-Attend webinars, trainings, and -WebJunction workshops -ALA Continue learning and -Attend professional conferences -State Library Associations growing as a professional -Learn from more experienced -IFLA colleagues -Trainings offered for my library’s staff -Read journals in my areas of -Library Trend; The Reference Keep up-to-date on new interest Librarian; IFLA Journal -Follow ALA/IFLA news and -Open Access Databases developments and trends in publications -ALA, IFLA, other professional public librarianship -Review conference proceedings organizations
-Join my state library association -Various professional
-Join ALA / IFLA organsizations Become involved in -Join organizations in my areas of professional organizations interest or based on my position (RUSA, IRRT, etc.)
-Webinars and online resources -WebJunction
Gain experience -Staff training opportunities -Programming librarians’ blogs offered by my library and websites developing/conducting my -Get more firsthand experience -Collaboration with more own library programming with all stages by assisting experienced local colleagues colleagues with their programs -Attend online classes/trainings -Universal Class Broaden my technology skills -Continue to gain experience with -WebJunction / keep up-to-date on new technologies I’m familiar with -Online resources technologies and their -Keep up with how libraries in my -Local makerspaces, 3-D printing, applications in librarianship area are using technology technology events, etc.
-Attend conferences -ALA, state library, other
Improve networking skills / -Join professional social media professional associations groups and online forums -Online resources cultivate professional -Work to maintain professional -Local library groups and relationships with previous and existing committees colleagues -Maintain and improve my online -My website portfolio -Professional social media groups Develop a stronger online -Develop a professional social -My library’s blog and other profile media presence social media -Get more involved in my library’s social media initiatives