In the information age, an increasing number of people are engaging in life-long learning. As an important part of this process, “continuous education” is now being discussed widely and has become the subject of  extensive research both in Turkey and abroad.  In this paper, we will begin by providing a brief historical review of the role continous education has played in educating librarians. Then we will report on current activities in continous education in terms of the opportunities for self-improvement, and support available at institutional level for librarians. Our areas of interest are first the U.S. and Europe, which we will examine only briefly; second, Turkey, and third the Koc University Suna Kıraç Library, Istanbul.