Congratulations to the 2025 Mortenson Center Graduates! The Mortenson Center celebrates the remarkable achievements of our 2025 Mortenson Center Associates. Their dedication, hard work, and passion for their libraries and the library and information science field have been truly inspiring. As they move forward in their careers, we are confident that they will continue to […]
Category: Training
SILL Training Workshop offered by Bibliotheca Alexandrina at AlMaadi Public Library, Cairo, Egypt
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt provided a second SILL (Strengthening Innovative Library Leaders) workshop on August 21-22 at AlMaadi Public Library, Cairo, Egypt. The training was offered in person, and in both Arabic and English. Thank you Samia Abouhany, Sara Elgabalawy and Heba Eldeek for facilitating the workshop.
Congratulations 2024 Mortenson Center Graduates!
Congratulations to the 2024 Mortenson Center Graduates! The Mortenson Center celebrates the remarkable achievements of our 2024 Mortenson Center Associates. Their dedication, hard work, and passion for their libraries and the library and information science field have been truly inspiring. As they move forward in their careers, we are confident that they will continue […]
Showcase and Graduation
You are invited to the 2024 Mortenson Center Associates Showcase and Graduation. This year the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs welcomed 12 librarians from 11 countries in its Associates Program (June 3-26, 2024), who will be presenting on the theme “New Roles and Impact in Libraries Around the Globe” The showcase will be followed […]
2024 SCECSAL Conference, Mombasa, Kenya
Our director Prof. Clara Chu gave the Keynote address at the SCECSAL ( Standing Conference of Eastern, Central & Southern African Library & Information Associations) conference on April 22, 2024. Her keynote was titled: “Our Libraries and Our Communities in the Digital Era: Re-imagining Services with Intention.” The conference was hosted by the Kenya […]
SILL Training with Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Mortenson Center partnered with Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, in providing the first in-person SILL (Strengthening Innovative Library Leaders) training since the pandemic. When: February 13 – 14, 2024 Time: 10:30AM- 4:00PM each day Where: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt Format: In-person Cost: Free for all invited/ registered participants Language of Instruction: Arabic/ English Congratulations to […]
Mid Term Post Program Review – December 13, 2023
The 2023 Mortenson Center Associates had a mid-term post program review meeting on Zoom with the Mortenson Center Team. The associates each had a chance to share the PDP (Professional Development Plans) from the program and provided an update on their implementation, including challenges and opportunities they had encountered in implementing the projects. Some of […]
Congratulations to the 2023 Associates
Congratulations to our 2023 Associates! Thank you all for participating and supporting the program as we learn to collaborate, develop meaningful connections and services, and employ new technologies in library spaces. We are hopeful that our Associates as leaders in libraries will pave ways for innovation and advancement. They all have demonstrated the foundational professional […]
Workshop on Libraries and Advancing the UNSDGs- April1, 2023
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the ALA Student Chapter, Illinois iSchool hosted a hybrid workshop on libraries and advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Facilitators: Clara M Chu, Ph.D., Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Kendra S. Albright, Ph.D., Goodyear Endowed Professor in Knowledge Management […]
Congratulations to the 2022 Associates!
It is a pleasure to welcome and introduce the 2022 Mortenson Associates from 8 countries: Ghana, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, and South Africa. The theme of the 2022 Associates Program, A Professional Development Program for Library Leaders and Innovators, is “Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries.” We appreciated the […]