by Kay Kirscht
Quick Summary
Level Up is now the Minnesota Libraries Learning Network (MLLN), the Minnesota library community's source for professional development information, now featuring 28 opportunities through May 2025. Visit mlln.org for these learning opportunities.
January 14
PDA Event: OER Ancillary Creation with Generative AI
1:00pm - 2:00pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
January 22
Library Grant Writing Basics: An Overview
10:00am - 11:00am (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
Boosting Morale in the Workplace
1:00pm - 1:45pm (New Jersey Library Cooperative (LibraryLinkNJ), Zoom-Platform webinar)
January 23
Wilder Foundation Workshop Series: Using Data for Program Enhancement, Community Planning, and Advocacy
1:00pm - 3:00pm (In-Person, Wilder Foundation Workshop)
Maximizing Learning: Creating Choice Boards with Gale In Context Resources
2:00pm - 2:30pm (A Minitex, Zoom-platform webinar)
January 24
SCELC Channel One: Preparing Library Organizations to Run with AI
12:00pm - 1:00pm (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Zoom-Platform webinar)
January 30
Getting Started with Adobe Express
1:00pm - 2:00pm (SE Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN), Zoom-platform webinar)
January 31
The Power of Appraisal: Selecting Archives
(Changed from January 21) 1:00pm - 3:00pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 4
Beyond the Paywall: Bridging Information Privilege with Open Research Strategies
12:00pm - 1:00pm (Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) Microsoft Teams webinar)
Cultivating abundance: A regenerative vision for open pedagogy
1:00pm - 2:00pm (North Carolina's statewide library cooperative (NC LIVE), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 6
PDA Event: Interview Question Design
1:00pm - 2:00pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
Intro to Canva
1:00pm - 2:00pm (SE Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN), Zoom-platform webinar
February 7
CARLI OER Faculty Workshop: Supporting Academic Success: Open Educational Resources and Equitable Course Materials
(first part of a two-part series) 11:00am - 12:30pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 11
Behind the Bulletin: A Look at Reviewing Children’s Literature and Its Role in the Professional Field
10:00am - 11:00am (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 13
Adobe Express vs. Canva
1:00pm - 2:00pm (SE Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 18
Wilder Foundation Workshop Series: Reimagining Research Products: Innovative Approaches for Evaluation
1:00pm - 3:00pm (In-Person, Wilder Foundation Workshop)
Succession Planning as Change Management: Building Sustainable Staffing in Libraries
1:00pm - 2:00pm (North Carolina's statewide library cooperative (NC LIVE), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 19
Historical Fiction: Learning from the Past
3:00pm - 4:00pm (New Jersey Library Cooperative (LibraryLinkNJ), Zoom-Platform webinar)
Empowering Creativity with Generative AI in Adobe Express
1:00pm - 2:00pm (SE Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 20
CARLI OER Faculty Workshop: Supporting Academic Success: Open Educational Resources and Equitable Course Materials (second part of a two-part series) 11:30am - 1:00pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 25
First Amendment Audit Training for Frontline Staff
1:00pm - 2:00pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
February 27
CARLI Open Pedagogy Workshop (Second webinar of the two-part OER for Faculty Series)
11:30am - 1:00pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform workshop)
March 4
Turning Data into Action: Responding to Illinois Students' Need for Equity of Course Materials
1:00pm - 2:30pm (A Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Zoom-platform webinar)
Empowering Creativity with Generative AI in Adobe Express
1:00pm - 2:00pm (SE Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN), Zoom-platform webinar)
March 5
2025 Electronic Resources Minnesota (ERMN) Conference
Registration Forthcoming: 12:00pm - 4:00pm (A UMN Libraries & Minitex, Zoom-platform Virtual Conference)
March 11
Leadership Series (Part 1 of 3): Leadership Strategies for Success
12:00pm - 1:00pm (Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) Microsoft Teams webinar)
March 27
“Are You a Bot?” Merging Technology and Human Interaction Through the Implementation of a Library Reference Chatbot
10:00am - 11:00am (Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) Microsoft Teams webinar)
May 6-7
Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and Minnesota Digital Library Annual Meeting
Registration Forthcoming: Union Depot, 214 4th Street East, Saint Paul, MN
For full listings, visit the Minitex Events Calendar, or MLLN events website.