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.

Dec 8, 2025

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07:00 PM ET

Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group / Challenges To Our Movements: Self-Accountability As Building Blocks For Change

Online
Accountability is a human skill, not something that happens to bad people. How many times have movements been pulled apart not because of external forces but because of internal conflict and strife? So often we ask how others can be accountable without first looking internally and asking, “How have I been accountable?”  Join PLSN with…

Dec 9, 2025

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04:00 PM ET

Book Talk: “Triptych: Death, AI, And Librarianship” With R. David Lankes

Online
In an era marked by deep social divides, technological disruption, and growing isolation, Triptych: Death, AI, And Librarianship offers a transformative vision: that libraries can—and must—do more than inform; they can save lives. Joined by Jain Orr and Qianzi Cao, R. David Lankes presents three bold lectures that challenge librarians to embrace their role as…

Dec 21, 2025

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09:00 AM ET

Winter Solstice Breakfast At The Library Field

In-Person
How does light or darkness impact library and archival work? Do you think about the sun and its proximity to your facility at different times of year? Are your collections light sensitive? Is your building open after dark? Please join us for a warm breakfast with serious conversations and plenty of playtime on a chilly…

Jan 20, 2026

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02:30 PM ET

Tour Of NYPL’s Library Services Center

In-Person
Following a wonderful tour of BookOps earlier this year, we're delighted to have the opportunity to tour The New York Public Library's Library Services Center spaces on the upper levels of the same building. Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of spaces including the conservation lab, the digitization lab, and the manuscripts and archival processing…
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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.

Propose A Workshop

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.