You heard that right! Here in January, with the Monthly Topic of Grants, we want to be sure you are able to explore all your options.

We all know that working in a library is a fast-paced, ever-changing, and exciting job! It does not matter what you are doing there, libraries are there to serve their communities and patrons and that takes all kinds of service and skills that most people would not suspect.

Keeping on top of all the new services, materials, and possibilities available in a library is hard; but CMLE wants to help you in your own professional development!

We have scholarship money available to all our members, no matter where you work and what you are doing in your library. When you find a class, a seminar, a conference, or any other kind of professional opportunity – apply to us for money! We can help you defray up to $200 in costs of your event, so be sure you take advantage of this money.

And we have a constantly updated set of Continuing Education webinars, conferences, training, and anything else we can find to help you get the skills you want! We have a wide range of programs we link to, so you can get some ideas about things to try – and to marvel at the range of things library people are doing!!

These are just a few programs coming up soon:

• CONTENTdm Basic Skills 3—Maintaining Collections in CONTENTdm
• Introduction to OCLC Interlibrary Loan
• WorldCat data sync collections, Part 2
• SAMMIE webinar for librarians
• Evaluating Service Quality and Patron Satisfaction
• Informal Learning in the Academic Library
• Making Maker Spaces Programming
• Transformation through Teamwork: Developing a Collaborative Leadership Environment in a Changing World
• FirstSearch® Overview
• Libraries Transforming Communities: Models for Change Overview
• Resources for Creative Writing at the Minnesota Historical Society
• Libraries Help Patrons Become Financially Empowered Consumers

If you have other programs, information, or training you would like to have for your library (or yourself!), we will help you to find something or we will work to create it for you!

CMLE Headquarters is here to help all of our members – so take our money and get some good skill development for your library!