Listen "The Future of OLA - A Look at Our Next Three Years"
Episode Synopsis
We've made it to the end of our season, but before we all take a much needed summer reset, we've gathered some of OLA's most super stars for a sneak peak into The Association's new Strategic Plan that will be guiding us through the next three years. Host and Executive Director of the OLA, Michelle Arbuckle is joined by Emily Burns (Director, Education & Impact), Dr. Sabrina Saunders (Director, Operations), and Melissa Macks (Director, Member Engagement) as they discuss the plan's objectives, how our team will implement them, and why everyone should have a strat plan of their very own. We hope you enjoy this week's episode, and we'll see you back here in September.Chapters00:00 - 01:43 Introductions01:43 - 05:20 What is a Strat Plan and why do we need them?05:21 - 09:46 How we're supporting members' education needs using our Strat Plan09:07 - 13:05 How we're prioritizing our members' experiences at OLA13:06 - 17:53 How OLA will support libraries through advocacy work17:54 - 20:32 How we're approaching the work & evaluating success20:39 - 22:28 Final thoughts📚 You’re not an OLA member yet? Don’t worry about it, it’s fine, you can become one here.⭐️ Keep up to date with what your OLA besties are doing via Instagram and LinkedIn.*******This podcast is hosted by Michelle Arbuckle and produced by Gina Freitag. Editing and additional production support is completed by Helen Chevreau. Promotions and communications for this podcast are executed by Laurel McLeod.For programming inquiries, please email: [email protected]. For promotional and sponsorship inquiries, please email: [email protected]
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