The Leadership Academy is a 9-day leadership development program for library leaders. The Academy is sponsored by the New Jersey State Library, LibraryLinkNJ, and the New Jersey Library Association. It is being led by Connie Paul and includes a structured learning track and the opportunity for individual development. The inaugural session took place at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center on November 17-18, 2013, with Maureen Sullivan. The group is meeting monthly throughout the year until June 2014. Library leaders and others will introduce: Leading in turbulent times; Interpersonal competence; Power and influence; Working with teams; Keeping connected, NJ structure and demographics, and other topics. Participants are working in groups developing a project based on goals identified in the statewide strategic plan. Members will discuss their experience and their group project work at the NJLA Conference, June 2014, at the State Librarian’s Program.
Statewide participants include:
| Name | Library/Organization |
| Jennifer Apgar | Talking Book and Braille Center |
| Ralph Bingham | Gloucester County Library System - Mulica Hill |
| John Bonney | Neptune Public Library |
| David Costa | Sparta Public Library |
| Lynnette Fucci | Monroe Township Public Library |
| Mary Kennedy | Library of the Chathams |
| Irene Langlois | Maplewood Memorial Library |
| Mi-Sun Lyu | LibraryLinkNJ |
| Allen McGinley | Piscataway Public Library |
| Molly Monte | Atlantic County Library System - Egg Harbor |
| Melissa Okerblom | Parsippany Library |
| Christen Orbanus | Camden County Library System |
| Kimberly Paone | Matawan Aberdeen Public Library |
| Tyler Rousseau | Monroe Township Public Library |
| Nadine Sergejeff | Newark Public Library |
| Katherine Vasilik | J. F. Kennedy Library Piscataway |
| Darryl Voorhees | Alexander Library, Rutgers University |
| Leslie Witko | New Jersey State Library |