The 23 Sustaining Leaders of the 2016-17 LSTA-funded leadership academy presented their year-long Personalized Learning Experiences in a poster session at the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference on April 1, 2017.

1. Sustaining Leaders Academy
Gallery Crawl
A Gallery Crawl of Great Library Program Ideas to Spark Your
Curiosity: Demonstrating the Positive Roles the School Library
Plays in Students Developing as Achievers and Human Beings
PSLA Conference April 1, 2017

2. Background on the Sustaining Leaders Academy
The Sustaining Leaders Academy, a 2016-2017 LSTA-funded collaborative initiative
between PSLA and the University of Pittsburgh School Library Certification Program,
provided professional development for 23 mid-career PA librarians, allowing them to
pursue a Personalized Learning Experience—based on their own curiosity.
Each Sustaining Leader was matched with a mentor, participated in a four-day
immersive experience during which they developed a personalized learning experience,
and over the school year received guidance and affirmation from theirs mentors and
peers in f2f and video-conferencing sessions.

3. The Sustaining Leaders Gallery Crawl of Great Library Programs
• The 23 Sustaining Leaders shared their
successes through their posters with
conference attendees in a “gallery
crawl” on Saturday, April 1, 2017.
• Their posters reflected their
Personalized Learning Experiences—a
new program idea that creates positive
awareness of the value of the school
library.
2016-17 Sustaining Leaders

4. Secondary Team –
The Bunnies

5. Elementary Team
– The Lambs

6. Secondary Team –
The Ladybugs