ABLE -- Alternative Basic Library Education
http://www.lili.org/forlibs/ce/able.htm
An Idaho Commission for Libraries site designed for library staff members who have no formal library education. Topics include collection assessment, materials selection, weeding, MARC cataloging, Dewey classification and reference services. A good introduction for employees new to the library, and also a good resource for solo school librarians who do a little bit of everything.

SABLE -- Idaho's Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Education
http://www.lili.org/forlibs/ce/sable.htm
A supplement to the ABLE courses. Topics include programming and services to children and young adults, cataloging music sound recordings, and interlibrary loan.

Ohio Library Continuing Education
http://www.ceohio.org/
Lists library related training opportunities from around the state. Events can be searched by region, topic, or date. Includes training from Ohionet, Kent State, and the Ohio Library Council, as well as various library consortiums.

OELMA 2006
http://www.oelma.org/conference/2006/default.asp
Annual conference of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association, held in Columbus. Includes two days of sessions, vendor area, and visiting authors.

OKI Children's Literature Conference 2006
http://www.gclc-lib.org/viewevent?id=762
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Children's Literature Conference. Sponsored by Southwest Ohio and Neighboring (SWON)Libraries, formerly known as Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium (GCLC). This year the conference is at Northern Kentucky University on Saturday, November 4, 2006 and features Eric Kimmel and Will Hillenbrand.

Kent State School of Library and Information Science
http://www.slis.kent.edu/courses/schedules.php
Lists workshops and classes offered by Kent State. Workshops are sometimes offered in the Cincinnati area, as well as in Columbus and Kent. These are graduate level courses. The workshops are usually two days (Friday & Saturday).

AASLWeblog
http://blogs.ala.org/aasl.php/
The official blog of the American Association of of School Librarians. Began May of 2006. RSS feed is available.

YALSA Blog
http://blogs.ala.org/yalsa.php/
The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association. Began January of 2006. RSS feed is available.

LIScareer News
http://liscareer.blogspot.com/
Each month features four brief articles on careers in library and information science. Articles deal with obtaining an LIS job as well as succeeding on the job. As of July 3, 2006 the blog will be on hiatus until November 2006. The archives are still worth browsing. Articles also published at LIScareer.com. RSS feed is available.

ALA Press Releases
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=pressreleases&Template=/CustomSource/copyrightdatelist.cfm
Lists the latest press releases from the American Library Association, including the announcement of award winning books. There is an RSS feed available, but it can be hard to find. The current RSS feed URL is http://www.ala.org/cfapps/xml/alapr.xml.

INFOhio-L
http://listserv.oecn.esu.k12.oh.us/archives/infohio-l.html
Announcments from INFOhio, questions and comments from school librarians across Ohio. Traffic is usually light on this list.

Information Power : Building Partnerships for Learning
American Association of School Librarians

A foundational work and often referred to. All school library staff should at least read chapter one -- The Vision.

Running a School Library Media Center : A How-to-Do-It Manual
Barbara L. Stein & Risa W. Brown

Now in its second edition, has received generally favorable reviews. Aimed at new media specialists. Covers all the basics.

Fundamentals of Children's Services
Michael Sullivan

Geared toward public libraries, but the principles apply to school libraries as well. Covers maintaining the collection, programming, management, and the overall mission of children's librarianship.

Where do I Start? : A School Library Handbook
Santa Clara County Office of Education, Library Services

Aimed specifically at library support staff. In fact, the book was an outgrowth of library training workshops developed for elementary school library clerks in Santa Clara county, California.

Exploding the Myths : The Truth About Teenagers and Reading
Marc Aronson

"This collection of articles and speeches will be of interest to librarians, teachers, writers, and parents. One theme in many of the essays is how YA literature has evolved from its inception in the 1960s to the present day, not only surviving but exceeding critics' expectations as literature in its own right"--School Library Journal.

Bare Bones Children's Services : Tips for Public Library Generalists
Anitra T. Steele

Perhaps too general for experienced library staffers, but a good introduction to brand new library clerks.