ALCTS Workshop Announcement

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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003
From: Kirsten Ahlen (ALCTS) <kahlen_at_ala.org>
Subject: ALCTS Workshop Announcement

Apologies for cross-posting.
Please pass this along to any who may be interested in this workshop.

A Supervisor's Academy: Essentials of Supervision for the Professional
Librarian
November 17 - 18, 2003 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn Seattle Center, Seattle, WA

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a
division of the American Library Association, is pleased to announce its
newest workshop.

It is not easy being the boss - one day you are a professional technical
services librarian and the next day you are promoted to manager and your
world changes. If not handled correctly, new supervisors will make mistakes
that may make their new job a living hell, ruin relationships with former
colleagues, as well as disrupt the organization. Mistakes like over-
managing, becoming a workaholic, or believing that she is irreplaceable can
lead to disaster for any manager and for her organization.

Great managers may be born, but the overwhelming majority are made into
leaders through training and positive work experiences. Managers need to
understand the people they supervise and treat them as their most important
customers, building relationships that are beneficial to both the manager
and the employee. Managers must help all workers to succeed and that the
best way to accomplish this is through positive communication and employee
empowerment.

Taught by William Sannwald, Assistant to the City Manager and Manager of
Library Design and Development, engaging institute speaker, and former
Library Administration and Management (LAMA) President, this full two-day
workshop provides library managers with the skills and tools required to go
from being a library technical expert to a supervisor. It explores modern
management techniques ranging from communication to understanding
organizational culture in order to ease the transition from being a
professional to becoming a manager of professionals. The workshop is
participatory with discussion, role-play, exercises, and videos.

Advance registration fees are $325 for ALCTS members; $350 for ALA members;
$375 for non-members; and $165 for full-time students.  Advance registration
ends November 3rd.  Onsite registration will be available, if space permits.
Non-ALCTS members: Join ALCTS now for $45 and save on your registration!

Group Special - Register in groups of two or more and save $35 on each
registration!  Group registrations must be sent together with one full
payment for all registrations.

For more information and to register, visit the ALCTS Web site at
http://www.ala.org/alcts/events or contact Julie Reese; ALCTS; 50 East H
uron Street; Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 545-2433 ext. 5034; (312) 280-5033,
fax; jreese_at_ala.org.


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