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LFP Components and Timeline

The LFP engages fellows in six major experiences over a 13-month period (October 2025–October 2026):

Program Components

  1. Learning Summits: Fellows will attend two in-person learning summits, one at the program start and another at the end of the program.
  2. Site Visits: Fellows will attend two multi-day, in-person site visits at host institutions.
  3. Monthly Virtual Sessions: Fellows will participate in monthly educational sessions.
  4. Mentor-Sponsors: Each fellow will develop a mentor-sponsor relationship with a library director or senior staff member.
  5. Self-Assessments and Career Coaching: Each fellow will complete self-assessments, coupled with career-coaching sessions.
  6. ARL Association Meetings: Fellows will attend two ARL Association Meetings.
  7. CNI Membership Meeting (optional): Fellows will be invited to attend a Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Membership Meeting.

Program Timeline

Subject to change

  • September 26, 2025, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Orientation
  • October 6, 2025: ARL Learning Summit, Oxon Hill, MD, USA
  • October 7–8, 2025: ARL Fall 2025 Association Meeting, Oxon Hill, MD, USA
  • October 24, 2025, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • November 21, 2025, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • December 11–12, 2025: CNI Fall 2025 Membership Meeting (optional)
  • December 19, 2025, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • January 23, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • February 20, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • March 2–5, 2026: Indiana University Libraries Bloomington Site Visit
  • March 27, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • April 10, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • April 13–14, 2026: CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting (optional)
  • May 15, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • June 12, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • July 10, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • July 27–31, 2026: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Library Site Visit
  • August 21, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • September 18, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (ET): Virtual Educational Session
  • October 4, 2026: ARL Learning Summit, DC area, USA
  • October 5–6, 2026: ARL Fall 2026 Association Meeting, DC area, USA

Affiliates

CNI
Library Copyright Alliance
IARLA