Podcasts

Longshots #183: Getting Certified with ALA-APA
On this episode, Sarah talks with Jenifer Grady, founding director of ALA-APA, the American Library Association's Allied Professional Association, about their Certified Public Library Administrator Program, CPLA. Jennifer explains the origins of the program, as well as what it takes to achieve CPLA certification and the broad range of professionals who have taken the classes. They also discuss the next project from ALA-APA — the Library Support Staff Certification Program, which will be launching in January 2010.

Longshots #182: CPLA Certification Inspires Library Administrators
Sarah invites Palatine Public Library District Director Susan Strunk onto this episode of her podcast to share her experiences with the ALA-APA Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) Program. As one of the first graduates of the program, Susan shares what she learned from the program and how it helped her become a better administrator. In addition to the class load and topic areas, Susan talks about the challenges, opportunities, and cameraderie that she got as part of the program.