The NJ State Library (NJSL) offers a variety of Continuing Education (CE) Training opportunities for New Jersey librarians, library support staff, and trustees.
Features both NJSL-created and licensed content on a broad range of topics designed to help you fulfill your responsibilities and to grow professionally.
Our top priority is to help you grow, develop, and never stop learning.
CE Training for Librarians and Library Staff
Advocacy, Marketing, and Outreach
- Marketing and PR at Your Library (2024 – Tiffany McClary – PowerPoint)
- Connecting Locally: Small Libraries (2017 – Michael Maziekien – PDF)
- Connecting Locally (2017 – Susan Quinn – PDF)
- Keys to Engaging Older Adults (American Library Association – PDF)
Directors
New Directors Orientation (2024)
- Day One: Webinar Recording (YouTube)
- Library Law (PowerPoint) – Michael Cerone, Esq.
- Purchasing Basics (PowerPoint) – Michael Cerone, Esq.
- Marketing and PR at Your Library (PowerPoint) – Tiffany McClary
- Intellectual Freedom Challenges (PDF) – Judith Pissano
- Day Two: Webinar Recording (YouTube)
- Library Budgeting (PDF) – Michael Maziekien
- Managing Library Staff (PowerPoint) – Leah Wagner
- Discipline, The Most Dreaded Task (PDF) – Amy Behr-Shields
- Understanding Civil Service (PowerPoint) – Jennie Pu & Douglas Zucker, Esq., Weiner Law Group, LLP
Disaster Preparedness
Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) (Word)
COOP is a concise document for recording essential information needed by staff in case of a disaster or other emergency. Every person having a response-related assignment should carry a COOP with them at all times.
Library Building
- Facilities 101: The Secret Life of Your Building (2017 – Michael B. Gannon – PDF)
Library Funding, Budgets, and State Aid
- Budgets and Financial Reporting for the New Library Director (2018 – Chris Carbone – PowerPoint)
- Better With a Crowd! Crowdfunding for Libraries (2015 – Andrea Levandowski – PowerPoint)
Library Staff
- Managing and Evaluating Library Staff (2018 – Keith McCoy – PowerPoint)
- Challenging Wonka: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly in Human Resources (2015 – Jennifer Doderer – PowerPoint)
Purchasing
- Purchasing Basics for New Directors (2018 – Karen Brodsky – PowerPoint)
- Purchasing Basics for Municipal, Joint and County Public Libraries (PDF) (2016 – Gordon Ball – PDF)
CE Training for Library Trustees
- Director and Trustee Training Playlist (YouTube)
- Library Trustee Training Series – Library Law Q&A with Douglas S. Zucker, Esq. (YouTube) May 22, 2025
- Library Trustees Training Series Advocacy (YouTube) April 29, 2025
- Directors and Trustees Training March 2025 Media Training for Libraries (YouTube) March 31, 2025
Further Training and Resources
- Active Shooter Resources (DHS)
- Public Relations & Marketing Resources (ALA / PLA)
- Library Support Staff Certification (ALA)
LYRASIS
LYRASIS and NJSL are teaming up to bring New Jersey libraries opportunities for professional development. LYRASIS offers live webinars, free information sessions, and demonstrations of software and services.
WebJunction
WebJunction’s free, online course catalog has over 40 self-paced, online courses on library topics, as well as over 250 curated webinar archives ready and available when you are. All learners will need to create a new account.
Some key training courses
- Children
- Collections Management
- Customer Service
- Marketing
- Older Adults and Seniors
- Outreach
- Programming
- Readers’ Advisory
- Reference
- Social Media
- Teaching Patrons
- Technology
- Young Adults and Teens
Highlighted Content
- WebJunction Launches First Courses in Series on Digital Collections Stewardship
- New Justice Gap Study Confirms Problem Exists
- Interesting Patron Questions
- Public Health and Public Libraries: Librarians as Health Literacy First Responders
Library 2.0
The future of libraries in the digital age. Library 2.0 Contains archives of previous conferences and access to paid webinars.
Connecting to Collections Care (C2S Care)
The Connecting to Collections Care Community helps smaller cultural institutions to provide well-informed care for valuable collections. Search this website for preservation and conservation information, links to resources, access to recorded webinars, and online discussions.
National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is pleased to offer many professional development resources and opportunities for librarians, health professionals, public health workers, and consumers.
Infopeople
Infopeople provides quality continuing educations opportunities to library staff that are tailored to library needs and developed by experienced library professionals.
Digital Learn
Provides materials for teaching classes on computer and job related topics.