Events

Our events team organizes professional development opportunities to grow your skills, and networking events to strengthen our community and keep you connected.

Programming is curated by METRO staff and our interest groups. Registration is required for participation in our workshops, meetups, and symposia.
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Upcoming Events

Stay up to date with all our upcoming sessions.
Please review our Code Of Conduct and our Event Policies.

Oct 27, 2025

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01:00 PM ET

Embracing Slow Library Management: Reflections On Leading With Care

Online
Drawing on research and frameworks from scholars across disciplines, including Tricia Hersey and Meredith Farkas, this workshop addresses how slow librarianship principles can be applied to library management. The workshop will explore practical strategies for effective management, leading with care, and integrating slow librarianship principles into the day-to-day work of library management. The workshop will lead with examples from a department head…

Nov 5, 2025

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12:00 PM ET

Managing Your Career In Changing Times

Online
Learning to successfully manage your career can help you adapt to changes in personal circumstances, skills, and the global economy. We are pleased to be hosting a free, unique opportunity to work with a Professional Career Coach during an upcoming seminar presented by WLS Career Coaching Services. The six-week seminar, Managing your Career In Changing Times, begins in…

Nov 6, 2025

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06:30 PM ET

Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Conversation With Editors Alison Clemens And Jessica Farrell

In-Person
Join the Prison Library Support Network (PLSN) and METRO for a conversation with Alison Clemens and Jessica Farrell on their recent publication Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: Reimagining Archival Practice Against Incarceration. This event will take place from 6:30pm-8:00pm on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018…

Nov 11, 2025

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01:30 PM ET

Tour And Social Hour: The Drawing Center

In-Person
Founded in 1977 by Martha Beck (1938–2014), The Drawing Center—an exhibition space in downtown Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood—explores the medium of drawing as primary, dynamic, and relevant to contemporary culture, the future of art, and creative thought. Its activities are both multidisciplinary and broadly historical, and include exhibitions, publications, and educational and public programs. Join us…
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Webinar Archive

Watch a past program to build your skills.

We've run more than 200 online events since March 2020, and we have recordings available for most of them. Check them out at the link below!
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Policies

We are committed to providing a welcoming and productive environment for all. Please check out our Code of Conduct for more information. Please reach out to us with your events-related questions; our email address is events@metro.org.
METRO reserves the right to cancel any workshop or to substitute instructors. In the event of a cancellation, postponement, or substitution, registrants will be notified in advance (if possible) via email.

Interpreter Services

If you would like to attend a METRO event and will need accommodation such as ASL interpretation, captioning, or other reasonable accommodation, please contact us at events@metro.org at least one week in advance of the event. Live transcription via Zoom will be available during webinars.

Statement On Viewpoints

Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) endeavors to bring our members; colleagues; and the library, archives, and museums community at large programs and events that represent and explore a range of ideas from across the field. We ask our program participants to understand that the viewpoints expressed on our channels are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of METRO or its staff. 
METRO’s staff works to ensure that our presenters and program attendees have access to a space that is conducive to learning from one another. We operate under a code of conduct that reifies our interest in civil discourse, and we uphold and maintain policies that prevent racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, and any other dehumanizing patterns of thought and behavior at our programs.
Thank you for your attention to these policies, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming event(s).

Continuing Education Grants

Lifelong learning and collaboration are central to METRO’s mission. We know that not all of our members have funds available to attend professional conferences, learning programs, and networking opportunities. 
To make things easier for you, a limited number of scholarships are available to individual members and institutional member employees who wish to participate in a professional development event, which may or may not be sponsored by METRO. 
Please keep an eye out for announcements about our continuing education grants program, which currently accepts applicantions twice yearly.

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Everyone is an expert at something. Share what you know with the METRO community by proposing a workshop.
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If you have ideas for workshops you’d like to see at METRO, please contact our events staff at events@metro.org.