PINNACLE Institute
PINNACLE is the Public library INstitute for New And Creative Leadership Education and is designed to prepare librarians to move into positions of leadership in their organizations and allow those already in these positions to improve their practice.
The PINNACLE leadership program is designed to give Georgia’s degreed public librarians with a minimum of two years professional experience in the skills they need to be leaders in the library field. We’re looking for the most promising staff members who have leadership potential, which includes those who aspire to be directors, or those wanting to lead in their specialty.
Topics of study include problem solving, performance measures, power, and media relations. Each participant will conduct a significant self-directed learning project during the program that applies the concepts and principles of PINNACLE to a real-world issue. Participants will also be partnered with a mentor.
PINNACLE includes several in-person sessions, starting with a week-long retreat in the fall, and continues with three-day sessions every other month. The program ends with a presentation at the Georgia Libraries Conference of the following year.
PINNACLE Cohort 2025-2026
Applications are now closed.
Course Description
PINNACLE is a professional leadership development program designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and ability of select librarians from across Georgia. A certificate will be awarded to those participants who successfully complete the program by fulfilling all course requirements.
Purpose and Objectives
This program has been designed to enhance your effectiveness in managing your library system’s opportunities and challenges. Participants will review and discuss a series of relevant leadership topics over the course of this program.
Questions?
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