FREE Librarian Webinars In September

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The Open Education Database posted a slew of free professional-development webinars for librarians in the month of September. There are 48 webinars in total.

Here are a few of the listings:

Wednesday, September 3
11:00 – 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Resource Description and What? RDA for Non-Catalogers (Nebraska Library Commission)

Thursday, September 4
2:00 – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
20 Questions: Government Information Resources (Florida Library)

Tuesday, September 9
12:00 – 1:00 pm (Eastern)
The Reader’s First Initiative: Fighting for Fair Access to ebooks (Washington State Library)

Tuesday, September 9
3:00 – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
The Reference Interview Today: Practical Principles, Timeless Tips (Library Journal)

Thursday, September 18
2:00 – 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Taming Tech Tools for Libraries (WebJunction)

Friday, September 19
11:00 – 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Tech Tools with Tine: 1 Hour of Google Drive (Texas State Library & Archives Commission)

Tuesday, September 23
2:00 – 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Promoting eResources at Academic Libraries (Florida Library)

Tuesday, September 23
2:00 – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
Introduction to Mobile Services for Libraries (Florida Library)

Friday, September 26
10:00 – 11:00 am (Eastern)
The Wild, Wild Web: A Labor of Gov (Florida Library)

These are the listings that I found particularly appealing, but there are webinars for all types of librarians. Librarians must be life-long learners, and these FREE resources are very helpful to stay current on trends and technologies in libraries.

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