Continuing Education for Librarians
Face-to-face Workshops
| Distance Learning
Opportunities |
Ongoing Programs |
Certification Program
Unless otherwise noted, the continuing education opportunities
listed here are created or sponsored by the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
Please note the availability of the Continuing
Education Portal which provides additional information about
continuing education opportunities for librarians and library staff
in Texas.
Please also note the availability of the TSLAC
Training electronic mailing list created by the Library Development
Division of the Texas State Library.
Face-to-face Workshops
Distance
Learning Opportunities
Learn more about distance learning at Distance
Learning at the Texas State Library.
Specific information about distance learning and libraries can be
found at our Distance Learning in Libraries
online resource.
Online Courses
Online Tutorials & Training
Satellite Teleconferences
Videoconferences
Webcasts
Ongoing Programs
Certification Program
TSLAC
Continuing Education Certificate Request Form
Western Council of State Libraries Library Practitioner Certification
The Western Council of State
Libraries is made up of twenty-two state libraries west of the
Mississippi River. Members of Western Council: Alaska, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In May 2006,
Western Council approved the following requirements for a Library
Practitioner Certification.
The certification requirements are:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2000 hours of library work, unpaid or paid, within five years
of application
- 242 CEUs in
specific competencies
- Renewals are required every three years and require additional
45 CEUs
The certification competencies are based on an earlier set of competencies
"Library Practitioner Core Competencies", developed by
State Library continuing education coordinators. After adopting
the Core Competencies, Western Council developed a competency-based
Certification Program.
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