Training and Certification Resources

The Washington State Library provides training and continuing education opportunities to library staff statewide and certifies the professional credentials of librarians.

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Training Opportunities
Washington State Library offers a variety of training opportunities for library staff statewide. Training is offered in person, online, and via satellite.
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State Library Sponsored Training
Training from Other Providers
Conferences
Online/Self-Paced Training
Training Resources

Free Webinar

• First Tuesdays
  A continuing-education opportunity for staff of libraries in Washington State, this free webinar call from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on the first Tuesday of the month lets attendees share their skills and successes and learn about new topics. Each session is recorded and archived for reference.

WSL Training

• First Tuesdays
  
• Core Reference Skills
  
• Kid's Stuff on the Web
  
• Science/Math Resources on the Internet
  
• Reference Sources
  
• Tips for Writing Successful Grants
  

Outside Vendor Training

• FirstSearch Administrative Functions
  
• Searching WorldCat in FirstSearch
  
• Cataloging Sound and Moving Image: Introduction to Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary (PBCore)
  
• Empower the Patron: Unmediated Requesting in WorldCat Resource Sharing
  
• Service to Homeschooling Families
  
• Effectively Managing Your Email
  
• FiLBeRt Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Libraries, Books, and Reading
  
• Running a Virtual Meeting
  
• OCLC MARC Basics for Everyone
  
• Libraries Helping Job Seekers in Hard Times
  
• Library Computer Networking Q & A
  
• Integrated Library Systems: Open Source and Customization
  
• Book-A-Librarian: Implementing and Sustaining Reference Services by Appointment
  
• Staff Day Success! Tips for Planning, Delivering, and Evaluating All-Staff Events
  
• Big Impact Online Fundraising: Raising Big $$ on the Internet
  
• Health Information for the Public Librarian
  
• Connecting Kids with Great Websites
  
• House Social Networks: Building, Promoting and Managing Your Online Community
  
• Social Networking for Higher Education: Ten Tips for Growing and Leveraging an Online Community
  
• Grantwriting for Digital Projects
  
• Looking Outside Libraries for Library Innovation
  
• George and Joan on Partnerships and Collaborations in Tough Times
  
• Open Office: What Libraries Need to Know
  
• George and Joan on Successful Middle Management
  
• Digital Photo Management for Libraries
  
• From Libraries to Lifebraries
  

Conferences

• Librarians, Children, and Teens, Oh My: Innovations in Youth Services
  
• PLA 2010
  
• ALA Midwinter
  

Online/Self-Paced Training

none currently scheduled

Training Resources

• Washington Library Trainers
  Washington Library Trainers, a WLA interest group for people with training responsibilities in libraries for the purposes of information, communication, learning and support.
• Washington Library Association's Education & Training Page
• The OCLC Institute
• Bibliographic Center for Research
  Washington state is a member of this nonprofit, multistate library cooperative.
• Events at the iSchool
  The University of Washington Information School events calendar.
• Web Junction
  An online community where library staff meet to share ideas, solve problems, take online courses - and have fun. Washington librarians are eligible for free online training on such topics as Using the Internet, Managing Public Access Computers, Basic Computing, Computer Applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Linux, Unix, Adobe Photoshop, etc), Sustainability, Advocacy, & Outreach.

Library Training Washington State Library PO Box 42460 Olympia, WA 98504-2460

Email Jennifer Fenton jfenton@secstate.wa.gov Telephone (360) 570-5571

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