The Next Level: Library leadership starts here; Library Journal, 3/16/15

Rebecca T. Miller, Library Journal; The Next Level: Library leadership starts here:

"To that end, it seems fitting that the reveal of the newest class of Movers & Shakers coincides with the launch of a new professional development platform from LJ. This platform expands on the work of our Lead the Change (LTC) live events to support better leadership development in libraries. LJ has always been about professional development, sometimes formally, sometimes quite informally. More recently, however, we have taken another look at that role and examined what more we can do to help you build the talent we know is at work at every level in your libraries.

Lead the Change, now entering its fourth year, has illustrated to us just how deep the need is for leadership development. A 2014 survey of 550-plus Movers & Shakers stressed the need for the entire staff to be up to speed on innovations in libraries and personal leadership. This inspired a new live event program from LTC cofounder David Bendekovic: Professional Development for Library Staff—full-day, interactive workshops designed to help the whole staff develop together. Another new workshop is from branding expert David Vinjamuri: Transform Your Stacks To Drive Circulation shares insights into collection trends and out-of-the-box marketing and merchandising tactics.

The live events will be complemented by the new LTC Leadership Academy–Online, a series of intensive digital courses; our inaugural course, Create Your Career Road Map, starts on April 22. These are designed for deep, instructor-led learning, complete with homework on targeted projects and coaching. Also in the mix, more LTC webcasts, including six on-demand sessions moderated by Sandra Hirsh, director of the School of Information at California’s San José State University."

The Reveal: Announcing LJ’s 2015 Movers & Shakers; Library Journal, 3/9/15

Library Journal; The Reveal: Announcing LJ’s 2015 Movers & Shakers:

"Passion. Vision. Mission. These are just a few of the words that characterize the 50 individuals—and one organization—named 2015 Movers & Shakers. They are passionate about what they do, whether it is advocating for literacy and diversity, serving the underserved, spreading and sharing technology, and much more. Chosen from more than 300 nominations, the Movers see the future and bring it to life.

And they are committed to the mission of the library as an engine of democracy.

This year’s Movers & Shakers are profiled in the March 15 issue of Library Journal, and those profiles will be posted in an online version, sponsored by OCLC and Boopsie, rolling out next week, one group at a time. However, so as not to prolong the suspense, the complete class of 2015 is listed below. Join us in congratulating them.

—Francine Fialkoff, Project Manager, Movers & Shakers

The profiles of Change Agents will go live on Monday, March 16; Innovators, Tuesday March 17; Advocates and Educators, Wednesday, March 18; Digital Developers, Thursday, March 19; and Community Builders, Friday, March 20. A special edition of LJXpress featuring all the categories of 2015 Movers will follow on Friday, March 20."