Katie Scherrer has been a great friend of Library Juice Academy for a long time. A health issue forced her to stop teaching permanently, along with almost everything in her life. I feel we still owe Katie a lot for helping us, and we now have a chance to help her. She needs a motorized … Read more Get Katie Moving Again
Thursday, Dec 7th at 2pm EST / 11am PST [sign up] Using a coaching approach to leadership has a wide range of benefits, from improving morale and empowering your team members to improving productivity. Definitions for managerial coaching are all over the place. Research in the coaching literature shows that many of the practices discussed … Read more Webinar: Developing a Coaching Approach to Leadership
Have you taken at least three courses with Library Juice Academy? If so, you’re invited to join our “alumni association” email discussion list. We will use this list to announce special discounts and opportunities, as well as to give advance news about courses and new services and offerings as we grow. It will also be … Read more New Alumni Email Discussion Lists
Does your institution wish to do “live” trainings for a group of staff members all at once? This can be the preferred modality where a whole department needs to be trained on a topic without going into as much depth as a four-week course. Finding the right trainer can be a challenge. We would like … Read more Group Trainings
Press release October 3, 2023 Media contact: Rory Litwin rory@libraryjuiceacademy.com Library Juice Academy is making its email discussion list platform available to the library community, for organizations or informal groups who lack access to a similar hosting arrangement. The LJA discussion list platform runs on a robust and widely-used server software package called Mailman. This … Read more Library Juice Makes its Discussion List Platform Available to the Library Community
Press release September 25, 2023 Media contact: Ariana Varela ariana@libraryjuiceacademy.com Library Juice Academy classes are now a part of Skilltype’s database of training opportunities. Library Juice Academy has partnered with Skilltype to include 200 of their courses in Skilltype’s curated index of trainings, enabling employers and their staff who use Skilltype to make them a … Read more Library Juice Academy Partners with Skilltype
The American Library Association has a new Online Code of Conduct, which establishes rules for participation in the ALA Connect forums. The Connect forums have mostly replaced email discussion lists as the place where librarians have their professional communications as members of the association, so they are an important foundation of professional activity now. The … Read more ALA’s New Online Code of Conduct and Commercial Activity
We are now offering gift certificates, in any amount. When you purchase one, you can schedule it to be sent to your recipient with your message. A four-week class costs $200 and makes a great gift for the librarian on your list.
This new certificate program will develop your understanding of accessibility and disability, and provide you with practices to proactively include and equitably serve patrons and staff with a range of disabilities. Courses offer a range of approaches to disability and accessibility, giving you a firm grounding in these complex concepts. Practical skills cover areas of … Read more Certificate in Disability Access and Inclusion
The National Digital Stewardship Foundation‘s 2020 Innovation Awards were announced at Digital Preservation 2020. The winner in the Educators category is Library Juice Academy, for our Certificate in Digital Curation program. This program, launched in 2019, encompasses a six-course sequence for library, archives and museum practitioners wanting to learn more about and expand their skill sets for … Read more 2020 NDSA Innovation Award