<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Sara Q. Thompson, recently appointed Adult Services Manager for the
Deschutes Public Library, has been awarded $500 from the Oregon Library
Association to cover expenses for the Library Management Skills
Institute (LMSI)
held July 25-27 at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. The
three day institute focused on facilitative leadership, decision making,
coaching, and organizational change. One of the main learning outcomes
of LMSI is to "identify what motivates people and explore options for
increasing staff engagement." <br><br><img src="cid:ii_j671qcsa0_15dce6000fd22933" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="212" height="188"><br><br>Sara plans to use the
techniques and strategies used at LMSI in her work at Deschutes Public
Library and with her involvement in OLA. She is currently a member of
the OLA Website Task Force and is involved in planning the inaugural
Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association (LIOLA), to be
held in Pendleton May 16-19, 2018.<br><br>Applications for the <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/scholarships-ola" target="_blank">OLA Leadership Development Scholarship </a>are
reviewed three times a year to support OLA members in developing their
leadership abilities. The next application deadline is November 30, 2017.
<br><br></div>Sincerely,<br></div>Elaine Hirsch<br></div>OLA Leadership Committee, Chair<br><div><div><div>Associate Director of Watzek Library, Lewis & Clark<br></div></div></div></div>