[Anchasl-l] NCLA Leadership Institute

[Robert James]

Leadership Institute 
Sponsored by the North Carolina Library Association 
October 17 - 21, 2005 

The North Carolina Library Association invites librarians, 
paraprofessionals, and library science graduate students to apply to the 
fifth NCLA Leadership Institute.  The Institute is a comprehensive, 
week-long, on-site learning experience for leaders and emerging leaders in 
academic, public, school, and special libraries.  Effective leadership is 
vital for library directors, division and department heads, committee 
chairs, team leaders, and project managers.  Librarianship also needs 
successful leaders for our professional associations and consortiums.  The 
NCLA Leadership Institute will address;         

·        Leadership styles 
·        Self awareness 
·        Vision and strategic planning 
·        Organizational cultures 
·        Group dynamics 
·        Motivation 
·        Conflict resolution 
·        Teamwork 

The Institute will take place at The Summit in Brown Summit, thirty miles 
north of Greensboro.  The Summit is a conference center located in 200 
wooded acres in the North Carolina piedmont.  It's natural setting and 
rustic accommodations promotes reflective thought and transformational 
learning.     

The Institute facilitator is Robert James, Associate Director of Public 
Services at the Duke University Medical Center Library.  Speakers include 
Carol Walters, Director of Libraries for the Sandhill Regional Library 
System; Linda Ramsey, Director of Library Services at Johnston Community 
College; Kim Armstrong, Program Officer for the Triangle Research 
Libraries Network; Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, Director of the Forsyth County 
Public Library; and David Goble, Associate Dean of Library Services at 
Central Piedmont Community College. 

Registration is $600 for NCLA members and $700 for non-members.  This fee 
covers instruction, materials, lodging, and meals.  Participants are 
responsible for travel expenses.  Scholarships are available for NCLA 
members.  Recipients of scholarships are required to serve at least one 
year on a NCLA committee following the Institute.  Registration priority 
will be given to NCLA members, North Carolina library personnel, and 
students in North Carolina library and information science graduate 
programs.  The  Institute is also open to library staff and library 
students in other states.  Preference will be given to members of the 
Southeastern Library Association (SELA).   All application material must 
be received by June 1, 2005.  Payment is due by September 1, 2005.  The 
registration application is available on the NCLA web site; 

http://www.nclaonline.org/leadership/index.html 

If you have any questions about the NCLA Leadership Institute please 
contact Robert James.   



Robert James
Chair, NCLA Leadership Institute Committee 

Associate Director of Public Services
Medical Center Library
Duke University Box 3702
Durham, NC 27710

Phone (919) 660-1157
Pager  (919) 970-2783
FAX     (919) 681-7599
Email   robert.james at duke.edu

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