We hope you'll join us for the 4th Annual Leadership Institute, which will be held Friday, July 20, 2012 at the beautiful University of Hartford campus. This year's program features a fabulous lineup of speakers, including this year's keynote speaker, Susan Gibbons, Yale University Librarian, Mary Lou Aleskie, Executive Director of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, and a special Skype session with David Lankes! The institute welcomes all library leaders as well as those who aspire to lead, but you must be a CLA member in order to participate.

Tentative Agenda:

8:30 - 9:00       Registration
9:00 - 9:30       Welcome
9:30 - 10:30     Keynote Address, Dr. Susan Gibbons, University Librarian, Yale University
10:30 - 10:45   Break
10:45 - 11:30   Community Outreach/Understanding Community Needs: Dr. R. David Lankes
11:45 - 12:45   Breakout Sessions

• From Idea to Reality: Managing Projects - Mary Lou Aleskie, Executive Director of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, New Haven
• Tell Me a Story: Writing Successful Grant Applications -  Cynthia Clegg, President and CEO of the Middlesex County Community Foundation and Lauren Miller, Grants Officer, CT Humanities Council
• Join the Fun in Fundraising - Patricia Foley, CPA, President-Elect of the New England Lace Group and Past President of the Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library
• Investing in Your Future: The Case for Professional Development - Debbie Herman, CCSU & Randi Ashton-Pritting, University of Hartford

1:00 - 1:45       Lunch
2:00 - 3:00       Repeat of Breakout Sessions
3:15 - 3:30       Closing remarks and certificates
3:30 - 4:30       Wine and Cheese reception (Please stay for this fun networking event. You will be entered into a drawing for a Kindle Fire (generously provided by W.T. Cox) and gift baskets-- but you must be present to win!)