Eagles Leading in Libraries: Leadership Development Programs

The Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from traditionally underrepresented groups focuses on the development of library leaders from diverse backgrounds. Since 1998, the University of Minnesota Libraries has offered the biennial institute for early-career librarians who are underrepresented in the profession.

A virtual, program-independent student organization for Black/African American LIS graduate students

This resource list represents leadership development training opportunities for library professionals at all levels and specialties within the library community.

The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts participants on the fast track to ALA committee volunteerism as well as other professional library-related organizations.

The Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) is a 13-month fellowship that aims to create a community of IBPOC leaders in research libraries and archives that builds upon the existing knowledge and skills of the fellows while encouraging critical exploration of fellows’ individual awareness and attitudes as well as facilitating fellows’ development and advancement of their leadership goals.

FREE on-demand panel discussions about leadership in Public Libraries

Designed to increase your leadership effectiveness and management capacity, the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians is a five-day on-campus program that addresses the following topics:

Contemporary Leadership Challenges (including anti-racism, social justice, and higher-ed changes)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Leading Transformational Change in the Library
A New Culture of High Performance and High Engagement
Transformational Learning/Immunity to Change
The on-campus portion of the experience may include large group presentations, small group interaction, affinity and interest group conversations, and meaningful networking activities.

The ARL Kaleidoscope Program is a two-year commitment that aims to prepare IBPOC graduate students for purposeful and consequential careers in research libraries and archives through enriched leadership development and community building opportunities. Kaleidoscope Scholars receive financial support for tuition and professional development, mentoring, and access to educational experiences, and signature events. Through the Kaleidoscope Program, ARL acknowledges that systemic inequities exist in the field and understands the imperative to pursue and advance inclusive and just research information environments.