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Library Juice Academy
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We offer a range of online professional development courses for librarians, archivists, and other staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills.
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Course Highlight: "Practical #AI for #Librarians: Tools and Applications in Everyday Work"

This four-week course provides librarians with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and its practical applications in #library settings.

Learn more & Register: https://ow.ly/pii550XmaZl
Library Juice Academy course highlight: "Practical AI for Librarians,"
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Free Event: "Human Trafficking & Libraries"

November 13, 12pm EST

Learn more & Register: https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/webinar-human-trafficking-and-libraries/
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Hi Friends!

We hope to place paid advertisements in relevant publications, to sponsor events, and to have someone to relay news about offerings to their networks, possibly in translation into your local language.

Interested? Please contact Rory Litwin: inquiries @ libraryjuiceacademy . com
Library Juice Academy is hiring international marketing associates to expand library communities outside the US and Canada, inviting applicants with global class experience.
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The American Library Association is reviewing member groups for possible sunsetting.

We are offering a virtual presence and discussion space for any of the affected discussion groups that want a new home.

If you’re interested in this, please contact us : inquiries @ libraryjuiceacademy . com

Library Juice announces free virtual space and email discussion lists for American Library Association groups facing closure.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Course Highlight: An Introduction to Writing or Editing an Academic Book

This course is designed for librarians who are considering beginning an academic book project – either as an author or as an editor.

Learn More and Register: https://ow.ly/IEpL50X7jo2

#AcademicWriting #BookEditing
Course highlight: "An Introduction to Writing or Editing an Academic Book."
October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Course Highlight: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Gain familiarity with exploratory and open-ended qualitative research approaches.

Learn More and Register: https://ow.ly/tO7S50X7j8N

#QualitativeResearch #LibraryScience #ResearchMethods #AcademicLibraries #LibraryEducation
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods focuses on exploratory approaches and critical inquiry in libraries.
October 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Course Highlight: Introduction to Research Data Management

Learn to identify the components of a good data management plan, establish policies and infrastructures to support managing, sharing and reusing research data efficiently.

Learn More and Register: https://ow.ly/vwzI50X7iVI
Course highlight on Introduction for "Research Data Management" covering ethical data lifecycle practices and governance.
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Course Highlight: Climate Change Impacts on #Libraries and #Archives

Librarians and archivists, regardless of where they are located, should understand the threats related to climate change and how it shapes our work.

Learn More and Register: https://ow.ly/t3fo50X7iLC

#ClimateChange
Library Juice Academy course highlight on climate change impacts affecting libraries and archives, covering science, policy, and strategies from November 3 to 30.
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Course Highlight: "Creating Digital Learning Objects for #Libraries"

New to #instructionalDesign? Looking to refine your skills? This four-week course will help you build engaging digital learning experiences for your #library community

Learn More and Register: https://ow.ly/2Yfk50X7ivO

Library Juice Academy course highlight on creating digital learning objects for libraries, covering instructional design and accessibility from Nov 3 to Nov 30.
October 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Course Highlight: "Online Instructional Design and Delivery"

This six-week course equips #educators with the essential skills and frameworks for designing engaging, learner-centered online #courses.

🗓️ November 3 - November 30

https://ow.ly/xnzZ50X4ybU

#libraries #librarians #instruction
Library Juice Academy's six-week Online Instructional Design and Delivery course teaches educators to create engaging, learner-centered online courses with hands-on activities and peer feedback.
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Course Highlight: "Planning a Meet-the-Author Series"

Learn how to connect writers with readers in an engaging, educational, and community-building setting.

🗓️ November 3 - November 30

Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/KZ2b50X4xON

#libraries #librarians
Library Juice Academy course highlight on planning a Meet the Author series to connect writers and readers in community-building events.
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Course Highlight: "Embracing #Empathetic and #Trauma Informed #Leadership"

Most Americans spend at least 40 hours per week in the workplace setting, which means that work is an integral part of our lives. If it's toxic, it will have long-term negative effects on us.

https://ow.ly/18N750X39Bp
Library Juice Academy course highlight on empathetic and trauma-informed leadership for library leaders, focusing on mental health and workplace culture. Nov 3 to Dec 14.
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Amazing courses coming up!!!

See them all here: libraryjuiceacademy.com/all-courses/

#libraries #librarians #libraryEducation #comics4Libraries #metadata #wikidata4Librarians #criticalInstructionLiteracy #critLib
Upcoming courses from Library Juice Academy, including: Intro to Metadata, Wikidata for Catalogers, Exploring Diverse Books for Young Readers, Introduction to Comics Librarianship Upcoming courses from Library Juice Academy, including: Caring for Collections, Cultural Competence for Librarians, Critical Information Literacy, Excel for Librarians
September 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Hi Friends! We're seeking panelists

Are you a retired library director? Let's talk!

Interest form: bit.ly/Retired-Libr...

#libraries #librarians #libraryDirectors #seekingPanelists
Active library directors often feel constrained from speaking out in their roles, and sometimes wish they could share their personal perspectives with staff, especially those who may be considering a path into administration themselves. We will deal with questions such as, “What is it like to represent higher-ups during difficult times? What did you wish your staff could see that is normally behind-the-scenes? What should librarians know who are considering moving into administration? What do you wish you could have done differently?” This will be a free, hour-long webinar in which the panelists will interact with each other and take questions from the audience.
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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We want to offer a #class on #advocacy of the human librarian, in a practical context. We’re seeking someone to design and #teach such a course. If this sounds like something you want to do, please contact us

inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com. 🙏

#libraries #librarians #AI #job
we want to offer a class on advocacy of the human librarian, in a practical context. We’re seeking someone to design and teach such a course. If this sounds like something you want to do, please contact us at inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com. Thank you! 🙏 #libraries #librarians #AI #job
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Free Webinar Coming Up!

"Evaluating Collections for #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion" with Karen Kohn ( @kkohn00.bsky.social )

Learn more & register: libraryjuiceacademy.com/webinar-eval...

#libraries #librarians #DEI
Free Webinar: Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Karen Kohn June 4, 2025
June 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Library Juice Connections ( @libjuiceconnect.bsky.social ) (the events arm of @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social and us) has a lot of great things coming up!

Want to be part of it? Join us to be part of one of these amazing upcoming events!

#librariansSupportingLibrarians
Library Juice Connections has a list of event ideas we want to move forward on. We are looking for people who’d like to serve as panelists on any of the following topics: Federal Librarians and Allies Strategy Session Library Prospects – an advice session for those interested in pursuing an MLIS Coffee with Consultants – ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask Librarians with ME/CFS, Long Covid, and related illnesses – support and networking session International networking Book Ban Support Session
May 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Free Event!

Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
With Karen Kohn
June 4, 11am Eastern

Learn more & register: libraryjuiceacademy.com/webinar-eval...
Free Event: "Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" Wednesday, June 4, 11am Eastern
May 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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🌟Free Webinar 🌟
Tomorrow, May 1 @ 1pm Eastern

"Lead With Curiosity: Coaching as a Leadership Skill"

More info and registration: libraryjuiceacademy.com/webinar-lead...

#library #libraries #libraryLeadership #libraryCoaching
Free webinar: Lead With Curiosity: Coaching as a Leadership Skill
April 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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🥳Free Webinar: Open #Education for #Librarians🥳
🗓️April 29, 1pm Eastern
More info and registration: libraryjuiceacademy.com/webinar-open...

#openEducationResources #OER #Libraries #textbooks
Free Webinar: Open Education for Librarians, April 29, 1pm Eastern.
April 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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4. Through our sister organization @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social, we've grown the professional literature!

Too many to list (character limits, you know!). Check them all out here: litwinbooks.com/books/
Book cover: Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity and Libraries Book cover: Music Information Literacy: Inclusion and Advocacy Book cover: Building Our Own: Critiques, Narratives, and Practices by Community College Library Workers of Color Book cover: Art at the Intersection of Librarianship and Social Justice
December 19, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Join us for “Individual and organizational leadership fundamentals,” a free webinar with Cinthya Ippoliti!

Thursday, December 5, 2pm Eastern.

Registration: forms.gle/SeLt1gYbqhp9...
Webinar: “Individual and organizational leadership fundamentals,” Join us for a discussion of: 1. Adaptive leadership: finding your values; communication; developing a culture of care and managing change; and 2. Library Advocacy: working with your stakeholder communities; developing an advocacy plan; telling your library's story About the Instructor: As director of the Auraria Library, Cinthya Ippoliti provides direct administrative leadership for library services, spaces, partnerships, and programming on the tri-institutional Auraria Campus which includes the University of Colorado, Denver; Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Community College of Denver serving approximately 35,000 highly diverse students in an urban setting. Prior to joining the Auraria Library she was the Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services at Oklahoma State University and Head of Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland Libraries.
November 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Hi friends! Did you know we offer a Certificate of #Library #Leadership and #Management?

Learn more: libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate/...

A good manager makes a big difference!!!
Certificate of Library Leadership and Management. Calling all new library managers and those who want to build a strong website foundation in managerial skills Course in the certificate include: Leadership essentials, leadership communication, implementing and managing organizational change, employee recruitment, retention and development
November 11, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Hi #library / #librarian friends!

Did you know we have certificates to help you level-up your career. Here are two:

🔥Certificate in #Diversity and #Inclusion Skills: libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate/...

🔥Certificate in #Disability #Access and Inclusion: libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate/...
Certificate in Disability Access: Practical skills include web design, patron interactions, outreach an d programming, instruction, designing spaces, supervision Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion Skills: Approaches to understanding structural racism in libraries, building cultural competence, and addressing structure barriers to inclusion
October 8, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Hi Friends! We have lots of great new classes coming up! See them all here: libraryjuiceacademy.com/all-courses/

We're also highlighting a few we think you'll really like:

🔥Emergency Preparedness
🔥Online Instructional Design
🔥Self-Care for Library Professionals
Upcoming Course: Emergency Preparedness: Disaster Recover and Response Libraries, archives, and museums must be prepared to protect staff, users, collections, and facilities in the event of emergencies ranging from minor crises to community-wide disasters. This course helps participants prepare for and limit various types of damage through risk assessment, disaster planning, and recovery procedures. Online Instructional Design Are you responsible for developing an online workshop or course? Although the task may sound daunting, this four-week course will navigate participants through course design and delivery. Following Wiggins and McTighe’s principle of backward design, this course first focuses upon learning outcomes, then addresses assessments and instructional materials which align with those learning outcomes. The course concludes with discussion on learning activities and tools to increase online student engagement. This course is a companion to the Online Instructional Delivery course. Self-Care for Library Professionals: Addressing Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Mental Health Needs Library professionals are grappling with unprecedented levels of stress in their jobs due to such issues as book challenges, reduced funding, staff shortages, and high-needs patrons to name just a few. The impact of chronic stress on one’s mental and physical health is well-established, as is the risk of burnout, vicarious trauma, and the development of mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. This course will provide library staff from all library types with the tools to better understand the importance of self-care and the guidance to begin and maintain an effective self-care plan.
October 2, 2024 at 6:09 PM