Young Adult Roundtable

9 free self paced modules aimed at build­ing librar­i­ans’ capac­ity to engage and pro­mote con­nected learn­ing and 21st cen­tury skills among today’s dig­i­tal youth. Developed by fac­ulty mem­bers from the library and infor­ma­tion sci­ence schools at the Uni­ver­sity of Wash­ing­ton and Uni­ver­sity of Mary­land.

Look for daily virtual chats with OSL and OLIS and webinars as more OLIS continuing education moves online!

This training is available for free through OLIS to the entire RI public library. Contact nicolette.baffoni@olis.ri.gov to set up an account and access the training. Additional webinars are avaialble on the course during library closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Online courses courses on a variety of topics. Available through AskRI.

25 module free online professional development tool aimed at improving relationships with, services to, and resources for youth of color and Native youth.
Please note that Section 1 (Modules 1-13) is appropriate for all library staff to begin exploring equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries. Modules 1-13 are foundational and not youth centered and each module takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete.

Library-specific courses and webinar recordings are available for free to all library workers and volunteers. Through the support of OCLC and many state library agencies across the US.