Please excuse duplicate posts. Please consider applying for the MLA Rising Stars Program, or encouraging someone to apply!

The MLA Rising Stars program gives members the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in MLA.

The yearly leadership development program matches each Rising Star with a mentor in a curriculum that includes:

• Monthly classes led by MLA member leaders.
• Experiences and training to develop self-awareness of skills and dispositions as a leader.
• Opportunities to discuss, reflect upon, and apply concepts from classic leadership texts.
• Opportunities to gain a comprehensive, intimate view of all aspects of MLA, from Board meetings to MLA history, with a focus on strategic planning.
• A group project that relates to current MLA initiatives.
• Working with a matched career mentor.

The application deadline is October 15, 2023. For more information and to apply, please visit MLA Rising Stars https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=44 on MLANET.

Julia M. Esparza, MLS, AHIP, FMLA

Associate Director/Professor 

LSUHS Library/Department of Medical Library Science 

Comegys Endowed Professor in Medical Library Science 

LSU Health Shreveport 

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