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Core ALA Annual Preconference: Activating Leadership and Cultivating Your Team: Thinking Differently about Who You Are and What You Do in the Library
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the half-day session “Activating Leadership and Cultivating Your Team: Thinking Differently about Who You Are and What You Do in the Library " on Friday, June 26, 2026, during the 2026 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, IL. Leaders occupy all roles, titles, and spaces within our organizations. Differences in identities, dispositions, life experiences, and work areas lead to tension and create barriers. Strong teams begin with identifying our individual assets and connecting them to the other members of our team. The goal of this interactive workshop is to build bridges over steep interpersonal, cultural, and service area chasms, learn about our team members and identify their strengths to leverage them.
Friday, June 26, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
Core Member Discount: Early/Advance: $139 | Standard: $169
ALA Member: Early/Advance: $169 | Standard: $199
Non-Member: Early/Advance: $199 | Standard: $229
View the complete schedule of the 2026 Core Annual preconferences, programs, and events.
For questions or comments related to Core continuing education events, please contact Core CE 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.
Contact:
Tom Ferren
Deputy Executive Director of Learning and Events
American Library Association
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures
tferren@ala.org
