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.

Jun 28, 2026

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01:00 PM ET

Introduction to Citizen Science

In-Person
Join the Ossining Public Library and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) for a fun outdoors, hands-on workshop exploring the tools, techniques, and philosophies behind the powerful but accessible citizen science tools that anyone can use to learn more about the world around them, expand their day-to-day experiences with nature, and engage with a…

Jul 11, 2026

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10:00 AM ET

Library Field Orientation Hike: July 11

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…

Jul 15, 2026

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01:00 PM ET

Book Talk: “Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy” With Colin Rhinesmith

Online
Join us for a lunchtime chat with Colin Rhinesmith, author of Digital Equity Ecosystems. Colin, an associate professor and director of the Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Lab in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will join us to talk about how community coalitions—in which libraries can play an essential…

Jul 22, 2026

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12:00 PM ET

Hands-On With VOSviewer: Guided Practice Of A Free Tool For Visualization Of Bibliometric Data

Online
This practical workshop will dig into the functionality of VOSviewer, a freely available software that provides a variety of ways for visualizing bibliometric data. We’ll begin with some live demos of how the software works before attendees have an opportunity to practice with a sample dataset and step-by-step instructions. The majority of this workshop will…
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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.