Registration

Welcome to Metronet’s Registration page. Here you will find only the links to register for upcoming programs. Check back to see what’s new! For more information, visit our Events and Programs page, found here.

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:

Wednesday, July 23 at 3:00 pm (CST): Registration Link – At this month’s LLF, we’re welcoming library staff who have expanded their leadership skills via programs like ALA’s Emerging Leaders Program, the Minnesota Library Association’s Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) program, or been named one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers. Our panelists will discuss the effect that these opportunities have had on their professional development and how you can get involved.

- Thursday, August 21 at 3:00 pm (CST):

Wednesday, September 24 at 3:00 pm (CST):

October’s LLF will be held in person at MLA Conference 2025

Wednesday, November 19 at 3:00 pm (CST):

Thursday, December 18 at 3:00 pm (CST):

Questions about LLF? Contact Carol Jackson at cljackson46@gmail.com.

Learnabouts:

These upcoming events will be held on Monday afternoons at 4pm.

Please check back to see registration information for upcoming Learnabouts.

Talkabout Books

Please check back to see registration information for upcoming Talkabouts.

Media Specialist Meetups

NEW~ Building Connections Library Group

The Charter School Meetup is now the ‘Building Connections Library Group.’ The purpose of the group is to provide a network to those who work independently or in small groups. If you feel like an island, we are here for you. Building Connections Library Group (BCLG) will meet the first Thu of every month during the school year at 7:30pm.

No meetings scheduled as of right now–please check back later!

Check out our other pages!

If you would like to look at previous offerings, please visit our Resources and Archives page found here or check out our YouTube channel to view recordings. For all of our future offering, visit our Events and Programs page, found here.