Registration

Register here for Library Leadership Forum on Wednesday, July 22 at 3:00pm (CST).

TOPIC: Finding your Leadership Path: Neurodiversity, Committees, and Professional Growth in Libraries

This session, led by Kate Eidem (Dakota County Library), will focus on the challenges and opportunities for being a leader while also being neurodivergent. 

This would focus on how to contribute without burning yourself out, not necessarily focusing on “how do I get involved in library matters?” but choosing opportunities- how to determine if a committee is a good fit? Is it interest or sense of obligation? Imposter syndrome and belonging; do you wait to feel qualified before seeking leadership roles? How do you handle being new in the committee, or the least experienced in the room? Is leadership always chairing the committee? How do neurodivergent strengths show up in volunteer leadership?

Resources:

• Behind the mask: Embracing Neurodiversity in Leadership. Lauren Sayer. TEDX Talks.
• Podcast: Neurodivergent leadership: an underutilized resource. Jonathan H. Westover. 2024
• Rivera, Lyric. Workplace Neurodiversity Rising: Rethinking Workplace Policy & Culture to Include People with Diverse Brains, Creating Spaces Where Both Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Team Members Can Shine. Second edition. [United States?]: Neurodivergent Rebel, 2022.
• Praslova, Ludmila N. The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work. First edition. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2024

About LLF: Join your library colleagues across MN to connect and engage in discussions of library work, values, librarianship, and leadership. Library Leadership Forum (LLF) is a professional development book club/discussion group sponsored by Metronet. Members of LLF will discuss books, articles, podcasts, and/or webinars and attend meetings held online. This discussion group is facilitated by Stacey Hendren and Carol Jackson.

All Minnesota library staff, including job seekers, are welcome with no commitment to attend regularly. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and connect with your library colleagues across the state.

Find past and future resources from LLF at http://tinyurl.com/MetronetLLF. 
Questions about Library Leadership Forum? Email Carol Jackson, LLF Facilitator, at cljackson46@gmail.com or Stacey R. Hendren, LLF Facilitator, at staceyrhendren@gmail.com

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