Curators of The University Of Missouri

From 2014-2017, the University of Missouri School of Information Science & Learning Technologies (SISLT) Public Library Leadership Fellows Program will educate a total of 24 students to become Missouri public library leaders. Each year, eight MLS students with an aptitude for public library leadership will be selected to participate in 12 credit hours of coursework, including three classes and one three-hour practicum. The classes - Community Leadership, Leadership for Diversity in Public Libraries, and Public Library Administration and Management - will be team-taught by SISLT faculty and public library managers. Course content will be openly accessible on the Internet. Classes will focus on issues such as working with library boards, legal and financial elements of public libraries, diversity, human resources, and community relations. The practicum will place students in a partner library (Daniel Boone Regional Library, Springfield Public Library, St. Charles City County Library, St. Louis County Library, Mid-Continent Public Library, or Kansas City Public Library) where they will shadow and work with experienced public library administrators and mentors.