Personal growth & development
WebJunction is committed to the idea of lifelong learning and that it takes many forms. This could be learning that we do to gain work-related knowledge, to develop communication skills, or even improve our personal health and wellness. Explore this topic area to find resources and information to help you cultivate a positive approach to situations in and out of the workplace.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
Most Recently Added
Low Morale in Libraries: Impacts and Countermeasures
Publish Date: Webinar / 29 June 2023
Learn about important research on low morale and leave with actionable ideas for promoting a healthy work environment for all staff and cultivating empathetic leadership in libraries.
Researching Low Morale in Libraries
Publish Date: News / 18 April 2023
Since 2017, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick has been researching the low-morale experiences among library workers. In her research, she has identified workplace factors and events that trigger low morale, the effects of low morale on physical and emotional h...
Creating a Restorative Library Culture
Publish Date: Webinar / 22 March 2023
Learn about restorative justice and restorative practices, and how to build relationships that can help to address and repair harm done.
Taking Care of Self, Staff, and Community
Publish Date: Webinar / 10 March 2022
In this webinar, we explore ideas for expanding core self-care practices to encompass connections with work colleagues and more broadly with community members.
The Myth of the Work/Life Balance for Small Library Directors
Publish Date: Webinar / 9 December 2021
This webinar explores how to find balance between your personal and professional life, in service of yourself and your community.
Taking Care of Self, Staff, and Community
Publish Date: News / 13 October 2021
Self-care has long been recommended and recognized as important. It's easy to find articles about the value of self-care: eat healthy, get plenty of sleep, exercise regularly. It can get exhausting just reading about all the things we should be doing...
Infopeople Webinars New to the WebJunction Course Catalog
Publish Date: News / 19 July 2021
In addition to webinars and courses created through WebJunction, we are pleased to include quality and relevant learning content from other organizations, including Infopeople. We recently added ten new Infopeople webinar recordings on topics core to...
Prioritizing and Promoting Self-Care to Avoid Burnout
Publish Date: Webinar / 18 May 2021
This webinar will focus on self-care strategies for library staff, to respond to the physical, behavioral and emotional impacts of workplace stressors.
Learning Group Facilitation Guide
Publish Date: News / 3 May 2021
Learning groups can enrich a self-paced course experience, creating opportunities for idea sharing, community building, and accountability as participants progress through course material together. This learning group facilitation guide provides a fr...
A Holistic Approach to Library Staff Health and Wellness
Publish Date: News / 23 February 2021
This is the first in a new WebJunction series by Bobbi Newman, speaker, author and Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist at the Network of the National Library of Medicine, exploring library staff health and wellness.
