Library Paraprofessional Certification Program
The Library Paraprofessional Certification Program is a program
offered by the Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network
(KCMLIN). It is tailored to provide essential skills for staff currently
in paraprofessional roles and those who are working toward this goal.
To complete the Paraprofessional Certification Program, each participant
must take a minimum of six required and four elective courses of your
choice. If you have taken coures that have been used as a part of
another certification program, they cannot be used in this program as
well. You must take different selections in order to broaden your
knowledge and skills. Since all the classes in the Administrator level
are "required", it is suggested that you do not take these as part of
the Paraprofessional Certification program if you are planning on
completing the Administrator Certification Program as well.
Please remember that these courses are not offered at all times. As
instructors come and go, course names may also be changed to reflect the
request of an instructor. Elective classes change frequently. If you
have any questions whether a class fulfills a requirement of the
program, please contact the KCMLIN office. Half day workshops are worth
1/2 credit toward your certificate and full day workshops are worth a
full credit.
Required Courses:
- How to be a Professional Paraprofessional
- Extremely Basic Reference
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Customer Service
- Introduction to Library Bibliographic Services
There is also a library technology requirement. Students may choose either two half-day or one full day course from the following offerings to meet this requirement:
- Libraries 2.0 (full day)
- Tangled Web (1/2 day)
- Develop Your Database Search Skills (1/2 day)
- Introduction to Googling (1/2 day)
Elective Courses:
- Acquisitions Workshop
- Audio Visual Materials Repair
- Basic Computers & Troubleshooting
- Beyond ADA - Serving the Disabled Community
- Beyond the Basics Reference
- Book Repair Basics
- Children's Workshop (1/2 credit)
- Collection Development
- Consumer Health Resources on the Internet
- Conflict Management for Consenting Adults
- Developing a Training Program (How to Develop a Training Program)
- Exploring Government Documents
- Finding Your Native American Ancestors
- GPO Access
- Grammar for Business
- Human Resource Reference on the Web & in Print
- International Fiction
- Introduction to Library Technical Services
- Introduction to Religious Reference Resources
- Introduction to Social Science Reference Resources
- Legal Resources on the Internet
- Library Security Workshop
- Lions, Tigers & Bears, Oh My! Different Generations in Today's Workforce
- Literary Reference Workshop
- Love It or Leave It - Having a Positive Work Attitude
- Motivating Employees During Difficult Times (Employee Motivation)
- Plan & Manage Your Time to Accomplish Goals
- Powerful Presentation Skills Workshop
- Programming for Reading
- Public Library Copyright Workshop
- Reference Round Up
- Resources for Budget Travel
- Senior Potential
- Serving the African American Community
- Serving the Asian Community
- Serving the Gay/Lesbian Community
- Serving the Latino Population
- Survival Skills for Stressful Times and Stressed Out Customers
- Surviving the Economy: Helping Patrons with Housing, Jobs and Personal Finance
- Teambuilding & Meyers Briggs
- Teambuilding for the Workplace
- Time Management Workshop
- Weeding Your Library Collection
- What! We’re Meeting Again?
- Working with Volunteers
- Young Adult Workshop (1/2 credit)
