The CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee’s new timeline:
Recruit community college mentors February 11 - March 7, 2025
Mid-March, CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee meets and selects 2025-2026 mentors
By the end of March 2025 Mentors receive program participation confirmation email from the Committee
Mentor training from April - May 2025
The call for 2025-2026 Mentee Application will begin in mid to late August 2025
Mentees receive program participation confirmation email from the Committee
Mid-September, CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee meets and begins mentor-mentee pairing
End of September, CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee emails final mentor-mentee pairing to all
October 2025, CJCLS Mentoring Program Kick-Off Meeting
The Committee has also learned that mentees need to be aware of their role as a mentee
Kick-Off meeting will cover the role of the mentee
During September’s 2025 CJCLS Committee Meeting, we will do our best to match prospective mentees with their mentors, and then help you establish goals and expectations with a provided worksheet and share your CV with your mentee and likewise share the mentee’s application with information about their interest in mentorship.
Hello Community College Librarians and Administrators,
Do you consider yourself an experienced community college librarian or administrator? Would you like to share your knowledge and insight about the profession with a colleague working at a community college or a current MLIS/MSLS graduate student interested in community college librarianship?
The CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee is now accepting mentor applications for 2025-2026 (October 2025 - June 2026) Mentoring Program. NOTE: The application form will be posted starting February 11, 2025.
Mentors are not required to be CJCLS members and the minimum requirement for participating in the program includes:
Current employment at a community college library as a librarian or administrator with a minimum of 4 years of library experience.
If you no longer work at a community college library and want to serve as a mentor, the Committee is asking that you have a minimum of 7-10 years of community college experience.
Applications will be accepted from February 15 to March 20, 2024. Be sure to have an updated copy of your CV or resume ready to upload before you begin your application.
During the fall 2024, the CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee has reflected on the program's success and how to improve on the program for future cohorts. Through feedback from mentors and mentees in past and present cohorts, the Committee will continue to offer mentor training as integral to the success of mentoring relationships. This year’s mentor cohort will receive guidance on the following:
Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Mentorship
Appreciative Inquiry Mentorship Framework
Including an Appreciative Inquiry webinar for April 2025
Date to be determined
CJCLS Mentoring Program information Welcome - ACRL/CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee - LibGuides at ACRL
Questions? Email co-chairs’ Sandy McCarthy (mccarthy@wccnet.edu) and Kathy Ladell (ladellkn@ucmail.uc.edu)
Sincerely,
CJCLS Mentoring Program Committee