Professional Development

Professional development training is a frequent part of ACL’s monthly meetings. Experts from ACL and other organizations offer presentations on current and essential topics regarding library service to youth. Below are the professional development topics that are upcoming at ACL meetings; for past meetings’ information view our Professional Development Archive. Find additional professional development resources on our blog.

Upcoming Professional Development Topics

February 2019

ALA Midwinter Roundup – Hear about the fun and inspiring events held at ALA Midwinter, including an overview of the Youth Media awards (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.).

March 2019

Reading Incentive Programs: Let’s have a roundtable discussion about our reading programs! Does your library host a reading incentive program during the summer or other times of year? Why or why not? Have you discovered engaging seasonal alternatives? Do you go with what ALA or CLA are offering in the way of themes? Choose one of your own? Let’s share what we’re up to and any success/failure stories and/or recommendations to help increase engagement throughout the year.

April 2019 – ACL Institute instead of our regular meeting.

May 2019

Penny Peck will give an update from her Infopeople Webinar “What’s New in Children’s Literature.”