Continuing Education

We provide continuing education (CE) programs to employees and trustees of our member libraries, and support members' cooperative professional development activities.

To search or browse Continuing Education events, see our main Events page or the Library Learning (L2) calendar.

Our mix of CE events includes in-person workshops, videoconferences, and webinars. Many programs are recorded and made available in our CE Archives.

Does your networking group offer continuing education workshops? If so, you may be interested in:

Listing your events on the Library Learning (L2) calendar; they will also be listed on the RAILS website.
Applying for a grant to pay for presenter fees and other expenses for a program.

Recently Added Programs

Wednesday, Sep 11

Managing the Minimum Wage Mandate

Program

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Are you struggling with how to implement the State of Illinois' minimum wage legislation without going bankrupt? If you want to hear from educated professionals on how to successfully and strategically select an option that will keep your shelves full of materials, your building fully staffed, and...

Read more about Managing the Minimum Wage Mandate

Monday, Sep 23

Music in Storytime Workshop

Program

10:00 am to 11:30 am

Singer/songwriter Jon Lewis, of Mr. Jon and Friends, drawing on his over 10 years of experience working in libraries, songwriting, and performing, will share best practices for including music in storytimes. Using a mix of PowerPoint, video clips, live music and more, Mr. Jon will have attendees up...

Read more about Music in Storytime Workshop

Wednesday, Aug 28

Burbio Demo

Program

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Burbio.com is a free and fully automated community events platform that streams all of a town's activities - library, school, government, and non-profit events - in one place and allows residents to personalize event feeds, add to their digital calendar, and receive updates. Burbio pulls event...