Learn how to reach and engage with your community more effectively to build the programs and services they need.  

Recommended for marketing, outreach, and engagement personnel.

Learn holistic strategies for reducing stress and trauma in your team. 

Recommended for anyone who supervises staff.

How does a book make it onto SLJ's Best Books of the year list? Get the inside scoop from reviews editors and an SLJ reviewer. We'll reveal some of the 193 titles that were selected for this year's list and give attendees a sneak peek at the Best Books magazine cover for the December 2024 issue.

Communicate more effectively with the public and other audiences by learning crucial media and public relations skills.  

Recommended for leaders, administrators, and managers.

Join Library Journal and School Library Journal on November 14 for our eighth annual LibraryCon Live! We're excited to present a day-long celebration of fandom, spotlighting genre fiction for adults and teens with panels devoted to comics and graphic novels, horror, sf/fantasy, and more. In addition to panels and keynotes, we're also offering fast-track learning sessions hosted by librarians and studio spotlights focusing on visual artists.

Enhance your work life and relationships by learning how to approach conflict and  challenging conversations with confidence.

Recommended for frontline librarians and staff.

Join acclaimed authors Neal Shusterman, Lois Lowry, Soman Chainani, Erin Entrada Kelly, and Gordon Korman with SLJ contributor and teen librarian Rachel Strolle as they discuss their their newest books and what it's like writing for middle grade.

Join us for the SLJ Holiday Books webcast, where publishing insiders from Image Comics and Crayola Creativity Week present their latest titles for the holiday season and beyond!

Keep your colleagues, patrons, and yourself safer by learning best practices for sustaining library safety. 

Recommended for frontline librarians and staff.

To test the efficacy of large print on classroom reading experiences, 1,500 students and 50+ educators in 13 schools across the country participated in a Project Tomorrow study during the 2023-2024 school year. Join this webinar to hear firsthand about the experiences of participating school librarians and insights from the Project Tomorrow research team.