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2025 Mortenson Center Associates Program
Libraries Unbound: Open, Inclusive and Engaged
A Professional Development and Leadership Program for Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals
2 - 25 June 2025
https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/associates/
***Funding available.
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs is excited to offer its 2025 Associates Program with the theme: Libraries Unbound: Open, Inclusive and Engaged on 2 - 25 June 2025 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 2025 program will offer individuals working in a library and/or information services setting outside the United States an opportunity to explore critical issues and current trends in the library field and to engage with librarians implementing cutting-edge programs and services.
Program participants will learn about novel and inventive practices and services in areas such as:
Open Scholarship
Collaboration and Sustainability
Emerging Trends and Technologies
Leadership, Communication and Marketing
Library Assessment and Impact
User-centered Services
Inclusive Digital and Print Collections
International Professional Networking
2025 Program Highlights:
- Seminars and Workshops which provide an overview of current trends in the field. Library experts will be invited to share their perspectives, offer expertise, and foster conversations on the themes of communication and leadership.
- Tours of a variety of libraries, including academic, public, and school libraries. We may also visit the American Library Association headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and other sites of interest.
- Networking with a dynamic group of international colleagues during and post-program.
- Participants will develop individual action plans appropriate to their professional and institutional needs and will receive post-program implementation review.
- Each participant will receive a Certificate of Program Participation upon completion.
- Scheduling to allow participants to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), if they wish. The 2025 Annual Conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 26-July 1, 2025. Arrangements and registration for the conference must be made separately and are not included in program costs.
Applications for the Associates Program and/or scholarships are due on: 9 December 2024
Want to know what it is like to be an Associate?
Watch the recording for the Online Information session held on 8 October 2024.
Also, read about the first-hand experiences of our 2024 and past cohorts on the Associates blog.
For more information about the program, funding and to download an application, please visit the Mortenson Center website: https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/associates.