with concrete tools and actionable next steps to create materials that inspire donors, other funders, and partners of all types to support your library.
*See AT YOUR LEISURE section (page 2) for Part I
DK Spring 2026 Season Preview (Booklist)
RSVP for DK’s Spring 2026 Librarian Preview event. We’ll kick off the hour with author Amy de la Force in an exclusive Q&A with Booklist’s editor Susan Maguire, as they discuss A KISS OF HAMMER AND FLAME, her forthcoming, epic, debut romantasy novel with a plot Publishers Weekly calls “twisty . . . with betrayal, court politics, lost history, and magical elements that will appeal to fans of Throne of Glass and the Shadow and Bone series.” You won’t want to miss this conversation! Stick around for the second half hour to get a glimpse of DK’s top adult and children’s title picks for the Spring 2026 season.
Is Everyone Welcome Toolkit: Encouraging Volunteer Reflection (Idealist/Volunteer Match)
Take a deeper dive into the Is Everyone Welcome Toolkit and explore a tool specifically designed to help volunteers reflect on their work and experience with your organization. These types of exercise can help support volunteers as they navigate their biases and help them develop greater self-awareness,
empathy, and understanding of their impact.
Bias, Bots, and Bad Data: Navigating Ethical Minefields in AI-powered Learning (Training Magazine Network)
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense promise for transforming workplace learning—enable personalized performance support, streamline content curation, analyze and predict learning patterns. But under the hood, these systems often reflect hidden biases, questionable data practices, and oversimplified algorithms that can unintentionally exclude, misinform, or misguide learners. As L&D professionals, we must go beyond technical fascination to ask: Who trained this model? On what data? And at whose expense? This webinar dives into the messy, often opaque world of AI decision-making in learning tools—from biased content recommendations to algorithmic nudging and inaccurate and even harmful predictive analytics. We’ll explore real-world examples, dissect common sources of bias, and provide a practical framework for evaluating the ethical risks of AI-powered solutions in your learning ecosystem. Whether you’re just beginning to implement AI or already working with vendors, this session will help you ask better questions, spot red flags, and act as a steward of ethical learning design.
Strategies to Re-Engage Students and Foster a Culture of Reading (School Library Journal)
Reigniting students’ love for reading takes creativity, practical strategies, and intentional planning. In this live session for librarians, we will explore approaches to building a strong reading culture in schools that involve collaboration with teachers and students. Participants will engage in interactive discussion and idea-sharing, highlighting strategies that have worked in our own libraries and gathering new ideas to take back and adapt in their own schools to spark engagement and joy in reading.
November 17
Communicating With Confidence (GovLoop)
Working in public service has never been more challenging, and as a supervisor, you have the added pressure of leading a team through intense periods of disruption and change. So, how can you communicate to the best of your ability when information is often limited or in a state of flux? Join us as we talk with a leadership expert about how to communicate with confidence when your work environment is turbulent.
November 18
Crafting Powerful Talking Points for Library Advocacy (Clarivate/Proquest)
We all want to advocate for libraries but knowing exactly what to say can be a challenge. That’s where this webinar comes in. Join Kathy Dempsey, founder of Libraries Are Essential consultancy, for an engaging session on how to create strong, versatile talking points. You’ll learn how to write a brief, impactful statement—your own value statement, soundbite, or elevator pitch—that you can confidently use in any situation. Whether you’re: Requesting a funding increase; Responding to questions about book banning; Speaking up at a meeting; Or giving a media interview; you’ll be ready with a quotable, compelling statement that highlights the essential value of libraries.
Preparing Your Website and Marketing Analytics for 2026 (TechSoup)
Get your nonprofit ready for 2026 with a smarter approach to website and marketing analytics. This session will help you understand how to track what matters most, set up dashboards that support your goals, and use data to drive smarter decisions. We'll also highlight how Tapp Network’s Website Services can support deeper analytics integration, ensuring your organization is equipped for the digital trends ahead.
Acts of Science: Connected Info Session (SciStarter)
Join us each month to prepare for the April event series "Acts of Science: Connected," a set of hybrid events, featuring different projects. Each month, we will host a meet up with one of the projects scheduled to be featured in April. For the first 30 minutes, you will learn about the project and how to participate in it. This will be an opportunity to ask the project leader questions and test out participation. For the last 30 minutes, we will provide facilitation support for the corresponding April event. We will discuss how your library or community space can host a satellite event and what resources will be available to you. These will include access to leaderboards, ways to personalize the community call to action, and promotional tools. These events are a part of Global Citizen Science Month and America 250, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Price of Nice with Amira Barger (Idealist/Volunteer Match)
Many of us follow the quote: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." But that advice isn't always helpful. In the workplace, people often choose niceness over honesty in order to avoid hurt feelings or conflict. The truth is, there are hidden costs of "niceness" that allow inequities to endure, projects to fail, and organizations to stagnate. Growth comes from courageous conversations and genuine, authentic action. Join us for an exclusive session with Amira Barger, CVA as we discuss her book The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck and 4 Actions for Real Change. This practical guide shows how to move past superficial workplace "niceness" to create real change through a proven four-step approach. Readers will learn how to transform toxic positivity into authentic feedback, drive measurable performance improvements, and build psychologically safe teams that deliver results.
The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start and Where Does Your Library Fit In? (NNLM)
Are you curious about what this whole data thing entails? Are you interested in starting new research data services at your institution? Have you considered a career in data services? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, this webinar is for you. We'll discuss how to start and where your library fits in.
Big impact, small budget: After-school ideas that cost next to nothing (WebJunction)
Think you need a big budget to build an engaging after-school program? Think again! In this session, discover how one librarian launched a thriving after-school program from the ground up with less than $100 a year. Serving a low-income community, this initiative brought in everything from coding and cooking classes to therapy animals, photography, sewing, music, and career exploration… all at little to no cost. Learn how to tap into community partnerships, think outside the box, and turn your library into the go-to after-school hub for enrichment, creativity, and connection. Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow your existing offerings, you’ll leave with ready-to-use ideas, tips for finding hidden resources, and inspiration to create long-lasting partnerships.
App Smash Extravaganza: Digital Tools for Innovation and Impact (All4Ed)
Join Shannon McClintock Miller and 25+ inspiring educators for a fast-paced hour of quick-fire demos, fresh ideas, and powerful digital tools transforming libraries and classrooms. Each presenter will share a favorite tool in just a few minutes—highlighting real-world applications, student-ready strategies, and ideas you can use right away. From boosting engagement to supporting digital citizenship, you’ll leave with a toolbox full of inspiration. All tools are aligned with the Future Ready Librarians® Framework, helping you lead with equity, innovation, and impact.
Data-Informed Advocacy for School Libraries Online (Libraries Learn/Colorado State Library)
Data is the love language of decision makers. In this webinar, participants will learn about several different sources of both quantitative and qualitative data available to them and how to capture and present that data in compelling ways to inform decision making and advocate for their programs.
November 19
Stay Relevant in a Digital World! Easy-to-Implement Guidance to Maintain Your Digital Presence (Nonprofit Learning Lab)
It won’t surprise anyone that nowadays every nonprofit must have an online presence. What’s less clear is how to keep audiences engaged online with minimal time and resources. This webinar offers simple digital communications guidance to help you maintain your online presence without breaking the bank or spending all your time creating content. You’ll leave with best practices and time-saving tips for websites, social media, and email.
Summer Reading Program 2026: Unearth a Story (Nebraska Library Commission)
Get ready for next summer by learning about quality books to consider for your library’s collection and start planning for Unearth a Story. Kids will be clamoring for both fiction and nonfiction titles as they read all about dinosaurs, archaeology, and paleontology, the topic for the 2026 Summer Reading Program.
Creating and Advocating for Nature-Smart Libraries (ALA/eLearning)
As community hubs, libraries can provide children with regular access to nature programs, lending from nature-based collections, and outdoor natural spaces. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to sponsor a discussion with our colleagues in the Nature Everywhere Communities partnership about the newly released Nature-Smart Libraries Toolkit, featuring examples from the Austin Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library. This online guide highlights innovative, Nature-Smart Library initiatives nationwide, showcasing how libraries can collaborate with city leaders, parks departments, and community partners to expand nature access. The toolkit emphasizes system-wide strategies to ensure nature is accessible across entire municipalities. Whether you want to consider adding nature, sustainability, and environmental themes to existing programs; transform the green space around your local library into a pollinator garden, an outdoor story nook, or a nature-focused story walk trail; or expand collections to support self-directed nature exploration through lending programs, this discussion is for you.
The donor cultivation playbook: smarter touches, stronger results (Bloomerang)
You’ve got donors—but if your revenue isn’t growing, generic outreach and scattered data may be holding you back. In this session, you’ll learn how to use a unified platform to cultivate donors more effectively, personalize every touchpoint, and raise more by turning one-time gifts into long-term support—without piling more on your plate.
Build Apps, Not Spreadsheets: A Live Look at Google AppSheet (TechImpact)
Tired of managing endless spreadsheets with limited insights and frequent errors? Google AppSheet offers an approachable, no-code way to turn your data into powerful, easy-to-use apps that make it easy to centralize information and access what you need from any device. In this short, interactive webinar, Tech Impact’s Alyssa Ford will give a live demo of AppSheet in action—showing how to create an app, explore templates, and transform your existing Google Sheets into tools that work for you. After the demo, the floor will be open for your questions so you can explore how AppSheet might fit your organization’s needs. Join us to move beyond spreadsheet chaos and see what’s possible with Google AppSheet. *This session will be especially valuable for Google Workspace users, but anyone curious about no-code app building will find it helpful.
Translating Finance in the Nonprofit World: Telling the Right Financial Story to the Right Audience (Blackbaud)
Whether you're speaking to your board, funders, program staff, or community stakeholders, how you present your financials can make the difference between confusion and clarity, hesitation and support. In this webinar, we explore how to tailor your financial messaging to different audiences so you can build trust, inspire action, and get the resources you need. Perfect for nonprofit finance leaders, executive directors, and development professionals who want to communicate financials with confidence and impact.
Stuck No More: Unlocking Hidden Solutions with Paradox Awareness (Niche Academy)
When leaders feel stuck, blocked, or frustrated because choices seem limited, there is always a paradox in play. This session reveals how paradox-awareness unlocks hidden solutions, turning tension into opportunity. Learn to embrace both/and thinking, innovate within constraints, and discover practical tools for lasting leadership impact. In this webinar, Jared Oates, creator of the Leadership Progress Cycle, will show you how to spot paradoxes in everyday challenges and use them as a source of creativity, innovation, and breakthrough solutions—especially when options feel limited. This webinar is for team leaders and those who just want to be intentional about leading their own lives.
All Together Now: Collaborating with AI and SMEs (Training Magazine Network)
While it may be tempting to hop over to your favorite conversational AI tool when you can't get the time and attention you need from your project's subject matter expert(s) (SMEs), is that really your best choice? Consider your SME as your fellow human-in-the-loop and join us to explore best practices for using AI to help you work with your SMEs — not instead of them. We’ll share practical approaches from our work in developing medical case practice, assessment question generation, and other real-world learning contexts — highlighting how AI can accelerate L&D work while keeping SME collaboration authentic and productive. Along the way, you’ll see how we apply the W.I.S.E. A.T. A.I. framework to support SME relationships, elevate AI literacy, and ensure that both humans and machines contribute their best work. You’ll leave with strategies you can apply immediately to use AI thoughtfully, ethically, and effectively in partnership with your experts.
Nourishing Minds: A Free Toolkit for Teen Mental Health Programming in Libraries (Programming Librarian)
Join us for this free webinar to learn how to use Nourishing Minds, a free digital toolkit created by the Seattle Public Library for supporting teen mental health programming. The Nourishing Minds Framework, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and with support from The Seattle Public Library Foundation, is a comprehensive approach for libraries to support teen mental health. Over the course of three years, Seattle Public Library staff tested the digital toolkit, supporting librarians and teens with meaningful teen-focused programming. In this webinar, hear from the Nourishing Minds team about the framework, resources, and how libraries have used the toolkit to create teen programs.
November 20
The Art of The Possible: Building Data Strategy for Greater Mission Impact (TechSoup)
Discover how data and AI can unlock new possibilities for your nonprofit. This session introduces the fundamentals of data strategy and intelligence, helping you understand how to harness your data for greater mission impact. We’ll also explore how Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Search can drive innovation, streamline operations, and enhance engagement. This session uses a sample donor retention case study to demonstrate how AI tools can support real nonprofit needs. This event series is designed to help nonprofits gain data and AI skills, made possible through generous support by Microsoft.
November 21
Creating with AI: Copyright Issues Related to Authorship, Authenticity, and Preservation for AI-assisted Works (ASERL)
We’re kicking off our fall programming with an introduction to the latest AI legal issues that impact authors, libraries, archives, and museums. This conversation is especially important as the law in this area rapidly evolves, with new legislative and regulatory approaches emerging that could significantly reshape how your organization navigates AI. The session will focus on three of the most important copyright issues raised by AI: 1) the legality of accessing and using copyrighted materials as training data, 2) what liability exists for potentially infringing outputs (and who is responsible), and 3) what level of copyright protection is afforded to AI outputs?
ASERL Copyright Office Hour (ASERL)
Bring your copyright questions and puzzling situations! Copyright experts from ASERL libraries will be on hand to help sort through whatever is on your mind. QUESTIONS can be submitted anonymously in advance at https://forms.gle/GZM8WKMf7CtRSVTN8.
November 25
Simplified Fundraising Planning for Small Nonprofits (Productive Fundraising)
Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP, for a workshop covering fundraising planning. We’ll cover some of the biggest mistakes that nonprofit organizations make when putting together their annual fundraising plan and how to avoid them. Processes and tools will be shared which pare the planning process down to its simplest form. Attendees leave with actionable steps that they can take to make their organization’s planning process more effective and efficient.
Supporting AI Education in Out-of-School Time Spaces (National Girls Collaborative Project)
Join the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) and experts from the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and education to gain the confidence and actionable tools you need to prepare youth for an increasingly AI-driven world! AI education in afterschool and other out-of-school time (OST) settings, such as clubs and camps, is vital because it offers equitable access to future-ready skills, reaching students who may lack exposure during the school day. These flexible, informal learning environments are ideal for hands-on, project-based learning that demystifies AI and fosters critical thinking about its societal impact. Join NGCP for this timely webinar to learn how (and why) the integration of AI into OST settings is increasingly important in today's digital world. Guest speaker Karen Lang will share Technovation's resources on AI that can be used in afterschool and OST programs, and researcher Daniella DiPaola will share resources and strategies from the MIT Media Lab's Student Voices in AI curriculum. This webinar will provide attendees with essential knowledge, practical strategies, and curricular resources for effectively empowering youth with AI - you won’t want to miss it!
Building Smarter Workflows with AI in K-12 Operations (Follett)
AI isn’t just another feature; it’s becoming a core layer of how schools operate. Join Follett Software’s Peter D'Orsi and Ji Kim as they unpack how Follett’s next-gen AI capabilities will automate everyday workflows, support cross-functional collaboration, and unlock time for more strategic work. This webinar offers a forward-looking view of how the AI innovations at Follett will support districts – not just librarians or IT, but curriculum leaders, administrators, and finance teams alike. Whether you're focused on reducing manual reporting or improving how teams manage assets, time, and workflows, you’ll leave with a clearer view of what’s coming – and how to prepare your teams.