Professional Development Resources

BCALA Career Center
Listing of employment opportunities, plus a career planning portal for  to support preparation.

California Libraries Learn (CALL)
California Libraries Learn (CALL) provides continuing education and professional development for California library staff. CALL is a collaborative project of the California Library Association and the California State Library, and is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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Open Online Learning Communities - Reforma
Listing of resources.

ALA Spectrum Scholarship Program
The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students to assist them with obtaining a graduate degree and leadership positions within the profession and ALA.

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BCALA List of Awards & Scholarships
Black Caucus of the American Library Association listing of scholarships and awards

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CLA Scholarship For BIPOC Students in Memory of Edna Yelland
The California Library Association Scholarship for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to BIPOC students.

A maximum of three scholarships are awarded each year. Recipients are each awarded $2,500, and one-year student membership to CLA, and honored at the CLA annual conference.

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Open Online Learning Communities - Reforma
Listing of resources.

Public Library Advocacy
This site offers an advocacy training curriculum and resources that can help. The training curriculum is designed for the public library community – librarians, library directors, library staff, and partners – to help effectively advocate for funding, policies, and other support that will allow libraries to continue to meet the needs of their communities. The curriculum and the other resources on this site are free to use and to share.

Webjunction
WebJunction equips library staff with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to power strong libraries that are the heart of vibrant communities. A program of OCLC Research, WebJunction is free and open for all libraries to use, regardless of size, type, or location.