Core Webinar: Leadership Skills Through Professional Service

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Leadership Skills Through Professional Service" on January 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Service work or professional service, whether through professional associations, conference planning, editorial boards, or task forces, offers librarians a pathway to developing leadership skills outside their immediate workplace. These roles provide opportunities for gaining competencies in such areas as project management, strategic decision-making, budgeting, and team coordination. Developing these skills can be important to one’s personal professional development, and may even pave the way for a future move into leadership positions at work.
 

Leadership Skills Through Professional Service
Live Webinar: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1 - 2 p.m. CT

Presenters:

Marcela Isuster, librarian, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Katherine Hanz, librarian, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Registration Fees:

Core Member: $57.85
ALA Member: $80.10
Nonmember: $89.00
Student: $44.50

How Do I Purchase Group Registration?

You can register a group by specifying the number of people who will be accessing the webinar during checkout. We offer webinars discounts based on the number of registrations you specify at checkout. If you are a Core member, you can purchase seats for yourself and your colleagues at the Core discount rate; ALA's new e-Learning store allows you to extend Core member savings to colleagues at your institution.

Can't attend the live event? No problem! All registrants will receive a link to the recorded session for later viewing at their convenience.

Register online or by phone at 1-800-545-2433 (press 1 to reach our customer service representatives).

For questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core staff at corece@ala.org.

About Core

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Core is a division of the American Library Association. Follow us on our Blog, Instagram and LinkedIn.