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.

Apr 14, 2026

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11:00 AM ET

Rethinking Your Tech Habits Workshop: A Reflective And Guide

Online
In this 90-minute session, we will go through the three-part workshop series around Rethinking Your Tech Habits that was held for the NYU community in Spring of 2025, not only for its content, structure, and lessons learned, but as an opportunity to consider something similar for your own institution.  The workshop series tackles three evergreen…

Apr 16, 2026

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02:00 PM ET

Spring 2026 ILL-SIG Meetup

In-Person
Please join us for our Spring 2026 METRO Interlibrary Loan Special Interest Group Meetup, being held in person at Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, NYU!  We will be holding a casual forum, leading with the topic of Accessibility in Resource Sharing Practices, in light of the upcoming April 2026 deadline for compliance with new ADA guidelines…

Apr 16, 2026

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06:30 PM ET

Barchives 33: Brooklynites At Liz’s Book Bar

In-Person
Barchives hopes to see both Brooklynites and friends from other boroughs at Liz’s Book Bar on Thursday, April 16th. Prithi Kanakamedala will talk through the major findings of her 2024 book Brooklynites, which follows four families living in free Black communities of 19th-century Brooklyn. We’ll learn about Prithi’s research in local archival collections at the Center for…

Apr 17, 2026

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01:00 PM ET

Library Field Orientation Hike

In-Person
Many METRO members joined us last fall for our guided hikes, which seeded our co-design process. We learned a lot from everyone, and we invite you to review our report. This spring, we’d like to welcome more of you to walk with us and explore the Library Field and its potential together. We’ll be rethinking our…
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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.