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Professional Development Survey
Demographics
1.
How would you describe your role in the library?
Director/Dean
Manager
Librarian
Para-professional
Other (please specify)
2.
Are you a decision maker?
Yes
No
3.
Not including Coffee Hours/Advocacy Hours, have you attended an MLA webinar in the last two years?
Yes
No
4.
If you supervise others, have any of those employees attended an MLA webinar in the last 2 years?
Yes
No
Not Applicable
5.
How many years of library experience do you have?
0-2 years
2-4 years
4-6 years
6-10 years
10+ years
6.
Are you a current individual member of MLA?
Yes
No
7.
Is your library or organization a current organizational member of MLA?
Yes
No
Content
8.
What topics would you like to see MLA address in upcoming professional development offerings? Select all that apply.
Advocacy
Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging
Human Resources
Marketing
Adult Programming
Teen Programming
Children’s Programming
Technology
Wellness and Mental Health
Mentoring
Library Operations
Literacy
Intellectual Freedom/Censorship
Other (please specify)
Delivery Method
9.
Do you prefer live content (webinars, discussions, etc.) or recorded, asynchronous content (self-paced courses, white papers, etc.)?
Live content
Recorded/asynchronous content
10.
In terms of live online content, what duration of program do you prefer?
30 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
11.
Which of these professional development events are you most likely to attend?
Skill building workshops
Informational webinars
Discussion groups or round tables
Multi-part courses
12.
Do you prefer attending professional development events and workshops in person or online?
Prefer to attend in person
Prefer to attend online
13.
Would you like to see MLA offer more virtual content or more in-person content?
In-person content
Online content
14.
Have we hosted any previous speakers or experts you’d like us to bring back in the future?
No
Yes
Price
15.
How much does price impact your decision to register for a virtual event?
A great deal
A lot
A moderate amount
A little
None at all
16.
What price are you comfortable paying for a webinar?
$0
$10
$25
$50
17.
Please share any other comments that you think would be beneficial for your organization or for you personally as it relates to MLA professional development.
