The LPC Professional Development Committee organizes an annual peer mentorship program for the community, now known as “LPC Connections.” Instead of being paired with one peer for the year, each participant will be paired with a different participant or “connection” each month so that each participant will have a variety of people to learn from, advise, and connect with.
To be eligible to participate, participants must belong to an LPC member institution (they do not need to be the voting representative). Anyone interested may apply to participate in the 2025 program. Applications are due by January 12, 2025.
2025 Goals
- Primary: To further the professional development of participants and the development of library publishing through a professional, semi-structured mentorship program
- Secondary: To enable participants to build meaningful connections
- Tertiary: To enrich participants’ experiences with the LPC
2025 Timeline
- Applications are due by January 12, 2025
- Participants will be notified of their initial pairings by February 7, 2025
- Participants will receive instructions and orientation materials in February
Other activities include:
- Mid-year (6-months) survey
- Post-cycle (12-months) exit survey
History of the Program
In January 2019, LPC’s Professional Development Committee launched a mentorship program to connect members and support new library publishers in the LPC community. Mid-year and end-of-year evaluations deemed it necessary to re-format the program from mentors/mentees into a peer mentorship program. In 2021, the program was expanded to offer more structure with a formal orientation, optional monthly discussion prompts, and additional resources. Now in 2025, the mentorship program is being revised again into “LPC Connections”: rather than being paired with one peer for the year, each participant will be paired with a different “connection” each month so that participants will have a variety of people to learn from, advise, and connect with.
Learn More
Contact Adam Mazel, Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee, for more information.
See feedback from the 2022 program and the 2021 program.