Posted tagged ‘professional development’

LLAMA Webinar Helps Managers Decide What Really Matters

October 22, 2018

One of the most difficult challenges for library managers and leaders is trying to make their libraries be everything to everyone. How do you start adding new initiatives without letting go of any of the old ones? The simple answer is you can’t. New initiatives cannot always be added to the plate without seriously considering […]

LLAMA Webinar Series Explores Using Data for Decision Making and Strategic Planning

September 14, 2016

Do you sometimes feel like you’ve been left behind in a world driven by ever-increasing amounts of data?  The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) and the LLAMA Assessment Section will present “What’s Your Story?” a series of three webinars for librarians who want to develop better skills for using data to facilitate decision making […]

LLAMA Thought Leaders Webinar will feature R. David Lankes

August 31, 2016

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, will present a free webinar featuring R. David Lankes, Sept. 14, at 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time. Lankes will talk about his personal perspective on successful leadership.  He is the director of the University of South Carolina’s School of Library & Information Science, […]

LLAMA Webinar Provides Tools, Tips and Tricks for Management Success

October 16, 2015

Rana Hutchinson Salzmann Magda Pecsenye               Many librarians are hired or promoted into management positions without the benefit of specific management training. The knowledge they need to become good managers must often be learned on-the-fly. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Management Success in an Unpredictable […]

LLAMA webinar helps you develop a free online management system

June 4, 2012

Library managers are discovering that the ever-expanding world of social media can be their most effective tool for communication, supervision and project management.  The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) presents “Online Management Systems: Wielding Web 2.0 Tools to Manage and Track Projects Collaboratively,” on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, from 1:30 to 3:00 pm Central […]

LLAMA President’s Program Speaker Announced

May 23, 2012

Heather Krasna, career expert and author, will present “Leading at all Levels: Taking Charge of Your Career Growth While Mentoring Others” at the 2012 LLAMA President’s Program during the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. The program will be held Saturday, June 23, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel, Elite Ballroom. “I […]

LLAMA sponsors 27 programs in Anaheim!

April 10, 2012

Members of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present a wide variety of programs for attendees at this year’s ALA annual conference in Anaheim, Calif.  LLAMA programs are sponsored by LLAMA’s seven sections.  Topics include:  leadership, management, buildings and equipment, fund raising, human resources, measurement, assessment and evaluation, public relations and marketing, and […]

LLAMA preconferences in Chicago address wide range of topics

March 3, 2009

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), will offer a wide range of topics during seven preconferences at this year’s ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Preconferences will take place Fri., July 10. from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration is available through the ALA Annual Conference Web site at www.ala.org/annual. An Inside Look at Leadership […]