The Library and Institutional Success | July 2025 Workshop Program

The Chronicle and Ithaka S+R are partnering to produce an innovative professional development program tailored to the needs of prospective and current library leaders. This two-week program is designed to provide librarians with critical context on national trends to drive institutional success.

Your registration for this virtual program includes:

• Four 1-hour seminars, plus post-event recordings
• Up to three 2.5-hour small-group workshops on topics highly relevant to library success
• The Library of the Future, a Chronicle report
• A Visioning Roadmap to implement goals within your institutional context
• Opportunities for self- and peer-assessment

Program Structure

The first week of this program will offer all registrants a chance to dive into four core seminars. These seminars will be recorded and distributed to registrants upon their conclusion.

Seminar topics include:

• National Trends in Higher Education | July 14, 1 p.m. ET
• Understanding the Higher-Ed Business Model | July 15, 1 p.m. ET
• Academic Libraries and Artificial Intelligence | July 16, 1 p.m. ET
• The Library Leading Through Innovation | July 17, 1 p.m. ET

We've designed the Week 2 workshop component of this program to be flexible to the role of librarians at various institutions. By signing up, you will select a workshop topic that best suits your professional development needs and institutional context. To foster open dialogue, the workshops will not be recorded.

 Topic options include:

• Change Management | July 21 or July 22:  This session equips library leaders to lead organizational change with clarity and resilience with tools, frameworks, and real-world strategies using group exercises and applied planning. 
  
• Active Collection Management for Contemporary Libraries | July 23: This session helps library leaders navigate evolving collection strategies and budget constraints, offering practical tools to reassess acquisition models, vendor partnerships, and growth opportunities.  
• The Library’s Role in Student Learning | July 24: This session explores how libraries can lead efforts to support student learning and ethical AI use, partner with faculty on assessment design, and create inclusive, inquiry-driven environments that meet evolving academic needs.

Program Pricing

We offer multi-topic registration for individuals interested in more than one workshop. Please select the Two- or Three-Workshop options at checkout, and our workshops team will reach out to you for scheduling.

The pricing of each package is as follows:

• Single-Workshop Package: $995
• Two-Workshop Package: $1,395
• Three-Workshop Package: $1,695
  

Specialized pricing is available for groups of 10 or more. Reach out to workshops@chronicle.com for group inquiries.

Visit our event page to learn more about the sessions.

All program materials will be delivered separately. Please add workshops@chronicle.com and workshops@cs.chronicle.com to your approved senders to ensure that all program communication is delivered directly to your inbox.

Refund Policy: For planning purposes, there will be no refunds, including for missed sessions.