Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

The Leaders for Pacific Libraries (LPL) project will provide specialized continuing education training to library staff in six jurisdictions of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific: (1) American Samoa, (2) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, (3) the Federated States of Micronesia, (4) Guam, (5) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and (6) the Republic of Palau. The training, which will be provided through three workshops and one summer institute, will focus on digital library development, grant writing, and preservation. The three institutes will be held in conjunction with the annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA) conference. In addition, each cohort will be provided with regular instruction through videoconferencing.