Professional Development:  Part 3, Collection Development

Professional Development: Part 3, Collection Development

Collection Development!  This is a perennial topic and I’m excited to share some great resources. Top Thirteen Tips for How to Be a BAD Selector. 2019.  Recording.  Slides.  Resources. Marge Loch Wouters joined IFLS for a webinar that focuses on collections for...
Professional Development:  Self-Care

Professional Development: Self-Care

Working from home is weird, huh? For some folks, working from home means we have some extra time to work on professional development.  To that end, I’m going to try to pull together some resources on a variety of topics to help you if you want to really dig in...
Naming and Finding Meaning In Our Grief

Naming and Finding Meaning In Our Grief

Many thanks to Barb Krueger for sharing this article about grieving from the Harvard Business Review.  It is an interview with David Kessler, who is the world’s foremost expert on grief, and it is specifically about our collective grief about the corona virus. ...

Youth Services Check-In

Friday got away from me, and today nearly did too!  I just want to post the link to a summary of the Youth Services Check-In we had today.  If you want to listen to a recording (it will be listening only, there is no visual on this one) that is also available.
Working from Home

Working from Home

Like many of you, I’ve been working from home starting this week.  That presents a set of challenges for folks, particularly those who have young or school age children at home.  Even if you don’t have kids at home, setting up an office space or figuring...

Closing Checklist

Barb Krueger of Deer Park shared the checklist she created to help her remember all the details she needed to keep track of when closing the library due to COVID-19.  Hopefully this may be of use to you if you haven’t yet closed–or even if you have! Reply...
Managing Anxiety Positively

Managing Anxiety Positively

This weekend, I started getting texts from my daughter like, “I like the way you laugh with your whole body,” and “I love you and your hardworking hands,” and “Fred Rogers would be proud of the way you’ve lived your life.” ...