Continuing Education - Learning Opportunities

MARVEL Training

• Watch MELIBS/MEINFO for upcoming trainings offered by vendors.
• EBSCO and NoveList Tutorials and Support.
• Gale's Event Calendar online. This allows libraries to see when various webinars are being held and the subject matter being covered. Click on the free product previews or training webinars.

CE Stipends

Stipends to put towards continuing education is available from the district offices:

• CMLD and NMLD stipends
• SMLD stipends

Unlimited Free Online Courses and Webinars from WebJunction

Requirement: Must be a sponsored WebJunction member
WebJunctions online self-paced courses will be available only to Maine librariana who are sponsored by the Maine State Library through WebJunctions Partner Program. Join WebJunction Maine now by creating an account [right side, under "Sign In"]

• FAQs on eligibility and how to sign up for free WebJunction courses,
• WebJunction Course Catalog – Unlimited number of free courses made possible by the Maine State Library. Only registered WebJunction Maine members may view the catalog web page and sign up for courses. If you wish to see the course catalog before joining, view the PDF version of the catalog.
• Webinars offered by WebJunction (& other organizations) - Check the library community calendar for dates, descriptions and registration

Other Learning Opportunities

• Online Library Education The free, online Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program provides basic library knowledge and skills for staff members who have no formal education in library science.
• GFC Global Learning – offers free, beginning computer courses and tutorials. (Office, Internet, Computer basics,etc.)

More Workshops/Programs/Webinars

Check the calendar for upcoming continuing education workshops, conferences, speakers or webinars.

Books for Professional Development and Continuing Education

• View recent additions to MSL professional collection in the last month or all from the past few months.

Other Resources

• Google Web Search - Classroom Lessons and Resources
  "Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers to help you do just that. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions."
• Master lesson presentations by Google