Events & Opportunities

April 17, 2025

Beyond 250 Facilitation Training

Oregon Humanities will present three free trainings in 2025. These trainings will help participants strengthen their skills in leading conversations about vital issues and ideas across differences, beliefs, and backgrounds. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as a jumping off point, participants will learn about facilitation and reflective conversation, practice new skills and techniques, and learn to design and facilitate conversations that allow people and groups to learn more about themselves and each other. The trainings are designed with staff, board members, volunteers, and program partners of Oregon libraries of all types (public, academic, school, and tribal) in mind, but all are welcome to participate.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Pendleton Public Library, Pendleton

May 12, 2025

Beyond 250 Facilitation Training

Oregon Humanities will present three free trainings in 2025. These trainings will help participants strengthen their skills in leading conversations about vital issues and ideas across differences, beliefs, and backgrounds. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as a jumping off point, participants will learn about facilitation and reflective conversation, practice new skills and techniques, and learn to design and facilitate conversations that allow people and groups to learn more about themselves and each other. The trainings are designed with staff, board members, volunteers, and program partners of Oregon libraries of all types (public, academic, school, and tribal) in mind, but all are welcome to participate.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 1899 Foundry, Burns

October 22, 2025

Facilitation Training for Libraries

Oregon Humanities will present three trainings in 2025 for staff, board members, volunteers, and program partners of Oregon libraries of all types (public, academic, school, and tribal). These trainings will help people involved with libraries strengthen their skills in leading conversations about vital issues and ideas across differences, beliefs, and backgrounds. With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as a jumping off point, participants will learn about facilitation and reflective conversation, practice new skills and techniques, and learn to design and facilitate conversations that allow people and groups to learn more about themselves and each other.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Corvallis