Mentoring is a common practice, especially in libraries. However, there is a wide variety in the practice and effectiveness of mentorships. Join Malia Willey and Jennifer Keach as they explore the uses and strategies for growing a mentoring network to support you in all of your professional development and career goals. Get inspired, informed, and prepared to develop your own mentoring network.
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Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn and share how to grow their own beneficial mentoring network. Topics explored include:
• differences and similarities between mentors and other guiding roles, such as supervisors;
• types of mentors by purpose (ex: orientation, career, research, teaching, leadership, peer, identity);
• strategies for finding mentors based on your own needs;
• tips for effective mentoring.
Who Should Attend
Library workers in any type of library who seek to develop professionally and advance in their career.
Hosts
Malia Willey is a Humanities Librarian at James Madison University. She is the liaison librarian for History, Philosophy & Religion, and Sociology & Anthropology. Collaborative learning, disability studies, and humanities research are some of her interests. She holds an MA in History from the University of Maine and an MLS from Indiana University.
Jennifer Keach is the Coordinator of Organizational Learning & Development at James Madison University Libraries. In this role, she supports individuals and teams with a focus on career development, leadership & management, onboarding new employees, and organizational culture. She holds an MLS from the University of Alabama and a MS Ed. in Adult Learning/Human Resource Development from James Madison University.
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