The Leadership and Career Development Program is a 13-month fellowship designed to remove barriers and cultivate leaders grounded in integrity and inclusivity by developing skills to navigate change, build supportive relationships, share power, engage communities, communicate with impact, and engage in critical inquiry, self-awareness, and leadership visioning.
LCDP is designed for evolving and established mid-level leaders working in research libraries and archives. Through LCDP, ARL acknowledges that systemic inequities exist in the field and understands the imperative to pursue and advance inclusive and equitable research information environments. LCDP is supported by the LCDP Task Force and LCDP Selection Working Group—both of which are charged by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
As an ARL Fellowship, the LCDP is implemented with the following considerations (unless noted otherwise):
- all virtual, synchronous content is scheduled between 12:00–5:00 p.m. (ET); all in-person, synchronous content is scheduled based on the local time zone
- all content is presented in English
- all content is designed from and for Canadian and US perspectives
- attendance at in-person program components is expected
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LCDP Components and Timeline
The LCDP engages fellows in six major experiences over a 13-month period. ...
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LCDP Application, Eligibility, and Tuition
The application for the 2024 Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) is now closed. The application for the 2026 LCDP cohort is expected to open in May 2026. During the...
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LCDP Alums
Past Leadership and Career Development Program Fellows are listed below. Listed information was current at the time of program participation. ...
