LLMA '09 Committee Members Announced

Nora Blake, Barbara Merolli, Angela Mollett and Heidi McCann will join the LLMA ’09 planning committee. Continuing members are: Maureen Ambrosino, Mary Behrle, Michael Colford, Carolyn Noah, John Ramsay, Nancy Rea, Cindy Roach, and Sunny Vandermark. Planning for ’09 will begin in October of 2007.

LLMA 2007 Deadline for Evaluations

The deadline for participant and mentor evaluations was Monday, August 20. So far 34 participants and 7 mentors have responded. Your input is very important to us as we plan LLMA 2009.

I'll be taking the links down Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 28). If you've not already done so, please take a few moments to fill out an evaluation. Your comments come back to us anonymously.

Action plans & evaluation reminder

Just a friendly reminder that the LLMA evaluation is due on August 20. Your input is extremely valuable and will be used as we begin the planning process for the next LLMA in 2009.

You should have received your copy of the Action Plan you submitted at the end of the Institute. The mentors and planning committee members will follow up with you in the months to come, but don't forget that we are here to help you achieve your Action Plan goals! If there is something you need help with, or you're not sure how to get started, the mentors/planners list (Word document, 2 pages) has the contact information you need.

LLMA '09 Committee to Form: You are invited!

LLMA ’09 PLANNING COMMITTEE
VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION

Committee members will work as a team to plan and implement Library Leadership Massachusetts ’09. Participants will attend approximately six meetings between September 2007 and May 2009 at varying locations around the state, spend several hours between meetings on the work of LLMA ’09, and participate as staff at the institute in summer 2009.

Representative tasks include:

• working with other committee members to select institute facilitators, site, and to design content


• participating in regional participant selection and final approval of applicants


• planning and implementing after-hours activities at the institute


• organizing publicity


• managing communications


• planning participant follow-up


• designing evaluations

This is a volunteer opportunity, but the personal and professional satisfactions you’ll receive are a reward in themselves!

The first meeting of the committee is planned for October 4 in Boxborough.

To volunteer, send an email to cnoah@cmrls.org. Include your contact information and a statement of interest.

TALL Texans

FYI: Here are a couple of articles about past TALL Texans library leadership institutes: Texas Accelerated Library Leaders: TALL Texans, and THE SIXTH CLASS OF TALL Texans.

Resonant Leaders

Thanks to Maureen and Jack I was re-introduced to Daniel Goleman and his research. As it turns out, Goleman has his own blog. A recent post entitled Resonant Leaders highlights some of what we heard at LLMA '07. In the post, Goleman says: "Resonant leaders can, for example, listen to workers’ negative feelings, and respond empathically and supportively, a crucial skill during chaotic times. In general, resonant leaders build positive work climates, while dissonant leaders are out of synch and out of touch, creating disharmony." I like that.