[SEO-Members] ILEAD Ohio 2023 - Applications are due February 24

[marshams at library.ohio.gov]

[cid:image002.jpg at 01D942DF.17E62800]<https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/training-and-professional-development/ilead-ohio/#2023>In January, the State Library of Ohio<https://library.ohio.gov/> and OhioNet<https://www.ohionet.org/> announced the return of ILEAD Ohio<https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/training-and-professional-development/ilead-ohio/> in 2023. The application period opened January 5 and the deadline to submit a team application is February 24 by 11:59 p.m.   

ILEAD Ohio<https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/training-and-professional-development/ilead-ohio/> helps develop present and future Ohio library leaders, no matter their position or title, through a team-based, problem-solving project. The goal of ILEAD Ohio is to support participants in addressing professional and/or community needs through the exploration and application of innovative communication, technology, and collaborative tools and skills.    
  
In ILEAD Ohio<https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/training-and-professional-development/ilead-ohio/>, participants will form a team of four to five and apply as a group. We strongly encourage diversity by selecting applicants from a variety of library types – public, school, academic and special whenever possible. Applicants are not required to have a master’s degree in library science. Successful applicants will be Ohio library staff members who are innovative and interested in growing their leadership skills and working with their peers to address a need in the library profession and/or their communities. This means that you will need all four or five of your team members and a project idea before submitting your application. Visit ILEAD Ohio’s page to download the application. 

An informational webinar was held on January 12, 2023, with information on the ILEAD Ohio program, application process, and creating a team. The webinar was recorded and can be accessed on the State Library of Ohio’s YouTube page.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svO_tRkL4iI>    
  
The teams selected to participate in ILEAD Ohio 2023 will implement collaborative and/or interactive tools that foster community engagement as well as develop leadership, creativity, and solution-focused change.  Through the 9-month program, participants engage in a conversation to identify a community need; identify user representatives to provide critical feedback during the development of the project; and grow as a leader and gain valuable experience in project management.   

The deadline to submit a team application is February 24 by 11:59 p.m.    

If you need assistance creating your team or developing your idea, please contact Erin Kelsey at ekelsey at library.ohio.gov<mailto:ekelsey at library.ohio.gov> or 614-644-6889.  
 
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Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.
Public Information Officer
Director, Marketing & Communications
Pronouns: she, her, hers
State Library of Ohio
274 E. 1st Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Tel: 614-644-6875
library.ohio.gov<http://library.ohio.gov/>

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