Hannah Rainey chosen for ARL leadership program

Hannah Rainey, the Libraries’ Associate Head of Research Engagement, has been selected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to participate in their 2022-23 Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP).

The LCDP is a yearlong program to prepare mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in the profession at large. The program addresses the need for research libraries and archives to develop a more diverse professional workforce that can contribute to library success in serving the research, teaching, and learning of increasingly diverse scholarly and learning communities.

“I am thrilled, honored, and humbled to participate in this program, especially in light of the amazing cohort,” Rainey says. “I am hopeful that building these professional connections and learning in community with others will help me grow and become a better colleague and manager.”

The ARL launched the program in 1997. A large percentage of LCDP alumni have either been promoted within their organizations or have assumed significantly expanded responsibilities either within their institutions or within professional organizations.

The LCDP begins with a virtual, two-day orientation in March before two multi-day institutes at host institutions as well as periodic online discussions and webinars and a closing ceremony at the ARL Spring Association Meeting in May 2023. Rainey will also develop a career-coaching relationship with an ARL library director or senior staff member and have opportunities to conduct a capstone project during the fellowship.

As Associate Head of Research Engagement, Rainey leads a team of librarians that supports students and faculty in the humanities and social sciences throughout the research and instruction lifecycles. She also provides leadership for the Libraries’ immersive technology spaces and facilitates their use in innovative pedagogy and research communication across disciplines. 

“Hannah joined our organization in 2016 as a Libraries Fellow and has since made significant contributions across the Libraries and our campus,” says Greg Raschke, Senior Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, “from community building among marginalized colleagues; to building bridges between technologists and users; to supporting research, teaching, and learning; to growing into and contributing to leadership and management. She has been appointed to increasingly responsible positions and has recently assumed a managerial role in the Libraries.”

“She is particularly interested in creating community with other librarians of color, engaging with a cohort of peers that extends her professional network beyond our organization, participating in structured learning in a safe environment, developing inclusive leadership and management skills, and receiving mentorship from other ARL leaders. I am confident she will take full advantage of every opportunity that the program offers and will contribute fully to her cohort’s experience as well.”