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Grissom Library staff member to attend leadership program

Laura Amos invited to 2010 Emerging Leaders program

Laura Amos, family and youth services librarian at Grissom Library, will attend the 2010 Emerging Leaders program at the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting Jan. 15−19, 2009, in Boston.

Laura Amos, family and youth services librarian at Grissom Library, has been chosen for the 2010 Emerging Leaders program of the American Library Association.

A staff member of Newport News Public Library System is one of only 100 people nationwide selected to participate in a library leadership program.

Laura Amos, family and youth services librarian at Grissom Library, will attend the 2010 Emerging Leaders program at the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting Jan. 15−19, 2009, in Boston.

The program, now in its fourth year, allows library staff from across the country to participate in project planning workgroups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers.

Participants will receive two days of orientation and education with Maureen Sullivan, an organizational development consultant whose practice focuses on leadership development for the profession, and Connie Paul, executive director of the Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative.

"The first three groups have shown what dynamic promise the Emerging Leaders hold for moving ALA into its future. Our fourth program will build on the lessons learned and success achieved by them,” Paul said.

Following the kickoff session, it will grow and develop in an online learning and networking environment for six months, culminating with a poster session showcasing the results of the project planning work at the 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Participants commit to taking part in all aspects of the program and may have an opportunity to serve in ALA organizations.

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