Professional Development with the Cardigan Newsletter

I know as a former children’s librarian how difficult it can be to find quality professional development content to keep learning and growing in the job. It’s almost a second job scouring the Internet, reading articles only to find out that it really doesn’t apply to your work. I really, truly love to learn so any chance for an easy way to increase professional development with the Cardigan Newsletter, I’ll do it!

That’s where The Cardigan comes in. This is a monthly e-newsletter curated by two children’s librarians bringing you professional development resources right to your inbox. Even though I’ve been out of the children’s librarian world for a few years, I always like to take a look and see what I can pass on to my staff or share on my blog!

Allie and Katherine who put all this hard work into providing a really great resource explore different topics with links to resources where you can find even more information:

• Learn. Deepen your knowledge on a topic related to Children’s Services.
• Play.  Play is a right! Learn quick tips to optimize play experiences in libraries.
• Plan. Learn about an interesting program you can easily replicate at your library.
• Consider. Libraries are for everyone! Read resources about the importance of inclusive Children’s Services.
• Connect. Discover new places to find content.
• Reflect. Where we reflect on the deeper questions regarding Children’s Librarianship.
• Read.  Check out some of our favorite books.
• Ask. Where we answer your questions!

To learn more, check out their guest post on Jbrary’s website. And make sure to sign up for The Cardigan for valuable information to help you! And if you want to check out past newsletter, they’re all archived on this Google Drive.