Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services: Continuing Education

Toolkits, virtual and in-person workshops and strategic planning sessions for library staff to ensure that your library's goals are intentional.

The ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) and its member groups have developed a variety of resources, most of which are free to the profession. These resources include toolkits that will aid your library in addressing concerns related to EDI, strategic planning sessions to ensure that your library's goals are intentional, and workshops for library staff-members, both in-person and on-line.

This page provides information about continuing education opportunities and resources within and beyond the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services.

The Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) offers a robust continuing education portfolio, including trainings, strategic planning, and webinars in our focus areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion, literacy, and outreach.

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EDI Speakers Bureau

Find and connect with library experts in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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ODLOS Webinars: Upcoming and Past

A list of upcoming and recorded member-led webinars, starting from 2017.

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Trainings

Our trainings are developed through the lens of social justice and libraries.

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EDI & Social Justice Training

Find EDI training opportunities for library workers.

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Facilitators

Learn more about our EDI facilitators.

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Webinar Submissions

We invite submissions for webinars in our focus areas of equity, diversity, inclusion, literacy, and outreach.