Institute for Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21 st Century Librarian Program $419,000 Grant Three Years: July 2009-June 2012 Replicable Model

… is a sustainable technology immersion program that will expand Illinois librarians’ leadership abilities to use participatory technology to effectively engage their libraries constituents.

 proposes to incorporate training in  leadership development,  needs assessment,  technology,  project management and  project implementation strategies.

 We are seeking instructor, mentor and participant team applicants.  APPLY By December 13th!!!!!  Form your team, have a shared component – community need  This is do-able!  Worth it! 

Competitive application-only program Eight teams with five members each, representing different types of libraries in a geographic area. One Mentor assigned to each team One State Library Apprentice assigned to each team Steering Committee Jane Treadwell, University of Illinois Springfield, Chair Instructor Corps R. David Lankes, Chair and Consultant Mentor Facilitator Jan Ison, Lincoln Trail Library System Evaluator David Racine, University of Illinois Springfield

 ISL Staff  Lewis and Clark Library System – WebJunction IL  University of Illinois, Springfield  UIS Center for Online Learning, Research and Services (COLRS)  UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership

 In–person University of Illinois Springfield  March 1-3  June  October  Participant teams schedule mandatory virtual meetings between in-person sessions  March 4-June 13  June 17-October 24

 The Man – R. David Lankes  Networking  Team-building  Exposure to community needs assessment  Value - $5,

. ILEAD U $ 4,000 Grant opportunity per Project Laptops provided for use during ILEAD in-person sessions During Session 1 or 2, groups will apply for necessary equipment. Participant team members will decide which library owns the equipment. The owning library will contribute a 10 percent match for the equipment. Thumb drives will be distributed to team members that contain instructor materials, rosters and contact information. No match required. Participants are responsible for travel and incidentals; rooms & meals provided by grant funds

 Cohort 2011  40 Illinois librarians/library staff members/library science students  Eight participant teams  One mentor  One State Library apprentice  Single product  One identified community need

Ultimately, the application of participatory technology tools is important to the extent that these tools are necessary for meeting the evolving needs of our communities. Participants will learn how and why they need to be involved in their community spaces; and they will gain the confidence, creativity and knowledge to apply Web technologies to meet their users' needs. The course, therefore, is not targeted at simply learning skills for using a static set of tools. These tools will be used to help libraries lead and to connect.

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