“Library Leadership Initiatives” is the next topic for the Perspectives Column in Public Libraries, the journal of the Public Library Association.

Many state library agencies and state library associations have established leadership initiatives to recruit, nurture, and mentor new librarians.  If you have been part of such an initiative, we’d like to hear from you!

Essays for Perspectives should be 1,000 words +/-.  Your essay can include (but don’t limit yourself!):  your professional background, who encouraged you to enroll in the initiative, when you participated, how it was structured, what you learned – and what the effect of participation has meant to you.

Photos are welcome.  Publication will be the in May/June 2010 issue (mailing date late May).  Interested? Contact   – submission deadline is March 10.