(please excuse cross posting)

Registration for the 4th Annual CLA Library Leadership Institute ends 7/17!

This year's program features a fabulous lineup of speakers, including:

· Keynote speaker, Dr. Susan Gibbons, Yale University Librarian, on her work with the University of Rochester and beyond

· Special Skype session with R. David Lankes, Syracuse University, on community outreach

Breakout sessions:

· From Idea to Reality: Managing Projects - Mary Lou Aleskie, Executive Director of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, New Haven

· Tell Me a Story: Writing Successful Grant Applications -  Cynthia Clegg, President and CEO of the Middlesex County Community Foundation and Lauren Miller, Grants Officer, CT Humanities Council

· Fundraising 101 - Patricia Foley, CPA, President-Elect of the New England Lace Group and Past President of the Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library

· Investing in Your Future: The Case for Professional Development - Debbie Herman, CCSU & Randi Ashton-Pritting, University of Hartford

Registration for this event is only $45.00. The institute welcomes all library leaders as well as those who aspire to lead, but you must be a current CLA member in order to participate.

The day also includes morning coffee, the famed “University of Hartford lunch” and a wine and cheese networking reception, complete with raffle prizes including a Kindle Fire (generously provided by W.T. Cox) and gift baskets-- but you must be present to win!

Register now at http://ctlibraryassociation.org/meetinginfo.php?id=49&ts=1339707904

Jaime Hammond, MLS
Reference/Outreach Librarian
Max R. Traurig LRC Library
Naugatuck Valley Community College
750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708-3089
Phone: (203) 575-8199
Email: jhammond@nvcc.commnet.edu