Tuesday February 26: Dealing with Diversity: Transforming Your Library’s Work Environment

Today’s world demands the most from its information professionals – a range of principles and skills that will allow individuals at all levels to excel in the field. The skills to effectively navigate a diverse workplace are invaluable for executives and staff alike.

For this reason the SLA-NY chapter is bringing to you:

Dealing with Diversity: Transforming Your Library’s Work Environment

Presenter: Dr. Camila A. Alire , Dean Emerita

University of New Mexico & Colorado State University

and 2008 ALA Presidential Candidate

http://www.camilaalire.com/bio.html

Join us in this interactive seminar designed to help attendees deal with diversity in their work environment. It concentrates on exploring how managerial leadership can infuse and advance diversity within that environment and within the profession. Engaging participants in appropriate exercises, Camila will cover topics such as leading by example; defining the various types of diversity; empowering staff to embrace diversity; working towards diverse staff success; employing problem-solving and innovating thinking to infuse diversity. She will also share her thoughts on cultural competencies.

Date: Tuesday February 26, 2008

5:30 - 6:00 – TBA

6:00 - 8:00 – Interactive seminar followed by Q&A

Location: Credit Suisse

11 Madison Avenue

Entrance is between 24th and 25th Street on Madison or Park

SLA members: FREE

Non-members: $10.00 fee at the door (payable by check, made out to SLA NY Chapter) or by PayPal:

Please RSVP to Vida Cohen at cohen.v@att.net by Friday Feb. 22 to have your name added to the security list.

I am looking forward to seeing many of you there to join the thought provoking session.

Kind regards,

Lassana Magassa

Chair, SLA NY Diversity

lmagassa100@qc.cuny.edu

About Camila:

EXPERIENCED

Dean Emerita at the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado ; Adjunct professor, Simmons College and San Jose University; past community college director, head of a special library, school librarian, and assistant to the dean.

INVOLVED

Camila has chaired several ALA Committees and sat on four ALA President’s Special Advisory Task Forces. She is past president of ACRL and a REFORMA member. Her list of service goes on...

INFLUENTIAL

Hispanic Business Magazine named Camila as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the country.

AWARD-WINNING

Camila has received the following recognition: ALA/ALTA National Advocacy Honor Roll, Scholar-in-Residence for the Chicago Public Library System, ALA Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award, National REFORMA’s Librarian of the Year, Colorado Library Association Exemplary Library Services to Ethnic Populations Award (twice!), and the Mountain Plains Library Association’s Legislative Leadership Award.