<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Dear Colleagues, <br></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><br>The
OLA Leadership Taskforce is exploring various ways to offer leadership
development training for all levels of library staff. In December, the OLA Board
voted to approve that a Leadership Committee be
proposed to the OLA membership for approval. This committee will provide
sustainable direction for OLA's leadership development efforts. As we work towards this direction,<b>
the Taskforce is interested in compiling a list of people working in
Oregon Libraries who have attended PNLA Leads, and/or other Leadership
Development Institutes. </b> If you have attended a multi-day leadership
institute (library or otherwise), please email Elaine Hirsch at the
address above and below with your name and affiliation, and the name and
year of the institute you attended. This will be very helpful as we
explore opportunities for the membership. If you are interested in
engaging in our planning efforts, please let me know as well.<br><br>Currently the Taskforce has organized an all-day Leadership development preconference
at the 2015 OLA Conference,<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/leadership-taskforce" target="_blank"> Leading from Any Position: Creating Learning Libraries in Five Easy Lessons</a>. For more information, please click on the
Leadership link above. We hope to see many of you there!</span><br><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></div>Elaine Hirsch<br></div>Task Force Member<br>Lewis & Clark College<br></div><a href="mailto:elaineghirsch@lclark.edu">elaineghirsch@lclark.edu</a><br><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>