[Libs-Or] Looking for panelists for OLA 2017 presentation on mentoring

[Meredith Farkas]

Thanks so much to everyone who so quickly responded to my call for
participation! I received SO MANY EMAILS from amazing and generous
librarians who have been mentors and have been mentored by other amazing
librarians. I need to sort through everyone and figure out how to create a
balanced panel out of all these offers, so expect to hear back from me
soon.

Thanks again! I am always blown away by the generosity of librarians in the
Pacific Northwest.

Cheers,
Meredith

Meredith Farkas, Faculty Librarian
Portland Community College Library, Sylvania Campus
971-722-4966
meredith.farkas at pcc.edu
www.pcc.edu/library

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Meredith Farkas <meredith.farkas at pcc.edu>
wrote:

> Hi! I proposed a panel presentation for OLA 2017 on "Mentoring to Build
> the Next Generation of Leaders" and it was accepted! I'm now seeking
> panelists to participate. Have you been a formal or informal mentor? Have
> you been mentored in a formal program or informally? Do you feel like you
> have advice to offer either to mentors or people seeking a mentor? If so,
> please email me (meredith.farkas at pcc.edu) about possibly joining our
> panel.
>
> I'd love to get a diverse group together of mentors and people who have
> been mentored from different areas of librarianship and ideally not only
> people who have participated in the OLA Mentoring Program.
>
> Here is the abstract I submitted:
>
> *Mentoring to Build the Next Generation of Leaders*
>
> For early-career librarians who want to be leaders, finding the right path
> toward leadership development can be challenging. Instead of pricey
> leadership institutes, one affordable and sustainable method of developing
> new leaders is through mentoring. Mentoring can happen formally or
> informally; through established workplace or association programs, or
> simply by meeting someone who wants to take you under their wing. Mentoring
> not only supports the professional development of early-career librarians,
> but also enables experienced leaders to share their knowledge and insights
> with the next generation of library leaders, ensuring important knowledge
> transfer in our profession. This panel of successful mentors and mentees
> will look at the value of mentoring in leadership development, discuss
> their experiences in mentoring relationships, and will share practical tips
> for mentors and those seeking a mentor.
>
> Thanks for considering!
>
> Best wishes,
> Meredith
>
> Meredith Farkas, Faculty Librarian
> Portland Community College Library, Sylvania Campus
> 971-722-4966
> meredith.farkas at pcc.edu
> www.pcc.edu/library
>
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