Leadership Interest Group Meeting (9/2/20)

Meeting Information

"Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up." --Brene Brown

For 2020, the NEFLIN Leadership Interest Group will share in a group read of the FLA One Book One State title, Dare to Lead by Brene Brown. We invite any interested NEFLIN members to check out a copy from their favorite library, read along with the posted schedule, and join this group for quarterly online discussions of what you've read.

For the third meeting, we will be joined by Harold George, Extension Services Manager at Saint Johns Public Library System, and Christine Boatright, Library Director at Florida Gateway College, to share their experiences of leading during a pandemic and how they began a phased approach to reopening. We will also continue to discuss Dare to Lead in the time that remains. Please read Part 1: Rumbling with Vulnerability, Sections 4 and 5, and Part 2: Living Into Our Values (pages 118-217). Also, review pages 18-33 of the Read-Along Workbook. The next meeting date is December 2nd.

Thank you for your interest - we are excited to kick off this new NEFLIN experience!

Interest Group Facilitator: Shannon Dew

Shannon Dew is the Director of Online Library Services at the Florida State College at Jacksonville. Her previous positions include; Associate Dean, Adjunct Faculty Librarian and Professor at FSCJ, Educational Media Specialist with the St. Johns County School District, and Senior Librarian and Branch Manager with the Jacksonville Public Library. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Arizona in Information Resources and Library Sciences. In her role, she participates in strategic planning of the Library and Learning Commons and has oversight of the Online Library Services which can include; management of the library web presence, database resources, and OER collaboration.

Cost: NEFLIN Interest Groups are free of charge and are open to NEFLIN members only. Registration is strongly encouraged.

A reminder and access information will be sent out one week before the meeting and one day before the meeting. Please email register@neflin.org if you do not receive your access information.