We've crawled the web for some of the most useful library learning opportunities, most of them free and all of them curated for the librarians of Illinois.

Here's where you can expand your skills in June 2025...

All learning is online unless noted otherwise.

 

Library Issues & Book News 

• June 3, 1 p.m.
  Listen Up: Must-Add Audiobooks (Booklist)
• June 5, noon
  One Click to Credibility: Leveraging Open Access to Combat Misinformation (Choice 360)
• June 5, 1 p.m.
  Fall 2025 Adult Preview (Simon and Schuster)
• June 10, 1 p.m.
  2025 Fall Youth Preview (Booklist)
• June 10, 1 p.m.
  Summer Sounds Like Audiobooks - 2025's Hottest Titles (Library Journal)
• June 12, 1 p.m.
  Graphic Jam: Graphic Novels Book Buzz Part 1 (Booklist)
• June 12, 1 p.m.
  Teaching Critical Thinking and AI Literacy Through the Library (AM & Library Journal)
• June 17, 1 p.m.
  Random House Children’s Books Fall 2025 Preview (Booklist)
• June 20, 2 p.m.
  Copyright Office Hour — June 2025 (aserl)
• June 30, noon
  Information Literacy Disciplinarity and Values (Ohio State University Libraries

 

Cataloging

• June 11, 1 p.m.
  How PubMed Works: Introduction (NNLM)
• June 18, 1 p.m.
  How PubMed Works: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) (NNLM)

 

Intellectual Freedom & Censorship Webinars

• June 2, 3:30 p.m.
  Meeting Rooms, Programs, Displays, and the U.S. Constitution (ALA – AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY)
• June 3, 11 a.m.
  Building Voter Support for Libraries (Consultants For Libraries)
• June 5, 6 p.m.
  Freedom to Read Foundation’s Virtual President’s Program (Freedom to Read Foundation)
• June 10, 1 p.m.
  Advocacy at Your Library: Hosting Legislator Visits (PLA)

 

Grants & Fundraising

• June 4, 1 p.m.
  Grant Writing Basics: Practical Steps and Strategies for Beginners (Niche Academy)

• June 18, 1 p.m.
  More Money, More Programs: Getting More Funding for Your Library Through Grants, Fundraisers, and City Officials (Niche Academy)

 

Leadership and Communication

• June 4, 2 p.m.
  Resources and Strategies to Protect Older Adults From Fraud and Scams (Webjunction)
• June 5, 1 p.m.  
  When Fear Gets in the Way: Liberating your Leadership Approach, Part I (aserl)
• June 9, 1 p.m.
  When Fear Gets in the Way: Liberating your Leadership Approach Part II (aserl)
• June 11, 1 p.m.
  Creating Learner-Centered Tutorials (Niche Academy)
• June 12, 12:30 -4 p.m.
  Pride and Protection: Queer Library Workers in a Polarized Cultural Landscape (ALA)
• June 12, 1 p.m.
  ABCs of Bookkeeping for a Nonprofit Organization (Techsoup)
• June 18, 1 p.m.
  Discovering Library Science & Health Literacy: A High School Push-in Program (NNLM)

 

Technology

• June 11, 10 a.m.
  3D Printing Basics (NNLM)
• June 11, 2:30 p.m.
  AI for Nonprofits, Part 1: Unlock Generative AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Impact (Techsoup)
• June 12, noon
  Empowering Nonprofits: The Financial Tech Advantage (Techsoup)
• June 12, 1 p.m.
  Upholding Academic Integrity: How Libraries Are Leading the AI Conversation (Choice 360)
• June 24, 1 p.m.
  Greatest Crimes in Statistics (NNLM)

 

Wellness

• June 17, 1 p.m.
  Identifying, Addressing, and Mitigating Workplace Bullying in Academic Libraries (aserl)

 

Additional Resources 

For more free training events, visit these additional calendars:

Looking for more? Check out the webinar calendar by the Maine State Library.

 

Upcoming Conferences 

Grab your tickets! These conferences are coming up in the next few months. 

• Aug. 1, 2025, Online
  2025 Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium 

• Nov. 11–13, 2025, Online, & Nov. 14, 2025, in Champaign, Ill.
  Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2025 Annual Conference

 

Other Events by IHLS

Illinois Heartland Library System has an expanding variety of learning opportunities, too. View them all on our Events page.

   

Have suggestions, ideas, or questions about Continuing Education? Contact our Continuing Education Coordinator at 618.474.9948. 

 

 

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