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South African Library Leadership Project
The South African Library Leadership Project
Dates: January 2001 – April 30, 2005
Objectives: To implement a leadership program for future library managers from public and academic libraries and to plan for a continuing education entity within the newly established Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
Outcomes: Twenty-three academic, public, and school librarians participated in the program. Many have been promoted upon their return home; eight currently hold elected leadership positions in the library association. The continuing education entity was developed and implemented at LIASA and recently received a large award from the Carnegie Foundation to deliver professional development programs in South Africa.
Partner: Library and Information Association of South Africa
Funding: Two awards for a total of $300,000 from the Mellon Foundation
