CPLA courses offered by PLA PLA 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 information on the workshop location, hotel and travel information, click on the link in the Local Information column for the specific workshop.

For more information on the Certified Public Library Administrator program, visit the CPLA Web site.

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.