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Advancing Public Library Leadership (APLL)
The Advancing Public Library Leadership (APLL) Institute is designed to expand and advance the leadership capacity of public library CEOs and managers. Launching in the fall of 2008, the APLL Institute’s certificate program will take approximately two years to complete, with participating library staff undergoing independent course work in 12 key areas, complemented by highly interactive classroom sessions. Aimed at public library staff with leadership aspirations, with and without the M.L.I.S. degree, the program consists of an introductory course followed by courses in two streams: Organizational Leadership; and Leading in the Municipal Environment. Participants take all 12 courses, providing a good foundation in both organizational and municipal leadership.
Individuals accepted into the APLL Institute are expected to have a good understanding of the management of library services and operations as signified by completion of a degree or diploma in library studies or the EXCEL certificate program in managing a small public library, and/or current employment as a manager in a public library setting.
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This stream focuses on internal aspects of leading effectively. It includes the following courses: |
This stream focuses on the environmental context
for leading the library. It includes the following
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Courses are being developed and presented by experts within the public library community, the municipal and not-for-profit sectors (more about presenters).
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The registration fee for students who register for the first 2 year cycle of the APLL Institute, launching October 2008, has been reduced from $3,600 to $2,400 plus GST for a total of $2,520. The registration fee includes meals and accommodations for the classroom sessions. Fifty percent (50%) of the fee is payable upon registration: $1,200 plus GST = $1,260; the remainder is due June 30, 2009. Official tuition receipts can be issued for income tax purposes. REGISTRATION OPENS JULY 21st; DEADLINE TO REGISTER: September 25th, 2008. Once paid, the fees are non-refundable. |
The first intensive (2 days of classroom sessions) is November 12-14th, 2008 at the Kempenfelt Conference Centre, near Barrie, Ontario. We start with dinner on the 12th and end before dinner on the 14th. Presenters for these initial sessions will be renowned library consultant Rebecca Jones, from the consulting firm Dysart & Jones, and SOLS consultant Anne Marie Madziak. There will be three additional intensives in June 2009, November 2009, and June 2010 [course offerings & tentative schedule].
The APLL Institute features a practice-based approach to leadership that highlights the importance of relationships and connectedness, while allowing for individual leadership style and expression. There are nine leadership practices that form the basis of the APLL Leadership Self-Assessment Tool, a questionnaire currently being tested with emerging and potential leaders working in a public library setting.
For more information about the origins and evolution of the program and/or proposed content, please read Advancing Public Library Leadership (APLL): A SOLS Training Initiative.
For more information contact Anne Marie Madziak at 1-877-532-2972 or