This workshop will equip attendees with the essential tools and knowledge to create a robust professional development plan tailored to their individual career aspirations. Participants will delve into self-reflection, identifying their core values, strengths, and areas for growth. We will explore the significance of setting SMART goals and outline a practical approach to creating 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day plans to achieve their professional objectives. Attendees will receive a digital workbook to guide their brainstorming and facilitate the development of their personalized professional development plan.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
- Identify and articulate personal and professional values, strengths, and areas for development.
- Review how SMART goals are aligned with individual career aspirations and understand actionable 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day plans to achieve them.
- Explain the importance of continuous professional growth and develop a framework for building and maintaining a personalized professional development plan.
Instructor - S. Michele Echols
S. Michele Echols, MLS, MS, is a thought-leader librarian with experience working in public, academic, and school libraries. Echols owns the company Curated Collections by SME, where she creates libraries for personal or professional use using principles of bibliotherapy. As a dedicated professor and mentor, she is passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration and applying artificial intelligence in education. Echols has held various leadership positions for the New York Black Librarians Caucus, Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and served as the Councilor at Large for the New York Librarians Association, representing academic libraries. She received a five-year appointment (2021–2026) to the New York State Regents Advisory Council representing libraries.
Intended Audience
- State library and/or archives agency
- Network/consortia
- Public library
- Academic library: 4 year and graduate
- Special Library
- Museum
- Academic library: 2 year
- Archives
Lyrasis Learning events are delivered using the Zoom videoconferencing platform and will have AI-generated captions available. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available upon request. If you need ASL or other accommodations to support your participation in the course, please contact us at es@lyrasis.org at least 2 weeks in advance of the event or as soon as possible.