Library Juice Academy

Library Juice Academy Online professional development for librarians and library workers. Our workshop schedule is below. Watch this page for updates.

Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians and other library staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills. These workshops earn Continuing Education Units, and are intended as professional development activities. We are currently accepting enrollments in the courses listed below.

Upcoming Course: Zines for Critical Reflection and PedagogyThis course is for anyone who is interested in learning more ...
06/11/2026

Upcoming Course: Zines for Critical Reflection and Pedagogy

This course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about zines. During the six-weeks we will learn what zines through the lenses of critical pedagogy and social justice. Students will not only read zines each week but make a finished zine for their final project. We will delve into case studies, ethics and considerations, how to start a zine collection at your institution, and how to incorporate zines into your teaching, whether it is an entire course or a one-shot. Each week will consist of presentations, readings and assignments that will support learners in developing their own zine programming or instruction session. No previous knowledge of or experience with zines requested, and we welcome folks from all kinds of institutions.

Learn more & register: https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/285-zines-for-critical-reflection-and-pedagogy/

Upcoming Course: "Building Holistic Library Services with Intersectional Feminist Ethics of Care"Libraries often strive ...
06/08/2026

Upcoming Course: "Building Holistic Library Services with Intersectional Feminist Ethics of Care"

Libraries often strive to meet diverse community needs, yet the result has too often been standardized, “one-size-fits-all” service models that flatten differences and leave many patrons underserved. These approaches, rooted in neoliberal logics of efficiency and scale, prioritize generalized solutions over relational engagement, thus reinforcing exclusion and inequity. This four-week course challenges those assumptions by asking what it would mean to design services to prioritize relationships rather than systems.

Learn more & register: https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/384-building-holistic-library-services-with-intersectional-feminist-ethics-of-care/

For a lot of us, June 30 is the end of our fiscal year. If you have training budget left that you need to spend, let's ...
05/28/2026

For a lot of us, June 30 is the end of our fiscal year.

If you have training budget left that you need to spend, let's talk! We can help you purchase customized bundles of course seats in any amount, at a discount.

Email us: inquiries @ libraryjuiceacademy . com

Good news, friends! We're adding two courses to the May lineup! "Introduction to AI and Metadata: Uses with Library Data...
04/15/2026

Good news, friends!

We're adding two courses to the May lineup!

"Introduction to AI and Metadata: Uses with Library Data"
Embark on a comprehensive 4-week journey into the transformative world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its intersection with metadata in library environments.
https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/356-introduction-to-ai-and-metadata-uses-with-library-data/

"Linked Data & Libraries"
Learn how to enrich and expand library metadata and cataloging data, adding data from established authoritative sources and at-large, general web resources, following guidelines of the Programme for Cooperative Cataloging
https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/280-real-world-objects-linked-data-in-library-metadata-cataloging/

We learned something interesting at the Texas Library Association conference, where we had a booth staffed by one of our...
04/13/2026

We learned something interesting at the Texas Library Association conference, where we had a booth staffed by one of our instructors, who is Texan and a DEI specialist.

A barrier that some people face who want to sign up for our classes, especially in states that are hostile to DEI and skeptical of the library community, is fear of being monitored and suspected of being “woke.” This is a real thing in environments that have become hostile to library values. So we want to take some steps to address this.

One key thing is to allow for anonymous enrollment. You will still need to give us a unique, personal email address, but you can enroll using any pseudonym that you want, and you don’t have to use your work address.

Another thing we will do is allow you to specify what information we can share with your employer about your enrollment and participation if asked. By default, we keep your forum contributions and other information private.

We would also like to ask for your help regarding messaging that your employer can use to justify paying for our classes, in cases where the expense might be challenged. What are the pain points or things that we need to clarify and emphasize? What is the best format for sharing this information and making it usable?

We realize that for some customers this may seem like an odd set of concerns, especially for those coming from academic libraries. Many of our customers, though, are public librarians in red states and rural communities, and we are finding that these issues are very real. We want to reach out and support librarians in these environments as much as we can, and we welcome your suggestions.

https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/addressing-the-red-state-challenge/

Hello friends! We'll be at Louisiana Library Association 2026 come say hi! We'll have course discounts, and special of...
03/04/2026

Hello friends! We'll be at Louisiana Library Association 2026 come say hi!

We'll have course discounts, and special offers on books from Library Juice Press & Litwin Books, LLC

Do we know anybody in Sydney, Australia? We are going to be at Australian Library and Information Association and we are...
02/25/2026

Do we know anybody in Sydney, Australia?

We are going to be at Australian Library and Information Association and we are looking for a little on-the-ground help.

Basically this would mean receiving some books for us and helping us get them to the venue, and generally advising us and maybe showing us around. We would provide compensation. If you're interested, contact inquiries [at] libraryjuiceacademy. com

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