GREAT FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

Library leadership training opportunity

November 7-10, 2006, the Mortenson Center and the Illinois State Library will host the second "Thinking Outside the Borders: Library Leadership in a World Community" institute. This leadership retreat targets middle-level to senior-level library managers in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Latin America, and is funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). All expenses will be covered. Applications for the 2006 leadership retreat are due by May 15, 2006.

Additional information and application instructions are available at the following websites:
http://findit.sos.state.il.us/borders and
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/mortenson/2006IMLS.htm .

I can vouch for the quality of the Mortensen Center's programs. If you think you might be interested and/or qualified, I urge you to check this out!!