Library Leaders Selected For Institute

By Carolyn Noah

Fifty applicants have been selected to participate in Library Leadership Massachusetts 2007, sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the six Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. The 3.5-day Institute drew applications from a highly qualified pool of candidates from across the state and included professional staff and paralibrarians from all types of libraries. Successful applicants had fewer than ten years in their fields.

Maureen Sullivan and Jack Siggins, prominent national consultants, will guide the Institute from July 15 - 18, 2007. Future leaders will relate to library issues through case studies, readings, discussions, and other planned learning activities. The Institute will create a structure for continuing supportive relationships among its participants. In exchange, graduates will play a role in advocacy efforts for Massachusetts’s libraries through professional organizations and/or contributions to publications or newsletters.