The California State Library, in partnership with Infopeople, is pleased to offer an exciting professional development initiative - the Eureka! Leadership Program: Discover the Leader Within. The Program has been designed for professional librarians with between three and ten years of professional library experience, but is also open to those in library management positions who do not have an MLS. The Program is looking for California library staff who exhibit leadership potential and are willing to share with others their enthusiasm, optimism, and vision for future library services.

Each year, 32 people from libraries throughout California are selected, through a competitive application process, to take part in the Eureka! Leadership Institute, an intensive week-long training event. Check out this FAQ for more information on the Eureka! Leadership Institute.

The dates for the 2011 Institute are September 21-26, 2011.

After the Institute, fellows participate in several follow-up activities. Among these activities are webinars presented by Eureka fellows on various topics of interest to the library community. You can find a list of Eureka webinars here. They are open & free to all.

The 2012 Eureka! Leadership Institute will take place Sep 19-24, 2012. Application materials are expected to be available at the end of February 2012, and the application deadline will be at the end of April 2012. If you would like to be informed when the application materials for the 2012 Eureka! Leadership Institute are available, please provide your name, email, and library and get added to our contact list!

Thanks for your interest!

Upcoming Eureka-related events and information:

• May 21-22, 2012: 2011 Eureka! Encore
• Sep 19-24, 2012: 2012 Eureka! Leadership Institute
• Oct 15-16, 2012: 2011 Eureka Anniversary