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CHICAGO—¾«¶«´«Ã½Publishing eLearning Solutions announces an exciting new workshop, with Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific on Thursday, March 8, 2018.

If you ask any successful person what helped them in their career, they are likely to say it wasn’t a what but a who. Mentors coach us, support us, and encourage us in all we do. The only problem is there aren’t enough of them to go around. Professionals often feel they are just too busy, and that while mentoring is important, there simply aren't enough hours in the day.

In this new workshop, Catherine Hakala-Ausperk shows you how you can be a mentor and how you can make sure it fits into your schedule, even if you've only got a few minutes a week. During her career, Hakala-Ausperk has held almost every position in a public library and now works as a management and leadership consultant. Using her experience as both a mentor and a mentee, she will guide you to become the best mentor you can be.

About the Instructor

Catherine Hakala-Ausperk is a 31-year Ohio public library veteran, with experience in everything from direct customer service to management and administration. Now an active library planner, speaker, consultant and trainer, she is also the author of (ALA, 2011), (ALA, 2013), and (ALA, 2017). Hakala-Ausperk also teaches for Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Certified Public Library Administrator Program (CPLA), InfoPeople and more. She is the author of the Demco blog, “Library Advice: That’s a Great Question!” and is the owner of Libraries Thrive Consulting. Catherine frequently keynotes and presents at conferences, facilitates workshops and academies around the country, and helps libraries develop truly 21st century strategic plans. Her passion is for supporting, coaching, and developing great libraries, successful team members, and – especially – strong and effective library leaders.

Registration for this ¾«¶«´«Ã½Publishing eLearning Solutions Workshop is available on the . You can purchase registration at both and rates.

¾«¶«´«Ã½Publishing eLearning Solutions Workshops offer a convenient, hands-on learning experience that will help you and your colleagues make the best decisions for your library. This workshop is licensed for use by staff or users of the purchasing institution or library organization.

¾«¶«´«Ã½Publishing eLearning Solutions (ELS) produces high-quality professional development events and materials for the library profession. ELS events cover modern issues on a wide variety of topics in formats that include live workshops, asynchronous eCourses, and print publications. We help ensure that today’s library employees have access to the professional development opportunities they need, whether they are brushing up on the basics or expanding their horizons with cutting-edge tools. Contact us at elsmarketing@ala.org.

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