Continuing Education Newsletter | August 1, 2025

Continuing Education Information | Certification Information

In this Issue New Certifications Program Changes Coming in 2026 Recent Webinars and New Videos Upcoming Webinars Looking Back

New Certifications

• Sunday Dutro Sauter - Trustee, Thompson Falls
• Dakota Hensley - Staff, Thompson Falls
• Jennifer Corwin - Staff, Helena
• Christian Prosperie - Staff, Helena
• Maren Engen - Assistant Director, Fort Benton

Congratulations!

August is a good time to take stock of the past year and set goals for the upcoming fiscal year.

Here’s what you can do

1. Download your continuing education credits and look over the courses and webinars you have taken in the last year.
1. Login to ASPeN
2. Go to the Continuing Education tile
3. Hit the “Export CE Credits to Excel” button to download a spreadsheet
2. Check your CE plan (or start a new one)
1. Watch this short video 
2. CE Plan Instructions and Template (PDF)
3. Blank CE Plan Document(Microsoft Word version will download)
3. Look at the ASPeN Event Calendar and put some webinars or MSL Learn courses into your plan. 
4. Follow through on your CE plan.

Program Changes Coming in 2026

Over the coming year, the MSL Commission will be discussing and making decisions about changes to the certification and continuing education program.  Changes will likely include new Administrative Rules of Montana as well as updated requirements for certification.

Follow the discussions and progress by reviewing meeting materials for upcoming Commission meetings.  There will be opportunities at these meetings and other future events to provide feedback during the process.   

Upcoming Meeting Dates

• August 13
• October 8
• December 10

• Legal Topics: Patron Behavior and Safety Policies
• Legal Topics: Surveillance and Video Recordings in Public Spaces
• Legal Topics: Meeting Rooms and the Library as a Public Forum

• August 5 @ 10:00 a.m. - Learning about Mill Levies and HB231/SB542
• August 12 @ Noon - Navigating the Roadmap to Excellence: Programming in Libraries
• August 19 @ Noon – Legal Topics: Children/Minors in the Library
• August 28 @ Noon – New MSL Resources Review
• September 9 @ Noon - Navigating the Roadmap to Excellence: Increase Community Awareness
• September 23 @ Noon – Legal Topics: Personnel Questions and Laws
• September 30 @ Noon - Legal Topics: Conducting an Executive Session in a Public Meeting

Looking Back

Montana State Library Commission, 1948-07 - Montana Libraries - Volume 1, Number 4 (1948-07). Montana History Portal, accessed 23/07/2025, https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/114060

Questions? 

Colet Bartow, MSL Continuing Education Coordinator, 406-444-3365

The MSL Continuing Education program is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and  Technology Act as administered by the Montana State Library.