Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute
Information
Year 18 - 2023-2024
This upcoming year sessions will be held at:
- Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library in Palm Beach County
- Cooper Memorial Library in Lake County
Palm Beach County sessions will be held on Tuesdays.
Lake County sessions will be held on Thursdays.
Session 1: October 17 and 19
Session 2: November 14 and 16
Session 3: December 5 and 7
Session 4: January 9 and 11
Session 5: February 6 and 8
Session 6: March 5 and 7
Session 7: April 2 and 4
Session 8: May 7 and 9
Session 9: June 4 and 6
Graduation date in July 2024 is forthcoming.
Year 17 - 2022-2023
The two locations for SSLLI Year 17 are Riverview Public Library in Hillsborough County and Alachua Branch in Alachua County.
Alachua County sessions will be held on Tuesdays.
Hillsborough County sessions will be held on Thursdays.
Session 1: October 4 and 6
Session 2: November 15 and 17
Session 3: December 6 and 8
Session 4: January 10 and 12
Session 5: February 7 and 9
Session 6: March 7 and 9
Session 7: April 4 and 6
Session 8: May 2 and 4
Session 9: June 6 and 8
Graduation date is July 14, 2023.
Mentors
Criteria, process and interest form.
In this video, Andrew talks about the value of being a mentor (1:05).
Year 16 virtual graduation
View the first virtual graduation in SSLLI history (1:29:55), held on July 10, 2020, for Year 16 participants.
Sampling of Year 16 SSLLI projects
- Access for Students: use student ID numbers to grant access to public library system.
- Book Club Kit Enhancements: create readers’ advisory tools and increase promotion to outside groups.
- Growth Plan for Local History Archives: grow collections; promote and increase access.
- Homework Helper: develop volunteer peer mentoring program.
- Teen Podcast: help teens conceptualize, storyboard, script, edit and produce a podcast.
- We Are CapABLE: safe programs for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
View institute graduates
- 2019-2020 (PDF)
- 2018-2019 (PDF)
- 2017-2018 (PDF)
- 2016-2017 (PDF)
- 2015-2016 (PDF)
- 2014-2015
- 2013-2014
- 2012-2013
- 2011-2012
- 2010-2011
- 2009-2010
- 2008-2009 (PDF)
- 2007-2008 (PDF)
- 2006-2007 (PDF)
- 2005-2006 (PDF)
- 2004-2005 (PDF)
Contact us
For more information on the Leadership Institute, email us at [email protected].