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CPLA courses offered by PLAPLA is proud to be an approved provider of Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) courses. This series of continuing education programs is designed to meet both the requirements for CPLA certification and the needs of library managers wanting to enhance their skills outside of the CPLA framework. The basic content of the workshops is of equal interest to librarians pursuing certification and librarians desiring to enhance their professional skills in more informal way. The workshops have been designed to be practical rather than theoretical and include interactive exercises and group work. Librarians pursuing CPLA certification will be required to take a post-test and will be asked to do outside readings or complete a project. |
All of the PLA courses for CPLA are interactive and include a variety of group exercises based on a case study about a medium-sized county library with multiple branches. Using the same case study throughout each training program will give participants an opportunity to apply what they are learning in a practical way in the “real” library – and to see the effects of the decisions they make throughout each of the two-day programs. For the course structure and delivery method, click on the title of the workshop. For more information on the Certified Public Library Administrator program, visit the CPLA Web site.
| Course Title | Instructor | Location | PLA Partner Host | Local Information (Travel & Hotels) | Dates | Registration |
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| Serving Diverse Populations | Yolanda Cuesta | Phoenix, AZ |
Arizona State Library Archives & Public Records | Local Info (Word doc) | November 17 - 18, 2008 | Canceled |
| Budget & Finance | Sandra Nelson | Decatur (GA) Public Library |
Georgia Public Library Service | Local Info (Word doc) | January 14 - 15, 2009 | Register Now |
| Technology | Michael Porter | Phoenix, AZ |
Arizona State Library Archives & Public Records | Local Info (Word doc) | February 9 - 10, 2009 | Register Now |
| Organization & Personnel | Jeanne Goodrich | Decatur (GA) Public Library |
Georgia Public Library Service | Local Info (Word doc) | March 12 - 13, 2009 | Register Now |
| Current Issues | James McPeak & George Needham | Nashville, TN |
2009 PLA Spring Symposium | Local Info (on Spring Symposium page) | April 2 - 4, 2009 | Register Now (via Spring Symposium) |
| Serving Diverse Populations | Yolanda Cuesta | Spokane, WA |
Washington Library Association | April 14 - 15, 2009 | Register Now | |
| Marketing | Wayne Piper | Kansas City metro area |
Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network | Local Info (Word doc) | April 21 - 22, 2009 | Register Now |
| Organization & Personnel | Jeanne Goodrich | Saratoga Springs, NY |
Southern Adirondack Library System, NY | April 29 - 30, 2009 | Register Now | |
| Budget & Finance | Sandra Nelson | Columbus, OH |
Ohio Library Council | May 13 - 14, 2009 | Register Now | |
| Politics & Networking | June Garcia & Sandra Nelson | Decatur (GA) Public Library |
Georgia Public Library Service | Local Info (Word doc) | June 4 - 5, 2009 | Register Now |
| Serving Diverse Populations | Yolanda Cuesta | Houston, TX area |
Houston Area Library System | August 6 - 7, 2009 | Register Now | |
| Planning & Management of Buildings | Cheryl Bryan | Saratoga Springs, NY |
Southern Adirondack Library System, NY | September 16 - 17, 2009 | Register Now | |
| Marketing | Wayne Piper | Cleveland Public Library |
Ohio Library Council | October 19 - 20, 2009 | Register Now | |
| Fundraising | June Garcia | Kansas City metro area |
Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network | October 27 - 28, 2009 | Register Now |
Classes are subject to cancellation due to insufficient enrollment. In the event of cancellation, registrants will be notified by PLA and a full refund will be issued. Neither ALA nor PLA is responsible for cancellation charges assessed by the airlines or travel agencies, or other losses incurred due to any cancellations. All information on this site is subject to change.