Illinois State Library

SYNERGY: THE ILLINOIS LIBRARY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 2008

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April 1-3, 2008, Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center, Utica
August 5-7, 2008, Pere Marquette Lodge, Grafton
November 18-20, 2008, Hickory Ridge Marriott Conference Hotel, Lisle

Synergy--"...the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." Stephen Covey
"Synergy...will build a network for life." Becky Schreiber

Description

Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative 2008 is the statewide library community's proactive movement to recruit and nurture future Illinois library leaders. Objectives include self-assessment; discovering and developing personal values; identifying the local, state and global environment; fostering and expanding skills and tools for personal, professional and positional leadership; creating a cohort group; establishing mentoring relationships; and developing a vision of and beyond the field of librarianship.

Librarians selected to participate in Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative 2008 will commit to a yearlong process, beginning with the first session at Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center through intersession activities and ending with the session at the Hickory Ridge Marriott Conference Hotel. Each site has been chosen for its unique Illinois flavor and for the natural progression, geographically, personally, professionally, as Synergy and its participants travel across the state.

Sponsors

The Shawnee Library System, Illinois State Library, the Illinois Library Association and their partners are sponsoring Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative 2008. Lodging and meals will be provided. There is no registration fee.

Illinois library leaders contributing to the planning and development of Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative 2008 are members of the Illinois State Library Leadership Planning Committee.

Application Process

Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative 2008 applicants are responsible for compiling and submitting their complete applications to Ellen Popit, Committee Chair at Shawnee Library System. Applications must be post marked by Friday, November 30, 2007. All applicants will be notified in regard to their application by late January 2008. Please call Patricia Norris, Vandella Brown, Cyndy Colletti at 1-800-665-5576 Option #1 or Ellen Popit at 1-800-455-4374 extension 2024 with any questions.