Strengthening Innovative Library Leaders (SILL) is a 2-day foundational leadership training curriculum for librarians. The training was developed at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs in partnership with librarians around the world. The project is funded by the Global Libraries Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
SILL is designed for public and community librarians, but can be used with other groups. This leadership training is meant to be delivered to everyone in the library, not just a select few. Equally important is that it is developed to be used by trainers with different levels of training experience and familiarity with the topic. Most importantly, it was designed to be easily adapted to the local library context and translated into different languages.
The training is divided into 4 interactive modules focusing on Leadership, Innovation, Planning, and Communication:
Training Activities
Get Started!
Ready to begin planning a SILL training in your community? Check out our Getting Started with SILL guide, which contains all of the information you’ll need to begin your preparations. Or, download all of the materials needed on our Training Materials page.
We’ve also provided short Training Videos to give trainers additional background information on the lectures and activities in each module.
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