College Library Directors' Mentor Program

IMLS funding will directly support the transition to new leadership of the College Library Directors’ Mentor Program, which has been in existence since 1992 and served 271 participants representing 244 small colleges from 43 states. The target population is first-year library directors at an estimated 700 academic institutions that have primarily undergraduate enrollments of roughly 3,500. As the current leadership prepares to retire, this project will assess the strengths and areas of needed improvement of the program; improve guidance to mentors; identify and integrate new leaders; and facilitate wider participation. An estimated 54 participants will benefit from this grant.