Professional Associations
Professional organizations are an excellent resource for continuing education activities, as well as networking with other library professionals. Whether you choose to be involved at the local, state, national or international level, you will find that these connections will be invaluable .
Recommended Conferences
Conferences provide an excellent opportunity to grow your skills and network with peers. These are a great starting place. You might also be eligible for a 1st Time Conference Grant!
| ALA Leadership Institute http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ala-leadership-institute |
| ALA, American Library Association http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents |
| ALSC National Institute http://www.ala.org/alsc/institute |
| American Association of School Librarians http://www.ala.org/aasl/conferences |
| ARSL Conference: Association for Rural & Small Libraries http://arsl.info |
| Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services http://abos-outreach.org/ |
| Association of College and Research Libraries http://www.ala.org/acrl/conferences |
| Computers in Libraries http://computersinlibraries.infotoday.com/2016/ |
| Electronic Resources & Libraries http://www.electroniclibrarian.com |
| ILA Idaho Library Association Annual Meeting http://www.idaholibraries.org/conferences |
| Internet Librarian http://internet-librarian.infotoday.com |
| Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE) http://www.ncce.org/ |
| Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference http://nwill.org/ |
| Online Northwest http://onlinenorthwest.org/ |
| Pacific Northwest Library Association http://www.pnla.org |
| PLA, Public Library Association http://www.ala.org/pla/education |
| PLA Boot Camp/Leadership Academy http://www.ala.org/pla/education |
| Young Adult Services Symposium (YALSA) http://www.ala.org/yalsa/events |