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March 9, 2005 ( EVANSTON, ILLINOIS) – The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) is seeking applications for its first annual Joey Rodger Library Leadership Award. The award provides an established library leader with up to $5000 for a leadership training program or other leadership development opportunity.
“The goal of the Joey Rodger Award is to seed our profession with well-trained leaders who can pass their knowledge on to others and, in time, elevate our entire community,” said Martín Gómez, president of the ULC.
The award is available to senior level library personnel in ULC member institutions. Applicants must have five years of leadership experience and be committed to continuing involvement in urban libraries. Applications are available on the ULC Web site (www.urbanlibraries.org) and will be accepted through May 2 nd. Applications will be evaluated on both the innovation and effectiveness of the selected development opportunity, as well as its ability to impact the applicant’s library and the urban public library community as a whole.
Leadership development is a key initiative of the ULC, with the Joey Rodger Award as one of a number of programs available to organization members. It was established in 2004 to honor Eleanor Jo “Joey” Rodger, who led the ULC from 1992 to 2004. Fund organizers raised more than $50,000 in donations from individuals and institutions wishing to honor Rodger’s significant contributions to the library industry. Donations, which are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law, can still be made by sending a check or pledge to Bridget Bradley at the Urban Libraries Council, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1080, Evanston, IL 60201-5000.
For more than 30 years the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has worked to strengthen public libraries as an essential part of urban life. A membership organization of North America’s premier public library systems and the corporations that serve them, the ULC serves as a forum for sharing best practices resulting from targeted research, education and forecasting. The ULC’s programs are acclaimed for inspiring new organizational models that invigorate urban libraries and enrich the areas surrounding them. The ULC is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. For more information, visit the group on the Web at www.urbanlibraries.com.
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