Leadership Training
The list which follows was updated in November, 2008. Programs are listed alphabetically by state/sponsoring organization. The list contains leadership programs functioning in late 2008, holding institutes and workshops in 2008 or planning to hold institutes in 2009. Some programs are produced every other year; some take two years to complete; some are held annually. Web addresses vary as well. Some programs have their own web address; some change according to the sponsoring location. Other successful programs still exist, but were based on currently-expired grant funding, for which extended funding is being sought. These are not included but may emerge again.
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
Leadership Training: The Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians
- American Library Association (ALA)
Leadership Training: Emerging Leaders
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Leadership Training: Leadership Development
- The Aurora Foundation Ltd.
Leadership Training: The Aurora Library Leadership Institute
- California State Library, in partnership with Infopeople
Leadership Training: Eureka! Leadership Program: Discover the Leader Within.
- Canadian Library Association
Leadership Training: Northern Exposure to Leadership (NELI)
- Florida State Library & Archives
Leadership Training: The Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute
- Illinois State Library, the Illinois Library Association and partners
Leadership Training: Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative
- Iowa Library Association (ILA)
Leadership Training: ILA Leadership Institute
- Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems
Leadership Training: Library Leadership Massachusetts (LLMA)
- Michigan Library Association (MLA)
Leadership Training: MLA Leadership Academy
- Montana State University
Leadership Training: Tribal College Librarians Professional Development Institute
- New England Library Association and all six New England State Library Associations.
Leadership Training: NELLS (New England Library Leadership Symposium)
- New York Library Association
Leadership Training: Library Leadership and Management Academy
- North Carolina Library Association (NCLA)
Leadership Training: NCLA Leadership Institute
- OCLC
Leadership Training: CAPCON Training: Transition to Leadership
- OCLC
Leadership Training: Leading in the Middle
- Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (NEO-RLS)
Leadership Training: Library Leadership Ohio
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)
Leadership Training: PNLA Leads! Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) Leadership Institute
- Special Libraries Association
Leadership Training: Leadership Summit
- Texas Library Association
Leadership Training: TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Leadership Training: UCLA Senior Fellows Program
- Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
Leadership Training: Academic Library Leadership
- University of Wisconsin – Madison
Leadership Training: Archives Leadership Institute
- Wyoming State Library
Leadership Training: Wyoming Library Leadership Institute
This page is maintained by the ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR). For additional assistance and comments, please contact, Lorelle R. Swader, Director at lswader@ala.org.
Related Files
A helpful web link for leadership training and resources can be found at the PALINET website, where a section, the PALINET Leadership Network (PLN) , is devoted to leadership institutes and programs:
Overall, the PLN “,,,is designed to help library leaders (and those who will become leaders) communicate, coordinate, find resources and share information.” Additional resources are available, including leadership bibliographies, articles and a variety of documented subject areas.