Core Consortium Management Interest Group

Hello everyone,

Just a quick final reminder that tomorrow from 12-1 PM ET, the Core Consortium Management Interest Group is hosting its first virtual program of Fall 2025, featuring a group of speakers who will examine leadership in libraries through a unique consortial lens. Register today!

The webinar is free and open to everyone (no ALA or Core membership required).

Time and Registration

This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 12-1 PM Eastern Time.

Register at https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/sDoucmbKTR-60iWCunKY6g 

Description

"Crossing Back Over: Insights from Consortial Veterans in the Library" is a webinar that brings together panelists who have made that journey from a consortial leadership role back to a role in an individual institution; each panelist will reflect on the skills, perspectives, and strategies they carried back into their libraries as they work with consortia moving forward. Participants will gain insight into how consortial experience can shape a library leader's relationship with its consortial partners, their strategies for collective action, and their perspectives in consortial value. Join us for a candid conversation about navigating both sides of the library–consortia relationship, and how the lessons learned can strengthen libraries of all kinds.

Featured Speakers:

• Maureen Clements is the Director for SUNY Library Services in the Office of Library and Information Services at SUNY System Administration. Maureen leads a team whose work helps SUNY Libraries implement and maintain technologies that intersect with instruction, research and technology.
• Nancy Kirkpatrick is the new Dean of Libraries at Smith College, where she brings a passion for inclusive leadership, innovation, and building future-ready organizations. With over two decades of experience in libraries and nonprofits, she draws on Appreciative Inquiry and human-centered design to inspire collaboration, growth, and possibility.
• Anne Osterman serves as the Dean of Libraries at George Mason University. Prior to this position, she served in a number of leadership and librarian roles for the VIVA consortium, American University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Western Piedmont Community College.

Register for free at https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/sDoucmbKTR-60iWCunKY6g

Best wishes,

Michael Rodriguez

Co-Chair, Core Consortium Management Interest Group

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Hi everyone,

Thanks to the 40-plus folks who attended today's Core webinar on library/consortium leadership. Here is the link to the recording, along with the passcode to access it:

• Recording: https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/3cMkPX-tUqxU2N1VvjjOe3vXFkZWGFV8yjtUHuAhIk_ViKOLkBZwKsiytgkMyPcB.As4dRHUMBJtCyQ4J
• Passcode: @7+r07^c

Thank you and best wishes,

Michael Rodriguez and Hannah Rosen

Co-Chairs, Consortium Management Interest Group

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Original Message:
Sent: Sep 23, 2025 11:43 AM
From: Michael Rodriguez
Subject: TOMORROW: Free Webinar on Library/Consortia Leadership - Sept 24, 12-1 PM ET

Hello everyone,

Just a quick final reminder that tomorrow from 12-1 PM ET, the Core Consortium Management Interest Group is hosting its first virtual program of Fall 2025, featuring a group of speakers who will examine leadership in libraries through a unique consortial lens. Register today!

The webinar is free and open to everyone (no ALA or Core membership required).

Time and Registration

This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 12-1 PM Eastern Time.

Register at https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/sDoucmbKTR-60iWCunKY6g 

Description

"Crossing Back Over: Insights from Consortial Veterans in the Library" is a webinar that brings together panelists who have made that journey from a consortial leadership role back to a role in an individual institution; each panelist will reflect on the skills, perspectives, and strategies they carried back into their libraries as they work with consortia moving forward. Participants will gain insight into how consortial experience can shape a library leader's relationship with its consortial partners, their strategies for collective action, and their perspectives in consortial value. Join us for a candid conversation about navigating both sides of the library–consortia relationship, and how the lessons learned can strengthen libraries of all kinds.

Featured Speakers:

• Maureen Clements is the Director for SUNY Library Services in the Office of Library and Information Services at SUNY System Administration. Maureen leads a team whose work helps SUNY Libraries implement and maintain technologies that intersect with instruction, research and technology.
• Nancy Kirkpatrick is the new Dean of Libraries at Smith College, where she brings a passion for inclusive leadership, innovation, and building future-ready organizations. With over two decades of experience in libraries and nonprofits, she draws on Appreciative Inquiry and human-centered design to inspire collaboration, growth, and possibility.
• Anne Osterman serves as the Dean of Libraries at George Mason University. Prior to this position, she served in a number of leadership and librarian roles for the VIVA consortium, American University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Western Piedmont Community College.

Register for free at https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/sDoucmbKTR-60iWCunKY6g

Best wishes,

Michael Rodriguez

Co-Chair, Core Consortium Management Interest Group

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