Welcome to the new Metronet Events page. Here you will find information about the different types of events we offer, as well as specific details for upcoming events and programs. Check back again to see what’s new! To see a shorter listing of events and how to register, visit our Registration page here.
Metronet Webinar Series
Next Chapter: Career Literacy for Library Staff
Session 1 | Oct 30, 2-3:30pm | Recording on Our YouTube Channel | Slides
Cataloging Yourself: Discovering Your Strengths and Characteristics for Career Success
Finding the right job starts with understanding yourself. You will learn practical strategies for identifying your strengths, weaknesses, personality traits, and unique characteristics.
Session 2 | Nov 6 | 2-3:30pm | Recording on Our YouTube Channel | Slides
Circulating Connections: LinkedIn and Public Presence
Build your resume with networking, volunteering, and reaching beyond your system for opportunities. To stand out, combine networking, volunteering, and exploration of opportunities beyond your comfort zone. Networking builds relationships and uncovers job leads, while volunteering develops skills and demonstrates commitment.
Session 3 | Nov 13 | 2-3:30pm | Register
Write on Track – Résumés & Cover Letters
Looking for the next step in your career or just trying to keep your resume current? A well-crafted resume and cover letter will help you stand out. Learn how to tailor your application to specific jobs and showcase your qualifications in an impactful way. Whether you’re entering the job market, looking to advance your career, or just wanting to see what’s out there this session will provide you with the tools to create polished, targeted application documents that get noticed.
Session 4 | Nov 20 | 2-3:30pm | Register
On the Record – Interview Dos & Don’ts
Interviews can be daunting but they don’t have to be! This session will explore what to do and what not to do during the interview process. From answering common questions to navigating in-person versus remote interviews, you’ll gain insight into what interviewers are looking for and how to present yourself clearly and confidently.
Library Leadership Forum
Library Leadership Forum is a professional development book club/discussion group sponsored by Metronet. This forum is designed to bring together library workers across Minnesota to connect and engage in discussions of library work, values, librarianship, and leadership. Each month features a new topic and resources such as books, articles, podcasts, and webinars are shared in advance of each session.
All Minnesota library staff, including job seekers, are welcome with no commitment to attend regularly. Rather than a presentation or training, Library Leadership Forum is a discussion group and active participation is strongly encouraged. Meetings are held on a monthly basis via Zoom and co-facilitated by Carol Jackson and Stacey Hendren.
Topics and Registration:
Friday October 10, 2025 3:40pm – 4:30pm
Resources to Check Out:
Your Own Personal Board of Directors: Building a Professional Peer Network (slides from Core Forum 2024)
Recap of Professional Networking for New Librarians: Annual Webinar on Online Networking (ALA, 2012)
Tips for Networking (by Narine Bournoutian, Core News, 12/7/21)
About LLF: Join your library colleagues across MN to connect and engage in discussions of library work, values, librarianship, and leadership. Library Leadership Forum (LLF) is a professional development book club/discussion group sponsored by Metronet. Members of LLF will discuss books, articles, podcasts, and/or webinars and attend meetings held online. This discussion group is facilitated by Stacey Hendren and Carol Jackson.
All Minnesota library staff, including job seekers, are welcome with no commitment to attend regularly. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and connect with your library colleagues across the state.
Find past and future resources from LLF at http://tinyurl.com/
Questions about Library Leadership Forum? Email Carol Jackson, LLF Facilitator, at cljackson46@gmail.com.
- Wednesday, November 19 at 3:00 pm (CST)
- Thursday, December 18 at 3:00 pm (CST)
See our Resources and Archives page for resources from previous meetings. Questions about LLF? Contact Carol Jackson at cljackson46@gmail.com.
Learnabouts
Join us for the Learnabout series, where we do a brief, one hour or less, informational webinar on various topics.
View past recordings of this series and more on our YouTube channel!
Upcoming Learnabouts:
Talkabout Books Events
We invite you to come and talk books with us! Come to share or come to get some new book recommendations. Registrants will receive a book list the day after the event, and we will post a link to the book list below as well. Click here to view previous book lists!
Talkabout Books
These upcoming events will be held on Thursday afternoons at 4pm.
Please check back to see registration information for upcoming Talkabouts.
Talkabout Conversations
Library Conversations are a chance to talk about issues and ideas for all types of libraries & their staff. Whether you’re a library media specialist, an academic librarian, a public librarian, or just curious, come chat with us and other librarians and share your thoughts. Or just come and listen, all are welcome here.
Talkabout Conversation #1: Back-to-School Talkabout Click here for the notes from this event!
Talkabout Conversation #2: Holiday Library Ideas Click here for the notes from this event!
Talkabout Conversation #3 – Social Media In Libraries Click here for the notes from this event!
Building Connections Library Group
Elementary Media Specialist Meetups
Professional Development Opportunities
Level Up is managed by the Library Professional Development Network (LPDN), which is an ad hoc group of organizations in Minnesota that offers various types of professional development (PD) to library staff at all levels in all types of libraries. Please visit our Statewide CE calendar here
Minnesota Library Professional Development Network
We are excited to announce the launch of a year-long campaign to support libraries as they grapple with today’s fractured and challenging media landscape.
This campaign will help Minnesota library staff:
- Understand how people navigate the media and information landscape, and how forces within that landscape influence their navigation.
- Learn how to build reflection and intentionality into their information consumption.
- Gain strategies for working with their communities on intentional approaches to information consumption.
Click Here to view Media Landscapes Events
Media Landscapes 23 Things Mini-Courses
This new series of mini-courses, created by the seven Minnesota Multitype Library Systems (Multitypes), meets the needs of Minnesota library staff by helping them understand how their users navigate the present media and information landscape, and how forces within that landscape influence their navigation.
It is designed to help library staff engage more deeply with the issues and concepts addressed in the Media Landscapes Campaign. By working together through these Things, we will all have a greater understanding of disinformation, information/digital literacy, and how to address these issues in various ways and in various library settings.
You can find more information, registration, and the mini-courses here: Media Landscapes: 23 Things
Youtube Channel
Did you know that we now have a YouTube channel? Click here to see all of our archived videos!
