Shorlette Ammons-Stephens and Reese Evenson selected as the LAMA 2008 Emerging Leaders

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For Immediate Release,


November 6, 2007

Shorlette Ammons-Stephens and Reese Evenson selected as the LAMA 2008 Emerging Leaders

CHICAGO- Shorlette Ammons-Stephens, Wayne County Public Library, Goldsboro, NC, and Reese Evenson, Jefferson County Public Library, Arvada, Colo., have been selected as the 2008 Emerging Leaders sponsored by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

This year's Emerging Leaders Program allows 124 librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving workgroups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It also enables new librarians to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. The program began in 2007 as one of ALA Past-President Leslie Burger's six initiatives. The American Library Association (ALA) has committed to making this program available annually.

“The LAMA Executive Committee is very excited to have selected Shorlette Ammons-Stephens and Reese Evenson as this year's emerging leaders. LAMA has a long history of supporting new and upcoming library leaders, and we're happy to contribute to the professional development of these emerging leaders” said Kerry Ward, LAMA Executive Director.




Evenson and Ammons-Stephens will each receive $1,000 for travel expenses to the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter and Annual Conferences. They will work as part of a team on a project with an ALA member mentor and staff liaison. Their teams will present completed projects during the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

For more information about the Emerging Leaders, please visit:
http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Main_Page.

The mission of the Library Administration and Management Association (
www.ala.org/lama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library leaders, and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management practices.